The Lamar register., 1915-02-24
The PLOTTERS
BY LAWRENCE A. CLAY.

It's a mere trifie for an old maid &c
knock eight years on her life at
single blow Miss Blake went about
among her guests with shippers and
giggles and "girLgirl' shrugs and said
Mother contends that ! am only
twenty years old. but l am letting 1t
go 1T twenty-one, so as to have ne
dispute about it"
There was one guest who was par
ticularly Interested In that question a.
age Stephen Nash had been shining
mp to Miss Blake for a year. He waf
twenty-eight years old and, thong"
somewhat smittcn. he worried consid
erably about her age.
Slr. Nash heard some of the "his-
pered doubts. and next day, when he
happened to meet Miss Louise Win
chester in the street, he said: DO you
think Miss Blake Is over twenty-one
years old2'
why don't you ask me II | don't
think she Is over thirty
Can you find out her true age for
me?" asked Mr. Nash.
1T must be recorded in the family
Bible"
Very likely"
And when | used to call there the
Bible was kept on a stand in the par
lor."
But 1t Isn't now. At her party last
night she claimed to be twenty-one.
"Well?"
How many chocolates can you eat
in a week."
You copy the record OF her birth
from the Bible and the chocolates are
yours"
I'm do my best to earn them"
Miss Fanny Blake had brother If,
teen years old He was head over
heels in love with the girl of nineteen.
1t was his first love.
Miss Louise took occasion to meet
the calf-lover at an early date and to
say: Frankie. is it true that your folks
have no Bible in the house?'
Who has been telling such a story
as that?" he demanded.
But a person who calls there has
looked around without being able to
see a Bible"
And why not? Because sister Fan
ny gave me a nickel to carry 1t up in
the garnet and say nothing about IT!
oh, she did, Ell? frankie. would
you like to go fishing with me tomor
row."
You bet!"
Did you ever read the story of Lar
arus in the Bible2"
Il never did"
IF l had a Bible l would read the
story while you fished."
That will be bully! | can bring ours
along"
And that sacred book was sneaked
out and taken along on fishing trip
and while frankie fshed for bull
heads and suckers Miss Louise read
him the story OF the beggar. She also
turned to the family record and cop
led 1t.
AS soon as the record was copied
Miss Louise remembered an important
engagement that must take her home
at once.
And off the girl went to place the
record in the hands of Mr. Nash, and
receive her chocolates-seven pounds
full weight
NAAA AiANh WI -Ndsll hlh a llltdLl
lie gave the old maid the mitten. on
course. he tried to ease his conscience
on the ground that she had prevari
Gated about her age but suppose she
had?
In due time Miss Blake learned OF
the conspiracy. and no matter what
she vowed to do to get even with the
mink she kept 1t to herself and bided
her time. When a man wants to get
even he goes out and punches the
other mans head and has 1t over with
When a woman seeks revenge she has
the patience to wait until her oppor
tunity comes.
But-in time the tangle was un
tangled and Miss Louise Winchester
became Mrs. Reddick. Miss Fanny
Blake was married to Deacon Spencer
Mr.. Nash married a girl OF twenty and
she used to throw coffee pots ano
other things at him, and Frankie
Blake got over his calf-love and b.
came head bookkeeper for a sand and
lime company.
Copyright, 1914. by e-McClure Nswspa.
per Syndicate)
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