The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-06
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a speck. not for anything in the
world No, not even IL the dear Lord
Himself told me He was willin 10
do IT."
Colonel TodhunteF contemplated his
wife gravely. That's mighty lucky
thing. Mary" he replied then, his eyes
twinkling just triae. Lucky for
you and a blamed sight luckier for
me, cause | reckon | got to stay just
like | am TO the end o. the chapter,
honey"
AT that moment the sound of young
voices was heard from the twilight
Swallowed avenue leading up TO the
house Then a buggy drawn by high
stepping bay mare came into view.
That's Mary and STAN Tucker,
now, said Mrs. Todhunter. And I'm
glad Mary's home. | don't like that
skittish horse STAN Tucker drives"
That there mare o. STAINS amt a
bit more skittish than Mary Todhunt-
er herself" Colonel Todhunter re-
sponded. chuckling. And they're
both a-goin' to give STAN the surprise
OF his life one o. these days. Just
look at Mary. honey You'd think she
was a kitten set right down by
saucer. o cream. she's so tickled. She's
havin' as good time with STAN
Tucker as II they want no such
young man AZ Tom Strickland in all
the world. And right this minute she
wouldn't give Tom Stricklapd's little
finger for STAN fuckers whole body
and soul and all old Eph fuckers
money thrown In TO boot"
Mrs. Todhunter laughed lightly.
"Marys just beginning 20 receive COM
pany. Colonel Todhuhter," she ex-
pounded. And like all girls, she
wants to have a good time with her
beaux. II IL don't happen to be Tom
Strickland that's handy. it'll be STAN
Tucker. And n II isn't STAN, it'll be
somebody else"
Mrs. Todhunter," returned the Col
onel. you're wastin' your breath tell
In me things like that. know Mary
Todhunter, and | knew you when you
was Mary Todhunter's age. II she
amt the Twin likeness of what you
was then, III eat my hat, so what can
you tell me that | don't know al
ready? Tom Strickland will have his
hands full bringin' her to a standstill.
tell you"
BY this time Mary and her escort
had reached the house and STAN
Tucker was assisting her from the
buggy. Mrs. Todhunter and the Col
onel advanced TO meet them.
You've got to stay to supper,
STAN, said Mrs Todhuuter. II
know you must be good and hungry.
and Colonel Todhunter will have old
Jupiter take your horse around to the
stable. You and Mary come right in
now"
Siam Tucker gladly accepted the
invitation, the Colonel calling to old
Uncle Jupiter. the faithful family
retainer, TO take charge of the bay
mare, and then the Todhunters and
their guest went In to supper.
But, hungry though he had de-
clared himself, and grateful as was
the Missouri supper OF Fried chicken,
egg-bread. butterbeans and corn on
the ear. with coffee made under Mrs.
Todhunters own supervision, Col
onel Todhunter found time TO di.
vert himself vastly with the two
young people.
are mighty low-splrited lot" he
ohhcuh'cu bravery. was a-Study-
In all OF you at the Daughters mic
mic, and never in all my born DAYS
saw young folks miss SO many
chances for havin' fun"
Why, father!" Indignantly cried
Mary. Il think we had the incest
kind of time! know / did. any-
way. Didn't you. Mr.. Tucker"
Indeed | did. Miss Mary,"
promptly replied STAN Tucker, but
with discomfiting recollection of
Tom Strickland in his mind. And it
certainly was big success for the
Daughters. too. They must have
made a lot for the soldiers home.
should think"
They'd ha' made lot more"
said Colonel Todhunter. "if Won
young people had been more'n half
alive. What the Daughters ought 10
ha' done was to have a good old
fashioned fiddler out there and got
up a big barn-dance. chargin every
body extra for dancin'."
"A barF-dance-oh!' Knocked
Mary, her pretty nose uptilted. 'Td
myself taking part i'm
barn-dance-just like we were liv-
ing In the back woods"
(Continued.)
Charles Frohman, theatrical man