41/41 Ho! ho! so that's the end of the mystery huntin'. We go gunnin' for Heman Atkins, and we bring down Debby! Well, Ase, goin' to see the old lady ?" Mr.Tidditt's retort was emphatic. "I guess not! Godfrey scissors! I told Seth, says I, 'I've had all the Debby Beasley _I_ want, and I cal'late Cy Whittaker feels the same way.' Go to see her! I wouldn't go to see her if she was up in Paradise a-hollerin' for me." "Nobody up there's goin' to holler for YOU, Ase Tidditt," remarked Bailey, with sarcasm; "so don't let that worry you none." "Are YOU going to see her, Captain Whittaker ?" asked Phoebe. "I don't take much stock in what she'd be likely to know; besides, I'm a good deal like Ase--I've had about all the Debby Beasley I want.". |