The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-02

on the train. He would meet her
again and make the matter an excuse
for addressing her.
He was no grandfather, but young
man and no doubt professional
masher Miss Kate should have re-
pulsed him with scorn. She should
have had him arrested. She should
have hired truck to bring her home
or walked if all the trucks were busy.
For quarter Of an hour he scolded
and growled and then wound up by
saying that the art school business
was at an end. She could attend no
more. He would sit on the front ve-
randa with shotgun across his knees,
and If that plotting masher even
passed the house he should carry
away buckshOt. Tears were shed and
loving appeals made. but the rock Of
Gibraltar was right there.
Two weeks passed. and the masher
did not appear. At least the major did
not fire upon any Of the young men
driving or walking on the highway.
The daughter felt that the stranger
had been actuated by the kindest mo-
tives. He had spoken just enough
NOT word more. He had not offered
his card. The fare was only % cents.
but she felt ashamed that she could
not return 1t. Had opportunity offered
for a second meeting she would have
Insisted on doing SO.
Two weeks passed away, and then
the mother went to the city to do
little shopping. She also came home
with tale to tell. She thought she
was telling it to her daughter alone,
but 1t so happened that the major was
just outside the window and heard
every word. She had finished her
shopping and reached the depot when
she realized that she had spent all her
money. A good Samaritan came for
ward. lie sipilcd, raised his hat, and
that was al.
But Mrs. Major Godfrey's eyes had
not been filed with tears and cast
down. She had seen that he was
gentlemnnly looking young man of
twenty-five and that he took the same
train as she did and evidently lived
farther down the line. Then Miss
Kate thought she remembered that in
the one instant she had raised her
eyes-qulte involuntarily, you know
she had made out the same sort of
man.
This decision had just been arrived
at when the voice of the major was
heard in the land. 1t was heard as 1t
had not been heard since he led Il
charge in battle. He stormed at the
two poor females until they were help
less with terror A masher had ap-
pcared to break up his family, and his
family We're willing to be broken.
Such carryings on might do for Africa.
but this was America. and he wouldn't
stand for them.
He talked the women upstairs, and
he talked the cook out OF the house,
and the good Samaritan was RESPONSE
BILE for very bad night.
1t was three days later, and things
had settled down bit. when the ma
jor announced that he had to go to the
city on business matter. There was
dHolntf TcuHoii. DHt He kept III 10 Dlfn-
self. lie wanted 10 meet that musher
and make jam of him. He felt that he
could Identify him among hundreds,
and once he was identified
On arriving in the city the man OF
war called on a broker and pOcketed |
some bonds he had invested In and |
then made calls at three different clubs |
TO see old friends and drink cocktails |
to "auld lang syne." When ready TO |
start for the depot and home he was
In the condition known as mellow. lie
thought everybody n good fellow, and
he thought every good fellow an old
veteran, and thus when a particularly
keen looking good fellow asked him
into a barroom on his way to drink to
Old Glory there was no hesitation.
The major will remember TO his dy-
Ing day that he took brandy. He was
drinking the last OF II when he felt
'leepy aud the voice Of the good Eel