The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-26
Won at Last
By CARL JENKINS
(cODyright. I0u, By Associated Literary Prsss,J

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entered the presence of that oficla
with tears IN her eyes 10 say:
"zeke Parsons. you are a con
stable"
"Yes, widow. have reached that
high pinnacle"
"Ain't there law against pesterinP
body?"
There sure is."
"Then want Jim skeen arrested
and jailed"
"Whew! Why, Jim skeen wouldn't
poster a fly"
''But tell you he is pestering mel"
"So HowT
Asking me to marry him when /
don't want to. He's asked me three
tlmes!"
But that ain't pestering," said the
constable. as a smile crossed his face.
That is. It amt within the meaning
Of the law. That's courting No law
to stop a man courting as / knows
Of"
But amt II threats when he says
he's bound TO have meT
NO. That's Just saying that he
loves you better than any other wom-
an. and is willing to swim the mill
pond to get you. Why don't you
marry him?"
Because don't want to marry any
one. l don't and l won't, and call
upon the law to protect me!"
Lots O. laws on the statute books.
Widow Faber, but l don't know-I
don't know about this. II Jem Skeen
was throwing stones at your hens or
breaking your windows the law would
grab him in minute, but as long as
he's only asking you to marry him,
what are we going to do? II my old
woman was dead l reckon I'd ask
you myself"
The widow didn't go home with
tears in her eyes. She vas too mad
for that. She hunted around for a
stout club and stood It in a convenient
spot, and that club was meant for
the Widower Skeen in case he pes
tered again.
1t so happened, however, that he
was called away for the next two
weeks on business, and the club was
not brought into use One day, Just
as the two weeks were up, the Widow
Faber started out to pay visit to a
woman across the creek that ran
through the town On the path she
took this creek was crossed by foot
bridge. It was a shaky affair at best,
and few people used It. She had just
reached the middle of the structure
when she saw Mr.. Skeen advancing
from the other end. She halted and
he came along up and said:
well, widow, you see l am back.
Going somewhere"
Yes"
Il was in hopes I would find you
at home, as l wish to talk about our
getting married. Better go back with
me-"
''Mr. Skeen, I'll never marry you
lever!" she replied with vigor.
"Oh, yes, you will You forgot that
am a determined man. I'll call this
evening for you to set the date!"
'If you poster me again I'll
II"
She had no time to complete the
entence. Under their united weight
he old bridge went down with a
rash. 1t was a fall Of ten feet, and
he creek had a depth Of six feet and
,vfyffk Tho
nd gasped and gurgled, but the
1idower was cool. He supported her
nd made a landing a hundred feet
Glow. AS she leaned up against a
rec, limp and bedraggled, he said:
widow Faber, may I call this
vening and talk the wedding over?"
mo. no, mol" she gasped.
"All right We will make It Sun
ay evening Widow, let me call your
ttention to the fact that we have
lnded on the shores of Deacon
hines pasture. The deacon owns a
ull, and that bull is coming for US
nd we must climb this tree. Up you
D. That's 1t. Just in time. He
mt reach us, and will go away in
me- Now. as II our getting mar
ed. We are up a tree, of course,
1T don't you think"
'T do, l do" she exclaimed in an
yer. 'T said I'd never marry you,
1t I will. You've pestered, and I've
zen drowned, and here's a bull roar
g at us, and l can't hold out no {
noarl Yes Iamas I'm vnnral We'll