The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-30
Daily Short Story
The Turning of the Worm

some people don't like fun OF that sort.
h iS rmlsss 4 may BE- So / and
Hayes and another whose nsmP ! don,
recall Just now took our posts IN the
etliarc room az four IN the sfternoo1
and watched the garden.
There MAS a grape arbor Just at n.
side adjoining the place where Bob an
Margaret were TO meet. and at nrst y %
had thought OF hiding IN there. But 30
Vas afraid our mirih would be hear
and he would get into trouble and. a
we found that Pc had a perfect visv
from the windows. No ~sre very well
satisfied IL was a. good as q play.
Margaret was che mrs, Of the actors 80
arrive aud ~e saw hW pacing az and
Gown NE garden In an asitsted sort OF
way. OF course she didn't dream that
We were watching her. and she kept
looking up and down In the most comicai
manner until Boo put In his appearan nee
nve minutes late lie apologizsd for It
effect.
He had the letters In his hand and n.
gave them TO her.
You see. I trust YOU MArEarst" no
said, and he thrust his head UP 80 that
he could wink at US. Margaret was much
TOO ssitatsd to see what he VAS doing.
She kept looking right and left a. though
she were afraid and at last. when che
had io deliver the goods. she looked into
the grape arbor instead and-JOhn came
out.
II ws< regular plant; You know. YOU
never can trust a woman. they're go
trick. Size had told John and We sup
posed spuusd the poor creature INTO
some sort OF manhood. We had some
difficulty I'm holding our laughter. for We
wanted 20 see Bob wipe the ground with
John without being detected and spelling
the same.
Jim Allen had raised tie window over
80 SOFTLY So that ~s could hear every
thing that was said.
Bob stood smiling at John in a foolish
sort of way. and when John spoke. MS
IA q h.s 10
made me Jump.
You dirty DlsrkEuard." he said. peel
on your coat and look alive. I'm going
thought that Rob looked scared. bur
ne Knew he had an audience and had to-
Keep up his nerve.
What for. Beverley" he asked Hang
~ can't "our wife have any friends az
ali WITHOUT your getting mad about IT,
m going 10 make IL worse for you
Tor that. sad John. And II YOU ever
give you whats coming to YOU all over
again Arc you going tn strip
on bet am, yelled Bob. and
w. lppe .,. 81 ms coat and. running at
r"ndtSh blow just under the belt n
wasni sport. hut IL was funny To see
John couble Lp suddenly.
We thought that he was done for bur
al at ono" h. seemed 70 straighten and
came back At Bob with thump on the
nose. Nhid started tie blood. Ana after
I"hn hlsCk~nei his right eve and then
his LETT. he tapped his nose again. spl!t
he iiPS open. a:d tnen he b-san 70 ad-
minister the most ful scientific pun
me!lrs tnat ever heard 81. And every
Time Rob went down John irrkeI him 10
MS feet again snd administered soine
more
Bob WAS q sight when John 90,
" rough with him. lie Was contci with
blood ana t.th and n, Mas yelling IN n
der =" LOUD .hst all the wai.crs ~
CON" up and stood round Watching the
zane
Inhn picked Bob up for tie last time.
Here's what YOU came FOR" ne enid
IN The same even tone tina, he lad aI..yS
n>r'. save for the rlSp. AMI h.. took
Noh NV the throat and-i.iss.d HIM
Tn"H n" knocked him down aRt..-, ~,t
GOOD measure. and then b.. put 90 his
''at There wasn't a mark on ain, 81.
AVE niS arm 10 Margaret and as they
walked - together foticed Thar d..
N""in"d To- c.iuE - him In a sort of man
h"i " Al ] hadn't seen her ID n.sor.
~ SAID. ,ou never know un,, g.
Souan VIII 10 She had lad that 49,
Tor poor old hoh. ard ! bet she vas -.
most surprised woman IN Tho ,vorII .,
So. IN" rumm~! nE John sav@ HIM
10. 'iarEdr"t has cat our set now ard
s''- IN FOR the highbrcwS shes -r.i
l''i 90 John. ~ seems a ~ anne hat stcb
rhArTninr woman should he l'rk.l m
YIN SLOW zach Ike that A. FOR Ho,
20 t"nr "~-t l'e Cru'dn'f stand -
les % bis friends tney used to al!
I'm "harleN water
'"p'risht. 1919. 0y " =. chapman,