The Big Sandy news., 1917-08-03
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"well. Sonsidcrln that son hook
strong and an, willing To leave the
wages TO me reckon IN take you ON,
Iii feed you and give you SIS a month,
So Peter simple the next day went
to work on the farm. II was the sea.
son when the war between the United
/ States and Germany had been declared
and tile raising OF cereal food was OF
great importance.
amanda" said Farmer Doyle TO his
daughter that evening when she was
wlping the dishes after supper, "lye
took on new man today, and want
to say TO you that YOU'RE not to get
mixed up with him.
La. pal DO you think I'm goln' TO
take up with a farm handl ! want
somepin better'n that
Nevertheless Amanda scrutinizcd each
new hand her fathGr employed with nm
eye II he was young. 10 discover
whether or not he would be worth ap-
proprfntine when she Inspected Peter
Simple be was in shirt and trousers
tossing hay on 10 a wagon with a
pitchtork He had d tine ngnre. and
IL showed 20 advantage IN the costume
he wore Ii seemed 10 Amanda thar
be was worthy of consideration She
wen, into the dairy house. got a pitch
er of buttermllk and took II out 20 him
lie drank II Win thanks aud an admir-
ing gaze at Amanda
Peter was secretly kmHnda's favor.
he TN her father hired Josh Whit
aker Whitaker was a man of thirty
red headed aud freckItd lie owned
a farm, but that season be got an idea
into his head that with so many farm.
ers In the held prices were bound 20 so
down. So he leased his farm and TO
put III his time In July and August
went 10 work Tor Farmer Doyle As
soon Hs Amanda learned OF Whit,a.
ker,s farm and that be bad s2ioo In
vested In mortgages she dropped Peter
and took up with Josh
When a man. or. rather, boy, OF
seventeen falls In love he goes down
clear over his head and keeps on go
ing down till he touches bottom. Pc |
ter who was IA worldly heaven
while Amanda was smiling At him
was ready for suicide when be found |
himself supplanted Amandas par
ents saw It all and. though they had
soolded her for encouraging Peter.
urged her on when she encouraged |
Josh. Many a smIle passed between
the couple when al supper
A week before the end OF September
an engagement was announced be.
tween Amanda Doyle aud Joshua
Whitaker II seemed 10 Peter that
The bottom had dropped on, OF his life
He tried TO ind Amanda alone that
he might beg her before It was too late
uot 70 blight his Hfe lie had made
np his mind 10 tell her something that
might induce her 10 change her mind.
Lucky petor Farmer Doyle came
llong and saw him waiting for AmAn.
Ia at the hour she always went 20 mix
he cows Doyle called Peter into the
iouse, paid him hls wages TO date and
old him TO vacate the premises Peter
and was never again seen
N the Doyle farm
Amanda In the autumn was married
o Whitaker and on the wedding trip
topped over NJ a New England city.
football gnme between the teams OF
wo colleges was advertised. and the
ride persuaded the groom 10 take her
o see II There was tho usual kick.
ng about OF the ball by small boys
nd the shouts OF the cheer leaders
nd the yells of the crowd. aud then
he teams pranced onto the field IKE
crobats into a.circus ring
Good grncions, JOSH said Amanda.
Look athercr'
"wherc7 whatf"
Tint felcr IS Peter Simple as sure
3 my names Mandy"
so he Is, BY gum
There was Peter sure enough In the
oegery OF football man Both bride l
nd groom scanned the score card 10 .
nd Peters uame among the players
was not there.
SAY mister" said Josh 10 a young
ter on the ground directly beneath
i'm. "can you tell me who that young
'an Is over there taking or his sweat
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That; Thnts Harkinson. the rich
st man m his college They say he's I
forth millions G
There was no more comfort for ei.
her Mr. or Mrs Whitaker ON their
ridal trp Amanda looked sour
nouFh % turn lemonade TO vinegar
nd Whitaker could not look pleasant
'hen his wife sulkcd When they {
rent home ana the bride had told who
'eter Simple WIS Farmer Doyle and
Is wife turned as sour as their daugh.
nr,
Jimmie Harkinson IN May. becoming
ware Of the fact that he would be
unked at Ais graduation school ex.
limitations. availcd himself of the ma.
lonal demand for food producers TO
o farming, for the board OF education
romlsed payment to all boys who
iould do so IIarkinson, not caring TO
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