The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-03-12

frosty to Angie and the rest Of 'em.
but she's been always nice to Bailey
and me Why. when . asked her par.
don she said not ut all. she was very
glad TO know the truth: u helped her
to understand things. And you could
see she meant II too She''-
so she has been comm here ever
since And the gossip has been goin'
on. ] spose. Wen. by the big dipper.
It'll stop now! I'll see TO that"
The board Of strategy and the house
keeper were amazed
"Gossipr' repeated Bailey. well. ]
guess there amt nothin said against
her now-not IN this town. there amt,
why. all hands can't praise her enough
| for her smartness In findiu' out about
that Thomas. II II want for her he'd
be botherin' you yet. Cy You know II
what are you talkin' aboutf'
Captain Cy passed his hand over his
forehead.
"Bos'n." he said slowly. you run
and help Georgianna I'm the kitchen q
spell. Shes got her dinner 20 look out
for. ! guess likely. Georgianna." TO
the housekeeper. who looked anything
but eager. You better see TO your din.
ner right on. and take Emmie with
you
Miss Taylor reluctantly departed,
leading Bos'n by the hand The ch!.j
was loath TO leave her uncle. bnt ss
told her he wouldn't give cent Tor
-.
help In preparing It. SO she went out
happy.
Now. then" demanded the captain,
whats this about Phoebe and Thorn
asf want to know Stop. Don't
ask another question. Answer me
first" D.I
So the board of strategy. by turns
and In concert told Of the drive TO
Trumet and the call on Debby Beas-
ley. Asapb would have narrated the
story 10 the upset sulky. but Bailey
shut him up in short order.
"Never mind that foolishness." he
snapped You see. Cy. Debby had
Just been out to Arizona visitin' old
Beasley's niece And she'd fell In with
q woman out there whose husba nd had
run or and left her. And Debby she
read the advertisement about him In
the Arizona paper. and II said he had
the springhalt In his OF hind leg or
somethin' similar. Now. Thomas. he
had that, too. and there was other
things that reminded Phoebe of him.
SO she don't say nothin' TO nobody. but
she writes to this woman askin' for
more particulars and a photograph OF
the missin' one. The partic' lars come.
but the photograph didn't; the wife
didn't have none. blieve. But there
was enough to send Phoebe hotfoot 20
Mr.. Peabody And Peabody he writes
to his lawyer friend In Butte. Mont
And the Butte man he
well. the long and short Of II is."
cut In Tiddltt. that II looked safe
and sartin that Thomas had married
the Arizona woman while his real
wife. Bos'n's ma. was Twin and had
run on and left her same as he did
Mary. And the funny part Of II Is
THE funny part of II is" declared
Bangs. drowning his friends voice by !
raising his own. that somebody oul |
there. some scalawag friend Of this
Thomas. must have got wind Of what |
was up and sent word TO him. cause |
when they went TO hunt for him In |
Boston he'd gone. skipped. cut stick. |
And they amt seen him since. He was
afraid Of bein' took up for a bigamist.
II. Ia 4
Well. you know what I'm tryin' to
say. Anyhow, II IL hadn't been for me
and Phoebe
"You aud Phoeber' snorted Asaph.
"You had a whole lot TO do with IL.
didn't you? You and Aunt Debby II
do TO 90 together understand she's
cruisin' round maxim proclamations
that she was responsible for the
whole thing. No. Stree! It's Phoebe
Dawes that the credit belongs to. and
this town amt done nothin' but praise
her since IL come out You never see
unless twas Heman's But you knew
all this afore. Whit. Peabody must
have told you"
Captain Cy had listened TO his
friends story with a face expressive
OF the most blank establishment As
he learned OF the trip TO Trumet and
its results his eyes and mouth opened.
and he repeatedly rubbed his forehead
and muttered exclamations. Now, AT
the mention Of his lawyers name. he
seemed TO awaken
Hold on he interrupted. waving
his hand Hold on, BY the big dip
per. this isis Where Is Peabody l
want to see him"
Here ! am. captain" said the attor.
ney. He had been ont TO the barn to
superintend the slabling Of the span.
but for the past five minutes had been
standing. unnoticed by his client. on
the threshold Of the dining room.
See here" demanded Captain Cy-
see here. Peabody. Is this yarn true?
Is IL. now-this about Phoebe aud all?''
Certainly it's true ! supposed you
knew IT, You didn't seem surprised
when told you the case was settled"
surprised! Why. no! thought
Heman had Never mind that. Land
Of love. she did it-she!'
L.. 10 h. Ia