The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-25
Straight and
Crooked
~ CECiLLE LANCDON
"a islS ws.,sfn Ss-.p.s.r uHloaI

mere struggling hamlet into growing
village 10 had two well traVcrscd thor
ou.hfarrs nnly. The FIRST one had been
csll,.i straight street from time Ina.
memorial aud was aptly ~ designated
branching ~ FROM IL was what had /
been originally a mere COW path. No
effort was mad. to untangle its sinu
ositirS The PRECISE opposite Of the
broad. far extending street cnllei |
Strnigm. II was naturally termed |
Crooked street A. time went on and |
the town grew they changed the name |
to I,rllcplainc avenue. hut the old set
tiers and even the younger generation
yer, often called Il by iis old name
II was probably mere circumstance
that lodged Vernon Nlalr on straight
street The thoroughfarr was respect
AL, and Dc va. ~ n character that
worid sr,k such 1u environment u
va, rrrdI,yuur however. that drift
r,I blake Mn,s,, to Crooked street
GradunIN tln' avenue haf h'-om" 90.
-,urr 90, houses lIinpidntri u was
~, social dumrIu. ground ~ ~" town
mud what there were ~ drinking places
aud the likc found q h1rh"r That suit
81 them Nassr, had decent r"pms
ah,,, pawn shop ~" likci =" b"
nr.I scene, ~ a,ii,If, and excitement
pri flr place suited him IL never
s,.rf,.i 90 h|uk that the cumpnuiou
ship hc iurid~n'a'lN gained was not
.'.,ntIur bot D, cherished hts lively
evening. rm"us mon Who iikc'i 20 Sc
what the, called life
H. bad ,h1rE. OF n n""r IN N"
principal department store - ihc
town and vernon rlnir Vas ~" mhn
nF,r - another paving ~, hest sal
ar, boz ~, establishment Ilair had
worked hard uuI faithfully 90 ruin
Wis pr. ,.u'r.u,' ". had honest
dream. 81 future aui when be zen
90 love Win i.,rfs burrows be- fan
c..I p, saw success before him.
HHIr was ur,bs, when b. learned
'hg' Mace, had been introduced Q"
I,-h.a O., mu'u1I friend and noted
that hIs Tl,HN ways hti certain
eject iu interesting irshla. hsr FAINT
Is and nor friends
Th,rv was Haunting .p"ciuus 70
low named Gre. Harih with whom
N1s.s, trained and one day a. the
neon hour fhrs. two met IN rcstau
rant near 'h~ store
We'll fame, I've s"t the ropes
vas ~, greeting ~ Uarth so ar
~ This Hurfuss sIh you ARE ~ Mia
over. .. concerned I DON'T think her
folks will tolerate much ~ Hairs
cumyuu, after letter hav. got
particular friend - mine IN Empton
e. writ. reaches thrn Tha, will hr
hIs qui-tus"
Vow then about his position NJ
the store"
You know that little cousin of
mine Nod Tro't,r. was transferred 20
HlaIrs department last w,ckr'
"Y.s
well leave the rest 20 Ned I've
posted him and he il clever ~ they
make them Pretty soon Rlalr's q.
plr'r.u' viii D. IN mudile. missing
good. neglect IN deliveries and an
thu Won UNDERESTIMATE"
= &c." usssutci his unprincipici
con fr,r-. "aui won't hcgruds.
ub,ruI ruk. - when 80 N. new
position"
\ month later 20 the amay'W~ut -
ever, bod, who knew him Vernon
Ti1Ir Vn. iIsmi-s-i from the service
90 ne store leDaus. the parents ~
r.h.1 h"r1u 'H art ruldly and sus
r,iou.Iy toward him b. l,f' MI
$40, attempting no explanation ~ bis
e.. -mi.-1l lri took 70 subordinate posi
fIur Boo Imufuu This confirmed a
certain suspicion VI uul Mrs. bur
rHv. entertained Tot letter that
compiled III mann" With Young lady
Voc Utm" fruu that town bad reached
f.ru I.,h|1 muurucd hut n. bore
l,r grief ir silence fur circumstance
u..H,"i uu meeting Win Hinir again
pr. 90, i.~hIa was passing
sfrH.' Gunner when mn automobile
fururs'y driven turned ~ sharply 4
lal ~ ah"ut sixteen was directly IN
g. path IT, va. borne down and
then TOSSED agHInsi tho curb The
sru' was uul, spunrc from i"shla's
bonn" She rrro-uIr-i tho lad ~ nod
Trn''"r. irrw 'if' De- lived UoorlN
with strangers and iu h'r sympathy
and interest iu an orphaned hoy had
him conveyed 20 her own home
For = week Ned was given tender
uul willing care hy tho Burrows FAM
Is ~, injuries were quite serious
lu' be- m'ulrd rapidly he was seated
r. lu invalid chair on m. porch one
ia, when he noticed iesbia gazing
a. photograph, her eyes trimming
with tears The original ~ the pie
iur' ~ n glance he knew To be v"r
non Hlslr
The better untur. ~ Ned stirred
within him lie recalled the plot
against Wslr In which be- had been In
duc'i 20 act lie knew about the
falls" letter lie had come % idoliys
these new friends who had done ~
much for him
Miss burrows" he spoke. II have
done YOU and Mr. blair great
wrong WIN you help me right itf'
And then the whole story came out
II presented Ned In no ,myIahle LIGHT