The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-10
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CHIVALRY and LOVE
BY WALTER N. WILLIAMS.

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he couldn't recall that he had done
anything to deserve one.
sit down, sir!"
The son sat down. 4
You are through with college"
Eyes, SIR ~ ~
Or. rather. college is through with
you'll"
Same thing, sir!"
I'm! HIM! You came near being
expelled on two occasions"
Not my fault, sir. On both occa.
sions punched fellows head for IN
sulting woman"
And you hadn't been home a week
when you had a row at theater"
Yes, sir. The manager wouldn't
pay the salary due the soubrette."
And you butted In"
She needed the dough, sir. Her
landlady was going to bounce her un-
less she squared up"
HIN! HIM! l have learned that
you were under arrest for time the
other day in Central park"
Yes, SIR"
Some more of your chivalry. l sup
poser"
Il knocked a fellows block of for
Fostering a nurse girl"
Stop, sir-stop!" commanded the
father. What sort of talk is this
You punch head! An across needs
the dough! You knock mans block
on! Have you heard me use such ex-
pressions?"
mo; sir. but you see you never went
to college"
HIM! HIN! Pm ashamed Of you.
sir! The next thing l may expect to
hear is that you are in love with a
chorus girl"
Hardly. sir. They are going out of
| fashion,
HIM! H'm!"
And it's department store girls that
are coming In"
Young man, l didn't send for you
to talk fiippancy! Haven't you got the
sense to realize that the age OF chiv-
airy has passedf
IF | married a saleslady it would
be for love, sir"
"Bosh! Nonsense. In a city like
New York there is no such thing as
Lowell"
That's new one on me"
More Of your slang! Listen to me.
Are you going to take up business?"
AS soon as my vacation is over"
That Is what l shall expect Mean
while, drop chivalry, drop love. II you
get into any more scrapes I'll wash my
hands of you. Any family scandal
hurts the banking business"
But If occasion"
You let the occasions severely
alone!"
1t wasn't that the young man was
looking for trouble. 1t was that
trouble was hunting for him. The
next day after the ultimatum of his
father he took a walk down to the
shopping district in search of a pair
of gloves of the latest shade.
The girl at the glove counter was
nice girl. She didn't have too many
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snippy. She broke right off conf
Dental conversation with her chum to
wait on Mr.. Graham. She referred to
the weather and the tariff and the last
Newport fooldance. She had nice
eyes. She had dimple in her chin!
Mr.. Graham had had FIVE pairs
of gloves shown him when he decided
he could punch mans head for even
looking cross-eyed at such a fine girl
as that. At ten pairs he had almost
decided that he was In love. Then
came the interruption. The floor
walker came forward in a most impor
tant way and said to the girl: Miss
Stevens. are you employed here to sell
gloves?"
yves, sir" she gasped.
Then sell them!"
That floor walker didn't look good
to young Mr.. Graham. He saw fear in
the girls eyes. The remarks might be
discipline, but they were also insult
ing. He looked the official over and
then said: "Sir, you must apologize
to the young lady!"
What! What"
you apologize or put up your
hands!"
Miss Stevens. is this loafer your
brother?" was asked.
"N-no. sir!" she covered.
Then I'll have him kicked out Of
the store!"
"Oh, hurry out before he comes
back with the porter!" entreated the
girl.
Don't get nervous" the young man
replied J tt
The floor walker and husky porter
came up and the former said: Don't
throw him all the way across the
street. Mike!"
The clerks and customers of de-
partment store are seldom treated to
first-class scrap. but this was one
of the rare occasions. The floor walk
er and Mike and three others were
beautifully laid out before q police
man came. and the reward of Ned Ora
ham was the whisper from Miss Stew
ems:
q shall lose my place. but thank
you for defending mel"
The peace and dignity Of a depart
ment store had been outraged. That
is almost as bad as a loafer to come
along and kick in the doors of
church The bankers son was showed
into cell at the police station. He
did not send for his father. Some one
else notified the old gentleman and
he came hustling along.
Young man, gave you fair warn
lng!" he shouted.
Yes, sir"
And you went right OF and started
q rowi"
No. sir A floor walker started II"
1T was about woman. hear"
MY chivalry was appealed to in the
case of damsel in distress"
Then let your chivalry get you out
of this! ] hope the court will give
you three months on the island!'
The judge didn't He had floor
walker for a neighbor, and the man
kept a dozen chickens. Beginning
with the rooster and ending with the
youngest hen, they took turns crow
ing all night, and therefore his honor
made the sentence only ten days,
Young Graham served it out without a
whine. When the prison doors were
opened to him he saw his father wait
ing.
rs 1t a cure?" grimly asked the
banker.
do you want me to say with you
that chivalry and love are dead In
| New York;" asked Ned.
i want you to stop making fool
Of yourself! II you don't make that
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