The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-09-26

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mo. not altogether your fault. ArA
Darlington. but you helped" sallantly
remarked the doctor.
"Yes-of courss-I hslpsd-and I aD
deeply sorry because She began Q
plea for forgiveness.
The doctor interrupted her. He crisds
Sorry! Sorry! Why should you b
sorry. Mrs. Barrington7 You have
helped . great and glorious cause.
Don't you know what has happsnsd1
Don't you understand? Ny anti-bst-
ung bill has passed the legislature"
"Your anti u that what yoa leaS1-
sd?" she family sasped, sinktns ints .
chair. Hurriedly she added:
Was that the only measaes tAa1
came over your telephone. doctorY
THE only message! Isn't tAat
enough?" he almost walled. 'De ~
understand what It means 70 net Tho
anti-betting bill has now become lav.
Think Of 1t! The dream Of ny hfoa
Not another dollar can ever b bst On
race track In New York"
II am glad l got mine today" ehuo-
| kled the widow.
Il beg your pardon! Tno ooeto9 hA9
not heard her Alright.
Mrs. Harrington twisted hse rsnafk
into, II say. I'm glad its been such .
| fine day."
II was away from homo all ths an.
ernoon. ! went to the station to 50
my friend or-the Rev. DR.. Lindsay"
"WhatY was her startled question
r lD1s ha, \
mer vacation" blandly explained Dr.
| WoOdhurst.
| "And is there nobody at the rsctoeyr
she asked family.
"Oh, yes, yes. a very hne man! The
Rev. DIR. Rabbit from New Haven. He
will have charge until DR.. Lindsay
gets back. And do you know, Mrs.
Darlington, by a strange coincidence
the moment l entered the house the
telephone rang-it was the long dis
tance from Albany giving me the JOY
full news. Then the kilograms began
to arrive and felt that the first one
to share my happiness must be you.
Mrs. Darlington"
"Oh. doctor, you are kindness ITSELF"
she sweetly murmured.
AS she spoke she heard the faint
honk honk of an automobile. Mrs.
harrington breathed more freely Bud
had performed his mission and the
young folk, she presumed, were now
safely on their way to New York as
Mr. and Mrs Woodhurst.
The venerable reformer pursued his
pondcrous explanations.
$50 | picked up my kilograms and
rushed over to tell you all about 1t. be-
cause l know how deeply you are In
terested. DO you mind If open some
of these and read them!" he begged.
"Of course not. l wouldn't for
worlds do anything to mar your per-
feet happiness" was her reply as she
went to the window to catch sight OF
the lights Of the auto.
"'Dr. Woodhurst, Hempstead.' b
read 1t was q glorious victory.
Never again will the grand stand rs-
sound with the shrill cry OF the book
keeper
1.-THE gentleman probably means
bookmaker," she laughed.
II see. And do they cry?" he asked,
glancing at her over his glasses.
"They do cry occasionally"
He continued reading his msssassss
"T congratulate your warmly signed
Senator Bitsenhaussr. From Higgins
Cross Roads. Schoharie county, N. Y.
One OF my most ardent supporters
He knows all about the evil Of horse
racing" was his explanatory adden-
dunn.
Learned It at the county fair, sup
pose" sarcastically observed Mrs. Bar
rington.
Snnderson's automobile swept up b.
fore the house. Bud did not wait un-
til 1t came to full stop. but, throw
ing open the door. he jumped out. risk
ing Alis neck, and ran into the room.
"Oh. lady. lady! It's a muddy track.
and our entry is scratched" he painted,
paying no attention to the doctor.
Goodness gracious! What 10 the
meaning Of this?' gasped that worthy,
who reset his glasses on his nose to
get better view Of the wildly excited
stable boy.
Mrs. Darlington was frightened By
Buds remark. but she realized that
enP kIluSl luC blIuAIlOu oOA1SopO
ly to learn the facts from Bud and yss
keep the doctor in the dark.
"Oh, please don't mind him, doctor.
It's our little errand boy, ana he has q
most e1citable nature. sent him on
an errand. and he has Just come back
to report. Please go on reading your
teegrams."
The widow permitted her most
charming smile to dazzle the doctor.
who stepped aside, saying:
"Oh. of course. Of course"
"Now. Bud. be careful. Is every
thing all right?" asked Mrs. Barring
| ton.
"Nothin' is all right" Bud was vesy
much disgusted at the turn Of Affairs,
and so expressed himself