The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-09

ssEArTERsM XOU UsED-To BE, AuElr xoUe" taken aback- Comments on his per sonal appearance were not usual in Bayport- But he rallied brave1y.
 'sWell. well4" he cried '+Cyruss I am delighted to welcome you back among US. I should scarcely have known you You are older-yes, much older.''
 well. forty years, more or less, add ed to what you started with, is apt to make fe1leE some older"
 sHEr. Atkins" the town clerk said, '4t1bereas been considerable talk in town about who's to be teacher downstairs this conain' year. We've sort of chawed 1t over among us, but naturally we wanted your opinion What do you fhfnk2 Pm kind of 1eanin' toward the Dawes woman myself" i The congressman cleared his throat.
 '.Bar be 1t from me-" he said. 'fto speak except as a mere member of our little community, an ordinary member, but as such a member. with the welfare of my birthplace very near and dear to me, I confess that. I am inclined to favor Q modern teacher, one educated and trained in the instt- LuE1Oa &3ION10Gu 1OE GAS EbuE&OSS Dy O0G great commonwealth. The Dawes person is undoubtedly worthy and capable in her way, but-Wen-er-we know that Wenmouth7 is not BaWort' ''
 "aThatas so," Asaph said-s%thaEs so. afnaGit, Gy53 I-hadnst thought oGs&haG'' ''
 asHNhaxss asoF' asked the captain.
 ''a1E-wty, that WeIlmouth a1nst BaypoEt."
 ''l7o doubt of it. They're twenty miles apart"
 'eTes. we'll. I'm glad to hear you put ft 90 conclusive, ME. Atkins. can see now that Phoebe wouldn't do. Hum! Yes.''
 ME. Atkins buttoned the hock coat and turned to go.
 "Good day, gentlemen" he said. "Cyrus, permit me once more to wek- comh you heartily to our village. We mya-daughter and myself-w1ll prob ably Eematn at. home unt1 the fall. I trust ycu will be a frequent caller. Run &n on us at any time. Pray do not stand upon cerenony.''
 'Tto," said Captain Cy shortly, 'I Wonatse
 That's right: that's right. Good morning.
 He wall1ed brtskly down the hill. The trzp ,gazed afterahim
 StWelI sighed MT T1ddftttt, ssHthatts settIad And it's a comfort to oaknow 'tis settled. Stiu, | did kind of want Phoebe Dawes, but of course Heman knows. best.''
 Course he knows bestg' snapped Bailey. ~Ain't he the biggest gun in this county pretty nigh? I'd like to fr 11n tee M@ca1l the nornal. schoolgirl now, and. aagoode thing too"
 Captain Cy was still gazing at the dfgnff1ed form of the biggest gun in the county"
 '14a4s see," he asked. 'eWhoss on the school commttbee2 Eben Salters, of coG1ese. andF'-
 '@Ys. Ebens chalEman, and hen vote for Phoebe anyhow. He's that pag1aea7ed that nobody, not even a United States representative, could change hfnn- But Darius Ellis Fl be for HenaaaE,s way, and soil Lemuel Myrfcaz.."
 ~Lemud Myricks Lem Myrick. the paanter?"
 ''sartin. There afn't but one Myrfck in toWn.H
 sHumY' murmured the captain and was E1fenC TOT some minutes.
 The school committee met on the following Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning a startling rumor spread through all Bayport. Phoebe Dawes had been called by a vote of two Do one to teach the downstairs school Asaph, aghast. rushed out of Simmons store and up to the hill to the Cy Whitaker place. He found Captain Cy in the front yard. MT. Myrsok, school committeeman and house painter, was with him.
 ''HeIlo, AseFs hailed the captain. 'eWhats the matter? Hasn't the tide come in this nnornfn'?"
 Asaph, somewhat embarrassed by the presence of MT. Myrick, hesitated over his news. Lemuel came to his rescue
 To be Continued.)