Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-04-28

Zerland to stop for a month or more at
the same hotel with a lord
by George. but you don't mean it,
exclaimed the husband. "How in
thunder did you bring it about?"
''SamueIr
Eyes. but that's cute trick of yours
You'll have him penned right up"
Samuel Parkins!" cried the wife as
she flushed up.
"Oh, well. l won't say nothing more.
You'n Miranda go right ahead. and I'll
back you with natural gas enough to
run all France. guess it hain't for
me to mix in"
Just how Mrs. Parkins located the 1
lord doesn't matter. For a five franc
piece Partisan chambermaids have
been known to locate a whole duke
He wasn't registered as a lord. but
that wasn't expected. He would be
in"o~. Mr. parkins took it that any
of I've forty men around the hotel
might lac his lordship. but the wife,
with the kPener intuition of her sex,
spotted the right man within twenty
four hours
Then Mr.. Parkins came to the front
like man. He introduced himself to
the victim and talked of America and
gas wells and dollars. There was en-
thusiasm in his voice as he talked Of
the gas that would continue to pour
out of the earth for centuries to come,
ard he worked up considerable pathos
over the admission that he hadn't
enough wells to supply over half the
United States. Mr.. Parkins had done
his fun share. The rest devolved upon
other shoulders.
A Cay or two later his lordship
strOlled up a mountain path by him
self. \ little later Mrs. Parkins and
Miranda strolled up the same path.
His lordship was Overtalcn just in
time to rescue Miranda from walking
out on an o~erhanging rock that would
have surely given way with her weight
and dropped her into the valley a mile
below.
The half fainting girl and the shat
tered mother were assisted down the
path to the MOTEL. and Mr.. ParkinS
found them in bed to recover from the
shock. He heard the story and then
rushed downstairs. When he appeared
half an hour later there was a bland
smile on his face, and he was rubbing
his hands.
Mr.. park.ns. what have you dOne|'
asked the wife as she sat up in bed.
"IIave YOU been saying anything to his
lordship?"
"Now, don't you folks get into a
sweat about me-" replied Mr.. Parkins.
"Mebbe l haven't polished up quite as
fast as you have over here. but know
when t do the right thing for all
that"
And you've seen the lordF"
Il have"
"And talked with him."
"For sure. Yes. sir-had quite a tall,
with him"
Samuel Parkins. what did you
say" asked the wife as she sat VI
straighter and look of fear came into
her eyes.
what should l say under the cir
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bottom of my heart for saving Miriam
das life. You don't think l spoke
about the weather, do you?"
And what else, Samuel?"
what else. pa?'
Il offered him $50 in cold cash."
Two shrieks shrieked out in chorus
and two females went into mild hys
terics, only Miranda's was suspiciously
like laughter, while her mothers was
| the real thing. 1t was a long minute
that Mr.. Parkins stood there. hands IL
pockets and wondering what had hap
pened. Then his wife forced back hel
emotions AMI family asked
"Anl-and-w
And he took it and said. Thanh
yer'
Two days later as they sat in tn,
train bound for home Mr. Parkins no
ticed tear stealing down Mrs. Par
kins' cheek. He turned to her an;
asked:
'Ain't you feeling clipper today?"
"Chipper! Clipper! How could
feel chipper?" exclaimed Mrs. Parkin
In fierce tones.
Dunno, but you mustn't blame me
didn't knew that he was a lord tina
went about saving human lives TO
cash on the nail! And, anyway, Mi
randa kin marry Joshua Rawlins t.
home. He writes to me that he's goini
to give up farming because he's strucl
gas too"
And Miranda squeezed his hand an,
whispered. You do everything jus
right. pa"
Words To Freeze The Soul.
"Your son has Consumption. Hi
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