Metropolis weekly gazette., 1915-05-14
SPARKERS
They Liked Courting Three
Nights a Week Better Than
Marriage
nx LAWRENCE ALFREp CLAY.

Mr. Jason Gill was a farmers hired
IMAM, and twenty-five years old. The
bong of the turtle dove hadn't yet en-
tered his heart. When a young man.
20 matter how strong he is, puts in
Day at farm work he is glad enough
20 go to bed and to sleep without
losing time over thoughts of Cupid.
Jason ellis time was coming. how
ever. Indeed, it was to come within
an hour from the time he was found
greasing his boots at the kitchen door
ON a Sunday morning.
Coin somewhere?" queried the
farmer.
Il thought I'd go down to the river
and see ii the boys was ketching any
6sh."
Then as you have got to go past
Morton's keep your eyes peeled"
For what?'
Her gal Susie got home the other
day. You never saw her. She has
been livin' with her uncle for the last
six months. She used to spend half
her time hangin' over the gate look
In for agents and peddlers, but mebbe
che has improved
well, I shan't bite her" laughed
Jason as he set out; and long enough
before he got there he saw a female
figure at the gate.
That's probably the gal." he
unused. IF she's good lookin' I'll look
twice at her as l go past. If she's
sort o. homely I'll just give one glance
out of the corner OF my eye"
The girl was looking straight at
Aim for the last 20 rods. and as he
began to slow down and step softly
she said: Hadn't you better stop and
get acquainted?"
Yes, guess WILL" was the reply.
You are Susie who got home the
other day."
yep. Father says he has met you.
but mother never has. Why haven't
you been in?"
mo gals here"
But there's going to be one here
after this
Then I'll be coming
PA says he thinks your name is
Monson PHI. but isn't sure"
oh, thunder. Why, it's Jason
GIL"
That's just pa, all over. l think
the name Jason Gill is one of the
sweetest names l ever heard. | used
to think Claude c'Artagan was sweet
name. but 1t sounds mushy beside
yours. Do you like my name?"
Il dote on It."
sThen come in and meet mother
and stay to dinner"
Jason didn't go to the river, but the
couple sat en- the veranda and talked
che rest OF the day. When he was
ready to start for home to do the
milking, he said: Susie, I've been
kinder thinkin'."
Kinder what about. Jason?" she
asked.
Hadn't we orter say we was en-
gaged?"
why, yes. guess So"
And so when Jason went blowing
home to the COWS through the dusty
meadows that lined the highway he
had seen, admired. loved and become
engaged.
And as Susie helped her mother
clear the dishes OFF the table. accom-
panied by song and whistle. she
felt that the girl who never hung over
the front gate was missing golden
opportunities.
Up among the swagger set it would
have taken from six months to year
to accomplish what they had in half
n day, and who could say that one
couple would be any happier than the
other?
The farmers wife saw a different
look about Jason when he got home.
You have seen Susie Mortonl"
You bet!" was the reply.
~And you think she is cutter"
Gutter than small apples"
And" continued the woman, I'll
net you fall In love with her in a
mouth"
Say. Mrs. Wilkins, we have been
engaged at least forty minutes"
When the cows had been MIXED
~1t4I 1tlt SAOCh lSd JdcOA ACdQSu uONn
the road for Morton's again. He didn't
get sight of Susie. but he felt better
for hanging around the gate for half
an hour.
In the field next day Farmer Will
kins stopped his work to ask:
Jason. why in thunder do you want
60 fall in lover"
TO see how it feels''
And will you marry?"
'Sure pop"
But VIII. on?"
Love and ambition and all that"
The farmer knocked three or four
potato bugs on a vine. and then
booked at Jason. You are about as
big 8 fool as they make emf"
Jason's bedroom window looked to-
ward Morton's and Susie's window
hooked out toward Wilkins Each
spent at least an hour at his or heI
window gazing in the opposite direc
4zon and fondly imagining they
could see the loyelight in each 9th
&w,n eyes. though there were three