Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-04-24
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| Ills nearL seemed 10 Stanu Stlll.
Lady Jean had dropped on her knees
by the deg, shielding him from the
young officers club. Don't" she said;
he's not mad! It's Mrs. Brooke's dog
Why can't you see? The poor brutes
wagging his tall"
HE is" said Willy; hold up, boys!
A mad dog doesn't wag his tall" He
released the tourniquet sufficiently to
free a piteous whimper. A second later
he lifted his hand off the dog, which
wriggled into Lady Jeans compass
! sionate arms as voice announced,
That's not the dog!"
The real mad dog-if mad he were
had been despatched by a single
shot from a soldiers gun, rods away;
but panic-stricken crowd had used
the customary Judgment of panic, and
pursued the wrong dog
And now," wrathfully declared
Jabez Rivers to his army cronies,
now that poor boy has probably put
his wrist out Of whack; and his fa-
ther coming in on the two o'clock train
to see him fight for the cup! And
this old fool telegraphed for him to
| come"
Nevertheless he kept semblance Of
confidence. And he has always liked
! Dickson because he was so sure Willy
would win. He offered to caddy for
Willy; but Willy gratefully declined,
| because it would break Tommys
heart Tommy's mother was coming
over to see the game. Hes a real
dead game sport" Dickson ended,
"and a little thing like spurious mad
dog isn't going to put him out of the
running"
Nor did it; Cleaves made up -ofle
Of his missing holes but he got no
farther; and at the sixteenth hole
Rivers and small, keen-eyed quiet
looking man stood up in a runabout
and shouted while the great Cleaves,
bewildered but invincibly courteous.
| shook hands with Willy Butler.
"You wait until he has cleaned up
Bit" advised Rivers; give the boys
| girl chance first-there they are;
| she's talking to him now"
Mr. Butler knew who she was she
had been pointed out to him before;
| possibly having watched her carefully
| through the progress Of the game, he
| knew something else, being man who
came to conclusions quickly, on oc.
casion. He looked at her now; he
| looked at Rivers; the only words that
escaped his lips-in a very small, low
voice-were, Wouldn't that make a
man believe in answers to prayers!"
"Willys been going soEe," said Riv.
ers. II don't know who you've up your
Sleeve for him, but we've picked out
winner-a sweet, brave, true-hearted
little lady. Don't you butt in, Hiram"
well, hardly" said Hiram Butler
"since her father and | picked her out
first. But, Jabez, blood will tell; I
knew Willy had the makings. Now
suppose you and put the young folks
into the machine. They can do their
counting on the way"
1t may be presumed that he knew,
although they took their own original
way to Arcadia. Fifteen minutes later,
had sought because, although much
longer to the club house by that road.
| Willy needed its cool refreshments fif-
teen minutes later the boy was say
ing, 81 had to write the note because
! didn't have chance to see you. Have
you read it?" He looked up tremu.
lously 81 write an awfully blind hand.
Il, t~Ip MI yN1n
ing golf and all, it's worse than ever"
"You could read 1t out to me, you
know" said the girl: she pulled the
score card, on which Willy had scrib-
bled, from her sleeve, and both the
young heads bent over 1t. Dear
Jean,'" read Willy; then he added, Il
hope you don't think that presumptu-
Gus, but being engaged"
"No, never mind that; you called me
that today, already, at the top of your
voice, too"
"You scared me stiff-Jean."
"You scared me flrst-before | knew
| 1t was Flukes. You are an aWfully
reckless boy"
l VIII ~ Ou, pdiu Nlhyb ~
short" He read
Dear Jean, I forgot to say one
ching Yesterday when | asked you to
marry me; love and adore you. Yours
very sincerely, William Godfrey But
ler''
He said nothing more; neither did
she say anything for space. The
| squirrels watched them with their
| bright little eyes, and scampered fear
lessly up the very tree under which
| their car had halted. All at once she
began to laugh. "My word! but you
look miserable, William Butler. know
| it is a sacrifice; | made up my mind
to release you; I only consented yes
terday to make you easy In your MIND
for the game"
Then he surprised her. THAT was
yesterday" said he To-day I know
why all the world has been different
ever since l saw you; knew every
thing | felt when you ran to that
dog"
Then it will not be an awful sacri-
fee for you?"
He took her little cold brown hand;
he had forgotten there was such
thing in the world as fear. 1T will bo
heaven for me-" he said. "But for
you"
She looked away at the squirrels:
she tried in vain to speak in her gay.
light tone. II found out something
this morning, too"
SO Already lured two new explorers,
who, going through it's subtly winding