Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25

ters mat the girls mother found and
carried to her father. The colonel
read every last word of 1t, and then
called his daughter up to ask:
Who Is this fellow who writes love
to your"
Papa, he's Just the incest young
man you ever heard Of" was the re
ply. I'VE are engaged"
Never! You can't bel My consent
has not been asked"
But 1t will be some day. Roy
wants to wait until his suffering is
better"
SHUTTER! Do you mean to tell me
he stutters?" Numbered the colonel.
"Yes, papa, and it's Just the incest
stutter you ever heard. only wish
you could hear him say: L-llook at
t-t-the s-s-s-s set-set-ting s-s-sun.
l-lllove.' You would be positively
charmed"
Holy smoked He suffers! He
wants to be my son-in-law, and he
shutters! Drop it! Drop It or I'll
lock you up!"
But, papa, the doctors told him
long ago that II he met with a sud-
den"
II say drop It! l want my son-in-
law to enter the army. How can a
sufferer give the word Of COM
mand? You write to him that you
are done with this Irritation"
The command was fiat, and must
be obeyed. That is, some daughters
would have obeyed It. Miss Minnie
kept on writing whenever she had a
chance, and never even limited that
her father was a terrible man. Mr..
Chester was informed by letter just
what hotel in the Katskills the fam
lily was going to for six weeks, and
he was invited to make his appear
ance, and love did what money
couldn't have hired him to do. He
journeyed down there. Miss Minnie
was on the watch for him, while the
doughty colonel wasn't. The latter
was passing his days and evenings
on the veranda telling war stories
to interested listeners. Miss Minnie
was truthful and ingenious. AS she
and young MI. Chester sat on a bench
in the twilight she asked:
Roy, do you love me?"
He nodded his head and tighteneo
his hold on her arm.
! You will have to ask pap If we
: IA be married. Papa's an awful man
Have you the courage?"
She felt him shudder.
! "Oh, but you must have. After
| breakfast in the morning you mus
. meet him as he walks out"
But l stut-tut-ter."
81 don't care for that. That wa.
why l first fell in love with you
Just talk right up to papa. You must
or We can never be married. Com
on and l will show him to YOU"
After breakfast next morning
Colonel 5choolcraft walked out. s.
did Roy Chester. Love was doini
what wild horses could not have &C
complished. The colonel had pre-
ceeded as far as the spot called Tn
Bowlders when he heard a step be
hind him and turned to see the younI
man. Roy was pale faced and hi
chin was shaking. Something war;
| ed the colonel that he stood a t
| face with the sufferer who wanted t
!. be his son-in-law. He had given hi
! orders and supposed the case ha
] been drcpp ed, but here was the youn
\ man.
Its you, is it," shouted the ma
of war as he raised his cane and pu
on q terrible look.
Roy made no reply. His hour {
peril had come at last The sudde
shock wal here. He knew that
queer feeling was creeping over hin
"S-s-s-speak s-s-s-sir!" commando
the colonel. Are you not t-t-t-ths
Y stu-ut-terer?"
mo, sir!" calmly replied Roy.
The doctors had been right.
q "B-b-but w-w-who are y-y-yo'
\, them"
"Mr. Chester! Colonel. pleas
don't get excited. l wish to have
IN few minutes conversation with you
:" "B-b-but w-w-what ails me?'
u you are somewhat excited. sir. an
you stutter."
"B-b-but I-I-never s-s-stut-ut-
10 cred before. W-w-what has h-h-ha
pened to manner
IL In "a hours, by lying in bed ar
M keeping very quiet and only speakir
~ when positively necessary, the col
mel recovered. Then young Mr.. Che
ter was sent for. The talk lasted tv
NJ hours, and at the end OF 1t Miss MI
ME was heard to exclaim:
"Oh, Roy, you had such a beautif
ss s%tutter, and now it's gone, but l thir
| can love you just the same. 1
y least, I'll try my best!"