Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-04-28
By EUGENE A. VOGT
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.
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hood.
It's just the other way with the chap
worth while, and Jack Ruford was
almost as good, decent and clean
fellow as his sweetheart thought he
was.
Mabel AinsWOrth-that's the girl with
the unerring judgment-had a father
when Jack failed in business.
Mr.. AinsWOrth instituted proceedings
with his daughter, Mabel, who loved
Jack, broke or whole, and for reasons
known only to the feminine mind did
not hesitate to say so. Mr.. AinsWorth
tried to reason.
He was a lawyer in good practice,
and his logic was excellent. Mabel re-
marked that she loved Jack Her
father began to intimate something
heavy about filial love, duty, obedience,
and so forth.
Mabel repeated that she loved Jack.
The father sought Jack and talked to
the young man in a manner for which
Jack would have knocked the talk out
of him had he not been MabePs father.
"Look at thisr' commanded Ruford
and thrust an open letter under the
proboscis Of his reluctant father-in-law
"Well, what is it all about?' asked
AinsWorth after he had read the type
written lines.
'It's this" replied Jack, more in pity
than in ire. "The WetmOre Drug COM
pany of New York offers me the sole
agency for Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
and Iowa.
eyes, yes" interrupted Mabel's ia
Their, with offensive Impotence.
Eyes, yes-sir-when you talk to me,
Mr.. AinsWorth!'' corrected Jack stern
~. Eyes, yes" repeated Ainsworth
without affirming anything in particu-
lar.
''There you go again. snapped the
potential cOnqueror Of the drug trade
of four progressive states. "How many
times shall have to tell you that it's
yes, SIR to me from you? Please do
not forget that again, my dear Mr..
Atnsworth. By the way, how much
money will it take to buy your daugh-
ter from you, with your aboriginal
IDEAS Of paterna1 ownership"
"'Not an internal red centr' roared
Aipsworth. "Nor a yellow million
nor a stack Of greenbacks as high as
you! Even If you had the ability to
make any appreciate part of it, you
couldn't have my daughter now for all
the money in the world, STRIP
care you through" asked Ruford
calmly. The lawyer nodded violently.
"All right, then" proceeded the young
man. "Pm really surprised at you
Mr.. Ainsworth. And with your legal
attainments too. Mabel is of age
You know that, I know it and she
knows it. Listen to me! 1 can walk
down this Main street three blocks
turn into Locust and walk four and q
half more, stop at 416, enter, wait foul
minutes for a certain young lady tC
put on her hat and coat, walk out, up
Locust one and a half blocks, ring a
bell, enter house, emerge married. And
you know it,
"'I know itr' gasped the hapless IA
Their.
ga man who can do that, Mr. Aims
worth, proceeded Jack unfeelingIy
must be handled with care. Let US
then, try Kindness
81 always thought. Jack" said the
lawyer in his best appealing voice
''that at heart you were a very decent
young fellow
81 am" agreed Jack modestly. My
purpose being to get down to a calm
discussion OF the differences between
us, shall not refer to your wonderful
restraint of expression Of your gooG
opinion Of me-"
Both men laughed at this sally.
"Now, Mr.. Ainsworth,'' proceeded
the young man pleasantly, you are
mostly right about me and would b.
all right if you weren't 50 infernall!
vigorous in expressing yourself.
have no right to marry Mabel in N,
present circumstances. until l hav'
Shown-mostly for my own satisfac
tion-that l can make money enough
to support her. Now, 1 shall be gon
a year. When I come back, if I cal
show you $1,000 will that soften you
hearth"
"Jack," replied Mabers father wit
deep feeling, eff you ever show N
$1,000 of your own money, honestl
earned, and if I don't drop dead a
sight of it III consent
Mind you," said Jack as they shoe
hands on it, Il am doing this thing GU
Of pure agnanimity of soul. You III
derstand that, don't you?'
ooI-ro1rIo1ooI
worth.
1t was on the three hundred and fl
tieth night Of his quest that Jack a
rived at his hotel in st. Louis, bull
bling over with enthusiasm. He joke
with the clerk as he registered wit
a flourish and staggered the be1lbo
who escorted him to his room with
fifty cent tip. After the miniOn ha
bowed himself out Jack threw himse