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

and Agathy Wharton. nineteen years
old and the daughter of Mrs. Wharton,
was swinging In the hammock under
an apple tree.
II want to ask you" querled grand
ma. whats the matter with Agathy7
Here she is nineteen years old and u
good-loolSing girl. and can't under
stand why she hasn't had an offer Of
marriage yet? Doesn't she like men.
as a ruler"
"Agathy is avery hard girl in some
respects" the mother replied. "She
takes likes and dislIkes at almost the
first glance"
Daughter. you know it's nil arrang-
ed for Agathy to go down 10 Cuba with
me. wanted to talk with you about
the question OF love. Suppose she
should meet on the steamer young
man who filled her ideal--a young man
! whom could recommend In every way.
Would you oppose II II she fell In
lover"
No." was the slow reply. "But
should want you TO be sure that he
was all right"
"rhen, 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 as civil
engineer. He is model young man In
every respect, and about twenty-five
years Of age. like him so well that
am going to leave him something In
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
'sThat would be nice, but how viii
they meetr
"why. he's going over with me. You
know am going on business, and shall
not stay long. don't want Agathy TO
know anything about him until we
have sailed; and then viii introduce
them"
When the day OF sailing came Grand
ma Nelson and Agathy Wharton were
almost the first persons TO go on board.
Grandma east an eye around and she
discovered that Mr.. Burton was also
an early bird.
II was 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 Il started of In good fashion.
Then she mnde several experiments as
to how far AWAY the ticklug could be
$500 N7Aen satisfied about this she
IN dn 'deek- dnd- hurrd up ailss
Agathy. II gave her quite a shock TO
find her talking rather Familiarity with
n go0d.looking 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. Agathyl We are In very
great danger, but keep coolT"
We'll, am COOL was the cool re
ply. Are we going to be blown up by
a submarineT'
"As bad rs thnt. Agathy. Some one
has placed clocICwork bomb In my
trunk and, at set moment. 1t will
blow up and sink the ship and all 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 dof"
"Why, that trunk must go overheard
without delay calmly replied the girl,
-But we dare not touch It You go
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 the stuff OF which heroes are
made.r
Agathy turned without 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.
iThere IS a ciockwork bomb In
grandma's steamer trunk. and II may
explode In a minute She wants the
trunk thrown overheard to avert q
great disaster"
Certainly certainly" was the reply,
and he followed her to the stateroom-
Grandma opened her mouth to pro
test that It was the wrong Zero, 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
It, Heaven only knows. Why didn't
you bring the young man, l told you
toll"
@Why, that young man with red hair
and a cast in one eyeI" almost shouted
Agathy, with hands uplifted In horror.
The red-headed young man gradu-
ated and went or to South America
the other young man stayed at home
and married Miss Agathy Wharton.