The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-01
WHIT TAKERS
 PLACE
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN

capx4sn4. 1908. by D. Appleton @~Co.
 S7Capfa1n1 he called. 'NCaptainsvERlft- GakerP'
 Captain Gg. looked back over his sgzouider- s'Vhat do you wants" hs asheA
 MT. PeaDodyss face v as now intense | Hyssolenan, +bue there was a twinkle in hass eye
 'sFathin41shesssatsth tsthe.boarding houses' g hessaid de4nnrefy '1'1n pretty certain you'll find her there.' All the regulars at the perfect board ing house had, of course, attended the | reception at the Cy Whitaker place. 1 Nome of them, with the exception of | the sehoofmfstress, had as yet return | ed Dinner had been forgotten in the excitement of the great day, ,sand Ketu- rah and Angelfne and EErs. Trfpp had stopped sin at various Dwellings along the main road to compare notes .on.the captains appearance and the Atkins address. Aaaph and Bailey and Al pheus Snaalley were at Simmons. Captain Cy knew better than to at tempt his hurried trip by way. of the road He had no desire to be held up l S<AAC1 GOEEsLaIQA1ALC0 3C welt dSAOcS lots, in the rear of barns and orchards, wadfng through drifts and climbing fences assno sane eonvalescent should. But the captain at that moment was suffering from the form of insanity known as the fixed idea. She had done aH this for hfnn-for him And his last message to her had been an insult He approached the Bangs property by the stable lane. No one locks doors in our village and those of the perfect boarding house were unf9stened. He entered by way of tine side porch, just as he had done when Gabe Lumley's depot wagon first deposited him in that yard But now he entered on tip toe. The dining room was empty. He peeped into the sitting room. There by the center table sat RhoebesD Da]es, her. elbow on the arm of her. chair and her head resting on her hand
 ttAhemI Phoebes'' said Captain Cy.
 She started, turned and saw him standing there Her eyes were wet, and there was a handkerchief in her lap.
 Phoebe" said the captain anxfously, have you been cry1ns F
 She rose on the instant A great wave of red swept over her face The
 
 stopped and picked it up.
 "CEying!'' she repeated confused1y 'sWhy, no, of course-of course noti I-hOw do you do, Captain Whfttazer7 r1n-wesre sal1 very glad to see you home agafn-anH wel1.'
 She extended her hand. Captain Cy reached forward to take it. Then he hes1tated-
 q don't think I'd ought to let .gou shake hands with me. Phoebe" he sa1d-'net until beg your pardon
 Beg my pardonl WhyP
 He absently took the hand and held it
 ''For the word sent to you when I wenttaway. Twas an awful thing to say, but I meant it, for your sake, you know. Honest, did,
 She laughed nervously.
 '+Oh, thatr' she said. ''wen, I did think you were rather particular as to your visitors. But Mir. Tiddttt ex pRa4ned, and then You needn't beg my pardon. I appreciate your thought futness- mew'you meant to be kind to ,me.''
 -@rhat's what did. But you didn't obey orders. You kept. comin'. Now, why"-
 "Why9 Did you suppose that cared for the malicious gossip of such pepple2 came because you were in trouble. and hoped to help you Aud-and thought had helped until "a few minutes ago.
 Her lip qufyered- That qufver went 4o-sthe4capta5p's heart. tHeEped7'' he filtered sHelped7 Why, syousve done-sos much thats4 can't ever thank you. You've been the only real helper I've had~9n all tfrissm3ser- able business. You've stoodzby me af throughs'
 'eB41t it was aHswrong. He4Asu't the man. ats all. Didn't Mfr. Peabody EeH you7'
 ''Yes, yes, he-toid me. What differ ence does that make? Peabody be hangedi He ainst in this. It's you and me-don't you seer What mode you do all this flor mel"
 She looked at the floor and-nct at him as.she answered
 ~Why, because I wanted to help you.'' she said NEspe been aIoneEfn the
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