Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16
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BY MARTHA MeWII.LIAMs


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go to Jane Lauder and tell her l
love her." a robust bass voice sang as
Jane came down the steps. She made,
= face at the singer, then gave him her.
profile, creamy cameo against her
red sunshade, as she said: '"Why
don't you tell her yourself? Remem-
Der, procrastination is thief of time
and no time like the present"
:, please, Pm slngln' to my dog,
Rough-Neck, trying to train him. You
interrupted" the singer returned sadly,
(which is very bad-for both of US,
'Tention, Roughy7-you go tell, but,
don't say it with flowers-and you
haven't words enough. That's lucky
she, looks at you somp'n awful when
you, venture on candied speech"
j Don't you mean candldT'' Jane
broke in. The dog trainer frowned
and shook his head. II know. what !
mean--Roughy's the one that has to
find out" he said. "NoR old top,
listen hard. Do.not--say--it-witht
flowers, She has all the f1owers-and
then, some. But she has also fine,
almost, athletic appetite-so recall the,
time when you fetched home to me
three-pound porterhouse steak-aadT
repeat the performance for\her bepe-N
ft.n E''1
$50 that's how you do it! No won
der-you're such pals with Roughly"
Jane cried joyously. ""But aren't you
silly--to share such provider with
anybody" 49,. .....
''Dear girl, there is method in my
Madness" Roughy's master explained
airlly. at has suddenly dawned on
me that your offishness, your positive
Indifference to me Is based on craven
fear Of scant rati6ns. Cupid solus
is notoriously an Indifferent commits
sary-but Cupid plus Roughly once you
know what he can do"
"T see," from Jane. 81 also see that
prosperous future will depend very
much on q, happy choice Of neighbors.
Suppose Fate ordained us to live where
such dlssipations as porterhouse steaks
were religiously frowned on?"
"Why! We might make out on legs
of lamb-in pinch-or even fine
fat fowl. A real chicken I fear
Roughly would keep for himself En-
Captain Bledsoe explained. "At least
he did-one time. l suppose his con-
science excused hlm-real chickens
being such rare birds" ~
''How did you find out?" Jane asked,
pretending anxiety.
Bfedsoe sighed. "He was tracked
home" "That seemed to me feloni-
ous-consldering we were service men.
But the lady, party of the other part,
said We owad her FIVE dollars-two
for the bird and the balance for the
wear and tear on her feelings at doing
without IT,"
Jane swept him a curtsy. ITS glad
l am you two got your come-uppapce
one time" she said in the best man.
ner of Nora the cook. "And hope also
It teached We lessOn-three dollars
of chicken neither Of We ate is sinful
extravaganza"
at Is. You ought to save us from
such things In future" Bledsoe acQui-
esced.
Over her shoulder Jane Lander,
spoiled beauty and heiresS, flung back
at him: "I'll think about it-provlded
you don't put it on the ground Of
patriotic philanthropy"
"No danger Of that-just pure plain
philanthropy-whlch means, you know,
love Of your fellow man." BledSOe
called after her, whistling Roughly to
heel and march away in the other
direction. He was riotOuS-drunken
with happiness. Free from gives that
had threatened to hold him for life.
He had laughed in the face of them
even as he had laughed In the face OF
bideaus death, always leading though
he might crawl through a hail Of bul-
lets. sparing his men where and how
he might, but never Sparing himself
There seemed q magic in such hardi-
hood-he had come back without II
scratch-without also the precious
trinkets, orders, crosses, what not
which he called hardware de luxe
that rewarded other men of no greater
courage nor daring. There was no in
Justice in it-he had reSolutely re-
fused TO tell of his own exploits.
More, had begged silence of the others
who might have spoken. They had
obeyed. not too cheerfully, until he
ssidAto, them:; 81 want, to go back
myself, and all OF, you who lived