The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1922-06-23
What Squire Jim
Wanted
By MARTHA NJ. WILLIAMS

Hul TT Auu don't Know we'll there
d quite another story. a. squire Jim
Lewis. poor gentleman. was o. proys.
H. did not lack either possession On
occupation C0nimriWlse. be- suffered
an embarrassment of rlches-a biz
farm. full stocked with the best of
everything that walked. wallowed.
ilew aud ate iine substantial house.
cram.full Of plenishlngs as the. d good
name, money IN bank and expectations
There dld seem nothing left a reason.
able man a. Sigh Tor
Nei-ihere was Just what. he dld
not know. acuteiy as BE- was conscious
of a dully aching void Aunt Kczlah.
who keri house Cor him. slld shrcwily
shr didn't know what Jimmy needed
wusi-to 80 a. wife % religion. Re-
ils.on would b. slfest-you could al.
WINS harksiIde n he collar CALLED
and there sou were Divorces cost
money hesidcs. folks remembered
them so Ions Wors, risk. though.
was u things not golng that far
spose Jimmy tied % with a woman
who tried % make him rlt by the
hooks-cold bread AMI health.truck
f1f hrvakfast-and M pie whatever.
NJ time az alii
Il sailed Jimmy. even gruuchod him.
this puzzle with NJ answer The an.
swer was not a uoman-ihaf was ne
surcsi thlnT be- kneu Notuithuand.
ing be- was nn woman halter rather
one who cherished a vast. vague n.
fpect Or the whole sex-so vast ana
vague q chilled warmer feelings.
Aihuau this heuldermcni flashed.
rainhuW wise a human rainbow. hy
name fyie 0rayson Not IN any safe.
conventional way. either. bar hy ne
coSunciion ~ deep mud a stalled car
and a perfectly beautiful young MAJ
81 beautifully sp1iiess BE- SEEMED ouf
~ place packing a glass shade Or
rruiecii1n. Tifulariy b. was driving.
but The riri beside him had evidently
hem doing the real work Her nose
vas smudEed. one barr wrist deeply
scratched her eyes pools ~ alteration
MIXED with cnnrfrn she hailed squire
Jim aicriiy ~ sight. asking help m ne
hrst words Nod n q was co. clear
o. require explanation ~Come herr
AMI make Tits car 81 through your
ri mud she no bar demanded. "ifs
ITS new o. us; ve're strangers. you
know"
-liuucymConers." the squire vas
somehou bid enough o. answer. The
SRI smiled dtiiciausiy. saying with
frank pleasure. ~Noi yst. bat soon
provided you 50 us out
"i'reiiy desp the rcscuer com.
menicd dlsmouniinT az ne edge % The
puddle. n yuu had drove spaug
through ne middle you might a.mads
D. saie-ii's despcsi and siickissi BY
that Oar bank"
-NcFef mind about ihai-the thing
4 % 50 through ii--s1mehoW. ne
rifi said lmpaiicnily I'VE arr quite
helpless Arthur-my fance-uevcr
tried o. elope nor run q car until This
morning
-lie ought o. b. sane Cor uadin ln
I'd mud" squire Jim commented q
Won't De- him. lyle said swceily "IIe
hasn't any other clothes along-you
dqnt thlnk D. wants o. b. married
boxing iike q hndcarrieff-
"Nouldnt care hos i1okei-f !
80 my rirl" squire Jim couniefed
therehy amafiuE himself somehow
this gifl had melted thinxs lnsife-hs
hai losi be sense ~ fliniiy-liic was
n lonErr lrlcss. bar tremlne with
high adventure Ne was IN mud half
tnlEh deep. On spite % wearing hls
recund best suit nui that didn't mat.
ter-nnthinr matirrei vxcrpt to hear
further that beviichlng voice. u ald 4.
IN thanh you 81 muchf~ ~ De-
stopped % tsst ne ION depth and
Stiffness ~ ne muf "ilrh,gnlug
inads The only ohance." b. said. bora.
inE % -iiani out your traps-IIl
take 'em tn Dry iand-thcn come back
Tor you
ruh. We can newer So out oi the
ear Lyle exclaimed ln dIsmay. AT
least Clnt-hafg O. drive. 500 know
nui n you ihint you can manage with
Arihuf-noi isi him fail" there she
stopped Iefiar.s'-the squire bed some-
bow yuntci hff from hff sat. and vas
uuying trr over 90 ihs fru roadside
A. o. sai trr dlau hr said MASTER
fully utff h.s sh0n.ifr Arthur a.
READY i.ra tiue Z ftrtHn since 500
ra rIrfn.tlrE Arthur rse un
0lr'nstng Co., rC.ii.lf r.se r.Ie as
though u lianer on Coo muf Doc
stepped shor af tis ser.fE.aHs rr
~ yo1 io thaf au Ga IN rriurln us a
ST. there was etrusr Or co. rIle ha
tH wishing Coz while Ir m.etf
urane'r h.s Hcd nui as hIs forf
t0urhci earth o. new terror trsof Boa
--ofef thr hrier BALI ff'ne hafaury
burst o. talL muscular woman. hrr eYes
stormy hui tef checks stained with
tears She bad soeu the transfer of
Arthur Instantly shr r'uichcd Mn
rying loudly = um ln time thank
God turned bach. nri.ng sou bad
not reached che minister Heaven
fuiici me acruss holds GO nnd end
save ynu-
"iisrp ! want the straight ~ this r.
Squire Jim demanded Holding A..
thur ilfhi the newcomer answered