Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1920-01-22
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Bottle Wagon


scoDyrashs. 1919, western Newspaper Uaien)
I've got great schemel" an
bounced homespun Dave Wolcott Us he
cagie into the office Of Alvin Marsh,
a young lawyer Of Brentwood.
Glad 10 hear II. Dave" replied
Marsh heartily. Lets have It l am
always Interested In anything concern
Ing Sou and your affairs"
II know you are, Mr.. Marsh said
Dave, ''and that II why / came. Since
! married Eiiie BARCLAY we have been
living u her Old fathers lissie farm.
He $ SIN able 60 look after the place.
and / have been clerking at the gen
eral store, Well, II doesn't pay ME
very much. and ! have an ambition to
DO better"
"And you want me 10 help You.
Dave7 I'd be glad to do II. haven't
forgotten that but for you those road
robbers would have got over two thou
sand dollars l carried about me- You
have always refused to let me show
my appreciation Of yonr brave serv-
Ices"
Il don't want any reward except
your good wllI." asserted Dave stanch-
". There's just this. I've got a
chance to buy Q horse and wagon that
need ia my new business. can
pay for II inside Of two MONTHS but
lack about $50 Of the cnsh that will
buy IL"
Marsh reached for his check book
Tell me about your new venture.
Dave be invited
Here's the layout said Dave: ave
hive great abundance Of grapes.
little else down at the farm, and the
ldea struck me Of going into the grape
Juice business know where a lot
of bottles can be bought cheap, and
! propose 10 try the scheme Of sell
Ing 10 small stores and residences
seef Pure Home Made Grape Juice I"
1T looks feasible,r declared Marsh.
"and TINT sweet. neat little wife Of
yours can be great help corking The
BOTTLES aud lnbeilng them"
eThat isn't the best Of IT, proceed
81 Dave. 4 can buy a wagon. the body
u which ~ built ike giant bottle. II
Inns been used 10 advertise patent
medicine can paint II over. carry
my wares In the hollow inside. and
boom my wares wherever ! 70"
The Following week. Marsh saw thr
bottle wagon III action, With Dave hs
It's driver Dave WAS doing thriy-
ing business. going al over the coun-
Try. and Marsh was glad that he had
helped IN honest, worthy fellow on
IA life. Marsh wna IA love. and his
affections Hnd received q decided set
hoclx GLADYS barclay loved him IN
return, buf nv soon ~ her parents
heard Of their engagement the doors
~ their home were closed against
Marsh GLADYS vas practically iinprls-
oned tn the house and Marsh heard
that she was 70 be sent away 10 a
relative.
Marsh managed TO get a letter "a
Gladys and she hnd replied Both
were forycnt In their determination
70 wed. and eiopement seemed the only
way out 10 y minute Marsh arranged
how they should meet at precisely
eight o'cloek IN the evening. lie was
20 drive his automobile 10 the lane At
the rear OF the Barclay home.
Gladys made her departure from the
hoase AZ an suspicious moment and
reached the rear gate. No auto was In
sight. and back at the house she heard
tbs excited voice ~ her mother Call
Ing to hep husband that the bird hid
flown.
gladys realized that a vigorous pnr-
suit would transpire. In desperation
she ran 10 where an alley intersectei
the lane. As she turned into II she
slowed down. There doomed up the bot.
tie wagon driven ~ Dave Wolcott. lie
was Siuomentarily absent delivering
some OF hiSgoods at the rear Of a resi-
dence fronting the next street.
1 Gladys give up alt for lost as she
heard the shouts Of her father echosrt
IN the lane she had Just left. The
1 round rear door IN the hottie wagon
Was open. Gladys sprung TO The step
shrmnk hack amid the obscurity OF a
space filled with bottles and crates,
and awaited developments.
They came IN the appearance Of
Dave. who slammed the door shut and
sprnng to the drivers seat. and the ar
rival Of her father, frantlcalIy demand
ing II Dave had seen anything Of his
daughter. The latter gave dissent.
Ing reply, drove on. and Gladys ut
tered sigh OF relief.
For mercy's sakei" calculated Dave
as. reaching his home two miles dis
iant and opening np his queer wagon,
he faced the ugltated Gladys. BE
knew her and something OF her az,
fllintion with Marsh. The rest Gladys
quickly disclosed. The faithful friend
OF the young lawyer FASTENED 10 To-
cate Marsh. TO find that the reason
Of his non-appearance was that his
auto had been detained BY a collision
In the unique bottle wagon Gladys
had reached safety. In II now, her
lover with her. the loyal Dave drove
the happy twain % the next town.
Then d further bright honeymoon jour
ney was made BY automobile.
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