Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
GETTING HIS REVENGE
BY ALICE KlLLiAN.


EVERY time,' the riding master was
muttering, savagely, every single
time I'm away from this acadamy for
a few days things go wrong"
The immediate cause of his anger
was a heap of grayish garments on the
table in his office. He inspected each
article carefully, and then tossed it
wrathful in some corner of the room,
until the room took Oh the appearance
Of a windstruck clothing shop. Fin
ally he could contain himself no long
err.
"Hey, JIM" he shouted. "Jim!"
Grasping one of the objects of his
rage in a gingerly fashion between
thumb and finger, he held it up scorn-
fully to the gaze of his assistant when
the latter appeared in response to the
call. With exaggerated patience he
asked: Jim, what in the name of
wonder do you call this thing?"
Jim glanced at it. He also noted the
purple face of his employer and the
devastation about him, but he answer
ed in a matter of fact way: why.
Mr.. Leonard, that's one of the new
riding outfits that Cuttum & Quick
sent over while you were gone"
Truly" responded Leonard, with
elaborate 81 suppose I'll
have to believe you. but 1 thought it
was a couple of feed bags sewed to
gether. Anyhow, take them all back
to that tailor shop and tell those fel.
lows to put more material into them.
ruffies or plaits-any improvement at
all that may suit my fastidious taste.
If they don't they can keep the lot"
"They won't do anything to the
things now" declared Jim. 81 paid fol
them with the check you left"
Paid for them! You're mighty Law.
ish with other peoples money, aren't
you?"
WELL" answered Jim, sulkily, 'the
man said they were according to con.
tract"
ooh! he did,! And you believed him:
like a good little boy? Well, he's sly
But take them back and tell those tail
ors to fix them right"
Jim followed instructions. but re
turned in due time with the massage
that the tailors said the garments
had been made according to contract
and that the alterations would have tt
be paid for.
Then for a week Jim carefully avoid
ed the riding master. A cloud OF dis
satisfaction rested continually on the
latter's face. When looking at the
new riding skirts he was heard by jim
to mutter: ooh, I'll get even yet-Pve
| got to get even" Jim was uneasy.
At last one day Leonard came VI
behind Jim and, clapping him ~jovially
on the shoulder, exclaimed: well,
did get even after all."l Then al
sight of Jim's face he laughed anG
said: ooh, not with you. That is, no
yet"
What do I know about riding
clothes? ?" growled Jim in extenuation
I'm no tailor"
You'll learn" Leonard rested ONT
foot comfortably on the mounting
block and tapped his boot with his
riding crop. There's more to a schoo
like than just horses. Now. I'll tel
you how I got even with Cuttum &
Quick.
Last night Mrs. Leonard and
went to that tailor shop. ostensibly tt
order a riding habit. Cuttum was out
but his partner OBLIGATED in full glory
He just spread himself showing pat
terms and materials"
"'But, madam he said, we make
riding habits for the best society PEG
pie. Miss Dash has just ordered he
third suit from us and Mrs. Blank i:
having us make habits for herself ant
her daughter. Just recently here hi
pulled himself up proudly, we filled
large order for the Leonard Riding
academy
cat that Mrs. Leonard gave a little
shrek. Those awful things? she
cried. why, the academy doesn't
rent them to its patrons, nor does i
even let US beginners go out of doors
in them when we're having instruc
ton She jumped UP and a to me
Come, let's go somewhere else. ANY
tailor that would make such things al
those dreadful insists at Leonard's'-
she shuddered-isn't good enough
cat the door | turned and said, sym
pathetically: L think, Mr.. Quick, you't
better not tell any one else that you
made those things. Evidently, they're
no advertisement
His face at that moment wore al
expression that more than pays TO,
those skirts. So I got even, Mrs. Leo
ard helping"