Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-26

!" ~ human shape. This hend was a han,
10 some young man, dressed in the heigl
D. OF fashion, He looked something Xix
he a sport And this man was doing moth
- ing more nor less than smiling into III
b lace OF a pretty woman. young and yer,
/ attractive, who sat across the way
d Every time she met his glance she
! slightly flushed. but the young man KEEP,
on smiling.
his young man was Mr.. J. Warner
Irevelyan, but TO Mr.. Andruss he was
unknown.
| Andruss, in order 10 make no mistake.
watched his operations for few mo-
menis; 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 Mr.. Andruss and others in |
the car were watching her, flushed 10
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 womans 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 q
need Of help And Mr. Andruss was q
ready to give it. lie stepped up to 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 sooundrelw
Mr. J. Warner Trevelyan smiled the I
air Then he turned aside his head /
Such lot Of drunks on the cars nova |
days he murmured to the man next 2
to him. The man next TO him, who did 6
not care to Be mixed up in anything, +
failed to make reply. 4
Mr.. Trevelyan threw back his over Il
'oat somewhat oarelessly As he did so K
MIR. Andruss gasped with astonishment x
For there, displayed upon the lapel of b
he young masher was another button u
Il the administers. Mr.. Andruss' i'm i
'atience then knew no bounds For the
'oung gentleman, boldly displaying this
'utton 10 advantage and utterly ignoring
Mr.. Andruss, again winked upon the j.
Dung lady and slightly motioned with e
rs head
"You-you-you hypocrite," yelled Mr.
Andruss, advancing in a rage upon the
Dung man and tearing from his coat -
he button; you ungodly Scoundrel-
end in human shape" Then and there Cl
C set upon and beat the young man IN
bout the head, and Immediately there Al
'as furore in the car of the most ex- sh
ting kind as
The young man. whose hat had been IA
nocked off but who otherwise had been oh
injured. Immediately jumped TO re- =
ain his headgear. and in that unguarded
loment hndruss was again upon him
he young man was peaoeably inclined,
Ut Andruss was not inI
"You--you loafer" he shouted to the no
iher. he
IF you weren't drunk" replied the Dc
Dung man calmly. I'd knock You I'M
own" Andruss was not drunk, and the sol
assengcrs who knew him knew that he
as not. Andruss therefore called upon w
&c citizens for aid. The citizens, many tio
hem members of the society, started of
to render IT, But the young man was tn,
bic = a large extent 10 take care Of tw
Imseli He parried blows and tripped Of
p men VIII wonderful impartialty. He
,emed TO enjoy the thing But they
ere too much tor him. Finally he had DR.
} yield. They pushed him up into the 49,
orner OF the car. and half dozen men q
.ized him ios
As they hustled him out Of the car he -
,outed out 10 somebody in loud voice
ut the crowd never needed his cries
hey hauled him out and down the Y
cps, and the car went on. U
As it went on. the young lady, who -
ld been in a great state of excitement,
Nv burst into tears and uttered inco-
rent things.
As for Trevelyan. he was locked up
'enight, and every anti-masher and A
-omoter of proprety promised to be m :"
and to prosecute him in the morning. u0
"You fellows will be sorry over this, an
. said, as he was led downstairs. ~"
The next morning Andruss and his
blowers were all on hand. As this was
very fragrant case, Andruss on his g.,
ay down had called upon the Rev att
nathan Boggs, new clergyman in the an
,y, who was interested ia the move zee