The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-31
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A CURE FOR DIGNITY

tain, Say, would you jump II
street car was coming a. ou?"
Il think / could walk out Of its
path"
II wish a policeman would arrest
YOU
"wha, for?'
Il wish he'd arrest you and slam
bang you all over the block. and that
the Judge would give you thirty days
the next morning. Oh, that dignity
How / just would like so see 1t slam
BANGED
Thank you"
And you needn't come here no
more
But shall"
And I never said ia marry you
when you asked II We ought TO keep
a cat You go to father II you dare"
lis he at home this evening,
pIease?"
And I'd elope with the butcher
boy sooner thsn--than--i"
Miss Chit. haven't seen you
playing marbles or drawing toy
car, about YETI
Three days later Miss Gertrude and
E
for weeks stay. II was winter. and
the lake, a quarter OF mile away.
was frozen over. and certain folks
were fishing through the ice with
good luck. Mr.. Speed was 10 come
down for the last two days Of their
stay. There were four clear days In
which TO SNOWFALL. skate, fish and
slide down hill. Even a snowman
was built at the gate and a sign Of
I 49,.
AROUND his mack II Miss Chit could
have had her way. The thought that
Mr.. Speed was to come down and
spoil the last two days set certain
little head thinking. A plan was
! laid. and the boy who had baited her
! fish hooks was called In to conspire
He grinned and Miss Chit giggled.
! What's a foot now?" asked the
su picious mother,
Nothing. mamma dear. Harold will
be here tomorrow. He will arrive at
/ IL o'clock. the same as We did. I
shall be over at the lake fishing. Tell
him where ] am, No. there's nothing
doing. mamma. I'd just like to sec
him catch fish through the ice"
Harold arrived. AS usual, he was
! punctusl to the minute. He was
shown the path to the lake and he
walked over there. His last few
steps were FASTENED by screams for
help, Yes. he really FASTENED, and
the sight that met his eyes as he
stood on the shore made him thrill.
Miss Gertrude was afioat on a cake
Of ice. She was holding out her
! hands to him in suppiication. There
] was q boy standing around on one
/ foot with his finger in his mouth and
looking helpless.
"A boat. 4 boat" cried Harold
as he seized the lad and shook him
out Of his coat.
"There---over there, but it's too
late."
"Harold-oh, Harold" from the
cake OF Ice.
"Yes-yes. III save you, Helm
me. you young villain, or I'll drown
YOU"
There were Ice and water In the
boat, and only board for a paddle
bur ii was launched and on It's way
to the the rescue when a strange thing
happened. Little Miss Chit seized
the end Of a rope and began pulling
herself and cake OF ice back to the
main portion and presently stepped
on the firm ice. As she did NO she
sat down and clapped her hands and
began 10 laugh. Harold slowly re.
turned the boat and then walked out
to where the ehuckles and giggles
and chirrnps came from. For thirty
seconds he kept his face mobile
Then he grInned--then' smiled--ther
broke down and laughed till the
tears came.
II just bet them two folks are
going to get married." announced the
boy as he sauntered up to the house
What makes You think so?'
GAUGE they are sitting DOWN on
the Ice shahin' hands and faughtn
like two idiots. Hark, You can hear
him boiler clear here.