The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
Loves Young Dream.

"Hem!' began the Boss. Il hardly
expected $40 raise would AFFECT
matters SO soon. | knew you must
have begun saving money when / saw
you at the park the other night and
noticed you had developed a passion
for music instead of shooting the
chutes and Hopping the fiops. But
awhile back thought you must have
lost out, you smoked so many cigar
cites and looked so sorry for your
self.
The youn man smiled.
That was part Of the game, he
explained.
What game Tell me all about 1t
my hoy, and don't omit a thing, and
here, take cigar to keen Won
hands occupied. You've bitten off Ia
fingernails already. Now let Il come.
No, never mind my time. Proceed"
The young man accepted the cigar
and proceeded.
Well, sir-my mind has been made
up all along--tt was her or nobody
Tor me. I'm no art commission, but
she suits me for beauty. And as for
dispcsition-why, honestly, it's worth
while getting tired and blue and
grumpy just to have her make you
forget II.
But | had strong competition. He
was an out-of-town chap, but that
only lent him glamour When a fell
low makes a tiresome journey Just TO
spend few hours with a girl she ap-
preciates it--and she doesn't get IA
miliar enough with him to see his
AUA sssAA NmNI
makes the trip often the town fellow
would better think. ] began thinking
and concluding that the fellow / had
been using as trailer at first was
now kicking dust back at me. and that
such a cloud of romance hung around
him that she couldn't see what duf.
fer he was. Then ! kept on thinking
until | hit a scheme.
Il knew her father was mighty
strong on my side. / had an idea we
rivals were frequently brought into
family discussions. SO | called on
the old gentleman al HIS ofiice.
Father ! said, something must
be done
Right my boy he replied. but
what 2
Then told him my game. He got
interested pretty soon and promised
to help me
Next evening I called Father re.
ceiyed me coldly and addressed me as
Mr.--he usually calls me Tom. Moth.
er, too. was distant and looked wor-
ried, But the gin was deliantly
friendly. and we had bully time un.
til ten o'clock. when on the floor above
ua we heard boot bump. bump
bump.
Can that mean FOR me to go 2
asked inoredulously.
o. surely not she replied But
two minutes later there was a heavy
tread upstairs and father called over
the banisters
My dear. II IL very late
Why, father it's only ten.' Hhs
answered.
II is yey late. say. replied IA.
ther. emphaticaliy
My offending dignity a. ! left waI
worth seeing
Two evenings later inveigled ths
other fellow into attending a mis-.
sionary tea There he met the Wild
est bunch Of C0manchen I could col.
lect. They not only shocked him. buI
won $50 from him.
Well. 10 shorten thia. father ant
mother knocked me. and my rival wAi
fool enough 10 join ln. she was I
/ loyal. spirited girl who did her owF
thinking and believed in me. so sh,
stuck 10 me.
AT the proper time father forbads
/ me the house. Then we got 10 meet
I Ing each other down town and soOi
started figuring how two could live
/ cheaper than one. Yesterday, TO pu
/ an end 10 opposition. We calmly go
married. And nov sverybody'E hap
/ py--and I've reformed"
The. Boss chewed his cigar
/ Sixty month lent much 10 mar
| ry on" be said at last, hut there mai
be better opening soon, Go hons
now and don't show up here for I
week. Don't thank me--you'ye vast
ed too much OF my time already"
The young man left, but the Bosl
did not Immediately get busy VI
opened his watch and forgot 10 cioUi
Il for sometime.
Il wish I'd had his nerve at hi
age" he muttered. I'm deucedll
1 tired OF hotel life"
IL was the back lid Of his watch int
which he waR looking Kansas Cit!
! Times.