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Show I CY I WHrrrAKERS I PLACE I By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN tfyrlfr. 1908. by D. Appleton O Co. I ciiaptrk xt. H GTllSS PHOEBE cnt to tho B nl loardlug house for supper nnd I 1 XI ,lic" ro,iriR'(i ,o ,iie t"-'1'00'- H LJ room, wliore, with u lighted H bracket lump besldo her ou tho desk, nbo labored uutll 0 o'clock. Then she put ou her cont nud hat, extinguished tho light, locked tho door and stnrtcd H on her lonely wulk home. H Whs Dnwes was not afraid of tho H datk. She had liceu her own escort for a good many years. She walked brisk H ly on, heard tho laughter und loud voices In tho barber shop dlo nway IB behind her, passed tho scboolbouse H pond, now bleak nnd chill with tho raw November wlud blowing across It, H nnd begnn to climb tho slope of Whit-H Whit-H jaker's hill. Aud hero tho wind, rush-H rush-H ing In unimpeded over tho Hooded salt B meadows from tho tumbled bay out-fl out-fl side, wound her skirts about her and B made climbing difficult and breath fl iaklng. B She was perhaps halfway up the B long slope when she heard In tbo In- fl tervnls between tho gusts footsteps H behind fier. A moment later a man's fl voice began singing "Aunlo Rooney." fl a melody then past Its prime In tho H cities, but popularized in Bayport by H tome departed batch of summer board- I era. H She did not recognlzo tho voice, and I the did not particularly approvo of fl singing in the streets, especially such fl loud singing. So sho decided not to H wait longer and was turning to con- H tlnno her climb when tbo person bo- fl hind stopped his vocalizing nnd called, fl "III!" ho ' shouted. "Hello, ahead fl tiierel" fl The follower broke Into u run aud fl was soon by her side. He was a stran- fl ger to her. "Wheo! Wow!" he puuted. "This Is no race truck, purd. I'ull up und let's take It easy My off leg's got a kink In It, and I don't run bo easy as I used to. Great snakes, what's your rush? Ain't you fond of company 7 Hello I I believe It's a woman n woman!" exclaimed ex-claimed tho man hilariously. "Well, say. I didn't believe thcro wos ono loose In this tall end of nowhere. fA Girlie, I'm glad to sco you not that 1 ran Fee you much, but never mind. All cats nro gray in iho dark, hey? You can't see rac, neither, so we'll take each other on trust. 'She's my swecthcart, I'm her beau.' Say, Maud, may I sco you homo?" She was frightened now. The Whit" taker place on the hilltop was tho nearest house, nnd that was soma distance off. "What's the mutter, Carrie?" Inquired Inquir-ed tho nun. "Don't be scared. I wouldn't hurt yon. I'm Just lonesome, that's nil, and I need society. Don't rushf you'll ruin your complexion. Uerc, como under my wing and let's toddle along together. . How's mamma?" Ho seized her arm and pulled her back beside htm. She tried to free herself, but could not. Her unwelcome escort held her fast, and sho was obliged oblig-ed to move as slowly ns ho did. It was very dnrk. "Say, what Is your name?" coaxed tho man. "Is It Maud, hey, or Julln? I alwnys liked Julia. Don't be peevish. Tell us; that's a good girl." Sho gnvo a quick Jerk aud managed to pull her arm from his grusp, giving him a violent push as she did (jo. lie, being unsteady on his feet, tumbled down tho low bank which edged tho sidewalk. Then she ran on up tho hill as fast ns sho could. Sho heard him swear as ho fell. Sho had dearly rcuched tho end of tho Whlttnker fenco when ho caught her. Ue was luughlng, and that alarmed alarm-ed her almost as much as If ho had been angiy. "Naughty, nnugbtyl" ho chuckled, holding her fast. "Tryln' to sneak, was you? Not much not this time! Did you over play forfeits when you was little? Well, this Is a forfeit game and you'ro It. You must bow to tho prettiest, kneel to the wittiest nnd kiss tho ono you love best. And I'd let you off on the first two. Come, nowl Pay up!" Then sho screamed, and her scream was answered at unco. A guto swung back with a bang, and she heard ome ono running along the" walk toward ber. "Oh, Cap'n Whtltnkerl" he en I led "Come! Come quirk, please!" How she knew that the peiou running run-ning toward her was Captain Cy has not been satisfactorily explained even yet. She cannot explain It, and neither can tho captain And equally astonishing astonish-ing was tho hitter's answer. Ho certainly cer-tainly hud not heard her voice often enough to recognlro It under such circumstance. cir-cumstance. "All right, teacher!" ho shouted. "I'm comln'l Let go of thnt woman, you Oh, it's you, is It?" Ho had seized Mr. Smith by the coat collar and Jerked him away from his victim. Miss Dawes took refuge behind be-hind tho captnlu's bulky form. Tho two men looked at each other. Smith was recovering his breath. "It's you, Is It?" repeated Captain Oy. Then, turning to Miss Phoebe, ho asked. ask-ed. "Did ho hurt you i" "No, not yet, but he frightened mo dreadfully. Who Is ho? Do you know ' him?" Her persecutor answered tho question. ques-tion. " "You bet your Ufa ho knowrt me!" ho snarled. "He knows mo mighty well! i ft v 'W? u&r( CAVTAIN GY'H UIU FIHT B rilUCK HIM VA1II-I,Y VA1II-I,Y UKTW1CKN I1IK KYRiT Purd, you keep your nose out of this, d'jou soe! You mind your own business. busi-ness. I wau't golu' to hurt her any," The captain paid no attention to him "Yiip, I know him," ho said grimly. Then he added, nolutlnc toward the lighted window ot tho house ahead: "You-Smlth, you go In thero and stuy there! Trot I Don't make mo speak twice." Iiut Mr. Smith was too fur gouo with anger and tho "spirits" raised by Tad Simpson to heed tho munnco In the words. "Smith, hey?" he sneered. "Oh.-jt's, Smith I Well, Smith ain't goln', d'you see! He's gain' to do what he pleases. I reckon I'm on top of tho, roost here! 1 know what's what! You can't talk to me. I'vo got rlghld, I have, and" "Wast your rights!" "What? What? Blast my rights. hoy? Oh, yes! Think becuusu you'vu got mouey jou can cheat me out of 'em, do jou? Well, you cau'tt And how about tho other part of thoso rights? S'poso I walk right into that houso and" "Stop lit Shut up! You'd better jot"- "And Into that bedroom nnd Just say. 'Emmie, here's your' " He didn't finish tho sentence. Captain Cap-tain Cy's big tint struck him fairly bo-twecn bo-twecn thu eyes, and the hack of his head Btriicktue walk with u "HiniuMs." Then, throuch the fireworks which were Illuminating his muddled brain, he heard the captnln's voice: "You low down, good for nothln' scampi" growled Captain Cy "All this day I've been hatlu' myself for tho way I've acted to you. I'vo hated myself my-self and been tryln' to spunk up eour ngo to sny 'It's all off P But I was too much of n coward, t guess. And now tho Lord A'mlghty has mado mo say It. You want your rights, do you? So? Then get 'em If you can. It's you nnd ' me for It, nnd wo'll sco who's the best man. Teacher, If you'ro ready I'll walk homo w 1th you now." Mr. Smith was not entirely cowed by tbo cnptnlu. "You go!" ho jelled. "Oo aheadl And I'll go to it lawyer's tomorrow. But toulcut. nud Insldo of Ave minutes. I'll walk Into thnt houso of yours nnd get my" I Tho cuptaln dropped Miss Dawes' nrm and strodo back to where his an-' tagonlst wns sitting In tho dust of tho' walk. Stooping down, he shook a big j forefinger In tho mnn's fnce, nnd his eyes gleamed ominously. "You've been out west, they toll ( me," ho whispered sternly, "Ycs?( Well, out west they tnko tho law into their own hands sometimes, I hear. I've been In South America, and they do It thero too. Just so suro us you go luto my houso tonight and touch, well, you know what I mean Just so suro I'll kill you lllto a dog, If I havo to chuso yon to Jericho. Now, you can ' belleo that or not. If I was you I'd believe It." Taking tho f lightened schoolmistress by tho nrm onco more, bo walked nway. ' Mr. Smith said nothing till they httdi gono somo distance. Then ho called after them. "You wait till tomorrow!" ho shouted. shout-ed. "You Just wait and sec what'll happen tomorrow!" Captain Cy was silent nil tho way to the gnto of tho perfect boarding bouse. Miss Dawes was silent likewise, but she thought a great deal. At tho gato she said: "Captain Whlttaker, I'm ever so much obliged to you. I can't thank you enough." Ho hesitated, then said: "Don't try, then. That's what you said to mo about tho cow." She gazed worriedly at him. "But I'm almost sorry you were the one to come. I'm nfrald that man will get you Into trouble. Has he can ho What did ho mean about tomorrow? to-morrow? Who Is he?" Tho cnptnlu pushed his cap back from his forehead. "Teacher," ho said, "there's a proverb, prov-erb, nln't there, nbout lcttln' tomorrow tomor-row tnko core of itself? As for trouble-well, I did think I'd had trouble enough In my life to last mo through, but I cal'lato I'vo got another guess. Anyhow, don't you fret. I did Just the right thing, and I'm glad I did it. If it wns only me. I wouldn't fret, cither. But t hero's" Ho stopped, groaned and pulled tho enp forward again. "Good night," ho added and turned to go. Miss Dawes leaned forward nnd detained de-tained htm. "Just a minute, Cap'n Whlttnker," she xald "1 was a llttlo piejudlced ngnluxt jou when I came here. I wns I I told that you gut me the teacher's position, po-sition, and there was more than n hint i thut you did It for Hellish icasons uf your own. But I've hud to Judge peo- i plofor mjHcIf In my lifetime, nud I've mado up my mind that I was mistaken nbout you. I should like to apologize. j Will you shako hands'?" She extended her hand. Captain Cy . hesitated. "Hudu't jou better ,wult a spell?" he I 1 asked. "You'vo heard that swab call mo partner. Hadn't" j "No; I don't know what your trouble is, of course, nnd I certainly shan't mention it to any one. But, whatever. . 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