The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
SHE WON
THE BET
By PAULINE D. EDWARDS

Jim Underwood aud hi. sister. carrie
were ut breakfast vhnI tht morning
mail was delivered !.lI up.rcd let
ter vhioh seemed To u.' .t h.m arca. e.
IVY obi rhuDi. Charlie Wa, .ia'...'
hc aid. 90, Lom | haven't .c,n rr.Hyo
years j. 20 pass through trc ely tr.
ticrroN 90 hi way 10 Montreal ilc
asks the 10 meet him ~ t,lr I n.", ~ia.
ion for q haEdslmk""
"lf wcfr'rcady to- GO north ruu,or.
row II stead ul Thursday" said ,arrr
al wouli hr 4 ID chance for au ps-
at. wouldn't tT
Can you get rrady :"
"l'ii see. fhluk can"
| = harlic says he has heard that ryr
irri married | wonder whore re- got
tlmt:"
4 '.rfi" .Jrm,d - ir lost m thuu..ht
'oruv bile: ihtI she tyil
| rs I'M the Sir. Na.Kuishi that y0I
have all j. tic soul IL lonor;"
"Ncs"
'tli' sam" that you had the CONVEX.
1
parfi uiar as To his treatment ~ a
lrinud's vifct'
| YES. lie once eaid to mo that IL 1
bad % wife II would be- impo, ,ihlr for
irr ru tempt him Into II love affair
vii! him"
4 "llumph.' was Carries only reply.
| 'lon consider that boSh:" asked her
'ro.hcr
II u tell you " hat to de-. Jim Til,
paragon has beard that You have been
! "rrri"d Introduce nae to him ~ your
vie. IN bet you a pair OF gloves
9-aiu>i box Of candy that send yul
proof Ut the end or Il" tourney that lic
9, not s." desperately honorable aS you
liink him"
Done
Tic introduction took place aS ar.
! ranged. and Nackuight was ted To he.
icrc rather 10y innucndn than II posi-.
! tive statement that Carrie WINS lim'@
/ wife Instead e his sister.
lin irfi hi, friend and his sister
/ together. hvarlly hoping ihaf the for
! m,r would bear on. his statement rs
[ in d., ability Ia resist temptations lie
did not expect a lrttcr for several day>.
| and lie lid but receive one for o week.
Then telegram came from his sister.
! 10 come mp here at once"
No explanation was given. 81 thai
\ Jim was obliged Io infer one. The nat
( ural Inference was that Carrie had
| been taken suddenly i'll or had mt
| with AN accident. The bet was forgot
| ten IN the more serious >itlatiUu
| Throwing II few THINGS IA suit ease.
! h" called "A cab and hurried To- the sta
| ton, where De sent II iccgram 10 his
/ sister L. wire him at an intermediate
I city further Information. 10 his as-
| constituent lac received the following:
Your friend i horrid.'
This dispCllcd the illness or accident
Theory Rul what could Mackui-ht
have been doing To hriu. ul'uut such Il
condition:
Jim arrived at his destination in the
evening and was driven To- The house
Of II friend ~ his sister whom she was
visiting lie was expected and was
shown into u room where he found
Carrie waiting for him She was the
picture nf health. but looked very
much worried
For heavens sake" exclaimed Jim.
whats the mattcrf'
ITS Mr. MacNnisht"
What has h. DONE"
Why, | llirtcd with him Just IT.
Tie hit. you know and the first ihins /.
! knew hc was talking silly. Then I
told him he shouldn't say such things /
Ia his friends wife We were iU.r !
pulling into the terminal when | said |
that, and he got NJ and rushed from ,
the ear like lazy man. want NuH .
10 lind him at once aud explain.
why do lhat;"
Because | don't want him To- thuk !
I'M IA bad wouau'
"NonscEsc' You've won the h.i"
Yes. but
Jim looked at his sister wnndcringly
then said
Il verify believe, Carrie. you've been
WINGED Yourself"
You 90 hight oil and find Mr. Mac. /
Knight aud explain and say I'm yer, .
sorry for what has happened
il'N W. I hbbN NlNlt W llIA uiIls Ii
lie mentioned during the journey 4
TINT he intended staying at the Lemon n
hotel"
Underwood that evening appeared nj
the LeuaN hotel aud. being told hat
Mr. Nackuilht was in hi, room went 4
there, knorLcd at The door and wa,
admitted Nacliuighl was walsiug 1
the floor like one suffering from dc.
lirlum. ON seeing Underwood be- palcd
then. BARN. his breast, said
XIII me. lin deserve worse than
death
Jim hurst into II lnud laugh threw
himself iuto a clmir and ouutiuUcd ,n
laugh till M was INTERRUPTED hy Mae.
Knight saving;
what in thunder are you laughing
az?