Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-01-23

chine. Elopo with somebody's wife
XII three OF four people With your
auto. Start for the north pole Co
about with a hobble skirt on. n
you'll 80 In to be the biggest fool IN
America III furnish you al the
money you can make use OF IT,"
Sorry, 0ov.--sorry-but cawnt
do Il, ye know" was the reply. Got
my little plans to look out for Would
like TO oblige. but must decline. No
hard feelings. I hope. Trunks Tor
your kind wishes. By-by
Mr.. Perry DegraW lived az his \
clubs and appeared az fis fathers
mansion only 1t intervals some
times he was seen only once a month.
On this occasion be disappeared after
the interview. and II was weeks be-
fore he was heard Of again. There
was a report that he was investigat-
ing the Panama canal. bat It was
not considered reliable. No one wog-
ried about him, however.
The widow Strong owned and oo-
cupied q manor house forty miles
from the city. She was still a young
woman, q member Of the best. 90
ciety, and wealthy. One afternoon,
as her auto was brought to the door
that she might proceed to q Village
four or Ave miles away, she made
the discovery that her chauffeur was
intoxicated. He was discharged on
the spot. and just as young man
who looked to be a walking student
came along He saw the situation
and offered his services. He claimed
to have experience, and after some
hesitation was engaged TO run the
auto for the trip. The results we're
twofold. The widow had heard OF
Perry Degraw's wager, and she be-
lieved she recognized the young man
in the stranger who had arrived at
the opportune moment He was
therefore engaged to act as chauffeur,
gardner and man of all work
It was plain that the new man
knew all about an auto. Quite sure
Of his identity, the widow did as any
other woman would have done. She
kept him at work from morning till
night. She found fault on all occas-'
ions. The cook was hidden to keep
an eye on him, and he was treated a
little worse than the average hired
man. He bore everything without
complaint and did his best to please.
After a couple of weeks he dropped
his Eye knows" and his "donchers,"
and he no longer struck tremendous
attitudes. The change in him was
noticed even by the cook. F'-
The new man, who called himself
Hopkins, and was familiarly known
to the servants as Hop" came to the
manor house in midsummer. He was
still there as winter set in. Not
word or look had betrayed the fact
that he was not Hopkins. The widow
now felt sure, but she was simply a
BIT interested. Perhaps If something
we're to happen ~
And one midwinter day Perry De
graw found his father in the library
again. His arrival had not been ex-
pected. In his surprise the father
looked up and Said:
why, son. where did you leave
it?"
Down in the country, gov. Been
hired man for the Widow Strong
ever since that basting you gave me.
''Why, you fool, did you go down
there and"
Gently, gov. Stuck in a snowdrifti
four days ago in the auto. Mighty
cold. Snow three feet deep. Widow
freezing to death. Chauffeur carries
her a mile In his arms and saves her
precious life. She rev1ves. Says she
has known his identity all along.
Says he is some fool, but not all fool.
Says she rather likes him. Says IL
may come off in about three months.
Wants to know, as l do, if you have
anything to say about it."
The father hadn't. He simply
reached out his hand for a shake.