The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-31

Isappose that Iicds aa oid tool 10 hope
burn is his name Course you've heard
OF him. Why. there he II now
Sure enough. there was Van. stand.
Ing like statue Of misery on the
front porch OF the main hotel. Jonesy
stared and stared.
is that the manr' be says, choking
up. WAS he sweet on MabelT
.Sweeter N m0lasses stopper"
says I. -Eut he's going away In a
day or So
He commenced TO laugh. and I
thought he'd never stop.
whats the joker | asks after a
year or so of this foolishness. LET
me In. won't your
He stopped long enough to ask one
more question. Tell me. for the
Lords sake" says he did she know
who he wasf-
-SartIn." says l. so did every 9TH
er woman around the place. You'd
think so IT,
lie walked OF then. laughing him
self Into Of. Good night. old man."
he says between spasms. .see you
later
II be hadn't been so big I carIafed
I'D have risked n Kick.
A whole lot 81 the boarders bad rune
on the evening train. and at our house
Van Wedderburn was the only one
eft. lie and Mabel and me was the
lGll crew ut the breakfast table the
iollering morning. The fruit season
was a quiet one. done all the taIk-
Ing There was. Every time the BROKER
and the housekeeper looked al eacn
other they turned red.
! Finally twas chopped hay time.
and IN comes the walter with tho tray.
And again vc had a surprise. Just IKE
the one hack IN July Percy want on
hand aud Juncsy was.
Rrt the other surprise want nothing
20 this one. The senbury girg was
nightly SCI back. but old Van was
parolyzed
Cereal. sirY- asks Jones polite rs
ever
Why Why. you-you rnscaI. hol.
Iers Van wedderburn. What are You
doing hcre."
Il have a few days. vacation from
my position nj Providence. sir" an.
swers Jones.
Why. Robertr' exclaIms Mabel Sea.
bury.
Van swung around like he was on q
pivot DO you know hImy' he pants.
Wild rs a coot.
Twas the waiter himself that an.
swered.
she knows me. father" he saws.
In fact. she Is the young lady / told
you about last spring.
Dld you ever see the tide 90 out
over The fiatsg Wen. that's the way
the red slid down on old Vans bald
head and across his cheeks. Rut II
came back again like an eartbuunke
wave lie turned 20 Mabel once more.
and II ever there was pleading
Don't teiI' IN mans eyes TWINS Il, his.
Cereal. Sirfr asks Robert Van Wed.
derburn.
Wei. ! guess that's about all Van
senior took II enough sight more
graceful than you'd expect under the
circumstances. lie went straight M
10 bis room and never showed 10 I'M
supper time. Then be marches 20
where Mabel and his son was ON the
porch. and says be:
Bob" he says. III you don't marry
this young lady within o month ri
dlsown You fur good this time. You've
got more scnse than thought. Bless
ed " see who you inherit II FROM
Jonadab aln'i paid me the quarter
yet. He says the bet was that she'd
land q millionaire ana n Van weddrr.
burn afore the season ended. and she
did. No be nggr- that he won the
bet Him and mr xa wedding cards
week ago. so ! SUPPOSE .Jonesy" and |
Mabel are op their honeymoon now.
J wonder n she's ever told her bus.
band about what brmrd In the bay. |
berry bushes. Being tIr gamest sport |
for woman fhat ever soc. IN ram. |
bic she ain't said a wurd aiout A..