Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-08
Mrs Pickett remarked that it was very

Mrs Pickett remarked that it was very
careless Of a careful man to go out in
rig that hadn't been creased. Old Jim
replied that it wasn't right for her to
set his son against him, but Mrs. Pick
EFT replied with such warmth he didn't
dare repeat the accusation.
In town the next day trading, Old
Jim noticed that Fritz was the shah
biest looking farmers son on the
streets. The Pickett place was in dis
trict Of prosperous farmers. Somehow
it made Old Jim mad to see that Smith
girl come in the Shannon motor car
with young Pink" Shannon sitting in
the front seat with her. Shannon was
Old Jim's pet political enemy. True,
Fritz didn't seem to mind. He appear
ed bright and cheerful, but somehow
there was a bit Of dash, touch Of gin
ger gone from the boy, and it hurt Old
Jim. While other boys were having a
good time, Fritz was examining g new
cream separator and figuring on ma
chinery repairs. The afternoon he
spent at the depot with the railroad
agent in an animated discussion Of live
stock rates and the new schedule on
carload lots Of manure shipped from
the city stock yards.
On the way home the Shannon car
passed the Pickett family car without
Fritz making an effort to keep ahead
The Smith girl waved tantalizingly
and Pink" grinned as they passed.
Got to be careful, father" Fritz re-
piled to Old Jim's indignant glance.
Mother hasn't got over that shoulder
sprain from the time you turned over
the car to show the superiority Of our
machine to that 6-cylinder Block Of
Campbell's.'
It'd certainly take more Of a man
than that Pink Shannon to take my
girl away from me-" Old Jim retorted.
IF Miss Smith prefers Mr.. Shan
mons attentions to mine because Mr..
Shannon ma 'ses a Shower appearance,
l should consider myself fortunate
father that 1 had discovered her true
character before it was too late"
Mrs. Pickett's tactful interference
prevented an outburst from Old Jim,
whose face turned the deepest shade Of
purple with the violence Of self repres-
sion.
Fritz became the most faithful ally Of
the minister and the most constant at
tendant at church. He was at Sunday
school an hour before time. He never
missed a sermon morning or night, and
he attended bo:h meetings Of the En-
deavor junior and senior prayer
meeting and everything. In fact the
church door rarely opened but Fritz
was the first to pop through it. 1t be-
gan to worry Old Jim.
"a man ought to show reverence to
the Almighty" he remarked to his
thoroughbred Shorthorn bull one Sun
day afternoon, that's right. He should
worship his maker, but that amt no
excuse for livin' in a church. Fritz's
carrying this thing too far"
There is no telling how long the 81
lent dissension in the Pickett family
would have gone on, had 1t not been
for o. lucky accident. Mrs. Pickett was
beginning to be more worried than she
admitted to herself and was constantly
looking for some way to overcome the
stubbornness Of two men; one her hus-
band, the other her son. 1t came one
afternoon through the evaporation Of
Old Jim at the SISSY way Fritz was
driving their car when the Shannon
machine tipped past.
"Lemme have that Wheel" Old Jim
had yelled, leaping to his feet and