The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-15
Deaf and Dumb and Blind
By PAUL CALVIN ANDERSON


/ lowed his wad Of cotton for the SEQ
ond time In an hour.
He would have been less than hu'
man II he hadn't arisen with a face
as red a. paint and cross all the way
through. He grabbed for his hat and
might have gone running over the
sand dunes had not q sweet and plain
tive voice reached his ears:
"oh. sir. please do help usi We
have bursted a tirel"
Yes, he would help. AS a gentle
man he must do 30; but he made up
his mind 10 do no more. That Is, he
wouldn't speak a word 10 those girls,
They had fed him on cotton. so to
speak. and he would have his revenge,
He advanced and raised his hat. Then
no inspected tho tire.
Il hope you we're not hit by one OF
the flying pieces" said Miss Kitty in
her most ingratiating manner.
No reply
"Wnl we have to walk back to the
hotel7"
No answer,
"You see We have a spare tire
here"
No answer.
Mr.. Gnlett owned an auto himself.
In fact. his mother and sister were
down the beach in II at that very
moment He knew all about tires.
He took the jack from It's place, and
without motioning the girls to de-
scend he went at It and had the tire
replaced inside Of - minutes. He
might have done It in ten except for
oyerhearing such observations as:
Say, Edna, he must be deaf"
"Yes, deaf as an old tin pan"
"And he hasn't spoken word. Do
you think he's also dumb3"
HE looks IT,"
Poor young mani It's Just awful!
He's got considerable style about
him"
"Oh, / don't know. Wasn't It fun
ny to see him go over on his back.
II his hat hadn't blown off he'd have
swallowed IT,"
Hush you bad girl! I'll tell you
what he is. He's a professor in some
deaf and dumb school. And he owns
an auto, too. See how handy he is.
wish we hadn't frightened him So"
IF we had scared him worse, he
might have got his voice and hearing
back. Think what 1t would be to mar
ry a deaf and dumb man! Are you
going to thank him?"
Not in words. but I'll just look
my thanks"
AS Mr.. Giuett finished and stood
back and raised his hat the thanks
were duly looked and the auto
whizzed along. He followed at a slow
pace. The toothache was all gone.
but he had been humiliated He had
been made to jump aside like kan
garoo: he had been blown fiat on
his back; he had been made to swal-
low wads of cotton; he had almost
been called names to his very face.
No wonder he wouldn't speak to his
sister for an hour after getting back
to the hotel, and that his mother laid
her maternal hand on his locks and
said:
Philip l hope you won't go into a
decline, as your grandfather did at
this very place"
There is fate and there is revenge.
Fate had come-revenge had to walt
a day or two. Then the sister came
running to Philip.
"Oh, Phil" she exclaimed; I've
met just the incest girl you ever saw!
She's stopping at the Royal. I've in
vited her to take a spin in the au-
to, and you are to be chauffeur.
want you to meet her"
AS the aching tooth had gone out OF
business and the world looked rosy
again. Philip consented. though en-
tirely to please the sister. They dii-
fered on the girl question.
It was only when they had rolled
around to the hotel and picked up
their passenger that Mr. Philip Gil
lett would have swallowed a whole
roll of cotton batting had It been
handy. She was the girl Of the other
auto-the girl who had looked her
thanks-Miss Kitty Waldron!
Mr.. Gnlett tried to say things, and
Miss Waldron did likewise, and tho
sister sat there and wondered if both
of them had toothache. And when
they got back at last and Mr.. Gillett
assisted Miss Waldron up the steps
of the veranda, she turned to him to
say:
"sir, have you any explanations to
make?"
81 have, and will call this evening
to make them"
The explanations must have proven
satisfactory, as an auto ride became
a thing Of daily occurrence thereaft-
er, and the season had not yet closed
when Miss Gillett put her arms
around her brothers neck and MUIR
INJURED:
"Oh, Phil, I'm so glad-so glad! l
Just hoped you two would take each
other, and now you have!"
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