The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-12-27
DUNDERHEAD'S LUCK
After Numerous Mistakes and
Accidents He Gets the Girl
He Was After.
BY CLARA INEz DEACON.

BY CLARA INEZ DEACON.
Ex-Judge Rosser of Marion was a
Eidower and lived on the interest OF
Ehe money he had been wise enough
to lay by In his younger days.
Colonel Grafton was the owner OF
The Grafton Woolen Mills, and making
money out of the capital invested
Fate was going to bring these two
men together. but she was in no hurry
about 1t. They had lived in the same
town for FIVE years and had never met
either In a business or a social way.
They simply knew each other by
sight
The Judge had a daughter named
Bessie. At the time the happenings
that follow took place to stir up the
country and almost precipitate an
other panic Miss Bessie was twenty
years old Her aunt was her chaper-
on and her fathers housekeeper, and
! large and fresh assortment of young
men were seekers after her hand and
aer fathers cash.
The colonel had a son Burt who
who was making his way through
sollege. Making his way does not
signify that he was saving wood hoe
ng corn or cutting ice to make good
Tor his board and tuition. 1t simply
means that he was somewhat slow
and absentminded; and did not get
grip on the higher studies as the ma
1ority Of students did He was a good
boy but little slow!
Young Mr.. Grafton had come home
on his summer vacation. He was 60
ing to learn the office work at the
Mills, fish. sail and take trips here
and there in an auto.
Miss Bessie Hosser was also home
on her vacation. She also had plans.
but every girl is liable to change her
plans at a moments notice. She did
not know of the existence of such a
young man as Burt Grafton.
On the morning after his arrival
home young Grafton started for the
Mills to devote half an hour to learn
ng the business and then go a-fish-
ng. There was one busy street cor
ter in the town and he struck 1t. He
1so struck a tall. slim man with
lowed shoulders and a chip convent
ntly ready to be knocked off. 1t was
Judge Rosser. His walk abroad was
slways aggressive and his look de-
liant He had somehow imbibed the
dea that he personally owned most
II the sidewalks in the busy burg
OF course young Grafton did not
Enow this. He was used to walking
where he pleased at college. even If
one of the professors stood in the
way, and as a consequence there was
collision between him and the Judge.
and the Judge arose to shout at him:
What do you mean, you dunder.
Head. by bulling your way through a
Srowd like this!"
II didn't see YOU" was the apollo
'etic answer.
"Then you're blind!"
Il hope--hope"
slope nothing! You shouldered
against me and ought to be led around
like a dancing bear!"
II apologize. sir"
But / don't accept It! You are a
dunderhead. sir-a dunderhead! You
ought to be obliged to give public no
tice when you are going to charge
through the streets!"
The Judge was sized up for what he
was--an irascible old man who loved
a row-and the younger man passed
on with a bow. On the next block he
turned into a store to shake hands
with a merchant and laughlngly said:
"Just met a raging lion and had
narrow escape from death"
What do you meant"
Happened to bump into an old
chap who was on the wrong side OF
The street and he gave me down the
banks In great shape. Called me a
.iancing bear and dunderhead,
Thought he was going to haul of and
paste me one"
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