The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-04-28
Three months at this rate"
Three months groaned Mr.. Met.
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Three months" groaned Mr.. Met
calfe
Yes. That isn't long"
And have to juggle all that Pill
iron and live on baby food for tire,
months?"
I'VE will reduce the exercise as yol
grow stronger and increase the foot
as you need 1t, but we will stick to tn,
letter of the contract. Martha and
will not marry until you are cured"
80 I'm up against the real thing
Neale?
You are"
'.All right, but 1 mean to have m,
inning. AS you leave to give Marthl
more instructions to continue my mis-
cry kindly tell Mrs Metcalfe l wisl
to see her. will you Neale?'
Certainly" said Neale with
| smile
Thank you, murmured Mr.. Metcalf
with mock courtesy.
Four more days passed and on,
ping on one foot, Metcalfe turned Il
Martha
Martha, wish you would invit.
Neale to dinner tomorrow night If h,
can come"
All right father. l suppose you
want him to swear you are cured?"
No, daughter, he won't have tt
swear to anything. think am abb,
to swear for both of u.s."
But you said"
Hang what said, Martha. ThiI
physical culture. as you call 1t, is pur,
physical torture, and tomorrow nigh
is Neales last chance. If he wants
you or you want him, or you wan
each Others"
Nov, father"
Now nothingl This comedy hal
gone far enough As soon as l tum
BILE out Of bed In the morning yol
shove that hardware into my hands
and make me go through more per
formances than trick monkey l ge
out of the bath as hungry as a beal
In springtime and you decorate my
place at the table with soda biscuit
and COW Juice. I'm cured, tell you
ought to know when I'm cured
oughtn't II"
No, father. Neale-"
Hang Neale!" shouted her father
as he fastened to the bathroom
The following evening DR.. Bail
came as a guest for dinner. He anC
Martha together entered Mr.. Met
calfe's room.
Hello, Neale," he said cheerily
Are you ready to say curedT'
mo, indeed. The symptoms arr
only in allegiance, and it will take a
least three months to get 1t out O.
your system"
And you and Martha are not t.
marry until I'm cured?"
Exactly"
And when you are married thii
monkey business stops?"
Sure" laughed Neale.
Then just kindly open that door.
Neale opened the door and into thu
room walked Mrs. Metcalfe, a min
lister, clerk of the county courthouse
and several friends.
What does it mean father?" gaspet
Martha
TT means you and Neale are goinl
to be married right nowi"
Martha fell Imply into chair. Bali
burst out laughing and put his arml
about her and told her to be brave
In a few minutes they were husband
and wife.
You knew all about this" saiC
Martha reproachfully as she anC
Neale made their way to the dining
room.
Never dreamed of it, Martha"
And l was planning such a lovely
wedding" she said In a voice tina
sounded like a sob.
And it has been lovely one be
cause it Is 80 distinct, dearest"
That which became the weddins
dinner was fine, indeed, but when Mr.
Metcalfe looked over the array O.
dainties, he turned to the butler
James, let my guests enjoy them
selves, but you bring me in a large
porterhouse, plenty of French fried
and a bottle of claret. Hang the
govt"
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)