Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-06

| NUN WIS the utllt OF me NlIottl DOT
withstandIng that her father was +,
carpenter.
Then II became widely known thai
Dave Johnson. son Of Squire Johnson
had made new proposals Of marriagl
to Miss Ruth--making three In all ID
one year.
Then Abner Taylor's widow, VIII
had been postmlsress for severd
years, went suddenly blind. She hal
the legal right to name an assistant
and she named Miss Ruth White. TIL
two had been good friends for loE
time and the girl took the place Of f.
sistant that the widow might hold lkr
place and not come to poverty.
These incidents were gossip fol
week or two, and then sleepy old tol-
umbus went TO sleep again. The tct
that Miss Ruth was at the generalbe-
livery window gave Dave Johnsonbp-
portunities to see her and speak Nth
her which he had not had before, nd
there was scarcely day in the week
that he was not a caller at the Bst
Office. His father, justice of he
| peace, received more mail than my
five other persons in the village but
together, and his sons excuse evry
time he came In was to get his faith RS
mail or mail letters for him.
As for Ruth, the girl had little TO
say to him, for she had refused lin
absolutely, but as a public officialkhe
had to treat him with courtesy. one
day when there was no one in theof-
hce but the two he said TO her:
Miss Ruth, love you and am 20 !
ing to have you for a wife. If Won
Keep on refusing me l shall play Won
some trick to make you wish Won had
accepted me-"
His speech angered the girl. and |
he gave him back such hot wards |
lat he skunk away while she was still |
liking. He went direct TO his fa-
ter's office and told his parent that
u assistant postmistress had vilified
u whole family. He told lie after lie
toget the old man excited and re-
Neieful, and the squire was ready to
emit into any plan.
he idea that you are not good
enofh for her and her famiIyr he
snoed. "Dave, you have not the best
Oh butatiOns; but we must 90 to
Worfo take some of the conceit out
OF ut slip of a girl. She seems to
thinShe runs this whole town, but
she WIT even run the post Office when
we gtthrough with her."
Inc was scheming and planning
IOr u next month. The first thing
10 be one, as father and son looked
at II, vs. to cause the girl to lose her
positio-and under a cloud of sus-
picion that. But no opening pre-
sented self for a month or two. Dave
kept aNy from the post office and ,
the squh got his mail himself.
One d. he entered the office in his
pompousvay and said to Ruth:
Il wislto enter a complaint to the
postal auorities, and it may turn out
TO be verserlOus for you"
very ELL" was the reply. II will
take you complaint and forward it.
Has ther5een anything wrong about
your mail,
Yes, mann, there has. A letter
containingaoney addressed to me, and
whlch L bdeve reached this post Of
nee all rigl, has not come to me, and
l want toknOw where the trouble (
lies"
In abouta week the inspector on
that route lrrived. He was a young
and good-loking man, and his impress
sion OF the assistant pOstmistress was 7
very Favorable. She had probably
made some Mistake in boxing the mail.
Ihe squire WIS sent for, and the story
-old was thata man named darkness,
over at the illage of Milford, had
bought hore Of him and had paid
III but $40 OF the price. He was to
Jay that on certain date He said
le would senda $40 bill over in a let
er, and he was a man whose word Y
vas as good as his bond. He surely1H
lad mailed the letter and it ought u Il
ave reached the squire next day, bat n
N-NH'Nh tAAN ACllCI luu |
OF yet arrived. He was asked blythe
lspector If he had telephoned Rark- n
ess, and he replied that he had not. =
Ruth quietly ana calmly protested,
nd she could dc no more. fhe in
Deetor was about to go aooss the
rect and telephone to Harbhess him Ii
Eff when old Uncle Doremds came I'm ii
18th a letter in his hand and ex- :,
aimed: 81
Il am getting to be o darned old
'ol. / got letter in ny box some A
lys ago and put it inlmy pocket to =
Ike home. Dog my oats if l didn't
rget all about that letter till Just =
Is morning 1t wasn't for me any =
w. 1t was for Squire johnson here, L
ID 1t was put in the wrong box"
The squire received and opened the
ter. There was no $40 bill in II. n,
stead Of sending him the money. MFR. oil