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THE YOUNG DUELlST.
by Donald Allen.

Not that n Elrl shouldn't have some dig
nifty. quite a bit Of dignity. but unless
she can thaw OF; when occasion de-
napds il rather rcpels a young man
who might otherwise fall in love with
her.
Young Roberts had not acquired his
diEnity--he was born with IT. He had
been tho most solemn infant in the
State AS a boy among boys he had
never been known to laugh heartily.
When his rsbilities were stirred a
smile fitted across his face. but there
was never ha' ha! ha.
Aside from his natural dignity, young
= Roberts had code OF honor. II was n
very strict code. If he stole apples no
took care to select the poorest ones. II
he had difference with a boy he per-
mitted that boy TO run instead Of fight.
He was scarcely ten years of age when
he challenged a tin peddler To a duel
because the man kissed the Roberts
cook AT tho back door. lie looked upon
it as taking advantage of maiden In
distress. though the cook was fifty
years old and weighed 200 pounds.
The day that the honorable young
gentleman was fourteen years old he
went with his diGniiied sister Mabel for
spin In the auto.
The gardener inclined to tell
them he had heard the bridge over
Goose Creek was not fe, but their dig
nifty as they drove out OF the lodge
gates made him dumb.
In going n mile they met an old
horse, two cows and three hogs but
native dignity was perfectly and prop
erly maintained. Then they reached the
trap Destiny had set for them.
Mr. Giles Eaton, twenty-five years
old, of the city, hut stopping for n few
days with his brother, decided on an
auto drive. He turned up the road in.
stead of down, because his sister-in-
law said: About four miles up the road
YOU VIII come to a white house on a
hin"
And Shall I buy it,"
eff you have the price It's on the
left hand side"
Good My luck has always been
left handed"
You may sec girl sitting on tho
veranda."
a homely. rcd-headed girl?"
No, sir. Good looking"
And she will raise her eyes to me
and blush?"
IF she raises her eyes to YOU at all
il viii! be to give you IA look to freeze
Your blood"
But WHY
Because her self imposed dignity
requires it, She has a young brother
with all the dignity of q Moses"
We'll. said the young man. III
see the gill on the reranda shant
try to thaw her out with smile.
Haven't time. YOU sec"
When he had proceeded along the
came into view his auto suddenly
swerved into the fence Nothing was
broken, but when hacked ont. the ma
rhine refused to move. After work
ing with 1t for FIVE minutes Mir Entnn
saw that he must crawl under the auto
10 look for and nix the trouble
Now, to do the crawling act in /, I
ProPer manner one must remove his
coat ana vest and collar and tie II
ne energies alive he must have oil ami
smut on face and hands lie must also
nave word or two to say
MIR. Eaton was lying on his back un-
DER the machine when the brother and |
sister came up. AS his auto stood
across the highway the other had IN
halt Miss Mabel had all her dianitv
with her but something in The sit
"aiot struck her as being ludicrous. |
and she actually gigglcd The brother I
"toht lei down beyond u smile and |
mat was mostly OF establishment tbat !
his sister should gigglc
MI Eaton didn't hear the auto an
no""s'' ana as he worked away, of
course, he said things. Why not? n,
said them 10 himself ana not 10 ,hn
public no couple OF any other ulim
"cr mao any right TO come sncakiur
mp TO oNerh"ar things meant for a pri !
Master Ro991 "a, ike graves,one
Miss Mabel Smiled. ana turned her
head away She KEEP, seeing more ana
more numor III the situation
~ VIC master robert WHO al lcurth .
got down and TAPPED the feet stickin"
out and said: Sir. come QUIZ
VINO in the devil is it," was de
Who could be lying on his bac,
under darncd old auto"
SIR, "" desire 40 proceed. TN, Won
"Iock The highyay" '
on -ah' WHY dldn't YOU saw soor
|"" ne coat!ess, yestiess, c.pl.ss
ana cuiless young man came rr,vr,
b Ii
an ahseH, sort Of waV ms ~ ~ i'
''vch hired 10 lift the State of Rbn1a
isiard, n" gave his auto :, slew ma
H"r." me road lie noted me digni
] 81 me boy, and he thought
~" note" siEls of quiet mcrri,nent on
'He part OF IN" young ladv For ava
nuts he looked after them and
was too pcrturbcd 20 Keep track -,
M numb OF tunes ii" kicked himself.
TWO hours after he reached 10
mouse "i his brother. MIR Enton
ceived Il caller 1t was Robert Hohnr,s
sif he began I'm Informed ina,
our name is Nh Eaton"
THAT il correct"
GU were under your auio an ,h
Toaa when Miss Roberts. my sister
drove UP with me" 'S'e''
II was"
And you made use Of strong tan
suhf", si:-vcry strong"
1t was time Tor strong Ian.u,
bld you ever try itT
never did, sir There is never n
,,Inc "hen gentleman should use
H Sa'. language Ia inc presence Of a
'Bu, if unaware Of her ,r.so,.o,
lhat Is some excuse. sir"
ma' Is some excuse, sir but no,
enonsh. think shan send IA friend
ITO ar1anee duel?"
ar Eaton would have laughed loud