The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-09-30


he had not meant so to lose his
sense of everything. Mrs. Taylor
sometime Molly Dake-had been q
| good pal, back In their remote youth.
Sentiment had not touched them then
nor ever. He had been the first to
kiss the bride and wiring Dan Tay-
| lor's hand at the wedding-moreover
he had sent the handsomest present
| of all, and been the favorite visitor
| throughout the five years of happy
| married life. SO he was not lOath to
walk with her away from the dancing,
find coy double seat, and after es-
tablishing her to her mind. and his
own, say. patting her arm affection
ately! "Molly-you were always a
wise bird. Spill little of 1t now for
my benefit about-well. about-almost
anything"
Meaning Anne" Mrs. Taylor said
with a roguish smile. Tommy Bar
ton, you are the blindest idiot living
always excepting old Joe Helm. You
two are wasting your lives-rather let
ting Anne waste them for you. She
ought really to be indicted for mo-
nopoly-husbands are as necessary
almost-as clothes. And besides you
elderly simpletons she has string OF
young ones longer than the moral
law"
who's been telling your" Tommy
interrupted. She frowned. but mer-
rily, answering: "Leander-Of course.
Alphabetically he prides himself on
not running after her-told me tonight
his wife could never have 1t thrown
up to her that she was wearing Anne
Saxton's old shoes"
THAT reminds me to ask: What
are your intentions regarding himT
Tommy again interrupted.
-"Only TO tolerate him while my visit
here lasts" Mrs. Taylor flung back.
you see unless I'm up to all the ms
and outs Of everybody, I'll be worse
than bull in china shop. All the
fools know seem to be ready to stab
each other In the back-or the front,
or any old where. BY help OF Leander
and the grace Of God l hope to get
away safe"
~ see you want us to keep your
memory green" Tommy glggled. Mol
" threatened him with her fan. then
said, dropping her eyes: "Did you ever
try making that wicked Anne JEALOUSY
Tommy shook his head, TOO dan
gerous!" to which the answer was,
"Fiddlesticks! Get busy and try it
right now"
"D'ye mean you're available" Tom
my said low, but joyously. A nod en-
boldened him to say: II thought of
that my own self when l knew you
were coming-but somehow my cour-
age"
Goose I understand" Molly broke
in, "'fraid Of gins and snares. No
need to be. If ever l own different
initials the last one will come lower
in the alphabet" After that she
blushed ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Tommy
appeared to find enlightenment In the
cryptic utterance.
Thus began for the Brush Greek
neighborhood riotOus months gOs-
sip which took a new turn every day.
Anne Saxton was going to marry
Doctor Helm, of course. Didn't she
go with him everywhere, and have no
eyes at all for Tommy Barton? Lucky.
considering how the Widow Taylor
had swept him Off his feet-he tagged
after her like q two year-old after his
nanny at the county fair. Poor Le-
ander Green's nose was clean out Of
joint-to the delight Of Grandma
Green, who hated anything named
Taylor, and to the disappointment or
Grandma Towle, who had counted on
the visiting widow to make Lenders
fortune, as well as to put that foolish
yellow-haired Sally Joyce clean out of
his mind. Telephones the extinguish.
ers Of countryside sociability, fell out
Of use-with so much doing one had
to talk 1t over face to face. SO there
were dinings, and play parties, fish
figs, and picnics galore. not to men,
zion the big meeting at Harmony
church, where an altar full Of penitents
yielded barely two converts. The rig.
idly pious said that was because of
uanClDS-SlOpS tWlCc cuCu WeCh III Ouu
Fellows hall, to say nothing Of smaller
private performances. Altogether there
had not been such STRINGS about and
excitement since Major Saxton. Anne's
brother, ran for congress, and the dis
trict came within five hundred votes
Of making II unanimous.
This lasted a full month-then came
a two days lull. Just why, nobody
knew. so the great news burst upon
stunned ears when the local paper
came out with the headline: "Mstri-
money Rampant. All Victims Well
Known and Highly Esteemed Resi-
dents of This and Neighboring Coun-
ties" Below. categorically, were
names-Thomas Barton. Esq, of River
Band. to Anne. only daughter OF the
late Gen. Saxton; Mrs. Mary Dako
Taylor to Joseph Helm, NJ. D., and
Leander Green. attorney and counselor
at law, to the beautiful Miss Sarah
Joyce. After the surprise party we'd
dings the happy couples had chosen
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