The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-16

was three other fellers wiss their
arms out--and the right side yet! But
your daddy was close up against the
church door. And when she come out
he didn't waste no time a-saying polite.
Miss Hengler. ken haf the pleasure
to see you home this evening? I'd
a lost the game II had waited to git
on all that dictionary stun! Yassir!
For right opposite me was Bill Eisen.
krout-Sam's uncle-and knowed his
arm'd shoot out like a patent corn.
busker the minute you nanny come.
''He was mighty quick. but mighty
politel ! knowed he'd say that fool.
ishness about being pleased to see her
home. Well, she come out and chust
grabbed. And while was marching
on like conQuering hero. informing
her that 1t was a nice efening. could
hear Bill on the on side, Citing out
that stun bout pleasure and seeing
her home. Nancy says, says she:
Sank you, Mr.. EiseEkrout, I'm suited; >
and laughed like hell And. begosh.
ems, Nancy laughed too! And that
settled Bill for efer morei Oh, it's
nossing like laugh at the right time
to kill a man on! Bill left town the
next day. He had too. And he didn't
show up tell the next fall! Sef, you
got sure sing. And. begoshens, you
might just as well finish Sam up in
the same job-put him opt of town.
Next Sunday you watch Sam. Keep
right opposite him. Tken git your
arm in action about second sooner.
Left side, you know. her right! Sally
II be on the lookout Don't stop to
say any fool sings about the pleasure
of seeing her home. Do It. And,
when Sam gifts his work in, laugh.
Laugh like bull! And git Sally to
laugh. l bet you two dollars and ten
cents that Sam won't be In town the
day!"
Like q campaign speech was the
effect of this!
Seffy objected no longer. He said
he would do 1t all Perhaps this, too,
got about. AT all events, before the
next Sunday, the interest created by
their rivalry was more than equal to
the voice of the Gospel. All the town.
ship would be at church!
Sam would not be dislodged. He
invented the most diabolical schemes
for sequestrating Sally to himself dur.
ing the week which followed-into
which guileless Sally often fell-and
which seemed to proclaim her suite,
to be himself. Sam, you remember.
had access to Sally, but Seffy had not
Seffy confessed that this looked sinis.
ter. True. he remembered all that had
passed between them. But once before
he had been in error.
So that Seffy. before the weeks
end. began once more-and more
strongly-to deprecate the necessity
for this public demonstration of mis-
status. His father demanded 1t as a
diplomatic necessity, inasmuch as
Sally still retained Sam on basis SO
much like his own as to make the sit.
uation extremely embarrassing to even
Old Baumgartner, who had let 1t be
known that he was the active coadju
tor OF his son. To vanquish Seffy was
to vanquish him. and he, If not Seffy
himself, screwed Seffy's courage to the
sticking point. After this, Seffy weak
ened no more, but proclaimed his pur.
pose. 1t was generally conceded that
the one who failed now would have to
leave town.
So here was retiring little Seffy
forced by circumstances into public
rivalry which he detested, and, 1t
may as well be confessed-feared. 1t
must. also. be explained that Sally's
course In maintaining these two strings
to her bow until the breaking moment
was not only universally commended
but was the answering custom of the
vicinage for girls SO fortunate as to
have two strings. 1t was held likely
to force one or the other to the point
and this was the purpose of rustic
coquetry! And Sally's coquetry was
not only acknowledged; 1t was tol
Grated. and. fear, encouraged. And,
alas. it had been as sweet to her az
vinous dissipation to men. But now
1t had made not only her own, but
Seffy's position tremendously more
difficult.
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