The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-20
se~ 60
Old Sandy
Helps Cause
By Osborn Jones
By Osborn Jones

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copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
1t was not until Randolph Yardley
had definitely made up his mind to pro-
pose to Henriette that he secretly en-
tertained the wish that Henriette was
the kind of suffragist that felt 1t to
be woman's privilege to do the propos-
ing as well as the voting. Henriette
was suffragist, of course, but she
wasn't that particular kind of suffra-
gist. Randolph had heard her say so.
After she had managed to bring the
conversation up to the delicate ques-
ton of proposing Randolph might cas-
lily have done the rest. But Randolph
didn't realize how easy this would
have been till he was alone the eve
ming after the discussion.
The Saturday afternoon after he had
definitely decided to propose he unfor-
tunately did not find Henriette alone.
His rival in her attention was the old
man-of-all-work, Saunders, known more
Familiarity as Sandy-though any refer
ence that that name might once have
borne to his hair and complexion had
ceased to be apparent for Sandy was
toothless and his sparse hair was
white-surely not a very formidable
rival. But any third person Is a rival
when man wants to propose, and
when Randolph entered her bungalow
living room Henriette was kneeling on
the floor before packing case with
Sandy at the opposite end
$50 sorry, Randolph" she said with
smile so preoccupied that it was
worse than no smile at all you'll just
have to excuse me while ! 60 on with
this case. They're things for the suf-
frage bazaar. It's to be in week and
I've had to take the craftsmanship the
last thing"
During all the call that afternoon
Randolph never once found turn in
the road from which he might have d.
rected his own remarks toward q pro-
posal. The case was soon packed and
Sandy shuffied away with it. but Hen
riette's thoughts were still engrossed
with the bazaar And imagine sudden
ly skipping from remarks on the fish
pond at a suffrage bazaar OF fancy
tables and lemonade booths to propos-
ais
Perhaps 1t was not to be wondered,
then, that when Henriette suddenly
asked Randolph to promise to do a
certain favor" and to promise before
she had told him what 1t was, he held
up his large masculine hand and swOre
rather foolishly to "do anything In
Gods world that she wanted him to-"
What she wanted him to do was to get
Mr.. Tilden to let the suffragists Dor
row what was known as the "Ttlden
mansion" then unoccupied, for their
bazaar
'T'll do what can, Henriette," RAN
dolph said solemnly, "but 1t may be
very embarrassing for me and for him.
You see, he is client of mine"-Ran-
dolph had not been practicing law SO
long that he did not use this phrasing
with some degree of self-satisfaction--
''and there Is a lawsuit now going on
over that house. You see, year ago,
after the Tildens had been out Of the
house for a year, it was leased by Mr..
Hamburger, the brewer. Loads Of
money, you know, and could perfectly
well have paid the rent even though
he did decide not to live In the house.
Now Tllden is suing Hamburger for
the rent and Hamburger makes the
claim that the house could never be
heated. We tried to settle it out of
court, but we couldn't. You wouldn't
understand the technicallties, so ]
shan't bore you with them. But the
case is coming up and I'm particularly
anxious not to lose out"
Randolph lowered his voice and dis
cussed the case in way that was not
entirely professional. THE fact seems
to be that the heating system Of the
house was all wrong, and you see how
1t would injure me and Tilden if some
500 or 600 of the most prominent wom-
en- in town were to go there on nice
cool day, as 1t is quite likely to be in
weeks time, and find out what a barn.
like place it is. So, you see, you will
be working against my interests If you
urge it. Still, 1 have promised"
"But suppose all those 500 people
went there and roasted almost to
death? Suppose the temperature there
went up to 80 or 90 and all the win
dows had to be Opened-would that
help your case2"
Randolph's eyes showed keen inter
est and for one fleeing moment he for
got that his sole interest In life for
the time being was to propose to Hen
riette. 'Why, certainly, that would
win the case for me. But"
81 don't suppose you have taken a
good look at the furnace, or that Mr..
Tilden has, either" Henrlette scolded.
n can say that we have, little girl.
Randolph had never used those words
before In addressing Henriette, or any
not altogether easy. "You see, We law
yers don't go about things in just that
way"
/ Henriette snorted an expostulation
that indicated contempt for lawyers In