The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-02-26
CIINprEI, Xxi,

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experimenting habit Is not like
u ~ to he broken.
Cyrus Whitaker" he stammered.
have you been drinking? Your lau-
guage to me Is abominablc. Why !
permit myself 10 remain here and lis.
ten 10 such
IF you'li keep stlll III tell you why.
And II was you ! wouldn't he too
anxious To lind out. This everiastin'
cold don't make me over and above
good tempered. and when ! think Of
what you've done TO that little girl. or
what you tried TO do. have To hold
myself down tight-tight and don't
| you forget u. Now you keep quiet
| and listen it'll bc best for YOU. lie
man. Your cards amt under the table
any longer. I've seen your hand. aud
! know why you've been playin' Il.
know the whole game. I've been
west. and Evcrdcan and ! have had
talk"
Mr. Atkins had again RISEN from the
CHAIR Now he fell heavily back into
IT, His lips moved az " ne meant tc
.
" the Erer,iean name he made n
queer choti sound in his throat
! Il know the whole business. Tie
flan.' went IN the captain. II know
why You We, 81 knocked over when
you learned who Bos'n was the night
Of the party. know why you took
up with that blackyuard Thomas and
why you've spent yosr good money
hirin' lawyers for him ! know about
the mine I know the whole thing
from first to last Shall I tell your
DO you want 10 hear itT'
The great man did not answer. A
drop Of perspiration shone on his high
forehead. and the veins of his big
white hands stood out as he clutched
the arms of his chair. The monument
was tottering on Its base.
"It's a dirty mess. the whole OF H."
continued Captain Cy. And yet can
see-i suppose can see-some excuse
for you at the bcginnin'. When old
man Everdean and his crowd bought
you and John Tbayer out way back
there In ~. after John died. and all
the money was put into your hands
I cal'late you was honest then. ]
wouldn't wonder II you meant to hand
over the S31 800 to your partners wild
ow. But twas harder and more risky
to send money east In them days than
It's now. and so you waited. thinkin'
maybe that you'd fetch II 10 Emily
when You come yourself. But you
didn't come home for sope years: you
went tradin' down along the Feejees
and around that way That's how ]
reasoned u out these last few days on
the train. give you credit for bein
honest tirst along.
But never mind whether you was
or not-you haven't been since. You
never paid over n cent ~ that poor
feller's money honest money. that be
longed 10 his heirs and belongs TO 'em
now. You've hung on ~ II. stole H.
used II for yours. And Emily worked
and scratched for Twin and died
poor. And Mary. she died after bein
abused and deserted by that cussed
husband Of hers. And you thought
YOU was safe. ! cal'late. And then
Bos'n turns up right In your own town
right acrost the road from you. BY
the big dipper. it's enough TO make a
Teller believe that the Almighty does
take a hand In straightenln' out suct
things when US humans bungle EN-
II Is so.
Course ! amt sure. Iieman. what
you meant TO do when you found tha'
the child you'd stole that money from
was goin' TO he under your face and
eyes TIL you or she died. caflate you
was afraid Id find somethin' out
want you; l presume likely you
thought that 1, not havin' quite the
reverence for you that the rest OF the
Bayporters have. might be sharI
enough or lucky enough to smell a rat
Perhaps you suspIcioned that knew
the Everdeans. Anyhow you wanted
10 get the child as fur out Of your
sight and out Of my hands as you
could. Amt that SOL And when bel
dad turned up you thought you saw
your chance Heman. you answer me
this: Amt II part Of your bargain Will
Thomas that when he gets his littls
girl he shall take her and clear out
away OF somewheres. for good? Ain
Il now WHAT
The monument was swaying. wal
swinging from side 10 side. but II dit
} not quite fall-not then. The congress
mans cheeks hung Gabby. his fore
head was wet. and he shook from heat
. 10 foot. But he clinched his jaws snt
made one last attempt at defiance.
I'll don't know what you mean
he declared. "You-you seem TO he nc
cusing me Of sometbing-of stealing.
believe. DO you understand who
am? ! have some influence and repu
tation. and Il Is dangerous toto try q
frighten me. Proofs are required u
law. and
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