Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-03-14

eyes, you can't possibly know wha
this means just at this time! Why, I
you hadn't offered to speak to Fran
els, it's not likely that any one else
ever WOULD"
"Judge!" l calculated. shocked.
| who would want to-" And nc
| grimaced horribly.
"Oh, say now!" protested warm.
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| don't!" He lifted his hand eloquently.
DETECTING the corners of his mouth
oh, such way! mo. Stree, tell you
there's not another living man would
|. dare chance it," He threw himself
| backward, putting his cheeks at me
and walling his eyes rrightfully. In
| fact, observation-disclosures Francis is
only Just two-who ever had the te-
merity to do it,"
"Oh!" l commented. Wondered II
one of these was the other chap she
was engaged to.
He proceeded 1mpressively: "One
Of these, my dear sir, was our rector
"a most charming and venerable old
man, now nearly eighty-three and par
TALLY paralyzed and deaf; lives q
sweet, patient life all alone, you know,
with no one in the world to care for
him. Well, SIR" he stitched dramat-
ically. leveling one finger at me, do
you think that Francis would even
listen to him?"
Did 1? Well, dash it, did r?
But l tried to humble something
polite.
And then" he pulled as he re-
lighted his cigar. there's Jacks chauf.
feur, you know"
"Eh, Jack's--what's that?" gripped
the arms of my chair
YES" he nodded, Jacks chauf-
feur. Oh. was SO disappointed at
the result of his effort" The old
gentleman slipped back in his chair
with a sigh. Francis just swore at
him, you know"
!; by Jove!" l managed to get out
and yet, somehow. was devilish
pleased about it.
You see?" And he spread out his
hands. absolutely no sense OF ap-
probation, you observe; and 1t had
seemed such splendid chance! You
see they had been SO iptimate-oh,
are still, for that matter"
caught my breath. "In--intimatei"
] stammered. You don't mean Fran
ces and this chauffeur"
"Oh, yes" carelessly, "Scoggins IL
all right; very superior young man
for his pOsitiOn-fond OF Francis, you
know, end really think has great In
fluence." He puffed complacently an
instant. Fact is, they are always To-
gether when Francis is home"-puH
motoring, boating. or else of some
where camping together"
"Wka-at-what's that-not camp
ing?" looked at him aghast "Oh.
come now. judge-really you don't
mean that, do you-not camping to-
gether?"
spoke excitedly. but he just stared
at me with an expression of blank sur
prise.
Eth? Why, certainly, my dear hoy
for weeks at a time-and why not?"
His shift manifested some impatience.
"Pshaw, Lightnut," he growled, flick
ing his ash, what's the odds-why be
so particular? 1 don't mind" he
jammed his hands into his trousers
pockets till it seemed he would 60
through them. Il tell you, I'm glad
I'm democratic!"
"Oh!" | uttered, seeing light.
So that was it! Well, in any case,
I knew now that l was republican,
by Jove! Never did know before
what | was and it was devilish re-
lief to find out Half made up my
mind, then and there, | would vote
next election-never had, you know:
few of our set ever did Pugsley. for
one, held it to be doubtful form.
Bright, self-made young man." l
caught as l came back. BY Jove. he
was still talking about that beastly
chauffeur! Such fine morals, you
know"
"Oh. dash it, yes!" And l think
this must have been when broke the
corner out of filling.
THAT was why l was SO sorry no
failed with Francis" he continued rU-
gretfully; but you may succeed bet
ter-oh, / don't know but what 1t Will
do just as Welt"
."Thanks-er-awfu mur-
INJURED weakly.
"Oh, think so-oh, yes!" He bobbed
his head a. though ne were quite 70
cipned to it-tben went on thought
fully:
And anyhow, ii Francis finds yea
are In deadly earnest, why it" HE
voice dropped off musingly: well. !
believe that would make 1t easier
oh. lots easier for Scoggins."
1 blinked little with my free eyA