Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-21

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managed to make herself believe that
Bob was at least five feet six. Love
him. Marry him? Never while water
flowed and clocks licked! Nice Bob,
what there was Of him, but there was
only about half enough.
On the fifth day Of her visit, and
while Miss Molly was taking her mu.
sic lesson, the visitor strolled down
the highway. Brother Bob would have
strolled with her, but she lodged him.
The first he knew Of her absence was
when he heard her scream and ran in.
to the road to see a husky tramp
holding her by the arm.
The sawed-off man made about four.
teen jumps and sent that Weary VIII
lie into dreamland by a blow on the
chin; knocked him out as neatly az
Jenries could have done, and didn't
brag about It, either. He explained
that 1t was little way he had, and let
1t go at that.
As soon as Miss Addie got over her
scare she looked long at brother Bob
and finally made up her mind that he
must be at least five feet eight. She
also found herself almost believing
that a sawed-off had a right to live as
well as a giant.
Three more days passed and then
the trio went fishing In the lake. Three
persons are not too many to fish from
the same skin II one Of them does not
catch a little sunflsh weighing about
an ounce and Jump around and upset
the craft That's what happened.
Miss Molly could swim, add she head.
ed away for shore, but Miss Addie
went down like bag Of sand, and II
was the sawed-otf hero who dived and
brought her up and chung to the boat
until his sister brought another to the
rescue.
"oh, I don't know" replied Bob an
hour later when thanked. 81 Just hap.
pened to be on the spot, you see. Hav.
ing such long legs, I'm a natural swim.
msr!"
Long legs! Miss Addie smiled. Then
she became serious. Was she near.
sighted? Was Bob Harmon entitled to
be called long legs" instead Of duck
legs" 1t might be. At any rate, she
measured him with her eye and de-
cided that he had grown an inch in
the laSa >. aours.
1t NAs in the middle Of the third
week TIA: 9 climax came. The three
were out in the auto when they en-.
countered IN automobile with two
young zen riding in It. They were
heard ION some distance singing a
ribald song. AS they drew nearer
they became more boisterous, and see.
ing two girls and a small boy in the
other machine they halted theirs in a
narrow spot and blocked the way.
What Is it," asked Bob Harmon az
he stood up.
Don't be scared, Bub-no one Is
going to bite you," was answered.
But you are obstructing the road"
Yes, Bubby, yes, but we want to
sing you a song. Will the young ladies
kindly join in the chorus, pleass?"
my NIJ but don't raise a row
here!' exclaimed Bob's sister as he
dropreS out Of the auto.
"Mr. harmor-Bob-please dont!"
added Mss Addie.
The men roared with laughter az
Bob Advanced upon them, and when be
had quite reached their auto they
jumped down thinking to play ball
with him. The girls couldn't see It at
all on account Of the dust that was
kicked up, but when the air cleared
one Of the men was running away and
the other lying prone. They were a
licked pair. Their automobile was
backed away and left In the ditch, and
all the sawed-of man had to say about
1t was:
There are times when you simply
have to do It."
That night Miss Addie did a lot Of
thinking. 1t was mostly about short
men and heroes and Napoleons. She
had come to a conclusion about the
time the ROSTERS began Growing.
When she had reached home after her
visit and told her mother all, the
mother musingly queried:
$50 you are engaged to a sawed-ofi
man after all you've had to say about
Ithem%
Eyes, mother, Bob isn't so very tall,
but I'm going to learn to bend over so
that when We walk out We will be the
very same height