The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-11-03
Polly and the
Butler
By DOROTHY wHITcoMB.

,opyrsht issi. Western Newspaper tnion
. remember we'll the day when NJ
James came h"m. and told his moth
rr that be- was engaged I" he married
! was hptler then ~ the stacey pla,"
They were not what you would cal
well born my~rlf III call Il rich-h"ru
They had pilc- pf motley, aud beside.
mysrf there wrrr nr~t aud second
msn. ~ say nuthing uf the maids uud
Mrs simmons. the hou~ckr"per.
James stacey had been his m"th-r'~
Idol lie had Inherited all her pride
and he had h-r oh>tinacy too, and
more 81 when | heard of II knew
th-r. would be- u battle royal between
them. You see knew the youus
woman. Polly I,,lund was one ~ ~"
smartcst girls In old >tacry's perfum
~ department You know he di"'i
before the department store was ~
larg, ~ it l. now. hut II went on iu-t
~" same aud pru>Iered. though young
Mr.. stacey seldom went near II until
he accidental, met Polly there.
She was the rrrttirst thing a couu.
try girl. small vivid ~ you misht
call II. with deep gray eyes aud mas
~ red hair.
james stacey had never been IN loN"
before lie was n quiet. ~ludious chap
good deal 81 ~ book worm. and
g,s.i deal of n snuh. overheard hiiu
telling his mother about Miss Ryland
We'll my dear james she said in
her stately WAY IL your heart ha-
~p"k.u io you shall not intcrf,r".
provided the young lady j. worth, ~
You"
II wa about i've DAYS after that
that Mr.. James Won the first battle "i
III. war lie brought Miss Ryiand M
tn "a. house and was fortunate
enough 10 Ice Ia the dining room whom
Mr. stacey swept down to r",-i'"
her
"iumph " She said locking nj her
through her iorgu.tir SO you ~"
the young woman wh"n my ION wishes
to marry =.
"Irs. Mr.. stacey" answered Miss
Poll, d-mur-ly
1T would lee great change from
y"ur present m"dr II ne. said Mr.
STAGE, -cornfull, "and let IN. ~ay
that yuu never viii marry James. New
don't mi,und-r.tnud me
couldn't hear the answer.
The neat thing ! have TO tell you -
that. having said III. never changed.
Ike all such p-r,"n>- Mr.. Stacey did
,hans. pa->, her love for NJ
James was pretty deep after all
couple II w-ek. later Miss Polly was
Installed In III" stacey house aud had
given w her work ut III. store.
This was III. agreement: Miss Ped
y was to Ice educated" for enc Who'll"
year To see whether she could shak"
~ her c"mmonn.ss sufficiently To
make her marri1s.ahl. To Mr.. james.
az cours. nobody was Ia meet her
Miss Polly came to W. ~ companion
io Mr. Stac-A.
Think of that, sir. Ia make your
SON. future wife At companion. Mis-
Polly was n brick.
Sh. used To- counde ia me . little.
and sometimes she'd stop IN when
was polishing the silver and speak Z"
IN. Aud size knew that ! knew.
II was after '"upl. % months Of
this that | heard Mrs. stacey say 10
her ,bn that Mis- Polly would never
do for wife for him. she would
make n capital b"lpm-~t for William.
,h- said. hut not for you. my dear
Come. nov. h. u man aud conquer
yuur infntustion. VIII yvui'
Half an hour later Mr.. James cam"
cut locking very white aud shaky, and
asked for Miss Polly. ! knew then that
hs had been won over and the Isir -.
them we're g"ing to- turn her out Int"
the street.
Miss Nylnnd las headache, Mr.
James" I said. Il heard her telling
Mrs simmons that she MAS going 10
bed"
AN right tomorrow will do.
guess" h. laid. aud vent away With
a sort Of relieved mir about him.
hut what had sald was n l.e lee
cnus. nj that m"In"nt Miss Rylsnd Was
sitting In my pantry, where Id been
telling her about my home. aud how IL
Wa near to here. aud Id n.ade her
laugh with my stories and the color
had come back int" her pretty cheeks
aud she flashed her eyes Ia the way
81. had aud laughed more merrlly
than Id ever known her 10 since she
cam. into IA. Stacey home.
when came back from speaking Z"
Mr.. james outside III. pantry Miss
Poll, was standing up, rather whit"
again. What made you tell Mr.
James that awful falseho"if" She
asked.
Hes awful peculiar. MIR. James l..
III answered. "Ma,b. he wouldn't
think It nttlng that you should b" IN
here talking Z" n".
You are my only friend, william.
III. ,ald 10 me-. You don't know how
unhappy ! am here. I'm not going I"
get married" Miss i'olly sobbed. u
hai. men anyway. I'm never going "a
mnrr, ANY man
"Dh. y.-. you ARE, NY dear. ] snin.
~. -. ...l.. a. marry me I'm not