The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-01
PLOT DIDN'T WORK
By ANDREW PHELPS.

old and the daughter OF Mrs. Wharton
was swinging In the hammock undel
an apple tree.
II want to ask you," queried grand
ma, whats the matter with Agathy'
Here she is nineteen years old and .
good-looklng girl. and can't under
stand why she hasn't had an offer OF
marriage YETI Doesn't she like men
as ruler
"Agathy is a very hard girl In some
respects" the mother replied. "Sht
takes likes and dislIkes mt almost the
first glance
Daughter. you know it's all arrang
ed for Agathy TO go down TO Cuba with
me. / wanted TO talk with you about
the question OF love. Suppose she
should meet on the steamer young
man who filed her ideal--a young man
whom could recommend In every way
Would you oppose II If she fell In
lover
NO" was the slow reply. "But
should want you TO be sure that he
was all right"
/ "Then, will tell you something
/ which have kept back. ] have n dis
/ tant relative whose name is Charles
Burton. In fact. he has made my
home his home for the last year, while
getting ready TO graduate rs civil
Z engineer. He is n model young man In
/ every respect. and about twenty-five
years of age. ! Ike him so well that
I am going to leave him something 10
my will. You know am going to leave
Agathy something. and, II they should
fall In love and be married. they would
have quite fortune TO start hfe on"
"Thnt would be nice, but h1w will
they meet7'
"why. he's going over with me. You
know am going on business, and shah
not stay long. don't want Agathy to
know anything about him until we
have sailed; and then will introduce
them"
When the day OF sailing came Grand
ma Nelson and Agnthy Wharton were
almost the first persons to go on board.
Grandma cast an eye around and she
discovered that Mr.. Burton was also
an early bird.
II WINS the second day out, and no In
PRODUCTION had taken place yet, when
Grandma Nerson got ready TO spring
her trap. While Miss Agathy was
seated on her steamer chair on deck
the crafty old fox took from her steam
or trunk watch she had provided for
the occasion. II did not take her quite
half an hour to wind II up and see
That II started or in good fashion.
Then she made several experiments as
to how far away the ticking cnuld be
.=>a. uaaen satisfied about this shs
-fft 81 'deck- fnd- hhTned up MSS
Agathy. II gave her quite a shock to
find her tnlking rather Familiarity with
good.looklng young man whose age
was about twenty-five. Only three
chairs away sat Mr.. Burton. He was
looking very solemn. Grandma Nelson
gave the girl sign to follow her.
When they had reached the cabin, she
held up her finger and whispered;
keep cool. Agathy! We are In very
great danger, but keep coolF
well. am COOL was the cool re-
ply. Are we going to be blown up by
q submarineT
"As bad as thnt. Agathy. Some one
has placed clocicwork bomb in my
trunk and, at set moment, II Will
blow up and sink the ship and oil OF
us with 1t. How anyone got In here to
place the bomb Is beyond me, but you
can hear the ticking Of the clock.
what shall we dor
.swhy, that trunk must go overheard
without delay calmly replied the girl.
-But we dare not touch II You 90
on deck again and go to the third
chair from where you are sitting and
speak to the young man In It. Tel
him TO come down here at once. as
there Is work here for brave man. !
was looking at him the other day and
he is tho stuff Of which heroes are
made"
Agathy turned without a word and
ascended to the deck. Then she walked
straight to the young man whom she
had been sitting beside when called,
and said to him:
.aThere Is a ciockwOrk bomb In
grandmn's steamer trunk. and II may
explode In a minute She wants the
trunk thrown overheard to avert a
great disaster"
Certainly. certainly was the reply
and he followed her to the stateroom.
Grandma opened her mouth to pro-
test that 1t was the wrong hero, but
before she could utter word, the
trunk was picked up and carried on
deck. and heave overheard sent 1t
floating away on the green pillows.
"And that trunk contained all my
wardrobe and what am to do without
1t, Heaven only knows. Why didn't
you bring the young man ! told you
tor
aWhy, that young man with red hair
and cast in one eyel" almost shouted
Agathy, with hands uplifted in horror.
The red-headed young man gradu-
ated and went of to South America
the other young man stayed at home
and married Miss Agathy Wharton.
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