The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-12-25


week, and then I'll pack her on to
Betsy Howes. ! amt so soft as they
think I am. Ill show 'emr'
Mr.. Tiddltt looked thoughtful.
"She's a kind Of cute little girl amt
she?" he observed
Captain Cy's frown vanished. and a
smile took its place.
That's So" he chucklcd. "She is
now that's fact I don't knows !
ever saw cutter"
The girl stayed on at the Whitaker
! place and grew to be more and more
a part Of II. At the end OF the second
week Captain Cy began calling her
"Bos'n."
"A bos'n's mighty handy man
sboard ship" he explained. "and
you're so handy here that II cts In
drst rate. And. besides. 10 sounds so
natural. My dad called me Bos'n when
] was little"
Emily accepted the title complacent-
ly. She was quite contented to be
called almost anything so long as she
was permitted TO stay with her new
friend. Already the bos'n had taken
charge Of the deck and the rest Of the
ships company. Captain Cy and Lone
some, the cat. obeyed her orders.
On the second Sunday morning after
her arrival Bos'n suggested that she
and Captain Cy go to church.
Mother and I always went at
home" she said. "And Auntie Oliver
used to say meeting was good thing
for those that needed It"
Think I need 1t, do your" asked the
captain, who In shirt sleeves and slip
pers had prepared for quiet fore
noon with his pipe and the Boston
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81 don't know, sir. heard what you
said when Lonesome ate up the steak,
and | thought maybe you hadn't been
for a long time. l guess churches are
different In South America"
So they went to church and sat In
the old Whitaker pew. The captain
had been there once before. when he
frst returned to Bayport. but the ser
mon was more somnolent than edify-
ing. and he hadn't repeated the ex-
pertinent The pair attracted much ut
tention. Fragments of converse
ton heard by Captain Cy as they
emerged into the vestibule had mo-
mentous consequences.
kind Of a pretty child. amt shei"
commented Mrs. Eben Salters, patting
her false front into place under the
caves Of her Sunday bonnet
pretty enough In the face" shifted
Mrs. Tad Simpson. who was wearing
her black silk for the first time since
its third making over. Pretty enough
that way. l s'pose. But. my land. look
at the way she's rigged-old dress.
darned and patched up and all out
grown. II had Cy whittakers money
I'd be ashamed to have q relation Of
mine come to meetin' that way. Even
II her folks was poorer'n Jobs OF OF
I'd spend a little on my own account
and trust to gettin' IL back some time.
I'd have some care for my own self
respect Look at Alicia Atkins. See
how nice she looks. Them feathers on
her hat must have cost somethin'. bet
you. Howdy do, Licia, dear7 When's
your pa comm homer
The Honorable Heman had left town
on a business trip to the south. Alicia
was accompanied BY the Atkins house
keeper and. as usual, was CARRIED re-
CARELESS Of expense.
Mrs. Salters smiled sweetly upon the
Atkins heir and then added In q church
whisper: Don't she look sweet7 !
agree with you, Sarah; 1t IL strange
how Captain Whitaker lets bis little
niece 60. And him richr'
Nicer repeated Mrs. Simpson
eagerly. who said twas his Nicer
heard twas child he'd adopted out
Of a home. There's all sorts Of queer
yarns about l. Oh. good mornin'.
Cap'n Cyrus! How do you dor"
The captain grunted an answer to
the effect that be was bearing up
pretty well, considering. There was
scowl on his face and he spoke little
a.. holding Emily by the hand, he led
the way home. That evening be
dropped In at the perfect boarding
house and begged to know II Mrs.
Bangs had any fashion books" around
that she didn't want
81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with pic
lures of women's duds In EN-" he
In explanation. "Bosn
likes to look at em. She's great on
fashion books. Bos'n Is"
Keturah got together a half dozen
numbers Of the Home Dressmaker and
other periodicals Of a similar nature.
The captain took them under his arm
and departed. whispering to Mr. It'd
ditt as he passed the latter In the
ball:
"Come up by and by, Ase. l want |
to talk to you. Bring Bailey along.
u you can do II without startin' d. |
vorce proceedin's."
Later. when the trio gathered In the
Whitaker sitting room. Captain Cy |
produced the fashion books" and |
spoke concerning them.
"You see." he said. "I-Tve been |
thinkin' that Bos'n-Emily. that is
want rugged exactly the way she
ought to be. Have you fellers noticed
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