The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-21
"A Chance
Acquaintance
Ey T. 3. ANDERSON

Dale Morton felt that he had done
y ggod months work and had earned
n few days vacation. lie had been
sent on u mission of looking up the
| rights of his employer. n city mrr.
chant, to an estate. In his pocket was
u mass of notes aud copies of docu
ments sufficient to prove n handsome
| addition to the already opuleut re-
sources Of John Wylle. There was u
small outside interest Morton had
| the name ri its posscSsor. The hunt
ing up of this person could come later.
he decided.
II was NJ the pleasant little town of
GrasSmcre that he got or the train
put up ~ Its hotel and settled down
10 few days sojcurn. The next dry
affected his destiny more than he had
ever anticipated and held him at Grass
mere for over week. Morton Wa
idling nj n spot of GOODNESS and shade
M the riverside AZ the edge of a pretty
stretch Of the woods next day. when
Juvenile howl arrested his attention.
'Oh. lis broke oh. Cousin Kate.
My slingShot is all gone To- pieces 80
AMI tcarful-faced boy came into
view
"Nhai> the trouble sonuyi" In
quired Morton, and the lad held up
wreck represented by two tattcrr'
su>pendrr ends. crotchrd stick aud
n dangling strip 1T leather.
"bunt cry" advised Morton soo,h
ingly. Maybe II can he fixed"
II was many a year since Morton
had pnS>eSSed u like boyish coutriy.
ance. but he SET his inventive geniu,
NJ work. The crotched stick was IA
tact and his wallet WAS surrounded l.,
two heavy elastic bands. In iny
he had adjusted these Ia the stick. the
piece Of leather was set In place. and
the hoy fairly danced with delight ~
he was handed the finished article
"oh Amt It just dandy" he eNu
berated. why. II beats Nat Rood,
sling all to nothing"
Il hope you won't use II To- annoy
the BIRDS" observed Morton.
"oh. no, sir-neyer that! Just for
targets. Sister-look. just look -
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when they reached house At the edge
If the wood and he raised his hat IN
adieu.
Morton took IN. s,lr.s,,,. roulI,
The foll,ying Jnv IN cam. unon bi.
yonnr friend with f, ,an.r ,,r.,.,
lacked ia a ire. imam which IA, v,s
irving his skin Nor,or ,riad a fo,
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sight of n fitting form in tho rord.,
of tb, house and the hoy called nut.
"Oh. Cousin Catherine, Here l. IN.
same gentleman who WINS so Kind In
me Yesterday. Maybe he'd like a hon
ouet of our flowers"
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