Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-06-18

Is all eyes and ears for a bucolie gen
tleman who runs a farm and dabbles
IN literature on the side. although II
may be the other way round, dabbles
In the farm on the side. She really
doesn. know what she wants, and
she's such a butteray-its In the
| blood / guess-that life with the bu-
| collie gentleman would spell disaster
in six months. Now. / want you for
a sort Of social pacemaker for her"
Pace-maker mentally added to the
list. and you may be sure she won't
be blind to the elgibles when she
sees them nuttering around a candle
set directly under her nose
"Oh!" / exclaimed, as II some one |
had jabbed me suddenly with a pin.
| | kept thinking about the baseball,
too. We seemed never to be coming |
to that. And the SOM" / asked.
Hes IN love, OF thinks he II, with
girl six years older than himself
and totally unsulted to him. And the
trouble Is she's about to be In love
with him. for he's a persistent lover
/ Perhaps opposltes attract, but they
don't keep out Of the divorce courts.
] She's lBnguid. ethereal, believe II
p Is considered; anyhow, she hasn't
3 enough energy to brush away a mo-
suuito. She doesn't get up until noon,
Z has her coffee and rolls In bed. and
e that's not the kind Of wife want for
e my son. / poured the coffee for my
u husband every morning Of his life,
). and want to see my daughter do II
I for her husband and my sons wife do
II for him. Moreover, she doesn't
d know a baseball from a football, or
3. football from tennis ball, or a
v golf-ball from any Of them and has no
Il desire to learn. Now, you've heard Of
d Hap"
2 | nodded. Yes, / had heard of Hap,
n. and all those athletic honors he
TT brought out of Harvard
why, he'd be neglecting her before
n. the year was out" she almost
a moaned.
n so you want me" began.
Il. 81 want you to put Hap on the right
I track"
ar looked at JOS back. 1t had grown
a. rigid, Ike Mrs. Fiske's does when the
horrible moment comes, and was
n. wondering where Mrs. Maria Crown
N. inshield Hazard would be when the
cyclone struck.
=. so you want me deliberately"
AZ began again.
az eyes. my dear" Mrs. Maria Crown
:, inshield Hazard smiled as | paused
'A bit shocked I'm afraid that's wha
80 do want"
30 But what shall I do with him whel
10 I get him." / cried. II haven't tn
:" slightest wish to get married."
,o- Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs
.a' Hazard. you don't have to MARI
~ hint Just get him on tho right track
% Get him turned around so he can Sc
., other girls. There are plenty of oti
-. err girls too, suited to him Il he wi
'u' only turn around and look"
en- "Oh!" breathed, relieved, and Jo
So, back settled into place. But pc
" haps I'm not capable of all that. Nv
tnu never had the least experience
love"
go IAN the better" she answere
oI heartily.
aSs And perhaps, being pace-make
and there being so many eligibles, l
ina come cropper myself"
She looked little startled at tha
TOO, then she chuckled.
clai Then again, perhaps not" she
gued. "You might pick a plum fro
X! the social pudding I've no objection
an She shook forefinger playfully. "B
no dark corners while my soci
mis- things need attention. And you mu
10 not hold me responsible for any lac'
ated affections"
able l suddenly leaned back my he
and laughed.
"Oh, it's all too absurd" I erie
. I delightfully."-, deliciously absurd, a
my If you think I'll do, why I'm il
and crazy to start right in. I'm quite 81
)cial l can take care of myself"
}. Then l remembered l hadn't ask
the 10 what she thought about 1t, but
the ought to have known she would
won have waited to be asked. Just tn
III she turned, anu Sd" hn oLuu'
at crinkle around her gorgeous ey
J go And knew something-she was 81
ocial too. that could take care OF mys
60 JOS teaching has been sound
such good.
sure "As | want so much, I'm willing
pay for It, But I am rather at
lntry loss" Mrs. Hazard looked first
she 10, then myself tentatively, expect
own, help,
ouse- | looked at 10 and my eyebrt
upid. asked: Three thousand a yea
r and But 10 didn't even blink, and
lused to wade in alone.
sing 81 expect so much" Mrs. Hazard
ex- minded me. up early, to bed !
night and on duty all the timer"
had took my plunge.
offer, Three thousand" l said quic
ge to for fear I wouldn't get it out,
such choking bit at that. OF cours
1 I'M meant year.
hat I We'll" she said, IF you do m
ldver- good summers work it's worth
= you Heavens! She had understood
ted mer!
we'll And the two-weeks clause?" l
-ench, ed. feeling sure was going to g
mobile bump somewhere. 1t all sounded
BOSOM good to be true.
d the ooh, there's no such thing l
afford to lose you" After all, eli
"a