Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-08
HIS OBJECT LESSON
ny CATHERINE cRANMER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


today" AS Harold Brcntley spoke hts
attention was attracted by old Larry's
unusual lameness as he started Of co.
ward the stahlcH. "Hold on, Larry
called Haro'd. "What has got into
your legs. are you ccius anytlins icr
that rheumatism
"Sure, Mr.. Bromley. Z can't see how
| --cdiclne / swallow IS going to help my
legs, but old Zoe Whitley says to keep
en- taking IT,
I'm afrc. that cooking ycu do over
here IL none too 5000 Tor You Larry.
- H. eiia;i't you marry. and nov you'd
awe o +, lie TO take &C c. 90. aches
an1 .l,as?"
TtI, Mr.. Brcntloy," began -arry
slowly and standing with his left hand
OF his hip and his right hand holding
his knee, "it was just because was
tco hard-headed to give in on any
! thing, and while l was waiting for the
girl to give in on everything she mar
ricd a fellow that was so glad to get
her he didn't care who give in nor how
much"
That is rather a vague explanation
ard surprising one to me, Larry. /
never found you hard-headed." Har-
Did was curiously interested.
But you never found me till after
| III learned q thing or two" responded
Larry. It's long story, but if you
want to hear it all I'll tell you
Go ahead, Larry" Harold smiled en-
, coIragingly.
You see" began Larry, "Mary
Glenn and me was the same as en-
gagged, and | was so jealous | didn't
want her to dance with the other fell
lows. She was a girl with as many
ways Of smiling as hooking bird has
of singing, and, of course, the fellows
focked around her. One evening
got mad cause she danced three times
with the same fellow, and | guess |
took nip more than was good for my
temper and on the way home / laid
down the law to Mary. She didn't get
riled, but she said, just as calm as you
please: Whenever you get ready to
quit bullying me and to let drink alone
as much as you want me to let the
other boys alone, then I'll be ready tc
give in about anything in reason.
There's got to be giving in on both
sides, or we don't keep company any
more, and that's all I've got to say
It was all she did say, too, and my
storming around about a girl trying to
interfere with a mans personal liberty
didn't draw one word from her. When
she reached her fathers gate she
ilounced into the house quick as light
ming and at Christmas the same year
she married anothey fellow"
"And you, Larry-what did you do
| then?" Harold asked this perfunctor
lily to bring Larry's mind from the far
away past.
Me? | sailed for America, and I've
been here ever since. So" concluded
Larry, you see, here l am, with no
wife to help me carry the load that
comes with the years"
Yes, Larry, l think do see," said |
Harold slowly. Then he got up abrupt |
~ and went into the house. He closed |
lis study door and went straight to |
the telephone. During the brief inter
.al until he received a reply no visible
muscle moved, but his face grew very
pale and his heart pounded away like /
a stationary engine.
Colonel Hunters residence?" Then,
almost 3tantly, May l speak to Miss |
Eunicc!" His attitude remained rigid |
as he awaited her voice in the re-
ceiver
"Eunice, this is Harold. May talk |
to you a little while?" The hand that |
held the receiver was trembling.
There's a lot I'd like to say that |
could hardly be said over the tele-
phone. but if l told you that I've be-
gun to see some things differently |
would you let me come to see you and
explain?" And Harold, whose argu-
ments in court were noted for their
directness, found himself laundering |
for words in which to present his side |
of the case to the calm-voiced young |,
woman at the other end of the wire.
"Well, no; perhaps that is not ex-
actly explicit. The only way can be |
ashamed of the attitude / took when |
we disagreed over whether should |
dictate to you about your professional |
associates any more than you about \
mine" Harold almost embraced the |
telephone instrument as he added. in |
his most persuasive tones: And.
Eunice, you've made such a success as
4 social worker among unfortunate |
women, won't you undertake TO set |
right and make happy one mere man
whose mind is open to conviction and |
whose heart is starving for you?"
A very brief pause marked the birth |
OF a blissful expression on Harold's
face.
You say Central is not deaf? I'm
not either, Eunice, and it makes me
happy to hear that gentle tone in your
srOica ~ I come by in fifteen minutes