The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-21
THE EVENING Story
Pooling Dad.

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| Fairbanks had done it, and also COM
PEELED others to help him carry the
| burden.
At the age of twenty, being then
| farmers son, Moses fell in love
with. a village girl, and perhaps there
| would have been marriage in time
had not young man from the city in
terfered. On finding himself thrown
over, Moses first thought was to lick
his rival. He tried it-and was bad
| ly walloped. From that hour he was
death on dudes. His idea of dude
was a teller who wore good clothes,
tipped his hat to the opposite sex,
made the most use of his fork at the
table, and demanded something be-
sides his coat sleeve to wipe his
mouth on.
Moses had an iron will and would
not depart from the policy he had
mapped out. He married a nice girl,
but as a wife she could not even ar
que with him on the crouch. That
was the bitter spot. He was called
eccentric by some, and a fool by 9TH
ers, but he went his way just the
same.
Children came to the family. The
mother would have taught them
many little things the times de-
worst licking his son Harry got dur
ing his youth was administered for
raising his cap to merchants wife,
and the worst that his son James got
y
dude of drummer. The boys grew
up rough and uncouth, with just the
rudiments of an education, and the
father smiled as he thought how he
was beating the world.
His daughter Cally took after her
mother in all things but that of OBJ
stinacy. She had that trait from her
father. She was soft spoken and gem
tie in her ways. but at the age of 6
her father was glad to permit her to
go and live for a couple of years with
an aunt. It was his undoing. She ac-
quired a fair education and a good
deal of the worlds polish. and her
wits were sharpened until she became
a plotter and a conspirator.
A nice young fellow fell in love with
Miss Cally, and for long time she
failed to realize that he came under
the head of duees. Even that he wore
collars and cuffs would have been
enough for Moses Fairbanks to point !
him to the door.
When the girl did realize this it was
too lates She loved in return, and her
aunt encouraged her. George was the |
son of fairly wealthy man and love
resulted in an engagement. 1t was
then that aunt and niece awoke to |
the gravity of the situation. 1t might
have been solved in five minutes by a |
secret marriage or elopement, but |
queerly enough both young people op-
posed these ideas. Georges parents
might be willing to consent to a mar
rage, but when Miss Cally thought of
her father she shivered. She could
Imagine her young lover, even though |
his shirt cuffs had been forgotten,
standing before her grim and grouchy |
father and asking for her hand. One
lookover and then it would be:
Marry my daughteri No, you in
fernaI dude-a hundred times mol"
And her brothers would Singer and
haw! hawI and go outside to waylay
the dude and pound blazes out of him
FOR his cheek. On, yes, she could
figure 1t all out, and her cheeks
up with indignation. 1t was then
that she became a p1otter and con-
spirator.
You'll have to have a frank talk
with George cautioned the aunt
after she had been told of the plot.
81 mean to-"
Perhaps he'll see some romance in
t, but I can't" |,
But he'll have to see the romance
f we are to get married. Dads got
o be fooled or I don't marry any
,ne.'
George was told the history of the
crouch, and he was told what he must
10 in the matter. 1t looked good to
him before he had heard half the
evidence He was down on grouches
IN general principles, and nothing
hat he could roll out of the way was
going to stop him from marrying
Cally Fairbanks.
The girl was ordered home. The
ather had heard in roundabout
way that she friZzed her hair and .
wore tan-colored shoes and he didn't
propose to put up with any such fool
shness in the Fairbanks family. He
vas at the house when she arrived, :
eady to inspect and find fault, but {
vas greatly taken aback. The shoes
we're black and old and run down at {
he heels-the dress was calico-the !
lat lop-eared and devoid of even {
ooster feather. There was no put ]
ing on frills in any direction. When I
t came to the supper table the girl /
made much use of her knife and {
rank her tea from her saucer. She
lso asked for a second helping of /
them 'taters.'
The father nodded his head in ap- f
roval Going away from home had
lot spoiled his daughter.
Plenty of dudes there, I suppose ?" !
e queried. :
yes, but I had no use for them" T
eff you had I'd have sure disowned =
gu. What's this we hear about your
laying the pianer?" :
1T can jangle on it."
We'll, tomorrow you take hold and +
clip your mother to jangIe this +
ouseWork I'm looking to take on a
mother hand at the mill, and if I o
ct one, he will come here to board.
s'pose you went to school over there "
nd learned a lot of flumdiddle nom r
snse?" "
Some history and geography" a
mo more good to woman than so 6
lucIl sawdust- #
Moses had spoken of the mill. 1t was
sawrnill, and he and the boys had run W
When very busy extra hand was -
ired for a time. 81
Ten days after Miss Cally's return a q
Dung man presented himself at the mill :.
nd asked for a job. He was dressed 2
,r work, but his hands were hardly q
1ugh enough
Guess you haven't got the muscle for o
awmiH work" replieda the father as the -
pms stopped work to- listen, lly