Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-22

uley mad been refilled and
piaced at the end of the kitchen sink
Jerry was proffered a plate of hot. an.
CARED dOughnuts.
Jupiter" he calculated, between
enormous bites, them beat tn Queen
o. Shebas! oe"
DO eat all you can of 'em. Terry"
urged pleased Miss Sally. 81 declare.
l nave hard work to get things ct up,
a body can't relish much settin' down
alone" N""A
NO" agreed the Captain. SYM
pathetically, "but there's wuss things
sally' he sighed, thinking of the
odds and ends" breakfast.
MISS Sally, pouring beans into a
SHINING brown beanpot, made no
answer.
I see you don't share Shadrach's
grudge aginst BEANS" smiled Jerry.
"GrudgeY
Yes. Shadrach won't bake beans
he's turrible sot on itF'
Miss Sally, loo&ing up, caught the
WlStrulness in the Captains eyes.
i dciare," she said impulsively,
"tWould do my appetite good if you'd
stop In then tonight on your way home
and help me eat these up"
"DyOu mean it," gasped Jerry in
credulously. by gum, I'll come then"
he promised forgetting in his delight
| the hated compact,
The Captain trudged guiltlly home
wards In the early dusk. He had eaten
q supper the like Of which he hadn't
tasted since the days of Melissy, but
the Joy Of 1t was already fading. Con-
science, like an avenging angel, was
reminding him now of the broken COM
pact.
Hang that compact" muttered Jer-
ry. Il swan t. man I amt goin' t.
be tied t it no longer. A woman like
Sally Dakin don't grow on every bush
I'll tell Shad so tonight"
But as he neared the house the
Captains resolve grew rapidly weaker.
Shadrach had been a good pal-it was
going to be hard to break with him.
Jerry paused and wiped his puckered
brow.
You're in tn mess, jeremiah Webb"
he soliloQuized grlmly, IAN you can't
git out O it-hon'rable. You've got t
stan by that fool compact"
When he opened the kitchen door,
however, he stared in amazement at
| the scene before him.
Seated in the armchair by the fire
sat Shadrach, one arm bandaged and
white cloth tied over one eye.
"Great Scott - exclaimed Jerry.
"What In tunket's tn matter?"
Shadrach sQuirmed uneasily. 'Ice
jumped up an hit me when was
dumpin' tn ashes" he explained
sheepishly.
"Humph! Hurt much?"
"Oh, no; only sprained my arm a
little, an got few cinders in my eye.
Where you been so long?" he added
hastily.
1t was Jerry's turn to look con-
fused.
"Me?" he asked innocently. "Oh, l
amt hurried much. Who done up your
arm?"
"Marthy. She see me fall an come
over"
"Marthy?" Jerry's bewilderment was
superb.
"Yes, yes-Marthy Trip, Don't
stan there gapin' so, Jerry. Get ready
for supper
IL amt hungry" stammered his
partner. "I-
The door opened abruptly admitting
the Widow Trip.
She had brought over a second bowl
of beans-for Jerry this time-and she
had found the eye-stone for Shadrach.
The shameless Jerry sat down to
his beans, grinning wickedly across
the table to Shadrach behind the
Widows back.
His partner fumbled with the
bandage, pretending not to notice.
He protested family at the eye
stone, but twas useless. The widow
had brought that eye-stone over to
use-and use it she did, effectually
too: for the cinders came out of Shad-
rach's weeping orb.
At last, Shadrach and jerry were
alone in the kitchen.
Reckon we best turn in, jerry"
said Shadrach. 81 feel purity well
shook up"
Hearts tn wuss, amt it'll"
Don't be a fool, Jerry. Marthy
Tripp's a wonder-I found that out
TODAY. Women like her don't grow on
every bush"
Terry leaned forward contidingly
"That's what thought tonight bout
Sally Dakin," he said deliberately,
"when l took supper with her an
busted tn compact.
AS Snadrach received this astound.
ing news in silence, Jerry added
alphabetically:
Honest, twas fore thought, Shad.
I clean forgot the compact
"Humph p Shadrach rose and limped
over to the clock-shelf. When ne re-
turned he held the compact in his
hand. Before Jerry could speak, ne
had thrust it into the fire.
"Reckon that bloomin' things had
its day." he remarked sheepishly.
"shake!" cried Jerry heartily, IAN
LET'S make it a double weddln', Pard|