Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-29

But Pelen returned his gaze serene
IS. "fes, dear. Tire Old hang the
cacary -afound-the-neck-o f-the-rat, you
kI.ow Let Sally see so much of Les
tei.. she gets sick Of him. Our going
dCgVn To River Terrace for the summer
Will help a lot. Lester can come cut
over Sundays, you know"
EalIy's father was silent a moment.
"All right" he agreed finally. "Des.
pecate cases, I suppose! But you can't
always calculate on the human ele-
ment working according TO formula -
The following saturday afternoon
pretty Sally Sayies sat behind the
steering wheel of her fathers car
waiting for the arrival of the train
from the city. AS it pulled in and
emptied itseFf of bag-laden week enders
she picked out Lester and sounded the
hOra. Presently he was beside her and
they were Scooting down the winding
road to The shore.
Lester was short and inclined to
stoutness and much given over to what
he believed to be principles" He was
stroag for reform"
Don't you think I'm some driver?''
shamelessIy tished Sally, throwing him
glance from beneath the turned
mp briui of her sport hat.
YES" said Lester, slowly, "only
you know how l feel about automo-
l,iIap Nh ana shnuId nUrn than, N, -; La
there are SouIS In the land that
starve." Lester uttered this sentiment
with a very exalted expression admir-
ably adapted 10 appeal 10 the budding
ideals of young girl.
Dinuer that night passed off pleas
anty enough, as would any dinner of
chicken and fearherweight biscuit and
strawberry shorrcake. But afterWard,
when Sally aud Lester had pre-empted
the roOl veranda. Mr. ,Sayles found
difficulty 10 restraining his impa-
tience as, Derspiring within, he was
forced to listen to various lofty ex-
pressions Of contempt of all existing
conditions from the argumentative
Lester
How long have ] got to listen TO
that rot, ard on my own front porch?'
lie demanded. But all he got for his
pains was froWn on his wife's fore
head and a hushing finger on her
lips
AZ June heightened into July, the
sight of Sally Sayles driving Lester
home every Saturday provided too
conspicuous morsel of gossip to he
passed up by the idle summer colo
nists. And Mrs. Sayles possessed too
much of the social instinct not to
grow that it was being passed around
ft4at she was rushing that old Lester
Corbin for her daughter Sally. Gladly
would she have endured the knowledge
had she been getting the results she
vas after.
apparently, the more Sally sees of
LeStergthe better she likes him" she
groaned inwardly.
Then, late in August Lester tele-
phonpd that he could not get down
until Sunday. Sally got IN her first
game of tennis for the summer, play
ing with Yves Burgess, who had dis
tinctly- kept away since the weekly
importationS Of Lester.
"l say, Sally he pleaded. as they
walked slowly komeward from the
courts, Lets manage game every
Saturday"
But Sally, would not promise. May
be-" she said.
Then when Lester failed to show
up Sunday, Sally all but dissolved i'll
tears. Mrs. Sayles alternated between
anger at Lester and anger at Sally.
A letter Monday, half way promising
TO be on hand for the water carnival.
the big event Of the season on the
following Saturday, somewhat soothed
the troubled waters until Saturday
came and brought with it no Lester.
Sally accompanied her mother, who
was to give out cups and various