The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-26
ZONES SUCCESS
BY JOHN GREGORY.

could make delicious Strawberr
shortcake, but at the same time sh
was romantic. She decided almos
at once to name the infant lone.
do you like it?' she asked of tn
father when she had quite decided.
Mr.. Welcome was victim of govt
and therefore his point was well takel
when he replied:
mo matter how you spell it, TIL
name rhymes with bone, groan ant
moan, and that makes it all right"
Following the law Of chronology, 4
ought to have been noted at the star
that Stephen Hope made his entrance
into this country just two years befor,
lone.
Stephen didn't cut much of dasl
In the world when he took his place
In 1t. In fact, he didn't ruffle the sur
face of Lake Erie little bit as he
grew up. He was placid.
Had Miss lone been boy she would
have been into mischief half the time.
She wanted to be on the go.
And when this girl and this sober
sided and placid young man became
acquainted there were people who
kasped, with the words:
did you ever hear of such thing y
There is no sense in the old saying
that opposites attract, for you can't
make oil and water mix, but for some
reason Miss lone Welcome and Mr..
Stephen Hope were attracted to each
other and got along very well. 1t be-
came a case Of love on his part, and
he finally proposed. She ran away with
out answering him, but she told her
mother and her mother exclaimed:
LANDS save us, but you mustn't
think of til"
''But y sort of like Stephen"
you'd better let him be your grand
father than your husband. You
wouldn't live together three months"
Miss lone went away and thought Of
the matter for an hour, and then re-
turned to say:
Mother, / read a story one time
about such young man 40 Stephen
is"
"There was girl and she was about
like me-"
"Yes?"
Someone told her that the young
man would be altogether different if
he got sudden great shock. That
what he needed was to be aroused out
of himself. So the girl stood on the
IL lat h tnI, hy,.
off just second before the locomo-
tive would have gone over her. 1t was
also a close call for him, as the cow
catcher shaved the heels off both his
Shoes"
Mercy! And how did he act?'
"Why, he was a jelly fellow after
that, just as wish Stephen was"
1t was accident that gave Miss lone |
her opportunity. Stephen would play |
croquet with her, and once in while
take her for a ride in his auto, but |
would not go fishing or to lawn party |
or on an excursion.
One day when she was three miles |
from home with another girl, they dis |
covered bed of wild Strawberries on |
the bank of a river and near the road. |
Two days later Stephen took a young
man and the two girls to the spot in |
his auto. There were berries galore,
and each one was helping himself |
when the plan for the great shock |
came to Miss lone like a flash. She
had taken notice, and she did not
doubt herself. If she could withdraw
from the party and get into the auto
and go whiz2ing across the bridge and
up the hill the shock would come.
1t took quite bit of strategy to ac-
her purpose. but it was car
ried out. The first warning came to
the three pickers when the horn gave
a defiant loot, and they rose up to-
gether and cried out in unison.
The auto stared at its highest
speed, and was almost at the far end
Of the bridge when its driver got
scared and checked it and backed 1t.
Bump! went the hind wheels against
The railing, and crash went this rail-
ng. and machine and girl took a drop
IF twenty feet down TO water deep
enough to drown an elephant.
"The internal little fool! The blith-
sring idiotp
Then Stephen took hts dive! The
luto had gone TO the bottom, but the
,irl was padding and splashing around
md screaming for aid. He landed
rear her and soon had her ashore.
Miss lone was more scared than
lurt. After two or three minutes she
at up and asked:
"Oh, Stephen, are you swearingT
"Yes, by thunderi" he replied.
"And did you call me little fool" q
Eyes. a dozen of them" r
stephen. come here and kiss mel"
"What for?"
Because / love you and am going I
o marry you! Oh, Stephen, it's so
ood-so good!''
"What in the devil is so goodI'
"Your being like other men. / want
o hurry home and tell motherr' r
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicatel =,
Owl Good Enough :.