The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-03-23
Holding the Line
Copyright 1909, by Associated Literary Press)
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY

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other through their fathers. but had
never met.
A week went by without a move on
the part of the enemy, and then two
servants precipitated crisis. The
| generals hens were stoned out of the
commodore's garden and the commo-
dore's dog was sent home with to-
mato can tied to his tail. What made
the matter worse was that both prin.
cipals were shut up in the house-one
from govt and the other from an old
wound that had reopened.
"Eunice, you must stand by me"
announced t., commodore. II can't
get out, and that person knows It, and
he will take advantage Of my helpless
ness to run up a fence"
But what can l do?" the girl asked.
take a revolver and patrol the
line. If there is any fence building.
shoot"
Grant, my son, you must see this
through for me-" groaned the gen.
eral. "That person will hear of my
helpless condition and run up fence.
He must not be allowed to-"
But I don't feel like getting into
a muss," was the reply.
There will be no muss If you. are
firm. Take a gun and let yourself
be seen on the firing line"
The ground between the houses,
which stood hundred feet apart, was
covered with ornamental bushes. Miss
Eunice was the first to arrive. She
took shelter behind bush a foot this
side of the disputed line. She didn't
like it bit. She felt she couldn't be
brave in such cause. If any one
came from the other house what was
she to say?
That question was soon answered.
She looked up to see young man,
revolver in hand, standing within sew
en- feet of her. He was also on the
firing line. The two looked at each
other and then away. Then they
looked back again. Then the young
man said as he raised his hat:
II am the generals son, and pre-.
sumo you are the daughter of the
commodore"
Miss Eunice inclined her head. .
'We are here to shoot each other
under certain circumstances"
Miss Eunice lifted her revolver in.
to view and tried to look very brave.
1--WE are both determined persons.
and probably both will fall It is also
likely that our respective fathers will
fall"
mine can't get out to fall" said
Miss Eunice before she had time to
think.
Nor mine," laughed young Mr.
Grant. IF there is any shooting to
be done it must be between ourselves
Shall it be a regular duel or promiscu
GUS f1ring?"
Miss Eunice wanted to look very
savage, but in place of that her face
took on smile, and finding herself
defeated she threw her weapon on
the ground.
"A truce, eh?" laughed the young
man, as he also tossed away his
weapon. "Now, please let me go to
the house with you"
"But my father. He's-he's-"
Eyes, know, and SOS mine. They
are two foolish men, and we are 60
. ing to talk to them. The idea of a
! quarrel over 9 cherry tree!"
And young Mr.. Fairly walked in
! and faced the commodore, and he
talked so we'll and laughed so often
. that the old veteran who had been
: ready to eat him up, finally said:
, "If your father will say that It was
the fleet that did the trick at San
, tiago, / think-think that will settle
it,"
IT am ready to admit that we
, couldn't have done without the fleet
, replied the general when he had got
, over his aston,shment, "but I think
, the commodore ought to be willing
:. to admit that if the ravy had been at
, Gettysburg, it could not have won a
greater victory than the army did"
, Before high noon all was settled
and the wire fencing put away for
, good, and on the third day the two
veterans we're we'll enough to sit on
, the veranda as Of yore. They had
been smoking in silence for five min
, utes when the general said:
, Commodore, you are a sly old
= dog"
General, you are the same"
But we sly old dogs are going to
get left. The young folks made a
= peace that they might fall in love and
). be married next year about this time "
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