Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-19
OUTWITTlNe FATHER
BY LOUISA IA ROGUE.

~~eeS NV W ttAC t'aCDhOht 10 oOth
as she heard her fathers car move
away. "Oh, Jim, I must see you right
away. I've something awful to tell
you" she cried to someone who an
swered her call.
IAN right. was just going to ring
you up and ask you to go for a ride.
It's a peach Of day, and can't settle
down to thing for thinking of you"
"All right, dear. I'd love to go. I'll
be ready in five minutes. Mind, it's
awful news I've got to tell your
Cant be worse than NINE" came
back gloomily. "We'n console each
other. That's something, anyway"
In five minutes Jim Stetson's road
ster was at the door Of the Kingslands
and Betty got in.
whats wrong, dearT The car
moved away toward the country, where
blossoms and young life were turning
the world into fairyland.
dad says he won't have you hang
ing round. He called you all sorts of
dreadful things-a loafer, and a spend
thrift, and-and too good-looking. for
your own or any girls happiness
that's what he said," she sobbed into
soft little handkerchief. "And he
said that he had-plans for me. There
was someone else he wanted me TO
marry"
"Well-I'll be hanged" exclaimed
Jim, putting an arm around her heav-
ing shoulders. That's about the dope
I've been getting from father, too |!
What's the matter with everybody
Betty wiped her eyes Indignantly.
"You don't mean that your own father
is down on you, tool"
'Not memo, it's you
'What do you meant"
'He said you were extravagant and
foolish, and that he wasn't going to
have me making a goose of myself over
pair Of eyes and a pretty facet"
"Jiml Why, he doesn't know what
look like He never saw me"
3 'No more did your father ever see
me. I'm as freshly Matched out Of the
college egg as you are"
Its queer" sighed Betty, "and very
hard to bear! They can't make me
marry anybody else, so there. I'll die
first. Can you think of anything?"
I'm willing to do anything for you
dear. I've always meant to go to work
But fathers so busy with his patients
he doesn't have time to think of me
I've been waiting to have a good talk
with him." -
"Why don't you go into a bankT
exclaimed Betty. And then suddenly,
II have the very thing Father says
he's looking for someone in the bank
I could get Uncle Harvey to recon.
mend you, and you could take another
name and make father see how won
derful you are" ... ---.-
"That wouldn't be a bad stunt.
wonder If can work 1t. / would like
to show your dad that I'm not alto.
gether a good-for-nothing. / wish ia.
Their could get to know you better, too
know what a splendid little person
you are! He was singing the praises
of his Office assistant who just got mar
ried, and how she worked and did this
and that and the other thing.
Betty caught his arm. "Jim! Dc
you think I'd do?"
"You couldn't stand that Kind OF
work, It's very hard-and long hours
"If he doesn't have to have a regular
professional nurse, l believe 1 could
do it. I'd soon learn, and l wouldn't
mind the long hours, If you think you
could get me the place."
"rll try. Betty, dear, if you really
want me to-"
By pulling certain ropes and wires
another week found Jim in Betty's ia.
theirs bank, and Betty in Jim's fathers
office.
The days grew hot and air sitting
There was general exodus among
their friends to seashOre and noun.
tains, but they stuck to their posts
and worked bravery on. Jim felt once
or twice that 1t was rather an uphill
task when things were heaped on him
that no one else wanted to do.
Betty, too, had days when she was
too tired to care what happened. The
hottest, busiest ones seemed 10 be the
very time Doctor Stetson thought OF
restocking drugs or of rearranging in,
strument cabinets.
Lately Doctor Stetson had praised
her several times for quick judgment
and accuracy as well as courage.
you'll have to have vacation soon,
Miss Knox" for such was the name
Betty had taken. "You are looking Il
bit tired. Tn thinking Of closing up
the office the last two weeks OF July
Think you can last so longT
"oh, thank you, yes!" answered
Betty gratefully.
jim took his vacation then, also. he
was going away with his father.
Out in launch on beautiful Cana.
dian lake one day in the next fortnight
the Kingslands passed another boat
containing two men