The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-08


claimed. Now should be permitted
to do the watering"
But plant like this should be wa
tered every evening"" she protested.
Or oftener," he pursued blandly.
"Oh, l couldn't think of letting fool
ish little bet like this interfere with
/ your business"
You couldn't? Why. l propose to
make the watering of this plant my
/ chiefest business, and shall not let
! anything else interfere with it."
But you are a lawycr, ! understand
What will you clients say"
TO be lawyer you must first catch
your client" he commented whimsical
/ ~ and then added with well affected
earnestness: BY the way. you haven't
any troubles that / could straighten
out for you. have you: / mean trouble
of a legal nature"
Il have no troubles Of any kind" she
replied laughingly.
Lucky girl, though it is nlucky for
me. l don't know but I shall feel il my
duty to make trouble of some kind for
you
IF youstly you viii perhaps find that
can make trouble too
Il don't doubt it," he said hantering
ly and heaved Il deep sigh. when ii
comes to really making trouble com
mend me to good looking girls Of eight
cen Or thereabout. especially in the
sprinctimc'
ooh, you needn't he alarmed" she
poutcd
And l was just beginning to hope
that might be. Well, well, if you do
have trouble of any kind that develops
legal aspect that doe not require too
profound Il knowledge the law. but
at the same time demands lengthy con
situations I hope you will not forget
me. My office hours are from 10 TO ;.
except when | am yachting, golfing or
playing tennis"
DO you do much yachting?"
Il usually spend Friday and Satur-
day of each week on board and take
couple of long cruises each season."
''DO you golf much?" she persisted.
with growing mischief in her eyes.
Il make it rule to play eighteen
holes each Monday and Wednesday.
1t really takes a great deal of practice
to keep oneself in form at golf" he ex-
planned unblushingly.
And tennis?"
"Well, am able to devote only nv
Tuesdays and Thursdays to that fasc-
mating game. We really have ripping
courts, and hope you will become
member of our little club"
She laughed joyously. without an
sWcrng his suggestion.
with the amount OF time you devote
to golf, tennis and yachting am afraid
You would not have much time TO de
vote to any troubles | might bring to
you"
81 sincerely hope YOU may never have
any more troubles thar l can attend to.
even in the small amount Of time that
| devote to law" This was said so
meaningly that she blushed family.
But just at that point his mother con
cluded her call on Betty's mother and
~ li'NNt ~ 50 tliOllS Us ItI escort.
There never was a flower more care
fully tended than that little waif. As
Betty Curtis had come to the town with
her mother to spend the summer in the
fine residence her father had bought
for them she had nothing to do but en-
joy herself Jack Itheridge was al
most equally blessed with leisure. for,
though, In compliance with the wishes
of his widowed mother, he had COM
menced The practice of law 50 that he
would know better how to care for his
wealth when she left him her fortune,
in addition to the handsome income he
derived from the estate of his father,
he did not elect 10 live Il strenuous life
After careful investigation he decided
to hang out his single in this pleasant
little town that had excellent golf links
at the rear and Il luxurious yacht club
on the water front He opened Offices
with Il southern exposure in the post
office building and fitted them up with
furniture admirably suited for louncing
on and waited comfortably for his first
NA''Ht' III ulttVl " pass lHc jlIlt us
pleasantly as possible he supplemented
his library of law books with all the
latest novels and current magazines.
His mother was satisfied, and it can
not be said that he felt life to be I'M
duly cXacting. He conScientiously kept
regular office hours. as explained above,
50 it naturally happened that he fire.
quontly walked home from the links
with Betty after a pleasant game, and
the first thing they always did was to
take look at the little mound that GOV
cred their bulb. Donald had been
warned to leave it alone and they saw
to it that no weed sprouted in its vi
entity.
Il am inclined to think, said Betty
couple of weeks after the planting,
that watched bulb is somewhat like
II watched pot
Perhaps the hyacinthne Donald
threw it away because he saw that it
Eas dead"
'Oh. | noticed that it was quite fresh
when l planted it, but l think it is
mean of you to use the word hya-
cinthine when you know we'll enough
that tbprn is M common al iaoti,ra 10