South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25

romance and the atmosphere and
gras and poetry and the seasons.
1 never skin "A sucker without ad-
miring the prismatic beauty of his
scales. / never sell a little aurifer-
Gus trifie to the man with the hoe
without noticing the beautiful har-
mony there is between gold and
green. And that's why I liked this
scheme; 1t was so full of outdoor
air and landsca pes and easy money.
We had 10 have A young lady as
sistant 10 help us work this graft:
and asked Buck If he knew of one
10 fill the bill.
One" says l. that is cool and
wise and strictly business from her
pompadour TO her oxfords. No ex-
toe dancers or gum chewers or
Crayon portrait canvassers for this.
Buck claimed he knew a suitab
feminine and he takes me around
20 see Miss Sarah Malloy. The min
ute see her I am pleased. She look
ed 10 be the goods as ordered. No
sign Of the thre' about her-no
peroxide. patel nor peau de
sole. about 80 Nu hair. pleas
ant ways-the kind OF a lady for
the place.
y description u the bdHuDdBs II
YOU please" she begins.
why ma am" says I. this graft
of ours is so nice and refined and
romantic IL would make the bal
Cony scene in Romeo and Juliet
look like scCond-stOry work.
We talked Ii over, and Miss Nal
10y agreed TO come in as a business
partner She said she was glad to
get "A chance to give up her place as
atenoSrapher and secretary 10 a
suburban lot company and go into
something respectable.
This is the way we worked our
scheme First. I figured IL out by
a kind OF a proverb. The best CRAFTS
in the world are built up on copy
book maXims and psalms and pro
verbs and Esaus fables. They seem
10 kind Of hit o: human nature.
our peaceful little swindle was con-
structed on the old saving: The
whole push loves a lover.
One evening Buck and Miss Nal
10y drives up like blazes in a buggy
90 a farmers door. She is pale but
afectionate. cinging 10 his arm
always Clinging 10 his arm. ANY
one can see that she is a peach and
of the cling variety. They claim
they are clipping for 10 be married
on account OF cruel parents. They
ask where they can find a preacher.
Farmer says. "B'gum there amt any
preacher higher than Rev Abels.
four miles over on Caney creek.
Farmeress wipes her hand on her
apron and rubbers through her
specs
Then. 10 and look We. Up the
road from the other way joys Par
Ieyvoo Pickens in a gig. dressed in
black. white necktie. long face. sniff
fling his nose. emitting a spurious
Kind of noise resembling the long
metre doXoloEy.
"BJinks. says farmer. If thar
Amt preacher now
II transpires that I am Rev. Abb
jah Green. travelling over 10 Little
Bethel sChool-house for TO preach
next sunday.
The young folks will have II they
must be married for pa is pursuing
them with the pillow mules and the
blackboard So the Rev. Green. after
hesitation. marries EN- in farmer s
parlor. And farmer grins. and has
in cider and SAYS b gum" and
farmcress suiffles q bit and pats the
bride on the shoulder. And Par
leyvoo Pickens the wrong reverend.
write ont a marriage certificate. and
farmer and farmereSs sign Il as
witnesses. And the parties or the
first. second and third part gets in
their vehicles and rides away Oh.
that was an idyllic graft, True love
and the lowing kline and the sun
shining on the red barns-!t certain
f. ly had all other impostures I know
about beat 70 a batter.
] suppose I happened along In
time 20 marry Buck and Miss Nal
low al about % farm houses.
hated 10 think how the romance
was gotnE 10 fade later on when all
them marriage certificates turned up
I'm hanks where we'd discounted EN-.
and the farmers had 10 pay them
notes OF hand they'd signed. run
ning from $500 20 $500
on the 18th day OF May US three
divided about $4,000. Miss Malloy
nearly cried with joy You don't
often see tenderhearted girl or