Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-13

end. Mr.. Forrest. ! hope Tor your
mothers sake you viii change"
And re gave bis consent" wills
pered Miss Prue, who was waiting
in the hall for her lover 10 reapnear.
No, and he never will, He thinks
I'm slugger and loater."
How dare he, How dare he,"
"Oh. he dared, AL right He didn't
seem a bit embarrassed over Il. He
same as called me prize fighter.
And you so gentle that you wouldn't
hurt fly. Well we won't elope. ard
We won't commit suicide. You just
walt That father OF mine is going 70
get talking to-"
The father got it. hut II did not
change the situation. eXcap: he hoped
that Mr.. Forrest, for the sake OF his
parents, would give up smuggling and
take TO the law and become credit 70
the bench and bar If he did this. and
after five or ten or fifteen years,
proved that he had recovered from
his exuherance of spirits. Why he might
come around and talk
Miss Prue was not found dead 1t the
end of rope III the garnet next morn
ing. They don't do that way nova
days. They write a little note and
snluggle it ouc Of the house and then
have feeling that their angel grand
mother il looking down from heaven
and will somehow bring things around
all right In this instance. Miss Prue'S
angel grandmot her was on the spot
and saw her way clear.
Mr.. Forrest did not call again. He
did not propose an elopemvnt nor plan
the death OF the banker II he was
slugger he was all honorable one. Be
sides, he also had a grandmother up
there. She was hustler and schemer
when alive. and he believed he could
depend upon ner now.
Mr.. Wilson was Interested In a mar.
BILE quarry, and occasionally drove out
there TO see how things were going.
There had been cut-down in Ihe
wages OF the men. I'ou mach nioneT
Was being sent back to Italy Two
weeks after breaking Mr. Forrest in
two he,starIed 10 visit the quarry and
settle the trouble II he could. and Miss
Prue accompanied him. AT about The
same time the despairlng lover started
ont from somewhere in his auto for 4
spin. His route passed the quarry.
The banker arrived 10 lind seven or
eight hands hanging around and
grnmbling, while II dozen more had
packe, mp and departed. A strike had
been declared. He stood w in his auto
and GRATED. He showed that Il cut in
wages always made the wagc-earner
mere economical. and was therefore Il
good thing, and he was going on t.
prove several other things when the
men made Il dash for him and hauled
him out Of the machine They had
just begun 20 pound him NJ rigjl'-
smart when another auto arrived on
the scene. and he had Il dim rcIue,n-
hrance Of hearing his daughter cry
out:
ooh, it's Harry-mv Harry! Oh.
Harry, they are killing dad
This was the situation that the two
angel arardmothcrs brought about.
Couldn't he Better. Sir, Harrison For
rest was out OF his machine and slug
eing away. one, two. three. inside NJ Ten
seconds. The enemy Went down. The
enemy dubbed aud slashei ct him.
The enemy was punched until It fed.
And Mr. Wilson sat uD in the road ana
saw It. all. ai!i heard MSS prucs words
of commentator and e%utation. And
when the enemy had been lamhaSted
the banker arose and extended his band
10 the young man and quietly Oh
served:
81 thought YOU were 10 quit slug.
ging.'
But this was spcc!a! occasion. you
see!" was the reply
"Oh. / understand. Well. you might
call this evening ana max" It another
special occasion. and shall expect you
to take up law The very frs; thing in
the morning"
And Miss prue reached out and
pa,ted her father on The shoulder.
You are the best ever" she said