The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-10-15


Webster struek tt~ upholstery ~ an
adjacent rhalr terrific blow with his
stick 1.-The effect ~ which was 10 Cawr,
everybody In tls room 10 start and
10 conceal Mr. Webster m1nsntarily
In q cloud ef dust. the while Ia q bel
lowing baritone be sang
HIS father cas- . hard rock miner.
hs comes from mi home town
= .tsxts wabs.esty eEAss,. a1sas 5, ,sNyn
kim shouted Seddy Jerome. He
swept the cards Into heap and wad.
died across the rioni TO meet this
lat~a sssailant ot the peace ald dig
nifty ~ n. Eagineers' club. "You Ole,
worfhl~ws. ornery. no.g0od son Of a
lizard I've never been so glad 10 zee
uian that didn't owe me money. I've
been eomhinx the whole civilized
world Tor rou. for q month. ~ least
Where the devil have you beenr
Joba Stuart Webster beamrd hap
PLY upon his friend. well, Neddy,
yon old stocking knlttcr." he replied
qaifsleafiy, -gtnr- that isthe eu~r. }'tn
NOT surprised At your failure to nnd
ma You've known mo long enough
to have remembered % c0nhne your
search to tie uncisiilrrd reaches"
well. you're here. At any rate and
I'm happy. Nav you settle dowa."
Hardly. Seddy "rm young yet,
you knos-oniy forty. sun n real live
man and not quite ready 10 degenerate
into q card playing. eat.drink and be-
merry. discrimination, sink TO oblIyio,
aud go-ioh--- fireplace spirit I" And
be prodtled Jerome IN the short ribs
with tentative thumb that caused
the Old man to vince. He permitted
his friend to drag Tim downstairs 10
the deserted lounge, where Jerome
pansrd In the middle Of the room and
rsaew,si it's query
where have yon been, nskr'
"out In beafu valley. California. try.
Ing 10 pry loose fortune
ibid you pry ttr'
John Stuart Webster srched his eve
hrows Ia mock re?roaeh "And you
cap s-e my new suit. Nrddy, my six.
teen dollar, matie-t to order shoes aud
my horny heofs cncaa,d IN sllken hose
and ask that question: Freshly
shas~d and ien.,-i and Hlin.~t sfrsia
10 SIT down and set wrinkles 10 NV
trou~~r~l Smell tbntl" Tie blew
cloud n cigar smoke into Jerone's
sm,liag facv tn. latter snltrcd. III
smells expensive" he replied
YES aud you rnn bet I, tastes cy.
pe5sive. too Webster u,sw sss,i.
handing hts cisar-cass 10 his friend
Jerome BIT the eud OF his cigar and
spat der,siyely. "iio~ much have you
NADER he demanded hluniiy,
ms noae OF your business, bu, I'll
tell yea because love you Ne,.,.y I've
made ons hundrysi Thousand dollars"
Chicken fesd." Jrrpme rctor,cd.
Johnny, I've been comhIug tn. min
avSl belt 81 North and South Am~rtcs
for you frt = month"
why this sat'dea b~lat~i interest
In mer-
Il have hne JOB for you. John"
'Niags x" WEBSTER interrupted.
and Showed both hands With III. An.
r~ss croscd, sNo plotting against my
rcaes and comfort. Neday. llaNrn't |
told you rm all d~'sscd M FOR the
nrst tine IN thr~ ycars. that have
money In my pocket sud nlorr In
hans' Man, I'm gning " tr'ad the
rrtmrcsc path FOR n yrar before get
bach into the harness sgalu"
isrer"@ -=s-s, : ..4..r.s.ntnrv hand.
ngurs,iv-ly brushing aeds such feetle
aud mconsel~n,sl srGuWrnL Are
,ou frcs lo,,ssI be drmanaea
Pm not tim bound 10 college
chains"
Married. ehi Grrwf Scott. | might
have guessed II. So you ~ pu your
henevmeen. chr
n. such lack. yco vsrhy drinking
,oono~ls~s. II you had sv~r gotten :sr
enough frnm thix club dHrsng the pas,
Aftvn wars 10 cot n h~ath NJ rcsl
fyrsh air. you'd understand WY
want To ea,oy civilization Tor aeeS
~ 'wo hetnrs | r., mack TO rasnr su.
rsrtntcsfenis cabin on some bleak nm.
Va, air ~, Old Jeremiah y. Work srd
| have had failing cut Dad burn
fcur picture Needy ! want esne
rsass I've bern iIs,rp,nS 70 a dasu
shlf, l'ess flaSiec the ACCORDION sor
thrc~ y~ers. and he ccp,d only piay
thr@ rnnes, Now want SonsaS
Nsnt I've hecn Nathirs IN teptd dirty
water n a r~s'mcM staire~NNx. and
WOW 6esfrv a stes,n roout ana a nee
die shower ard an oste~apa,h. I'VE hsssn
hc~s,nx Gr~a s~rs ard Italians ard was
fnr~d 60 learn their ianguasv - W.
results, ard aew wa, IS Ss~.sS n,
rae'her tengve ~ r,r r,d cr'erds ~
tHGpdes I'm gclns 10 nave rev tcsl
al arcar.i-
Yer, wS' jack Is,~t eyrtes ycsrr
estf III x'~s VOC exactly thtrsy GAYS