The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-16


 says suspicious when Tad pats Prov SsSce on the back. IgeneralIy figure
 T 7 c1a see through a doGghnut -<Ren there's a light behind the hole. Eho is Lonzos best friend in this own? Who does fhe chum with most angbody?''
 ''Why, Darius ElEs, I guess. You xnow 1t''
 ''Um-hum. And,s Darius Is on the Eommittee-why
 -sWelI, I s'pose cause Heman Atkins thought he'd be a good *fel1er to have there But
 eyes, and Lonzo's pew in church Is right under the Atkins memorial window. The light from it makes a ksad of halo roundkhis bald head every Sunday"
 aeWeI. what of it7 Heman nor mo- body else could buy Lonzo :Snow.'
 ''Buy him2 Indeed, they couldn't. But there are some things 4you get without buyin'-the measles, for in- stance. And the one that's catchin' lem don't know he's in danger till the Epeckles break out Fellers, this com rnittee voted in Phoebe Dawes by just two votes to one, and one of the two was Lem Myrick- Darius was against her Now. with Tad and his Prov 3dence putin in Lonzo Snow and Heman Atkins settin' behind the screen workin' his normal school music box sos they can hear the tune --weH, Phoebe may stay this term out, but how about4the nextT
 AeHg7 Why, sIodont know.''
 From what hear, this Phoebe Dawes, for all her pesky down east stubbornness, is teachin' pretty we'll, and. anyhow, she's one little woman against Tad Simpson and Henan At kins and-md Tal's special brand of Providence She deserves a fair shake, and, by the big dipper, she's goin' to have 1tl Look here you two how would Islook on the school com rnittee ?' 4 --Xou2r repeatedsthe pair in concert. rsYoHr'
 ssYes, me aIn't- a Solomon for wisdom, bat eaFlate tPd be as near &he top of the barrel as Darius Ellis and only one or two layers under Eben Salters or Lonzo Show. Pm a candidate. seeT'
 'BuEbut, Whit,'' gasped the town clerk, @are you popular enough? Could you get electedF'
 q don't know, but I can find out You and Bziley 'n vote for me, won't Sou1
 "Course we -w11l, Bus-
 ~An right There's two votes. A hundred and. odd morem put me in. Here goes for poE1fics and popularity. may be president yet; you can't tell. And, say. T1ts town meet1n' won't be du11, whichever way the cat jumps"
 This last was a safe prophecy. All duIlness- disappeared from Bayport the moment it became known that Cap tain Cyrus Whitaker was "out'' for the school committee. The captain began his eaect1oneering at once That very afternoon he called upon three people -Eben Saiters. Josiah Dimick and LemueI AIyrick
 Captain Salters was chairman of SC Iectmen as well as schairman of the committee. Heswas a hard headed old salt, who had made money in the Australian packet service He had common sense, independence and con siderable influence in the town. Next to Congressman Atkins he was per- haps our leaGng citizen. And. more than all, he was not afraid, when he thought it necessary, to oppose the great Heman-
 Weu.7 he said effectively after listening to Captain Cy's brief state ment of his candidacy, "'I caPlate I'll stand 1n.~wtth you, Cy- I ain't got any thing against Lonzo, but-but-well. consarn it. maybe that's the trouble; maybe he's4so darned good it makes me jealous Anyhow, I'll do what I can for youy
 Joe Dimick laughed aloud. He was an iconoc1ast, seldom went to church and was entirely lacking in reverence; a1=o ha4rea1lU liked fFo
 'fHO, hoI" he cro1ved Whit. do you realize that you're underminin' this towns constitution Oh, sart1n, I'm with you, if it's only to see the fur hYt do love a scrap"
 With Lem Myricka Captain Cy's pol ley was different He gently reminded that gentleman of the painting con tract, 4ndmated that other favors might be forthcoming and then as a clincher spoke of Tad Simpsons comment when MT Myrick voted for Phoebe Dawes
 ''-Of course.'' he added, eff you think Tad's got a right to boss all hands and the cook. why, ain't complainin'. only if I was a painter doin' a good, high class trade and one hoss barber tried to dictate to me I shouldn't bow down and tell him to kick easy as he could Seems to me I'd kick first. But Pm no boss; mustn't influence you"
 LemueI was indignant.
 '.Eo barber runs me-" he declared. ~You stand up for me when that town hall paintin's to be done, and I'll work hard for you now, Cap'n Whitaker. Lonzo Shows an elder and all that, but I can't help it Anyway, his place was all fixed up a year ago, and l didn't get the job. A feller has to look after himself these days"
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