The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-02

The Judge had to 60 up to the cit
for couple Of days. and his son sc
cured the services Of competent SUI
veyor.
The judge hadn't eight inches of tn
Sholto land. He hadn't within half 81
inch of what his deed called for.
The captains barn did not rest upoa
the judges land, but was within hii
own line by an inch.
Father has got to build runway
and keep the chickens shut up" said
Gladys.
And our dog has got so old that we
expect to find him dead any morn
ing" added young Disbrow.
Our cook has got to amend her
conduct or she must go"
Ditto our gardener"
To bring about a reconciliation
looked as easy as pie, but 1t proved
anything but that.
He called me swindler!" e.
claimed the Judge
He called me rascal" exclaimed
the captain.
He called me liar!"
He called me a coward"
Both old men saw that they were in
the wrong, and both felt ashamed Of
it, but what was to be done? Some
one must make the first advance.
Never In this world" exclaimed
the captain.
I'D be devoured by wolves first!"
Things might have hung on this way
for goodness knows how long had not
fate taken hand. One afternoon Miss
Gladys and Royal stole away to the
grove, The girl wanted the wings Of a
red bird to trim hat, and he brought
along gun loaded with birdshot.
At about the same hour the captain
awoke from his nap and decided to
saunter over into an old pasture In
search Of blackberries.
Ten minutes later the Judge awoke
from his nap and decided to do the
same thing.
There were blackberries there.
There was also something else there
that In no wise resembled a black
berry. 1t had horns and four legs.
1t had a below. 1t had a desire to
take human life.
The captain and the Judge had not
seen each other yet when the bull saw
them. There was just one tree to
save their lives. and both sought it.
They we're not Alpine climbers, those !
old, old men, but the way they made |
the bark fly as they went up that tree
almost stopped the bull in his tracks.
And for the next half hour the bull |
ragged beneath and the two men
cussed above. Each cussed to himself
and each cussed heartily. And then
the young folks were seen returning
from their red bird excursion. They
had been to the grove and mile be-
yond. They had visited for a few
minutes with nice man and wife,
and both the nice man and his wife
had kissed Miss Gladys and shaken
hands with Royal as they came away.
There was believing and shouting.
There was paving and beckoning.
why. it's our fathers up q treel"
was exclaimed in chorus.
And a bull has driven them there!"
The situation was realized at once, II
md Royal crept to a position where
he birdshot would do it's duty and
1red and the bull went of on the gal
op. The old men had barely reached
he ground when they clasped hands
Ind apologized; and minute later
me was saying to Royal:
You can take her. young man, with
ny full CONSENT"
And the other to the girl
Il shall be proud Of you as my
laughter-in-law!"
But you see," said the young man
g he took Gladys hand, I'VE didn't
now how long the quarrel would last,
md so while hunting for red birds
We hunted for justice of the peace.
one!"
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)