The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-30
TO THE DIM PAST
LOVES YOUNG DREAM TOOK
BACK THE eoes.
clsrk's story Of the Devious Paths
Those Must Follow Who Take
Cupid for . Guide Evidently
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"Hem!" began the Boss. Il hardly
expected = SO raise would AFFECT mat
tiers no soon. knew you must have
begun saving money when I saw you
at the park the other night and noticed
yeu had developed passion for mur
sic instead Of shooting the chutes and
Hopping the nops. But awhile back !
thought you must have lost out. you
smoked 80 many cigarettes and looked
SO sorry for yourself"
The Young Man smiled.
THAT was part of the game" he
explained.
What game? Tell me all about It,
my boy, and don't omit thing. And
here, take a cigar to keep your hands
occupied. You've bitten of IA finger.
nails already. Now let It come. No.
never mind my time. Proceed"
The Young Man accepted the cigar
and proceeded.
| We'll, sir--my mind has been made
up all along-it was her or nobody for
me. I'm no art commission, but she
suits me for beauty. And as for dis
position-why, honestly, it's worth
while getting tired and blue and
grumpy just to have her make you
forget It.
But had strong competition. He
was an out-of.town chap. but that only
lent him glamour. When q fellow
makes a tiresome journey just to
spend a few hours with girl she ap-
preciates it--and she doesn't get ia
weak points. And when that fellow
makes the trip often the town fellow
would better think. l began thinking
and concluding that the fellow l had
been using as trailer at FIRST was
now kicking dust back at me. and that
such cloud OF romance hung around
him that she couldn't see what duff
'fer he was. Then kept on thinking
until hit a scheme.
II knew her father was mighty
strongly Oh my side. l had an idea
we rivals were frequently brought into
/, family discussions. So called on the
old gentleman at his office.
Father said, something must
be done
Right my boy he replied, but
what?'
Then told him my game. He got
interested pretty soon and promised
to help me.
Next evening | called. Father re-
ceived me coldly and addressed me
as Mr.-he usually calls me Tom.
Mother, too. was distant and looked
worried. But the girl was defiantly
friendly, and we had bully time un-
TIL ten o'clock. when on the floor
above us we heard a boot bump,
bump, bump.
"'Can that mean for me to goT ]
asked incredulously.
90. surely not she replied. But
two minutes later there was q heavy
the banisters:
my dear, 1t Is very late
why, father. It's only ten she an
swered.
1T is very late. l say replied ia
ther. emphatically.
MY offended dignity as I left was
worth seeing.
Two evenings later l inveigled the
other fellow into attending mis-
sionary tea There he met the wild
est bunch Of Comanches l could col
lect. They not only shocked him. but
won $40 from him.
We'll, to shorten this, father and
mother knocked me. and my rival was
fool enough to Join in. She was a
loyal. spirited, girl who did her own
thinking and believed in me, SO she
stuck to me.
AT the proper time father forbade
me the house. Then we got to meet
Ing each other downtown and soon
started figuring how two could live
cheaper than one. Yesterday, ito put
an end to opposition We calmly got
married. And now everybody's hap.
py-and I've reformed"
The Boss chewed his cigar.
Sixty month isn't much to mar
ry on" he said at last, but there may
be a better opening soon. Go home
now and don't show up here for a
week. Don't thank me you've
wasted too much Of my time already.
The Young Man left, but the Boss
did not Immediately get busy. He
opened his watch and forgot to close
it for some time.
Il wish I'd had his nerve at his
age he muttered. I'm deucedly tired
of hotel life"
1t was the back lid of his watch In.
City Times. -.