Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-21

And so IL was that Hammond. VITO
| had called on girl for sympathy IN
| his complication with three gffls, LEFT
| her engaged to another-herself.
When one awakens after Il good
nights sleep the brain is usually clear
| er than at any other time OF day
Dick Hammond. opening his eyes on
the morning after be had become en-
gagged to the fourth girl, saw at last
! that something must be done. He lay
abed till noon thinking ont plan.
| The cobwebs of his intellect were
swept away and he formed a plan.
During the afternoon he called To,
gether three of his male chums. in
| formed them of his complication ard
| asked them to help him out of it. Not
one of them but would have pluckcd
| out his Eeart and roasted 1t over Il
| fire of Goals for Dick, but there YVES
none of them capable of suggesting
| how this was to be effected And here
| came in the result of Dicks thought
while being in bed during the ante.
meridian hours. He suggested that
each one of his friends take one Cf
/ tue SlilS anu ny MS dtltltlbllS eau ~ -
like II plaster. the Inflammation of her
heart.
The proposition was listened to with
respectful attention by the chums. But
excited no enthusiasm. Each man
thought of Aesop's fable of the foX
| who, having lost his tail. endpavorcd
TO persuade the other foxes to cut oI
theirs. Presently the spokesman said:
Dick, dear boy. lovemaking is SO
natural to you and you find ii so easy
to impress the feminine heart that you
think ii would be equally easy for Us
You are the candle about which the
moths tlutteT and it would require
more vivid light to draw them away
None of us is in lovemaking more bril-
liant than you-indeed, compared with
you in this respect we are as Il glow
worm beside IL searchlight. We would
gladly help you. but ii is impossible tc
do ii on your plan. We would advise
you. however, not to complicate mat
ters further by engaging to marry any
more girls"
Following this advice. Dick Ham
mond resolutely devoted himself to his
last fiancee to the exclusion of all
others One day one of his three
chums came to him and warned him
that his first three fancees were pre-
pairing to serve papers upon him in a
suit for breach of promise. Dick asked
if his marriage with the fourth lady
would settle the matter. He was in-
formed that 1t probably would. None
of the ladies were acting with the in
tention Of extorting money, but from
IA desire to prevent a rival from get
ting the better of her.
The next day Dick was Informed
that the papers were all to be served
at once. Jumping into his automobile,
he drove to Miss Carr's house, and the
couple soon after came out, entered
the auto, and Dick, who drove 1t, turn
ed it toward the state line.
Now, 1t was fifty miles to the state
line, but Dick, once beyond the city
limits, saw no necessity for hurry. On
passing a garage he saw the three
friends whom he had asked TO help
him lettering there as II waiting for
something. They all doffed their hats.
and one of them shouted:
Plenty of time; papers not yet out"
So Dick Jagged, devoting himself to
his lovely companion. Presently. look
ing back, he saw an auto far in the
distance coming at full speed. He
turned on more power and easily kept
good lead.
Passing a crossroad, he saw another
4.
The driver was muftled and wore cog.
giles concealing his features. A girl
sat beside him, and Dicks blood ran
cold on recognizing Miss Allen. She
shook her fist at him. and he instinc-
lively turned on more power, shooting
onward like an arrow.
Presently, looking back, he saw tina!
h" was followed by three autos at dif
ferent distances. Great heavens! Were
al OF his first three fiancees pursuing
him?
All the power of which the machine
was possessed was now on, and the
machine fairly flew along the road
Dick turned now, and again saw that
the machine containing Miss Allen
was in the lead of the pursuing ma
chimes. He thought that If any of
them got him she at least had the best
right
The chase was a short one so far as
time was concerned, for the distance
was traversed within an hour, and
when Dick hove up to hotel Just
across the state border line the three
pursuing autos were close upon him
He and his bctrothed at last stood on
the hotel porch. and three other cou-
pies. allghting from their autos. joinol
them. Dicks hair stood on end. There
were his three deserted hancees, anG
with each one was one of the chunlS
he had made his confdant
"W-h-a-t did you chumps give me
Rway forW he stammered.
This isn't n give away" said Miss
Allen. '1ts wedding party. We girls
are determined that you shall be mar
ried so that you can't engage yourself
to any more of us"
So Dick Hammond was at last mar
ried. and a wedding party of his
friends and Tilted girls escorted him
and his bride back to the city
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