The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-03-30
THE THRILL
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BY MARY LOUISE CORN On

] az rfN~ uNNlN~ENI Nfr daughter IfuU
I the Kitchen. Er,yI,lu- ub Response
her sharp Ola voice tou. uu q pu-rm
I uus uutv "Mk kingimu. ! siru.dn
think you'd want Go bc n co. paru.
anyway lis ul.l a, au I.euHN iu
[ ihrIr. AIM 5000 eli 60 ..rs wJ
tea. Leityl VIA. a,r you staring oul
Z Ut that window uufT
Nothing mamma. Lefty jrrkel
doeu the ro, ,ut,aiu and slut pu a
SCENE which. tu ,ly The least. was
dl,tuctiug The 81 .ht of VIII Sl~ncr /.
roadster with VIII ut the Wheel und
huny little Amelia Crews sitting be-.
side him always stirred i..tiy', r,,,ut.
nwni She steppr quickly into the
Kitchen, shutting the sidc dour Ut the
parlur behind her with uuucc,.. sagy
violence. Her mother starred ,urilu~l,
~ the unacyustuntrd nush "a her
daughters broad. lrcrslcd checks
You never uu tell about men" she
remarked shr-wd iy
We'll. veil. I don't know. She cun.
tinued, shaking her head ruefulIy.
Don't know what. mammuy
Il don't know who yuI take after.
Lefty"
Perhaps. said I.uty. ram, ron .
It's because Was su,u prtIs a.bt.
You Know The suyin- mamma. about
pretty babies growing Into homriy
daughters
We'll, sighed Der moiher "lt's a
blessing that you eau be ~ good na
turcd about H.
A. she walked JrrSuy along the
rimlinc avenue ga her nightly trip
to the postofire. Lefty had plenty ~
time o. think over the two short
months she had lived lu another world
Ne royal l-auty could have BEEN trrat
81 with more RESPECT aud h"mage Ia
her eXaltatlru She refused to rrcog
Dize danger ,i.uai, until disaster was
upon her Then boz helpless anger.
shv watched Amelia with her DOLLS
face uud pretty manners. dvftly Nsau
VII away from her
Lefty had u"a reached the stag.
when she expected tu hear 90 ih-ir IN
sagemeut al any moment But she VA.
scarccly prepared far th. low car that
drew up {" the curb brsid. her. or for
the familiar voice calling her nam.
over the wheel
Lefty" VII began. hr.itantly. N
you're going H. the pustorice III ne
9" drive yea down myself
Thanks. VIII Lefty replied. as she
climbed awkVar,lly iuto the machine.
THERE'S q >"cial over az Long Mead
wv tomorrow VIII said a. the car
sI-,l along the quiet street you go
ing. Lcttyf"
Why. | guess not. VIII"
Il was hoping you would go" he
explained. talking hurri-dly 10 cover
hl. embarrassment I've got two
tickets and -- Lefty twisted around
with difficulty LA the narrow seat and
.tarrd At him
Amt Mella going tomorrov. she
demanded VIII frow ned
Ne" b. r,sp"udr,l CURLY. not to
morrow or any other day"
Then Lefty agreed promptly. I'D
sy- 10 ~ with you WIN"
WINS renewed cuurtship was scHrcr-
y two weeks old when. hy the death
1T his uncle he found himself heir 20
. small fortune. immediately he was
overwhelmed with congratulations
I'D like y"u Just as Wei without
al that money. VIII. Lefty told him.
wtstfully. you see. I've always been
panr. And ! couldn't enjoy wealth
NO, the way Melia does, mean"
oh Amelia WINS llp curled aud
hls voice grew hard Lets not talk
about her any more" Hut from that
night the visits of Iettys swain dwin.
,ned Ia number Finally they ceased
completely
Being a comfortable slow moving
sort. Lefty never ceased tu wonder az
the r,pidity With which things happen
In this world IN the space ~ one
hre~hle~s week. foe instancr. she had
learned that WINS uncle had left a
second viii bequ-athlng his money "a
public institution that Amelia had
promptly turned her back ga young
spence leaving him. la shs>,r de,p-ra
tion o. drive around all ulght in a
chill rainstorm
"Wilrs down with pneumonia. Let.
~ explained % her mother Il guess IA
better run over and see what | eau
do"
Mrs. Parsons stared.
Lefty. SQUIRE not After the way
hes treated sou aud all
Hes sick. Lefty Hung back. de
nantly. "and that old housekeeper
doesn't know anything about nursiux Z
sick people, There va. ho question
about Lrt;y's ability. only when little
Doctor Crauspn announced the passing
IT WINS crisis did Lefty permit her
self the luxury 81 tears. 4 few months
later she became Mrs. VIII spence.
On the hoHeymopn trip Ia New York.
Lefty unburiened a matter that had
weighed on her mind for a long time
Il don't know what we'll do with al
that money" she remarked.
what money. Letlyr will demand
eel.
"why. the money from your uncle'S
legacy"
lint there wasn't ANYTHING you