The central record., 1922-11-23
John Tsiss Being .
Caveman
20. isn. wessers Ns~svspss vsIcs,

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which should have elected this groan.
except that the speaker wss the Widow
Payne. % whom Ingles was engaged.
aud thnt the words we're addressed.
not to him. hut To- his deadly rival.
Jim Trent. Who kept the hardware
| store
ingies had been laying siesr tn the
widows heart fer weeks. and she Ind
capituiated just on. month previously.
ingle- was forty.nve aud owned the
largest grocery In town.
Tie Widow Payne was reported Ia
have u snug little Inheritance slowed
away somewhere. hut the widow was
not an ordinary woman: she locked
sevsrni times before she l.aped
ingles suSp.ctlng Trent. had spI-i
on the pair under the widows window
with this result.
u fs<l that ! can never marry that
man" said th. Widow Payne.
Why did you h,com. engaged to
him. darllnef"
He liked him nj first You know
how easy II j. for any one 10 pull the
wool over my eyes thought he was
"a str.ng heroic man who would con
trol the and protect me. but he isn't
he-man at uil-he~ Just n weaklins
oh. II only he'd been YOU. who can
make n woman care and keep on car.
ing"
Darling. IN make you keep on car.
ing" murmurcd Trent.
The sound that followed sent Ingle~
hurrying homewnrd lie went To his
one friend. Eh~n james. cru~ty old
widower. and todd him all.
what am ta dof" h.. asked
plain n n pikestsff :" snapped
Eben. The whulc secret L. that
woman likes to be- hns~ed. You've been
too easy with her Trot cut a little
cayemnn stun. my boy. and you'll
soon have h"r eating out ~ your hand
again"
"But can't kidnsp her" began
Inglcs.
Don't have to. All you need i TO b.
reckless. That's What n woman wants.
Hit her. II you've got To. Just show
her you don't care n darn about her
or nobody. order her OUT ~ your
presence. That's the way to tam.
womnn. lovely. cllnelng woman."
1t sounds good. said lngles doubt
fully. did you tame Mrs. James
that wayT"
Eben James scowied II learned too
late" he answered. "You can't do
much with EN- after they've got the
upper hand The thing 10 do Is to stop
EN- getting a."
Fired with determination. Ingles was
at the widows house early enough To
he sure Of forestailing his rival. who
was kept busy at his store In the
evenings. II was n pale, sadlookins
widow who oI.n.d the dcor 10 him.
'oh. pleas. co'ue In. Mr.. Ing.~
she murmur.d. showing him into IA.
parlor
'Mr Ingles. is tf' asked Inglc>,
turning and facing her.
IL had something o. say To you.'
faltered the widow.
You had" said Ingles grlmly. as he
caught her 10y the wrists. You wcr.
going To tell ns, that you are false,
falthiess. worthless woman. Well.
you're not You're going To he as true
as steel. because lin the man YOU love.
Get that. my girlf''
"W-what do you m.anf gasped
the widow. II was the first time In
her life that any one had spoken Ia
her In such way. and. II she had
suspected that any man would ever
do ~. lngles was the last man she
would have thought of.
Il mean that you're going to marry
Qe!" snarled lngles, growing elated
with success. You'll marry me. ar
III know th. reason why. Did you
think Ia pit your. will against mine,
wonanf'
So saying. he twisted the widows
wrists until he had her helpless. Hut
the widow neither fell an his neck nor
screamed she only looked at him With
a thoughtful expression.
"Say some more. John. she said
softly.
W. s'h ~ f'hAhs A"h's "s' fv't
Well. what I've got To says all been
said. except that II have anything
more to complain about. ! east you
OF scorn YOU In the sight of all.
Dyou UNDERESTIMATE"
Iie released her and stood back.
Watching the effect " his words. The
widow seemed medltntiye.
You've not been oyerworking. have
you. john she inquired gently.
NO" growlsd Inglss. Whyr
We'll. what sort of stun do you call
shat you've been handing mef'
Cav. man stun I'm the cave man
nature. and"
Hut thnt sentence was never ended,
for Of u sudden magnificent Chinese
VASE. that had been standing IN the
mantel. knocked OUT one of lngles
teeth. \ small hut heavy clock col.
lided with his noss. And u small hut
exceedingly live woman mixed up
things With much vim that In q
moment or two Ingies found himself
standing bl..ding and dishevelied oui'
side "a bnltssi door