The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-19

arrives at Cy Whittakers place,
The stranger attacks Miss Phoebe. ana
Captain Cy rescues her after a scene Of
considerable violence.
A tempestuous town meeting occurs.
Congressman Atkins makes the mysteri-
Gus stranger his friend The latter turns
cut to be a drunkard. one Thomas. who
10 the father OF little Emily. Captain Cy
u defeated for school commissioner.
A night occurs between Captain Cy and
Thomas. Legal troubles arise over Cap
tain Cy's guardianship OF Emily
Miss Phoebe visits the Widow Beasley.
Phoebe investigates some matters per-
tanning to the past.
So Captain Cy had resolved upon
flight. and he fed TO Washington be
cause the business OF the committee
Of one" offered legitimate excuse for
going there. The blunt message be
had intrusted to Georgianna would. he
believed. arouse Phoebe's Indignation
She would not call again. And when
he returned to Bos'n il would be Ia
take up the child's fight alone. IL he
lost that fight. or when he lost it. he
would close the Cy Whitaker place
and leave Bayport for good.
He had been in Washington once be
fore, years ago. when he was first mate
Of a ship and had a few weeks shore
leave Then he went there on pleas
ure trip with some seagoing friends
and had a jolly time. But there was
precious little jollity in the present
visit. He had never felt so thoroughly
miserable. In order TO forget he made
up his mind to work his hardest TO dis
cover why the harbor appropriation
was not to be given to Bayport
The city had changed greatly. He
would scarcely have known II. He
went to the hotel where he had stayed
before and found big modern build
ing in it's place. The clerk was in
clined to be rather curt and perfHnc
tory at first. but when he learned that
the captain was not anxious concern
ing the price Of accommodations. but
merely wanted a conf table berth
somewheres on the saloon deck" and
appeared to have plenty Of money he
grew polite. Captain Cy was shown
to his room. where he left his valise
Then he went down to dinner.
After the meal was over he seated
himself in one Of the big leather chairs
In the hotel lobby. smoked and
thought In the summer before Bos'n
came and before her father had arisen
to upset every calculation and wreck
all his plans, the captain had given
serious thought to what he should do
II Congressman Atkins failed, as even
then he seemed likely to do. In secur
ing that appropriation. The obvious
thing. Of course. would have been ~
hunt up Mr.. Atkins and question him
But this was altogether too obvious
In the first place the strained relations
between them would make the inter
view uncomfortable. and In the second
IL there was anything underhand In
Heman's backsliding on the aprropria
ton Atkins was too wary a bird TO be-
shared with questions.
But Captain Cy had another ac-
quaintance in the city. the sou Of a
still older acquaintance. who had been
a wealthy shipping merchant and mine
a congressman from a coast state. and
the captain had read Of him in the pa.
pers A sketch. of his life had been
printed. and this made his identity ali
solutely certain. Captain Cy's orig
inal idea had been TO write TO this con
gresham. Now he determined TO find
and interview him.
He inquired concerning him of the
hotel clerk. who. like all Washington
clerks, was walking edition OF
who's Who at the Capital"
CONGRESSMAN EverdeanT" repeated
the all knowing gentleman. Eyes. he's
In town Has rooms at the Gloria
second hotel on the right as you go ur
the avenue-only a short walk What
can do for you. sirY'
The Gloria was an even bigger hOtel
than the one where the captain had his
berth" An inquiry AZ the desk OF
another important clerk was answered
with brisk
"Mr Evardeani Yes. be rooms here
Don't know whether he's IN or not
Evening, judge. Nice winter weather
we're having"
The judge, who was a ponderous
person. vaguely suggesting the great
Heman. admitted that the weather
was fine. patronizing IL as he did so
The clerk continued the conversation.
Captain Cy waited. Al length he
spoke.
Excuse me. commodore" he said.