The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-21
And I was trying to satch him!"

And was trying to catch hin!"
said Mr.. Hayes.
1T appears that you don't know
whom to assault and batter re
marked Miss Ledyard with cutting
irony.
If you knew that this man was in
nocent why not say SO in advance?'
asked Mr.. Somers. If you thought he
was an escaped convict then you were
more than willing to see him get away
from pursuit I confess that your at
titgde puzzles me. will have tbs
guards continue the pursuit while ]
take you home in my auto"
Thanks, but I couldn't think OF
bothering you! II you do oyertake the
escaped prisoner please kill him WITH
out mutilation!"
Mr.. Somers raised his cap and sped
on, and Mr.. Hayes, when he had got
rid of some of the blood and tousle.
helped the chauffeur to adjust new
tire and accompanied the rig back to
the city. There was very little con-
versation en- route. The longest speech
Miss Ledyard INDUCED in was:
Il think y<,r.r nose is broken, and II
| it Is it serves you right for butting into
what was not your affair in the least"
Just so, Miss-just SO" was the
humble reply, as the nose was gently
| caressed with finger
| The girl Mr.. Hayes was engaged to
was wearing self-complacent smile
| that afternoon, when the lover drop
Hped in to show her his nose and relate
his adventure. By the time he was
through her smile had vanished and
she said:
well, you certainly are big idiot!'
But what for?''
| For chasing the man."
But didn't I want to see where his
went?."
1T was your business to go along
about your business. On several oc-
casions / have noticed this silly habit
of yours, and
silly" he exclaimed.
yes; even idiotic!"
4 well, there's one idiotic thing /
haven't done, thank goodness. and that
is to get married."
And with that he grabbed for his
hat and made off, and there was no
telling how many apologize notes
would have to be written to bring him
back. Convict Ne. 1850 didn't know
! how much trouble he was going to
| make in that suburb when he bolted.
For two long weeks four people
stood on their pride and saved their
1 postage stamps and shoe leather. It
might have continued two weeks long
er but for the convict. His friends
didn't rally with the cash to get him
to the Pacific coast to become grape
grower, and he returned to the city.
There he heard aboA the lovers quar-
| rels, and he made decision.
/ One evening a week later Miss Led
! yard was informed that a working
man wished to speak with her for a
moment, and after wondering for a
minute ever such a request she told
| the butler to show him in. It was
Hogan, and he was not q bit abashed.
Kid, It's All FAULT 3 he began.
4 THAT Is
dat you and Mr.. Somers are outs
/ I'm de convict dat bo1ted, and I'm
ashamed of it. hear dat dey caught
de man dat was tryin' to catch me
and broke his nose
But what is all this to me?' was
asked.
Il don't want Mr.. somers to be
t'rowed down over dat mix-up. II dc
bloke hadn't resisted he'd have daisy
of a nose today. MT. Somers' al
right-all right"
And you are going back to PRISON.
Sure, Mike, but want to see de
Gully wild de broken nose first ant
square everything up. Dat breaks
goin' to cost me year or two more
Make it up wild Mr.. somers. He's {
daisy"
Mr.. Hayes nose got well and hi.
fancee apologized and made him hap
py. And convict No 1850 gave him
self back to imprisonment with the
feeling expressed in words:
Gee! How much trouble coupl,
, Of kid-girls could make II dere WASH
few sensible cu1lies like me aroun,
to talk sense to 'en.''
: Copyright, 1912, by the Mcclure News
paper syndicate.)