The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
An Incorruptible
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By MARTHA MewILLIAms

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Go 10 Jane Lauder aud tell her /
love her a robust bass voice sang as
Jane came down the steps She made
face al the singer. then gave him her
profile. creamy cameo against her
REQ sunshude, as she said: Why
don't you tell her yourselfi kemem-
Der. procrastination is tlief Of time
and no time like the present
Please. I'm singin' 10 my dog
RoughNeck, trying TO train him. You
interrupted. the singer returned sadly
(which is very bad-fOr both Of us
'TeutiOn. Roughy-you go tell, but
don't say il with flowers and you
haven't words enough. That's lucky
she looks al you somp'n awful when
you venture on caudied speech
"Dont you mean candidT Jane
broke IN. The dog trainer frowned
and shook his head Il know what !
Internationally the one that has 10
find out" he said Nov, old top,
listen hard. Do-not-s ay-it-with
flowers. She has all the fiowers-and
then some. But she has also fine,
almost athletic appetite-so recall the
time when you fetched home to me
tlgee-pound porterhouse steak-and
repent the performance for her bene-
IT."
$50 that's how you do II No won
der you're such pals with Roughly"
Jane cried joyously. But aren't you
silly--to share such proyider with
anybody"
Dear girl there is method In my
Madness Roughy's master explained
alrily ut has suddenly dawned on
me that your ofiishness, your positive
Indifference to me Is based on a craven
fear Of scant rations. Cupid solus
is VIGOROUSLY an Indifferent commits
sary-but Cupid plus Roughly once you.
know what he can do"
81 see. from Jane 81 also see that
a prosperous future viii depend very
much on a happy choice Of neighbors.
Suppose Fate ordained us 10 live where
such designations rs porterhouse steaks
were rellglously frowned onT'
"Whyi We might make out on legs
Of lamb-in . pinch-or even a fine
fat fowl real chicken | fear
Roughly would keep for himself Ex-
Captain Bledsoe explained al least
he did-one time. | suppose his con
science excused him-rea chickens
being such rare birds.
"How did you find outT' Jane asked,
pretending anxiety.
Rledsoe sighed "He was tracked
home" "That seemed 10 me feloni-
ous-considerlng we were service men.
But the lady. party Of the other part,
said we owed 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
! am you two got your come-uppance
one time." She said IN the best man
ner or Nora the cook "And hope also
II 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 helress, flung back
al him: "Tll think about Il provided
YOU don't put II on the ground Of
patriotic philanthropy"
NO danger Of that-just pure plain
philanthropy which 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 bold 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
be might crawl through q hail Of bull
lets. sparlng his men where and how
he might. but never sparing himself
There seemed a magic in such hardi-
hood he had come back without a
scratch-without also the precious
trinkets. orders, crosses. what not
which be called hardware de luxe
that rewarded other men ~ no greater
courage nor daring. There was no In
Justice II 1.-THE had resolufe'y re.
fused 10 tell Of his own exploits.
More had begged silence Of the others
who might have spoken. They had
obeyed. not too cheerfully until he
said h them = want 70 20 back
myself. aud an u you who lived
through with me. knowing and feeling
that nothing can distinguish rs more
than the title Of plain American
citizen. II any Of you don't agree with
me I'm help you get the hardware
Scorn ~ Not n bit-just feel that T.
doesn't I'll my peculiar style y beau
~"
So ~ escaped Other things be did
not escape. one u them sweet and
twenty plquautly pretty. with an
adorable way ~ murnuring broken