Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-24

Miss Addie had . mental picture -
brother Bob sitting there with his feet
six inches above the loor. and laughed
She also recovered her speech and be-
gan to tell how happy she was. As
matter of fact. she had no business to
be either astonished or disappointed
II brother Bob and the rest Of the
world were suited she had no objec'
ton.
The young man laid himself out to
be nice and succeeded. After three or
four days his sawed-offness didn't look
SO sawed. BY thinking OF man sew
en- feet high all the time the girl
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 husky tramp
holding her by the arm.
The sawed-off man made about four
| teen jumps and sent that Weary VII
lie into dreamland by blow on the
chin; knocked him out as neatly as
JeffrIes could have done, and didn't
brag about II, either He explained
that 1t was little way he had, and let
It 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 i've feet eight. She
also found herself almost believing
that a sawed-off had right 10 live as
we'll as giant.
Three more days passed and then
the trio went fishing in tho lake. Three
persons are not too many TO fish from
the same skiff II one OF them does not
catch a little sunfish weighing about
an ounce and jump around and upset
the craft. That's what happened
Miss Molly could swim, and she head
| ed away for shore, but Miss Addie
wsnt down like bag Of sand, and IL
was tae sawed-off hero who dived and
brought her up and chung to the boat
until his sister brought another to the
| rescue.
"Oh, | don't know" replied Bob an
hour later when thanked Il just hap
psned to be on the spot, you see. Hav
ing such long legs, I'm natural swim
mer!"
Long legs! Miss Addie smiled. Then
she became serious. Was she near
sighted? Was Bob Harmon entitled to
be called long legs" instead Of "ducB
legs?" 1t might be. At any rate. she
measured him with her eye and de
cided that he had grown an inch in
the last "a hours.
II was IN the middle Of the third
week that the climax came. The three
were out In the auto when they en-
countered an automobile with two
young men riding in it. They were
heard from some distance singing q
ribald song. As they drew nearer
they became more boisterous, and see
ing two girls and small boy in the
other machine they halted theirs In o
narrow spot and blocked the way.
What ia it?" asked Bob Harmon az
he stood Up.
Don't be scared. Bub--no one IL
going to bite yon." was answered.
'But you arc obstruc,ing the road
'Yos, Bubby, yes. but We want te
sing you song. WIN the young ladies
kindly join In the chorus, please?"
My soul. but don't raise a row
here!" exclaimed Bob's sister as he
dropped cut OF the nuto.
Mr.. Harmon-Bob-pleas dont!'
added Miss Addie.
The men roared with laughter az
Bob advanced upon them. and when he
had quite reached their auto they
jumped down thinking to play ball
with him. The girls couldn't see 1t al
all on account of the dust that wai
kicked up, but when the air cleared
one Of the men was running away and
the other lying prone. They were q
licked pair. Their automobile wal
backed away and left in the ditch, and
all the sawed-otf man had TO say about
Il was:
There are times when you simpl,
have to do It."
/ That night Miss Addie cid o lot o.
. thinking. II was mostly about shor
men and heroes and Napoleons. Sh,
had come to conclusion about th'
time the ROSTERS began Growing
When che had reached home after he
visit and told her mother all. th'
mother musingly queried:
80 you are engaged to sawed-of
man after all you've had to say abou
them?"
Eyes, mother, Bob isn't so very tall
but I'm going to learn to bend over 81
. that when we walk out We will be tn
, very same height"