The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-15
He WAS HARD HIT
What Fred Hackett Didn't Know
About Leghorn Chickens
Worked Wonders.
BY CLARA INEz DEACON.

And I'm going to marry the girl
within year!"
''If it's as serious as that ought to
telephone to the doctor at once Have
you any choice of insane asylums?"
Fred Hackett had motored down to
his brothers "gentleman's estate" for
a brief visit, and was talking with his
sister-in-law Fred Hackett was al
ways falling in love. Sometimes the
fit lasted "a hours, and on two or three
occasions it had gone to So He took
himself for very serious young man,
and it hurt his feelings that no one
else did
Say, back here about two miles is
a fine house and farm, he said to the
sister-in-law.
"Yes?"
House stands on a hill"
ut does"
"staving-looking girl lives in the
house that stands on a hill"
Just So"
"Staving-looking girl is to be seen
feeding Leghorn chickens"
yes. 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, 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 it can't be, sister"
We'll, Miss Irene has never called
on me. They say she makes no calls.
She is a very nice girl, from what ?
hear She has a higher education
and sings and plays. Won't that SUI
f1ce?"
But why hasn't she married." per
sisted Fred
There may be half dozen reasons
She has had plenty of beaux but they
have come and gone"
81 see. She has had an intuition
that her ideal would come along some
day, and here he is. Good girl to wait
for mel"
And she'll be waiting ten years
hence!" laughed the sister-in-law.
mot quite a fully day, o, false
prophecies! AS soon as I call there
tomorrow she'll have a feeling that
I'm the man. Egad, but isn't 1t lucky
that made this trip! / felt 1t in my
bones when I started out that was
going to meet the girl who'd change
my whole life over"
With that the subject was dropped
The sister-in-law regarded It as one OF
Fred's impulses, and he had some
planning to do and went out for q
walk. He had a plan all perfected in
an hour, but nothing was heard of II
until the next morning when he had
ordered his auto around
whittier goeth thou. Fred?" asked
the sisterin-law.
ITO make the acquaintance of my
future BRIDE"
you don't mean you are going Il
Franklin's!"
That's what l mean. l may not b
invited into the parlor, but shall se'
Miss Irene"
But how? What excuse will yo,
make?"
"Leghorn chickens, my dear. Bes
excuse in the world. without the Leg
hons should be in doubt With then
/ am sure winner"
"But-but-"
Tell you all about It when I ge
back Delays are dangerous in case
, of love Some other guy may get +
the Leghorns first"
Luck may or may not occasional
help out a man of cheek. but she's
sure friend Of a man OF nerve Sh
! had Fred Hackett roll up to the Franz
! lin house just as Miss Irene came on
to feed her cherished Leghorns a lat
auto and entered the grounds and al
preached her, cap in hand;
Somebody to see father" sh
unused
"Or a book agent"
'Or a windmill man.
n mo, he's "A"
Excuse me, madam, but ga
= your Leghorns and Just had to ste
for moment. They appear to me
be the true breed"
"Oh, they are" she found herse
replying as she received his card al
held it without looking at the name
s Did you import them?"
NO, but got them from a persC
who did"
, 81 hope he's reliable bought n
- flock right in Leghorn. SO as to be su
Of the breed It's shameful how sor
of these alleged fanciers have il
4. posed on the unwary."
But I don't think l have be
o. swindled."
81 sincerely trust not" said FIR
with shake of the head to sign
LII that he had his doubts.
70 But half a dozen people have t.
lg me that they were the true Leghorn
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