The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-08-29

T was paid to me today" Thom-
as was explaining to Celia out
side. 1T came from my grand
fathers estate. Say, Cele, what
is the use Of waiting now? I'm going
to quit the Job tonight. Why can't we
get married mex week:'
Tommy" said Celia, I'm no parlor
maid. I've been fooling you. I'm Miss
Spraggins-Celia Spraggins. The news
papers say Ill be worth $4O,OOO,OOO
some day"
Thomas pulled his cap down straight
on his head for the first time since we
have known him.
II suppose then" said he. II suppose
then you'll not be marrying me next
week. But you can whistle"
mo" said Celia, 'Ill not be marry
ing you next week. My father would
never let me marry a grocer's clerk.
But I'll marry you tonight, Tommy, If
you say So"
Old Jacob Spraggins came home at
$50 D. N. in his motorcar. The make
of 1t you will have to surmise sorrow
fully; 1 am giving you unsubsidized
fiction. Had It been a street car l
could have told you its voltage and
the number Of fat wheels it had. ia
bought a ruby necklace for her and
wanted to hear her say what a kind,
t%houghtful, dear old dad he was.
There was a brief search in the
house for her, and then came Annette,
glowing with the pure flame of truth
and loyalty we'll mixed with envy and
histrionlcs.
'Oh, sir said she, wondering if she
should kneel. Miss Celia's just this
minute running away out Of the side
gate with a young nan to be married.
I couldn't stop her, sir. They went in
a cab"
What young MANI roared old ia
cob.
"a millionaire, if you please. SRA
rich nobleman in disguise. He carries
his money with him, and the red pep.
pers and the onions was only to blind
US, sir. He never did seem to take
to me-"
Jacob rushed out in time to catch
his car. The chauffeur had been de-
layed by trying to light a cigarette in
the wind.
Here. CASTOR or Mike or whatever
you call yourself, scoot around the
corner quicker than blazes and see il
you can see a cab. If you do, run i
down."
There was a cab in sight a blocl
away. CASTOR, or Mike, with his eye
half shut and his mind on his cigarette
picked up the trail, neatly crowded th
cab to the curb and pocketed it.
What you doin'" yelled the cab
man.
"Pa" shrieked Celia.
"Grandfather's remorseful friend
agent" said Thomas. wonder what
on his conscience now"
"a thousand thunders..' said Castor
or Mike. ." have nc other match"
Young man." said old Jacob sever,
", "how about that parlor maid 70
were engaged to"
A couple Of years afterward old ];
cob went into the Office Of his privat
secretary.
THE Amalgamated Missionary s.
ciety solicits a contribution of $1,000
toward the conversion of the Koreans
said the secretary.
pass 'em up said Jacob.
1.-The University of Plumville writ,
that it's yearly endowment fund Of SGT
600 that you bestowed upon it is pa
due"
Tell EN- it's been cut out"
The Scientific society of Clam Coy
n. Y, asks for $4,000 to buy alcohol
preserve specimens"
Waste basket"
THE Society For Providing Healt
full Recreation For Working Gil
wants $4,000 from you to lay out
golf course"
Tell EN- to see an undertaken"
"Cut 'em all out went on JacC
I've quit being a good thing. l ne
every dollar l can scrape or save.
want you to write to the directors
every company that I'm interested