Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-19
MOUNTAIN JOE
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BY LEON W. DEAN.
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you wanted. an exceptionally fne troul
or n deer In season. Mountain Houss
Joe would see that you got II.
lie was like any one Of hundred
other Adirondack guidcs-and differ
ent. just where the likeness left ofl
sud the difference begnn II was hard
IN ten. Whatever the reason. Noun.
tain House Joe was considered the
most popular guide in the mountains
One night in the rugged dcfiles Of
Indian pass he give US the first real
peep beneath the crust. We were look.
Ing away over n score Of darlenlne
mountain peaks TO where whitefact
reared It's lofty hend. still strongly
etched against the northern sky.
How sings Horacei-'mundl moles
operosa'-the toll-wright mass OF the
world wonder what the old Roman
would say n he could look upon o
sight such a. thlsT'
II wes Lieutenant Golden who spoke
Joe. squatting on his heels by the
Gre where he was preparing the eve
ming meal. turned his head abruptly.
IF he were modest he would say
that you had Just given him credit fof
what rightfuliy belongs TO Ovid"
The temptation had proved too pro
voking and our cook Of many n merry
excursion had suddenly become .
scholar Of the classics. But straight
way he was Mountain House Joe again
and no amount OF urging. on our part
could complete The metamorphosis.
"what the deuce Is the matter with
the feilowf' whispered Charlie Os-
good after n series OF inglorious Mt
tempts 20 invelgle him into conversa'
ton.
Despairing at length OF a story from
Joe. which we had come 20 anticipate
as a part OF the regular evening pro
gram. we turned back TO the papers
which the ladies' had brought with
them. now several days old.
II vas fall and the annual Yale
Harvard football battle was only few
weeks distant. The papers were full
Of Il.
We were n Harvard crowd and felt
free TO express our minds.
"Aii Brickiey." seid Dick Valentine
turning the pages, "Ail Brickly and
Harvard"
II was Mrs. Mabel who saved the
day. Mrs. Mabel was Dicks wife. but
that didn't happen to help Dick any
In this instance.
She laughed. and when Mrs. Mabel
laughs Il In irresistible. swell, guess
we clean forgot TINT Cambridge wasn't
tho center OF the earth" she said.
"And Il wasn't any farther back than
our own day when the Blue was treat.
ing as as we are treating them. You
don't forget one Chase. do you. boysr
. Forget Joe Chasef I reckon not
No Harvard man Of our time Is likely
10 do that. He beat us for two years
with n poor eleven behind him. No.
We aren't forgetting Joe Chase"
SWELL" continued Mrs. Mabel. Il
think Dell knows ever n little more
about Yale and Joe Chase than the
rest OF us. How about itf''
All eyes were turned inquiringiy on
Dell.
I'VE were 70 have been married.
she said simply.
I saw Mrs. Mabel color to the ear
tips.
Dell alone was undisturbed.
"Father and mother had picked out
the man they wanted me TO marry,
and Il wasn't Joe Chase. He had more
money and therefore more social
standing than Joe. Father did the
only underhand thing l have ever
known him to do In his life and sorely
has he repented. He told Joe he
wasn't In our class. Joe had often
tried to tell me the same thing. but
wouldn't listen TO him. He was proud
and dad must have used plain Ian
guage. Before could stop him he had
gone. You have seen Joe hit the line
when ten yards were needed for a
first down and you know II wasn't his
way TO turn back. lie meant TO leave
me free and he has. for we have never
heard Of him from the day he walked
out OF dads Office Ave years ago. Any
way. I didn't marry the family's choice
they couldn't force me into that
and I only wish Joe knew that my
heart had been as strong AS his and
that there was never any other but
himself"
The silence that followed Dells
words sets me TO fidgeung even yet
when think Of II. No one seemed
able TO say anything. Charlie os-
good attempted to cough: then seemed
Mortified at what he had done.
Dick tried valiantly 10 ind n rally
Ing point from which gently TO move
our demoralized forces. for II was clear
that any sudden change OF front might
startle Dell into regretting her con-
fession.
well" he said. 'Tii wager even
money. ten 20 ten. that Harvard wins
two weeks from Saturday"
A tall lean fgure stalked into the
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