The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-12-25
Cy Whittaker's
Place
SYNOPSIS.
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1908. by D. Appleton
g Co.


buy Cy whittaker's place. Cy unexpect-
sdly returns TO his boyhood home.
Every one In Bsyport venerates and
fears Atkins except Cy. Atkins opposes
the selection Of Miss Phoebe Dawes as
teacher.
cy champions Phoebe Dawes against
Atkins. and she 10 elected teacher. Cy
engages Mrs Beasiey as housekeeper.
Cy discharges Mrs. Beasley. Emily
Richards Thomas. aged eight, arrives at
Cy's place
She is an orphan and has come to live
With him, although he did not invite her
70 do 90.
Cy Is furious. but he grows fond Of her
and keeps her He nicknames her Dos n. :"
and she learns TO love him.
Miss Phoebe Dawes and Captain Cy save
Emily from an ugly COW. The captain
admires the teacher.
Captain Cy. to help Phoebe, decides to
yun as n candidate for membership on
the school committee.
We've didn't know you had com.
pany, Whit" said Asaph. I'VE been
mp to simmons. and Alpheus said you
was thin and peaked and looked sick.
Said you bought sass'prilla and all
kind Of truck. He was afraid you
had fever and was out Of your head.
cruisin round In the rain with no UNI
brella. The gang weren't talkin of
nothin' else. so me and Bailey thought
we'd come right down"
That's kind Of you. I'm sure. Take
your things of and set down. No: I'm
sorry to disappoint Smalley and the
rest, but I'm able to be up and-er-
make my own bed, thank you. So AL.
pheus thought looked thin. hey?
Well. II had to live on that soup he
sold me I'd be thinner'n 1 am now.
You tell him that canned hot water is
all right II you like 1t, but II seems a
shame to put mud in II. 1t only
changes the color and don't help the
taste"
Mr.. Bangs, who was still staring at
Emily, now ventured a remark.
ais that a relation Of yours, Cyr he
asked.
THAT? Oh! Well. no, not exactly.
And yet don't know but she is. Eel
lers, this is Emmie Thomas. Can't
you shake hands, Emmie?'
The child rose. laid down the maya
zine. which was opened at the colored
picture Of a group of ladies' in crino-
line and chignons. and, going across
the room. extended o hand to Mr.. It'd
dit.
"Why-er-how dye do? I'm pretty
smart. thank you. How's yourselfT'
I'm better now. I guess the sass
parilla was good for me-"
"Twan't the sass'p'rilla." observed
the captain with conviction. TWAS
the Arabian balsam.' Ma always
cured me with 1t. and there's nothin'
finer"
But what in time began Bailey
Captain Cy glanced at the child and
then at the clock.
Don't you think you'd better turn
In now, Emmier' he said hastily, cut
ting or the remainder Of the Bangs
query. tits after 8. and when l was
little I was abed afore that"
Emily obediently turned. gathered up
the Lady's Books and replaced them
In the closet. Then she went to the
dining room and came back with a
hand lamp.
Good night" she said, addressing
the visitors. Then, coming close to
the captain. she put her face up for a
kiss.
As Bailey told Asaph afterward.
Captain Cy blushed until the ends of
the red tapped over at the nape of his
neck However. he bent and kissed
the rosy lips and then quickly brushed
his own with his hand.
"Yes, yes" he stammered. well
er-good night Pleasant dreams to
you. See you in the mornin'."
The girl paused at the chamber door
"You won't have to unbutton my waist
now" she said. This is my other one.
and 1t amt that kind"
The door closed. The captain, with
out looking at his friends, led the way
to the dining room.
Come on out here" he whispered.
I'VE can talk better here"
Naturally they wanted 10 know all
about the girl. who she was and where
ohc Ndhhe iioh Suptuiu W tOiQ Us
much of the history of the affair as he
thought necessary.
Poor young oner' he concluded.
"She landed on me In the rain, soppin'
wet and ha'f sick. couldn't turn her
out then-nobody could. Course it's
an everlastin' outrage on me and the
checklist thing | ever heard Of. But
what could do? l was fixed a good
deal like an English Teller by the name
Of Catenby that | used to know In
South America. He woke up In the |
middle Of the night and found a boa !
constructor curled on the foot Of his
bed. Next day. when a crowd OF us
happened In. there was Gatenby, white
as a sheet. starin' down at the snake
and II sound asleep. L didn't invite |
him. he says. but he looked 80 bloom
In comftable 'adn't the cart TO dis
turb i'm Same way with me. The
child seemed 80 conf table here amt |
had the heart TO disturb her-yet."
But she said she was goin' TO stay"
put In Bailey. "You amt goin' to keep
her. are your"
The captains indignation was In
tense.
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