The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-02
He WAS HARD hit.
What Fred Hackett Didn't Know
About Leghorn Chickens
Worked Wonders.
sx.cLARA lnEz DEACON.

within q yeari"
III it's as serious as that I ought to
teleAhone to the doctor at once. Have
yos, any choice OF Insane asyiums!
Fred Hackett had motored down to
b,s hrother's "gentleman's estate" for
a brief visit, and was talking with MS
sister-in-law. Fred Hackett was al
ways falling in love. Sometimes inc
fit lasted "a hours, and on two or three
occasions 1t had gone to 38. He took
himself for a very serious young man.
and It hurt his feelings that no one
else did
Say, back here about two miles is
fine house and farm, ne SAID 10 the
sister-in-law."
"Yes?"
House stands on hiii."t
at does"
"staving-looking girl lives in the
house that stands on hill
Gust So"
"staving-looking girl is to be seen
feeding Leghorn chickens.
Eyes, sometimes"
"And I've fallen in love with that
girl and am going to marry her"
Forget it,"
Never. tell you I'm hard hit, You
know her, do your"
why, l know of her. Her father Is
/ an insurance man named Franklin.
Her name Is Irene. Her mother Is an
invalid. Yes. there are Leghorn chick
ems. That's her fad. That's ALL"
But 1t can't be. sister"
well, Miss Irene has never called
, on me. They say she makes no calls
4 She is a very nice girl, from what
hear. She has a higher education
!. and sings and plays. Won't that suf
q fice?"
q But why hasn't she married?" per
N sisted Fred.
n There may be half dozen reasons
n She has had plenty Of beaux but the!
y have come and gone"
81 see. She has had an intuition
- that her ideal would come along SOM
day. and here he is. Good girl to wal
for mel"
And she'll be waiting ten year
D hereof" laughed the sister-in-law.
mot quite a fully day, o, falls
prophecies! AS soon as l call Their
tomorrow she'll have a feeling ths
I'm the man. Egad, but isn't 1t luck
that made this trip! felt 1t In m
N. bones when I started out that wa
m. going to meet the girl who'd chang
N. my whole life over"
m. With that the subject was droppe
-, The sister-in-law regarded it as one
Fred's impulses, and he had son
IL planning to do and went out for
III walk. He had a plan all perfected
M an hour, but nothing was heard of
m until the next morning when he HI
m ordered his auto around.
a WHITTIER goeth thou. Fred?" ask
y the sister-in-law.
~ ITO make the acquaintance of I
- future bride"
'm' You don't mean you are going
," Franklin's!"
I'm That's what 1 mean. I may not
pm. invited into the parlor, but shall
om. Miss Irene"
nm But howH What excuse will }
nm make?'
"Leghorn chickens, my dear. B
pn' excuse in the world without the L
pm hons should be In doubt. With tn
am a sure winner"
"But-but-"
Tell you all about 1t when !
. back. Delays are dangerous in ca
. of love. Some other guy may gel
the Leghorns first"
Luck may or may not OCCASION
help out a man of cheek. but she
sure friend of a man of nerve.
had Fred Hackett roll up to the FIR;
lin house just as Miss Irene came
to feed her cherished Leghorns
breakfast He descended from
auto and entered the grounds and
!. preached her, cap in hand;
/. Somebody to see father"
unused
!. "Or a book agent"
"Or windmill man"
:. mo. he's a-a-
u Excuse me, madam, but
10 your Leghorns and just had to
for a moment. They appear to n
be the true breed"
"Oh, they are" she found he
replying as she received his card
held it without looking at the nam
did you import them!"
- mo, but got them from q pt
. who did"
. 81 hope he's reliable l bough
flock right in Leghorn, SO as to be
of the breed It's shameful how
of these alleged fanciers have
~ posed on the unwary."
"But / don't think have
swindled"
n sincerely trust not" said
with a shake Of the head to. 81
}. that ne had shfs doubtsi
lon. <But half a dozen people hav,
me that they were the true Leigh,
[ YES, they look to me-"
? "But II 700 have the true Leg
II can't You tellf'i
: "Oh, yes Do they lay every
40 y u -