Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17

was three other fellers wiss their
arms out-and the right side yeti 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 sec you home this evening? I'd
"a lost the game II had waited to git
OF all that dictionary stuff! Yassir!
For right opposite me was Bill Eisen-
krout-Sam's uncle-and knowed his
arm'd shoot out like a patent corn
husker the minute you nanny come.
''He was mighty quick. but mighty
polite! knowed he'd say that fool
ishness about being pleased to see her
home. Well, she come out and I chust
grabbed. And while was marching
on like a conquering hero. informing
her that 1t was 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.. Eisenkrout. I'm suited:'
and laughed like hell! And, begosh-
ems. Nancy laughed too! And that
settled Bill for efer more! Oh, it's
Messing like a laugh at the right time
to kill a man OF! Bill left town the
next day. He had too. And he didn't
show up tell the next fall! Sef. you
might just as well finish Sam up in
the same job-put him out OF town.
Next Sunday you watch Sam. Keep
right opposite him. Then git your
arm in action about a 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. bet you two dollars and ten
cents that Sam won't be In town the
day."
Like a 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 tho
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 suitor
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 his
status. His father demanded It as a
diplomatic necessity, inasmuch as
Sally still retained Sam on a basis SO
much like his own as to make the sit
uation extremely embarrassing to even
Old Baumgartner. who had let II be
known that he was the active coadju-
tor of his son. To vanquish Setfy was
to vanquish him. and he, II not Seffy
himself. screwed Seffy's courage to tho
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 a public
rivalry which he detested. and. It
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 unswerving custom OF the
vicinage for girls SO fortunate as to
have two strings. It 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 toll
Grated. and. fear. encouraged. And.
alas. II had been as sweet to her as
vinous dissipation to men. But now
It had made not only her own. but
Seffy's position tremendously more
difficult
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