Deming graphic., 1921-08-23
Randal's Great
Catch" "
C. is2i. Western Newspaper Union }
By HAZEL SMITH

IL ff'rFNcHi 81 70 lcoihte1 nov
tnst Sah An de isrfahgsm sf,ts ar.
nads1hiisl the happisst thought q
my ne. toor realize that Il is m,
Of all ySa And yqut fanally have don,
for aiessi w 1Ifil IW
boy, there never was a truer bet
ter man than you r. ,,,.,,.
David Prescott walked slowly across
the Burton farm. His heart was pret
" fun He loved the old rnhi whc
had been HIS best ffiend since he wa,
left an orshanTat an early, age The
dushI andit thrill Of good deed. how,
ever, were robbed Of some of their
glamour as David thought Of the per.
/ son most benefited-Randal Burton.
h. In hls own mind David did not be
lieve the old mans son worthy OF the
sacrifice he was making for him rog
Things were at q tight pinch at Bur
ton faun, with little or no cash re-.
seryes.ra'if tHr .llafd sni0 oj r.u
~ 'You see" David had explained to
! his uncle, there's a reclamation prof
,ect to drain Rock Valley, and no one
knows every croon and turn OF the old
river as I 40. have convinced the
commissioners of II. too. They have
offered me aitwo years. position rs
superintcndeut aofa the upper dam.
am TO get Sls50O year.p Half OF
that for two years will carry Randall
through the ci,., law school, ,.r d.
% SO Il was settled. with a great
flourish of trumpets Randall Burton
departed FOR the cJty.llo7 haa 9't'
if The best that was In David came
! out He had SAIL that tno une knew
the river ms, he did, and David now
demonst rated n the fact. nj Within o
month the engineers on the project
found his knowledge q valuable ad
J1nct to their technical processes At
the end OF six months the engineers
reported that his discovery OF n shale
obstruction lad saved th6m ten thou
sand dollars The commissioners
Promptly advanced 'lis salary twenty
Ave per cent.
Time wore on. David found time to
take up engineering and study eve.
nlngs. At the holidays Randall came
home. The next vacation David was
disappointed 20 zee how llttle real
law education the hoy was acquiring
%OonadentialH. between me and
youY said 'Iiandal, IL don't think a
much OF the law as | did. "A smat
ftring viii be, enough TO, help me put
up my shlngle, Truth Is Dave, I've
made catch" ."'II" 'hol h's'' .f
"whAt2klhd of cstch1" Inquired
his cousin nnic r0.urf 9f, H'I
Miss Dorothy Vance. Father mill
llonaire You'il see her when she
comes"
In due time vacation days, cnm6
around, and Randal returned 10 the
farm. Mr. Burton was grleved, and
Dave disappointed. Randall went down
to the depot one morning to escort
Miss DoyGhy togthe home ofrthe Delg
combesJ JIkBll>-< JILL 4
Tie little lady insisted on walking
As they crossed a bridge, her atten.
tion was called 10 tR'gaRg, Of ,Yorkme9-
sinking a, hollow wooden tube In a mud
hole at the bank OF the river, The
man who was guiding Il stood below
Half sunk IN the Shiny clay II was
payld Prescott; he waved his hand
ID friendly greeting to his cousin.
Come on" spoke Randall hurriedly
''iThis ts not nc all Interesting" - ia
But that man waved his hand TO
YOU.
"oh. isbrSe2 mudiafE q. the crew. Y
AipIiose. = responded Randall. atrsu31ol1
He doeSq,t laok IKE. q, mudlark,
Said Dorothy. .....-.,..
The lfrltated Randall managed to
irael his Interested companion away
from the .seeReo- He escorted his
charge 70 her friends. Randall called
A. the becombes home next morn.
lnfl prlmed for thar Wanted prcposalSI
Mrs, Dele9mhe Informed him that
sIlss Vance had started away for q
walk aiong the rfver. Dorothy had
learned tba tIlandal was not the am
bilious ,siriylng idol she had made OF
him. She learned Of the noble sacri.
hce M Mis- cousin. ~" td h''.
"The dsucers exclaimed Randall Bur.
ton. ms he arrived at the bank Of the
FLYER.
There was sthe 'frlitN Tady. she
was converslng with David
Randall Dame ub. brasil ana bfaegart
as evers He tried 10 take Miss Dor
othyi unher his own especial wing.
The ,wihful lIlttle mlssf continued IN.
tereated over the wonderful river prof
ect. 81, -.., ...t-.
81 suppose can call this evening"
submitted Randal IN rather y grunl
hing tore el4ioddihs I7auu.fr' i
''oh, "certaInlys sDined 1the fascib
ating littie nilss,s "oniy he sure 10
bring youF GonsiDT Mr. Presnoit, with
you.i sHesls tle most dellghful young !
mani have ever net atst1 I'D. 4
There is an end 10 everything, and |
the end Of Randall Bdtton's careless
smbitions vas a p6sitiop IN city OF
ffce AS 4 second-fats slenorrapher
TSe end nofs David's acquaintance
Dorothy lIwss Woolng |
The avoiding endedqins wedding, and !