Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
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j Clip-slide-fal!
That was May Palmer and she had
fallen on the icy pavement on hands
and knees.
"Heigho Got fall, have you!"
That was Joseph Farlow, a partner
in a wooden house downtown.
eyes, I've had a fall" replied Miss
May as she looked up.
"Come, now, but I shall help you
up," he said as he extended his arm.
''There you are, but you can't take a
step alone. Do you live anywhere
about here?"
Fright there" said Miss May as she
ipointed to the steps.
"Oh, that is easy. I shall put an
arm around your shoulder and you
lean on me, and we go up the steps as
safely as you walk hall floor. Here
I'VE are, and I'll ring the bell for you.
Good evening, madam. I've got to run
for it or I shall be two minutes late
lat the store. See you again sometime,
perhaps"
Miss May entered the house to play
baby for while, and when she came
Ito explain the accident to her father
and mother the father replied with a
laugh:
"Say, I'll bet you any money that
man was Joe Ferlow. He passes
Ialong the street twice every day ex-
icept Sunday. They call him the sHu-
man Clock because he is always on
time. If he Is one minute late at the
store there is almost panic. Yes, 1t
must have been Joe who helped you
up, and you had better look out lit
tile. Joe is nice looking fellow, and
he is making more money than any
young man I can mention. shouldn't
object to having him for a son-in-law."
'Well, he didn't laugh at me, and
that was good of him." replied Miss
May as she went to the medicine
chest to find the bottle of arnica.
: Out OF curiosity, Of course, she post
ed herself at window about the time
she figured Mr.. Joseph Farlow would
be due to come along next evening.
Mr.. Farlow came along. He was on
time to the second. There was
smile on his face, as he passed the
house, but he didn't turn his head to
See if anybody was at the window. He
knew there was, and that he did not
even give a glance was mark in IA
Yor Of Mr.. Joseph Farlow.
Some days passed and Miss May
started in her car one day to go to her
dressmaker's. When the vehicle had
itraversed several blocks, some heavy
trucks got the chauffeur in pocket
and he lost his head for moment.
He ran the machine into grocery van
standing at the curb, and there was a
crash and a scream. Joseph Farlow
was passing at that moment. he had
gone to the grocery store on busi-
ness errand, and he had given himself
Just so many seconds to get back to
his woolens. 1t is doubtful If the
trumpet of an elephant or the roar OF
lion would have made him halt, but
the scream Miss May gave stopped him
dead liz his tracks. He saw her trying
to open the door of the auto, and in
three jumps he had the door open and
was helping her out saying:
'It's you again, is it? Well, your
chauffeur is not up to the mark. You
will have to walk the rest Of the way.
No ice this time, and you won't get
fall. By-by. I'm due at the store"
And off went Mr.. Joseph Farlow, and
more than one pedestrian got a dig
from his elbows to make up for lost
time. Maybe it was month later
when Mr.. Palmer, father Of May, sat
in his Office one afternoon and young
Mr.. Farlow burst in exclaiming:
"Say. Mr.. Palmer, I know you by
sight and By name, though we never
shook hands. You can ask any Dusi-
ness man about me. just called TO
say that I want the privilege Of call
ing on your daughter. 1t has happened
that I met her on two occasions, but
we have not exchanged names. l am
a very busy man, but I will try and
spare ten or fifteen minutes some
evening to call and make her acquaint-
ance."
1t was q serious matter, but Mr.
Palmer could not help smiling over it..
He replied that Mr.. Farlow might call
any evening and remain 15 minutes or
three hours if he would. If Miss May
happened not to be at home they
could talk over the state Of the
market and smoke good cigar to-
gether. Mr.. Farlow thanked him and
rushed out so impetuously that he up
set an employee who was coming in.
In about week Mr.. Farlow called.
He didn't look at his watch as he sat
down to see If he could spare IA or 10
minutes, but he was soon so interested
. that almost half an hour glided away.
Miss May did not know whether she
liked Mr., Farlow or not, even after he
had made half a dozen calls, but he
1-an+ oo11ipo en- many times that she