The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-10-28
The Friend, Indeed
By ROSE TRAVIS

IL lhuffv IT, came down the st'IS
1T tho huu.r decidedly gray" and un-
settled ,Ntr-.sIon upon his honest.
up,n fav,.
Amy Robbins ,lu,p,-i her hauds
ucr,uusly ~ Thorp, shook his head
rather gloomly and sighed Il don
mcasur. up To- your fathers require
mcnis. ANN be- observed (which
means uo engagement allowed aud
therefore our marriage indefinitely
postponed Plainly. b. THINKS my
prospects de- not Justify our union un-
az ! ha,, permanent puslti"n uud
something saved up."
"But oh wits. We could live on
~ liuIc'" exclaimed Amy
THAT would not be- Justice to yen
dear "" he l. right. but have
certain idea IN view ! told him Moth
lng about I have learned that for
est preserve of.cyr j. To be- appointed
fpr this district ~ " salary that would
lft us far beyond YOUR fathers n.
siricti"us I nm goiug 70 ~, and -e'
~ don't want the mnt'rr stirred uI
Tor Few Know 81 the p"inIcal pium
soon 10 D. offered n They 800 !
would o.. crowded uut iu thr rush
ha,' .nuc rooI LETTERS to W,u uf
goi. nud iururr', ~ springfield ara
ana going to pm o. tUo weeks down
there rul'lur wire. nud irving f"
'uuf 'hs apru.afuruf
"ph WIN, ln hope you get ~ o."
- ID.
could have ru.aI deal to ~, 1h'#I
90. nHt haven't a, vet found au,tH'I,
who knows him
= shall i- >u lonely while rnu sIr
gone
'WrI there Is ,our ru.um fri'ud
'Hrr.. Trevor ru comfort tua 1rH
frHt u'O prn.p 'I,, h'.u 90 N'.-
NHftr llopI uiH H,l r- .J,1i'rf .Hr
son tofn Nh,r r..H,iru requires.
-Oh' .HHu ,fu, strictly no how're
aru iu,f fh.ub of won pli OF ne fiu,
t,rI. red An, iu,H'i,
Thurp. fortified himself with bus
letters 81 Introduction aud rummrudl
lion and q frW hundred dollars BE- hud
sawed. aud lrfi f"r the state capital
600, next dag. Political tactics were
something foreign To his experience,
hut he was keen witt.d and In daN
or two was quite pasted n "a th" .
mysteries aud manipulation ~ l"hl.N
Ing aud the Ike 10. fclt himself for
uuate when one day he was intro
duc.d 20 q man named Seth sl'ric-. .
The go.hetwcru who brought shout I
this apparently important arquaint-
anccship assured Thorpe that %. m" .
dinner he bought him and sum ~ .
money be loaned him Comprised we'll .
deserved consideration.
Price will ht you out. sure. lie .
understands all The ropes aud always f.
lands hi client declared the man. +
"Just follow his orders. tip him a
couple 81 hundred for his help aud .
you've bought splendid position f.
cheap"
There was q week ~ hopeful an- .
tlcipatiou. Of many promises. ~ daily
variety aud activity Tor Thorpe. Then 7
on. day an honest man informed him .
that he was wasting bath Tim" and .
money. Tor Price had no real iuru-
.ncr. and was drceiyins him.
Thorpe was disappointed. almost
discouraged Then his aunt wrote .
him letter that upset him greatly
She was naturally shrcw aud a
trouble maker. a, be well knew. hut .
she Injected poison into certain
dark insinuatlon she made that .
aroused Thorpe, jealousy and caused .
Tim no little unhIppinrss
That young fellow. Martin Hood.
whom ever, body supposed was ID. .
special beau of CARR. Trevor. j. sA"w-
ing great deal more attention 10
Amy than 10 hi supposed lady love.
You had better bee getting home WI
Ii " you de- not wish Ia lose Amy.
Tor they are together nearly nh -
the time"
Thorp, was pretty gloomy all the
way home On the train divided be-
tween Worr, about his disappoinl
mcnt and over Amy. II was twilight -
be- passed the Robbins home. Thorp"
caught sight of tive familiar figures
llflf ~ lif Ahlh'N amy hhh eHhHr T.
Hood She held his hand aud was
looking up into his face ~ II beiosen.
Ing the deepest emotion. II they wer.
only friends. they acted a. though
very dear "a ON. another.
Hood was all excitement. as though .
greatly pleased with something Tie
patied Amy on the arm familiarly
Pardon me Tor intrudlng," Thorpe
sI,us. har,hll, "hut II appears To m"
that som. explanation Il due mo rieht
here aud nov"
70 his establishment. instead of en-
harrassinent al detection. confusion I
over untimcly discovery, 'the gui'iy .
twain ran towards him all smiles and .
rXultani.
"oh Whilst" chirped Amy gaSly. 4
such u"wsl"
Congratulate me. upon my sue.
cess" cried Hood. extending his hand. 4
"Iust think. Willls." futtered Amy. \
after you were gone learned that /
Mr. Hood was nephew Of senator
RosSiter.
and just an hour since received
This" aud Hood waved an envelope. .
81 d. 4, laft.r frau ux uuel.. auh he i