Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-07-08

! Dobbs' Imperial ice cream soda.
Miss Olga demurred.
She pleaded as excuse the presence
of an excruciating headache, one of
which, she furthermore elucidated, in
variably followed the little parties like
unto the one of the night before.
Now, at this time Hob Sanders and
Enos Smises were running neck and
neck In the race for the popular
teachers affections. Hob had money
in the bank and the local government
sinecure-the postoffice-while, on the
other hand. Enos was the Primtown
representative of the Purethan Insur-
ance company and was the proud and
exalted foreman of the Phoenix Fire
company-the volunteer organization
of the town.
When Miss Olga spoke of head
aches 1t opened the floodgates of rec
objection in the teeming idea factory
of Enos and 1t occurred to him that
sure cure headache pill had been the
latest goal to which he had aspired
before his infatuation for the girl had
weaned him away from his craze.
He now saw chance to achieve
fame and dissipate the pretensions of
his rival by one well-organized move.
He hastily excused himself
For several days Enos was conspic-
uously absent from the side of his
lady love.
The lady, possibly in spirit of re-
venge at the unwonted desertion, en-
couraged Hob and before the absen-
tees return the postmaster was on
the point of proposal with excellent
chances of being accepted.
Enos appeared with an excuse for
his long absence.
Miss Olga" he began. He was call
ing at her boarding house. 81 have
here in my hand the Smikes Head
ache Eradicator, over which l have
labored since you told me you suf-
fered with headaches. 1t is safe. 1t
is sane. | can guarantee it."
How much do you charger" asked
Miss Olga, sweetly.
A look of pain crept into the straw
colored eyes of the inventor
TIT is for you that have done
all this" he protested, brokenly. mot
for wage nor hire" Overcome by his
emotions, the young man placed his
precious box on the table and left the
house, terribly wounded.
Miss Olga really thought a great
deal of Enos. After he was gone she
opened the pill box gingerly and cast
reflective eye upon the egg-like pei
let's
Truly Enos is far from stingy,"
she ruminated. "He would make a
good provider and-and sometimes
believe l like him best-but no!
mustn't deviate. Hob will propose to-
night and l shall accept him." She
sighed little.
Plainly the girl was not furiously
in love with Hob. She picked pellet
from the box and swallowed 1t, an
other followed-and still another.
The jangling ring of the doorbell
preceded Hob into the stuffy sitting
room. Hob was all hands and feet.
If possible he was homelier than
Enos.
The secret of the newly arrived's
undue haste lay in the fact that his
cunning eyes had rested on his rival
as the latter came from the shrine of
their mutual goddess.
Hob, as the instinct of the girl had
told her, had something to say and
now that Enos was again abroad in
the land he wanted to say it quickly
Miss Olga surveyed the postmaster
indifferently.
Take a chair" she said, politely
and, with an evident effort stified a
yawn. Hob noted this. 1t didn't in
spire him to fiowery heights of elo
quence, but it did hasten his proposal
Miss Olga" he began, 81 know
, am unworthy, but l love you" With
this overture he dashed hastily into a
carefully prepared speech about his
money saved and his prospects fol
the near future. 1t was a vitally in
:, teresting subject to Hob. Consequent
ly he was surprised when he had com
, pleted his speech. at the strange 81
lence that greeted his question. "Wil
you become my wife?"
He peered at the girl keenly. Hor
rors! She was-asleep.
With tears of outraged dignity IL
I his eyes, Hob picked up his hat ant
I left for home.
1t took the landlady and her two
robust sons an hour to wake the sleep
: ing school teacher.
The next night Enos proposed ant
; was accepted
l. No one knew that the juvenile
q brother of the earnest inventor hac
: substituted Papa Smikes' insomnia
:, cure for the carefully compiled drul
of the lovesick Enos.
9 And no one cared.
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