Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-14
Sauce For The Camden
Copyright by the Frank Munsey Company
BY WILLIAM III. HANMBN

1 BV the light Of Il late moon ne saw "
man ,kulking along the edge Of the patch,
humping Il melon here and there.
With Il gulp of fierce anticipation Ebe-
nczcr pulled the string that united the
dog and Kissed, "Sic en-
But the brute did not maac for the
thief: instead, he turned toward the old
man.
Isle EN-. Butcher, SIC emf licr,cv
commanded Elvina'> father, stepping out
into The moonlight and pointing to the
thief.
The dog showed hi~ teeth. gave \
vicious growl and started for Ehoncler.
There va, something wrong, radically
wrong, but Ebenczcr did not have time
To reason II out.
II was only fifty yards To the nearest
tree, an old oak. but II seemed 70 the old
man il was 4 Sabbath days journey.
The vibration IT hiS short bow legs and
the whirring motion of hi~ arms cnt 4
swath through the corn like 4 moving
machine.
The nearest limb was twenty feet. and
Ebcnezer had not climbed n tree for TWEEN
IL wears. hut memory worked fast and he
got ~. leaving behind only one mouthful
OF night-hlrt.
Ebcnezer settled himself on the limb.
which creakcd threateningly, and Rugged
the tree while he tried TO recover hs
breath. The bulldog sat down AT the foot
OF the tree and waited.
The morning came. The dog stuck t.
his post and Ehenezer ~ hi~ limb. Every
time H. stirred the limb creaked and the
dog looked up and erowled.
The sun came mp and still the old man
Rugged the tree. The public road was
in plain view not fifty yards away, but
luckily he was on the off side Of the tree.
By nine O'Clock the >un-it was dog
DAYS ~hunc directly on hi back. The
dog seemed content To stay a week.
The old man hated above all things to
he laughed at, but he swallowed hi~ pride
and began To call for Elvina. The old
lady. Elvina'> ~tepmother. was away, and
'drat the GIRL" she would not hear.
''Ge out. you ding busted, COMPOUNDED
old eur he yelled IN the dog. \ low,
significant growl was the only response.
Another hour passed. He ached from
his cramped position. he was dizzy. the
sun >corched. and the drops Of sweat
started from hi- forehead. trIckled down
the side Ut hi> nose, and finally dropped
from hi chin. lie was holding On with
both hands.
But At last hope sprang up. \ buggy
was coming down the road.
Dad CAST II. there l. a female IN it,
While Ebenczer was not overly modest.
he lid feel that hi habiliment~ were not
sufficient for The occasion.
More buggic~ came. but they were like
the first. containing ladies only.
1t was one o'clock before a man came
along alone. Ebenezer got him to under
stand. and he rescued the old man by
driving off the dog with 4 club.
They found Blnrhcr tied to a stump
near the melon patch.
well. III b. dadga~tcd." was tie old
mans only comment.
Ebcnezer STAYED in the corn field whila
the good Samaritan went for his clothes.
Bet YOU can't guess whats down 10
the house" said the ncighbor when he re-
turned.
'Dfat II. i won't h. there long said the
old man. ~ he began 10 tug On hn~
clothes.
lis a weddin' party continued the
%ncighbor. "You'vc got the finest ,on-in-
law IN the country. and that little gi-
IT yourn looks happier than an angel with
wings. There's 4 whole house full 1T 'rm.
Got the preacher there. and they are guIn'
to have \ biz supper. They're wundcrin'
where YOU are"
Ebcnezer's jaw dropped and he stood
grounded to the spot. For the first time
he saw through the plot.
lie finished dressing ID silence. then
said 10 the %nelghbor.
"Nou 20 back IN about Y half hour and
tell EN- I'm sick. over to Your house. with
u slight ~un~trokc. hat will bc around for
supper"
Turning. after the ncighbor had gone i
little ways. Ehcnczcr called
SAY. lit that drafted Harvey ont ana
tell him won't say nuthin' vi ~ won't