The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-30

UODuldE1Iys dDy AOW, uS S&AAO- 60C10 twill be different when I get down street, hey7 Don't cal'late Tad and Angle II shed the joyous tear over me. Never mind; longs my friends are glad don't care about the rest.'
 The board looked at each other.
 'TadP' repeated Bailey. And An gie7 What you talkin' about2 Why, they UghP'
 The last exclamation was the result Of a tremendous dig 1n the ribs from the Tdd1tt fist Asaph, who had lean ed forward to administer it, was frowntng and shaking his head. MT. Bangs re1apsed into grinning silence. West Bayport seemed to be deserted. At one or two houses, however, fem 4nine heads appeared at the windows. One old lady shook calico apron at the carriage. A child beside her cried --Hurrahr'
 sAunt Hepsy h'ist1n' colors by mis- takeP' laughed the captain "She afn't rot her specs. I guess, and thinks I'm Heman- Thatsuones ntR Ea1ins astern of a span, Peabody-''
 But as they drew near the center dags were flying from front yard poles. Some of the houses were decorated
 s@What fn the vzor1d''- began Captain Cy Hand sakesl Look at the school house, and Simmons, and-and Simp- sou'sg
 The schooIhouse flag was Tapping in the wind The scared wooden pillars of ifs port1co were hidden with bunt- ing Simmons' front displayed row of I1tFle banners, each bearing letter. The letters spelled 'tWelcome Homei'' arkfsticaIiy wreathed in colored tissue aorr a 1n4 over the front door. Yet not a single person was in sight.
 ~For goodness saka," cried the be- wIldered captain. whats all this mean7 And where is everybody? Have all hands,
 He stopped in the middle of the sen tence They were at the foot of Whittaa1eF's hfl Its top, between the Atkins gate and the Whitaker fence, was black with people. Children pranced about the outskirts of the crowd A shout came down the wind The horses, not in the least fatigued by their long canter, trotted up the slope. The shouting grew louder. A wave of youngsters came racing to meet fae equipage-
 ssWhat-what in timer" gasped Cap tain Cy. ssWhat's up? P'-
 And then the town clerk seized him by the arm Peabody shook his other hand Bos'n threw her arms about his neck. Bailey stood up and waved his hat
 sIt's you, you old crftter?' whooped Asaph. 'It's you, d'you understand p
 .1The appropriation has at last gone through" explained the lawyer, "and this is the celebration in consequence. And you are the star attraction, be- cause you see, every one knows you ere responsible for ft''
 That's whatF' howled the excited Bangs 'sAnd we're going to show you what. we think of you for doin' it. We've been plannin' this for over a 3ortuFeS'
 ~And I knew it all the time,' sunea8ed Bosrn, 'and didn't tell a wcnd, di0aTTs
 '-Ehree cheers for Captain Whit takeTF beloved person in the crowd. This person-wonder of wenders-was Tad Simpson
 Thsr cEzseE1ng was, considering the sine Of ths crowd, tremendeoS. Be- w1dre1 and amazed, Captain. Cy was @ssasted from rthe carriage and escort ed to his front doer. Amid the hand keEahlzR waving applaudzng people he
 
 EmaEeY and Angeline Phinney and CMpaE1n sGa1tzrs eYen Alonzo Snow, k1s gecenE o1pporSaz1t i6 town meeting. 90aaah AD4mick was there, too, appar- aueyzav9ng a. At.
 On the dDoEgeep stood Georgianna, and-and-yes, it was true-beside her, gEaudIY extending a welcoming hand, the majestic dorm of 1.-the Hon. Heman AGdus. Same onesefse was there also, DcGne one who hurried1y slipped back RufD =<h9crsEVds as the owner of the CY Wh1ttHlser place came up the path be- tween the hedges.
 Mr. Atkins shook the captains hand and then, turning toward the people. held up his own for silence To all outward appearance he was still the grest Heman, our district idol, philan- KErupaSt and leader. His silk hat gIlstHned as of old; his chest swelled gn the old manner; his whiskers were just as dlgnthed and awe inspiring. For an instant, as he met the captain s eya, his own faltered and fell, and H1ere was pleading expression in his Eace, the lines of which had deepened Just a little, but only for an instant; lhen he began to speak.
 @Cyr1s,'' he said, '1t is my pleasant Rutys on behalf of your neighbors and friends here assembled, to welcome you to your-egancestTa1 home after your trying Illness do it heartily. sincerely, gladly. And it is the more pleasing to me to perform this duty because, as have explained publicly ko my fellow townspeople, all disagree ment between us is ended. was W<ong-again publicly adrnaE @tt- A schemEng blaeldeg, posing in the guise of c loving father, imposed upon me. am sorry for the trouble I have eeused you. Of you and of the little aas7 with. you'll ask pardon-I enueat norg4veness-''
 pf a sunile atathe corner of his mouth, nodded andeGm1a briefly.
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