Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-08-02

i'll human shape. This iiend was hand
some young man, dressed i'll the height
OF fashion. He looked something like
sport. And this man was doing moth
ing more nor less than smiling into the
face of pretty woman, young and very
attractive, who sat across the way.
Every time she met his glance she
slightly flushed, but the young man kept
on smiling.
This young man was Mr.. J. Warner
Trevelyan, but to Mr.. .Andruss he was
unknown.
Andruss, in order to make no mistake,
watched his operations for few mo-
ments; the fellow was persistent He
waited until the young woman looked
once more in his direction, and then he
boldly winked at her. The young woman,
aware that MIR. Andruss and others in
the car were Watching her, flushed Up
again. Mr.. Andruss moved step nearer
to the scene of operations. Then he
breathed a sigh of relief For in con-
spicuous place upon the woman's dress
was the beautiful button of Promoters
of Propriety. This meant that the young
woman resented the familiarity of the
man across the way and that she was in
need of help. And Mr.. Andruss was
ready to give it. He stepped upto the
young man and regarded him sternly
The young man did not seem to see him
Instead, he kept his eyes fastened upon
the girl across the way
Sir" exclaimed Mr.. Andruss sternly,
you're a scoundrel"
Mr.. ]. Warner Trevelyan shifted the
air. Then he turned aside his head.
Such a lot of DRINKS on the cars nova
days." he murmured to the man next
to him. The man next to him, who did
not care to be mixed up in anything,
failed to make reply.
Mr.. Trevelyan threw back his over
coat somewhat carelessly. AS he did so
MIR. Andruss gasped with astonishmcnt.
For there, displayed upon the lapel of
the young masher was another button
of the anti-inashers. Mr.. Andruss' I'M
patience then knew no bounds. For the
young gentleman, boldly displaying this
button to advantage and utterly ignoring
Mr.. Andruss, again winked upon the
young lady and slightly motioned with
his head.
"You-you-you hypocrite," yelled Mr.
Andruss, advancing in rage upon the
young man and tearing from his coat
the button; you ungodly scoundrel-
fiend in human shapeH Then and there
he set npon and ,beat young man
about the head, and lhs.as9 diateIy there
was furore in the car Of the most exa
citing kind.
The young man, whose hat had been
knocked off but who otherwise had been
uninjured, Immediately jumped to re-
gain his headgear, and in that unguarded
moment Andruss was again upon him.
The young man was peaceably inclined
but Andruss was not.
"You-you loafer" he shouted to the
other.
IF you weren't drunk" replied the
Young man calmly, "Pd knock YOU
down." Andruss was not drunk, and the
passengers who knew him knew that he
was not. Andruss therefore called upor
the citizens for aid. The citizens, man.
o. hem members of the society, started
| in to render it. But the young man wa!
able 70 large extent to take care o
himself. He parried blows and trippec
up men VIII wonderful impartiality. HI
seemed to enjoy the thing. But che,
were too much Tor him. Finally he hat
to yield. They pushed him up into tn
corner of the car, and half dozen mel
seized him.
As they hustled him out of the car h
shouted out to somebody in a loud voice
But the crowd never needed his cries
They hauled him out and down tn
steps, and the car went on
As it went on, the young lady, VIII
had been in great state of excitement
now burst into tears and uttered inco
herent things.
AS for Trevelyan, he was locked Il
overnight, and every anti-masher an
promoter of propriety promised to be !,
hand to prosecute him in the morning
"You fellows will be sorry over this,
he said, as he was led downstairs.
The next morning Andruss and hi
followers were all on hand. AS this wa
very fragrant case, Andruss on hi
way down had called upon the Re,
Jonathan Boggs, a new clergyman in Il,
city, who was interested in the move
ment. Mr.. Boggs' sermons were alway
up to date. and Mr. Andruss knew h
would be glad of the opportunity to b
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