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Before she could decide whether to charge or retreat, a good-sized stick descended upon her back with a "whack" that settled the question. Captain Cy had reached the scene of battle. Then the rescuer's courage seemed to desert her, for she ran back to the cemetery even faster than she had run from it.
His wife's chair was against the wall beside the outer door of the house, above which could still be seen the arms of the Simeuse family, richly carved, with their noble motto, "Cy meurs." The old mother, in peasant dress, had moved her chair in front of Madame Michu, so that the latter might put her feet upon the rungs and keep them from dampness. "Where's the boy?" said Michu to his wife.
All these changes the captain superintended; when they were complete he turned his attention to interior decoration. And now Captain Cy proceeded to, literally, astonish the natives. Among the Howes "improvements" were gilt wall papers and modern furniture for the lower floor of the house. The furniture they had taken with them; the wall paper had perforce been left behind.
Did you tell her anything?" Asaph was very much embarrassed. "Well," he stammered, "I didn't mean to, Cy, but she got to askin' me questions, and somehow or nother I did tell her about our confab, yours and mine. I told her that I knew folks was talkin', and I felt 'twas my duty to tell you so. That's why I done it, and I told her you said well, you know what you said yourself, Cy."
Finally it was agreed that Charley should pay Skipper Cy the price that he had paid the Mission folk for it, and he was perhaps quite as happy, and even more happy, with the thought of the pleasure his gifts would give Mrs. Twig and Violet than with his new rifle. This closed Charley's purchases, and still he found that there was a small balance due him.
I want to call on Mrs. North." Cyrus stiffened. "Cold night, sir," he remonstrated. "'Your granny was Murray, and wore a black nightcap!" said the Captain; "you are getting delicate in your old age, Cy." He got up, and plunged into his coat, and tramped out, slamming the door heartily behind him; for which, later, poor Cyrus got the credit. "Where you bound?"
Miss Phinney was not the only one in our village to question Captain Cy Whittaker's sanity during the next few months. The majority of our people didn't understand him at all. He was generally liked, for although he had money, he did not put on airs, but he had his own way of doing things, and they were not Bayport ways.
Bein' thankful for the grub I've had lately was most too much of a strain, I shouldn't wonder." "I know the one mamma used to say. Shall I ask it for you?" "Sho! I guess so, if you want to." The girl bent her head and repeated a short grace. Captain Cy watched her curiously. "Now, I'll have some soup, please," observed Emily. "I'm awful hungry.
"Well, we sails away eventually without 'em; an' a year or more afterward I crosses their trail again in Cy Ryder's office in 'Frisco." "Did you ask them about it all?" said I. "Mister Man," observed Bunt. "I'm several kinds of a fool; I know it. But sometimes I'm wise. I wishes for to live as long as I can, an' die when I can't help it.
N.B. Seth won't say so, but I will: we are very hard up ourselves and if you could help him and me with the loan of a little money it would be thankfully received. Captain Cy read the letter, folded it, and replaced it in his pocket. He knew the Howes family by reputation, and the reputation was that of general sharpness in trade and stinginess in money matters.
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