The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-03-07


ground. When he got hungry, he went
around to the kitchen and was given a
great slice of bread and butter. BY
nightfall ne had really got interested
in games Of marbles, and ran himself
out of breath chasing a runaway kite.
ITS great!' he chuckSed, as he
rolled onto the trundle bed that night,
healthily tired out for the first time in
ten years.
Inside of a week Thomas Maltby had
forgotten the club, late dinners and
his automobile, The boys" went fish
ing, swimming. They played one old
cat, mumblety-peg, hi-spy. They got
up big healthy appetites. Thomas
cherished two "mibs," a glass alley
and a "falsie" agate with more pride
that he had a $1,000 profit on the
stock exchange.
ITS famous he told an august
comrade, an astronomical student, for
the time being a frisky, delighted lad.
No more dizzy spells; l can run like
a whitehead and eat-why, that mo-
lasses cake and those flapjacks take
me back 80 years and make life worth
living"
On one side Of the resort was a
high brick wall. Strolling near it one
day Thomas caught a tennis ball that
came over it's top. There were fem.
mime cries of distress. Then a lad.
der top appeared. Peering over it
was a fair, mischievoUs face, half hid
den in a quaint childish sunbonnet.
do you see the ball, Matte? ?" ask
cd a voice below.
Here, you, boy" called out the
roguish Matte to the astonished
Thomas-toss that lost ball over
here, will your
Then Thomas found out that the
brick wall enclosed the domain OF
Mrs. Prof. Gregg, who superintendent
the girls department" of the juvenile
regeneration system. He got to think
ing constantly of Matte, One DAY
he climbed a tree to view over the
fence half a dozen girls attired il
tasteful tennis dress, with fowinl
headgear, skipping rope and playing
with dolls.
Thomas lowered many a time out
side the walls of that feminine para
disc. He got to writing poetry. One
he saw his Matte" through a barre.
gate. He flushed like a consciou
schoolboy. She smiled be%witchingl,
and waved her pretty, slender hand a
him in a girIish, tantalizing way.
They have a regular party her
once a month" a boy" friend tol
Thomas next day. There is music
dancing and a supper"
Ladies, too?" inquired Thoma
hopefully.
Yes, Mrs. Professor Gregg and he
flock. The old life toys for tonigh.
you know. Very formal and dign
fed"
Thomas never enjoyed himself a
he did at the function announce
There were friendly introductions an
a pleasant time all around. Despit
the conventionalities, however, rudd
cheeks, the glow of health, gay be
and girl laughter made the affair d
lightful.
OF course Thomas met Matte. ST
was a city stenographer who hi
taken the cure, to come out brig
and ~vivacious and restored to healt
When Thomas returned to the CT
he sought her out. He called on h
twice, but only had he to tell her b
love to win her complete acceptan
of his suit.
Returned from a years tour of E
rope, one day DR.. Philetus Derring
CHANGED to meet Thomas, The latte
smiling, brisk and happy, hailed hi
with a healthy handshake that MAJ
the physician vince.
1T is plain to see that you took t
Juvenile cure" said the doctor.
Yes. and won a splendid wife al
; a comfortable home through 1t al
declared Thomas. 1--WE live next do
to a glorious family with II oh
dren, and we're all just like XII
Going home now to fly kites I
them"
n You have certainly solved
great problem of health and hap
ness proclaimed the delighted d.
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70 Copyright, 1918, by W. G. Chapman,
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