The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-01
Cy Whittaker's
Place
BY JOSEPH G. LINCOLN
Copyifht. 1905. by D. Appleton
3 Co.
SYNOPSIS.

the selection Of Miss Phoebe Dawes al
teacher
cy champions Phoebe Dawes against
Atkins, and she II elected teacher. Cy
engages Mrs. Beasiey as housekeeper.
Cy discharges Mrs Beasley. Emily
nhe ~ an orphan and has come to live
with him, although he did not invite heI
to do so.
CIV il furious, but he grows fond OF her
and keeps her. He nicknames her "Bosn'
and she learns to love him
Miss Phoebe Dawes and Captain Cy save
Emily from an ugly COW. The captain
admires the teacher.
Captain Cy. to help Phoebe. decides 10
run as a candidate for membership on
the school committee.
Emily saw her Uncle Cyrus" com
Ing and rushed into his arms. He
picked her up and. holding her with a
grip which testified to the nerve strain
he had been under. stepped forward %
meet the stranger whose coming had
been so opportune
And she was q stranger The cap
tain knew most of Bayport's inhab
but he did not know her. She was a
small woman. quietly dressed. and her
hair. under neat black and white
hat, was brown. The hat was now
tri6e to one side. and the hair was the
least BIT disarranged-an effect not at
all unbecoming She was tncking II
the stray wisps as the captain, with
Bos'n in bis arms, came up.
"Well, ma'am," pulled Captain Cy-
''well. ma'am. l must say that was
the slickest. pluckiest thing ever l
saw anywheres. l don't know what
would-I-I declare don't know how
to thank you"
The lady looked at him a moment
before replying. Then she began to
laugh. a jolly laugh that was pleasant
to hear.
Don't try. please" she said chok-
ingly. ut wasn't anything. oh. mer-
cy mel I'm all out Of breath. You
see. had been warned about that
COW when I started to walk this after
noon. So when saw her chasing
your poor little girl here / knew right
away what was the matter. II must
have been foolish enough to look at
I'm used to dogs and cats. but !
haven't had many pet cows told
her to go home and to scat and all
sorts of things. Wonder l didn't tell
her to lie down! And the way I
shook that ridiculous book at her
was
She laughed again. and the captain
and Bos'n Joined In the laugh. in spite
of the fright they both had expert
enced
THAT book was dry enough to
Brighten almost anything" continued
the lady. at was one ! took from the
table before left the place where I'm
staying. and a duller collection Of SER
mons i never saw. Oh. dear-there!
Is my hat any more respectable nowr
"Yes'm. It's about on an even keel. I
should say. But must tell you.
ma'am. you done simply great and
Seems to me the people who own
that COW must be a poor set to let her
make such nuisance Of herself. Did
your daughter run away from your"
"Well. you see, ma'am, she amt
really my daughter. Bos'n here-that's
my nickname for her, ma'am-she and
I were out walkin'. set down in the
pines. and guess l must have dozed
or. Anyhow, when ] woke up she
was gone. aud the first thing l knew
Of this scrape was hearin' her hail"
The little woman's manner changed.
Her gray eyes flashed Indignantly.
''You dozed Of" she repeated.
with a little girl In your charge and
In the very next lot to that cowf
Didn't you know the creature chased
women and girlsf"
'Why. yes; Id heard of 1t. but
at wasn't Uncle Cyrus fault" put
In Bos'n eagerly. 1T was mine
went away by myself"
Beyond shifting her gaze to the child
the lady paid no attention to this re-
mark.
what do you think her mother II
say wnen she sees this dressf" she
asked
1t was Emily's best gown, the
finest of the new "rig-out" prepared
by Miss Taylor. The girl and Captain
Cy gazed ruefully at the rents and
pitch stains made by the vines and
pine trees
We'll. you see." replied the abashed
captain. 1.-THE fact is. she amt got any
mother"
''Oh! ! beg your pardon and hers.
too. poor dear. Well. II were you
shouldn't go 10 sleep next time I took
her walking Good afternoon"
She turned and calmly walked down
the path. At the bend she spoke
again.
II should be gentle with her II !
were you" she said. Her nerves are
pretty well upset. Besides. II you'll
excuse my saying so, l don't think she
Is the one that needs scolding"
They thought she had gone. but she
turned once more to add a nnal sug-
gestion.
II think that dress could be nxed,"
she said. III you took II to some one
" ha knaxy a hauf such shtnuaB