Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-09-19


my daughterr
"That was what he wanted to know:
where was his daughter?
"'Well, holy smoked says. Are
the Jersey lunacy mills broke outr I
tried to make room for him, but he
wouldn't have 1t. He ranted after me
and shook his supply Of furniture pref
ty promiscuously close up under my
nose.
"Tm here in tlmeP he says. I'm
glad I'm here in time. Wretch he
says. Where is sher
"Ex-cuse me, please says. I
never knew you had a daughter. I'm
just peaceable-'
Hah-hr he says. is she In
thereT He heard the Pinchers max
ing fracas with the door panel, and
it walked up his susceptibilities and
gave him a clew.
"'Villainr he says. Release her
And he bolted back like a cyclone to
the scene of the music.
II couldn't stop him, and didn't
try to. He just rushed back and grab
bed at things. The key was in the
lock and he give 1t twist and threw
the door open and fell In.
IT was about six inches behind him
by that time, and l gave him an extra
shove as he went through, and he
skewed plumb into the arms of the
other geezer, and then slammed the
door shut again and locked 1t and had
'em both.
"Two of kind thought, and
hoped they wouldn't kill each other.
But l allowed they was likely from
the same popular academy somewhere
in the neighborhood, and would under
stand one another's ways and get
along. But II not, and there was hair.
pulling, ! didn't see how I could help
II.
"And the next happy thing that
flooded the situation was girl-a
Christian young lady looking all half
wild and stage frlghty-and she came
vibrating in, in Observation-Disclosures
style, and held me up In the middle
of the floor.
"'Oh, Haroldp she says, never stop
ping to look at me or take breath or
anything. oh, Harold = she says.
Papa has discovered everythingr
WhatP l says, moving backward
from that female. Papa has discov-
cred everything was about ready
to jump through the window by that
time, but I didn't have a chance.
"She pulled up like house afire
when she got better look at me.
"'Oh, heavens she says. "Where's
Mr.. GordonT
"Never heard of himp says I.
"'Oh, oh, goodness she says, and
then she wheeled around again and
bolted.
"'Great castigationP says l. What
next, wOnderT
II was accommodating new Ideas ev-
cry minute, 1t seemed to me, and l
thought New Jersey wasn't so detrl-
mental slow after all. when 1t once
got up on It's hind feet and moving.
"The sanitarium inmates seemed to
have cooled down little for a min
ute-comparing notes, or something,
for the next violent outbreak-and
wondered II hadn't suddenly better
cut loose from that social rendezvous
while had time, and start for home
I felt kind of quick longing for
Arizona, where life wasn't quite so con
tinuously mixed.
Anyhow l wished that young youth
would hurry back and see what he'd
fell heir to- was afraid maybe my
luck wouldn't hold out IL l had to &c
1t much longer alone-and lit another
weak cigar and went out on the side
walk to look for him.
"Well, he was coming, and the Cir
with him, both In sensational hurry
and looking scared half way out Of
their seven senses.
"'Sayr he blurts out. falling al
over me when he got in reaching dis
lance. Say, has there been an ole
man here, an old man with q Gamer
await a minute. Wait one mo
ment, pleaser says I. What kind o.
an all-around stew is this, anyhow
"'WhatT he says. why, It's he
father. We were going to get married
and now"
"Whatl Please hold me up for /,
minuteP I says. Married. When
TodayT
"'No, nor he says. But has HI
been herer he says.
"'Say,' I says, go on and get mar
ried-Qulckl Don't hesitate Dom
think. Don't linger a minute, but q
and get married.
Leave everything to me and ske
daddle. Don't expunge with excuses
don't turn loose any doubts or ques
ton marks, but make record run TO
hurry-up preacher and get tied up
"'Why-I can't he says. That
just 1t. The collector for this ciga
business here, you know. The mana
ger comes around today and he's liza
Bile to be falling down here most an,
minute. | want to resign. too, today
he says.
'Oh-oh, yes, the collector says ]
beginning TO feel something give III
tie. OF course. forgot. Well. 70,
can resign later l says. That
nothing-just leave him to me. Don
chance it, but skate
swell, he did. He and that palpl
tating young female went away to ge
married and be happy forever after
and left me all alone with some incan
descent reflections.
only didn't reflect. l believe
sometimes know when 10 quit.
thought I'd leave New Jersey And
gently closed up the DEER Of chat littl,
cigar emporium, and made perfect
ly straight line for the railway sta
ton. My train was due In efty min
utes, and l didn't care to miss Il
Don't mention fast LIE 10 me. please.