The Wolf Point herald., 1922-08-03
SAM ATTENDS HIS
LOTTIE in COURT
ACTIONS GIVE RISE TO SPECU.
LATION THAT ENGAGEMENT
MAY BE RENEWED
Sweetheart, However, is Coy, and
Butte's Oldest Policeman is Up In
the Air; Heart Throbs of Man oil
9s and Woman of So Are Laid
Bare.

While Sam Protine, Butte's SO
year-old policeman, alternately dane
ed in attendance to her sightes
whims, or basked happily in the sun
shine radiating from the smiles o.
his 65-year-old sweetheart, the tria
of Harold Anderson, charged witt
grand larceny from Mrs. Lottie
Knapp, was heard before Justice
Louis A. Buckley in Butte recently
Anderson was charged with steal
ing sundry articles from Mrs. Knapp
valued at more than $3.50. He was
found guilty and bound over to the
district court, his bonds being fixed
at $2,500.
Sam and Lottie were to have been
married some time ago. In fact, Sam
had the license, but difficulties arose,
with the result that the disappointed
bridegroom-to-b appeared at the Of
flee of the clerk of the court with the
request gimme back my two bucks. !"
The enga cement was all off.
But in the meantime Cupid appar-
emily had been shooting his darts
straight and true and Lottie's waver-
ing signs of interest are being renew
ed in her somewhat aged but still
ardent lover.
Long before the case opened the
"aged young" people were occupying
the only shadow-darkened corner of
the courtroom. 1t was Sam who en-
gagged in most of the talking, though
at intervals his whispered remarks
were rewarded with the best smile
that Lottie apparently could con-
jure.
BY Speaking Tube
Occasionally Lottie would signify
her desire to talk, whereupon Sam
would begin a laborious search
through the pockets of his coat, vest
and trousers until the elusive speak
ing tube (for Sam is somewhat deaf
was located and with due ceremony
had been draped around his neck.
Whatever Lottie's whispered re-
marks were they without fail served
to wreath Sans wrinkled visage in
smiles and she in turn would receive
her lovers stamp of approval in the
form of friendly nudge in the ribs,
the same being administered with
Sans left elbow
At one point during the trial when
Lottie had just left the stand after
eliciting the information she was to
return to her home at Lewistown,
Sam was seen to lean close and Whis
per in her ear.
Lottie's answer was pair of arch
ed eyebrows. Sam smirked like
schoolboy.
His desire to appear we'll in the
eyes of his sweetheart at one time
came near being the complete undo |
ing of Sam.
The case over, Lottie and Sam were
ascending the stairs leading out of
Judge Buckley's court room when a
bystander, possessed with a notion of
kidding" the aged policeman, adj
dressed him with the question:
"Is it correct, Sam, you are going
to Lewistown tomorrow"
Sam frightened visibly and cast
hopeful glance at the little woman,
who even then was clinging to his
arm, but she cut in:
mo, Sam is beginning to get old;
l don't think I shall ever marry him.
But one can never tell"
This reflection on his youthfulness
caused Sam to jerk just little more
erect, an act that was accomplished
with a peculiar twist of his lips and
with the aid of a hand on his right
hip. The glance, however, he this
time allowed to wander in Lottie's
direction was plainly meant to be one
of reproach.
And just to show her he is every
but "as young as he used to be"
Sam thereupon, unmindful of the
passing crowds, did an energetic clog
IL af n |
Girl I Left Behind Me-" or perhaps
It was Turkey in the Straw"
Nor did he seem 20 even take note
If the cracking of his stiffened
oints, which sounded not unlike the
'rat-a-tat-tat'' of a snare drum in the
hands of an expert.
Lottie's eyes sparkled with frank
admiration at this unexpected display
If youth on the part of her suitor,
md just by way of giving vent TO her
feelings she gave Sam a playful,
slap in the chest that not
,nly brought his dance to sudden
top in a fit of coughing, but came
,erilously near sending him head
irst down a nearby flight of stairs.
Sam was plainly aggrieved. Dad
at it, cantcha behave yoursel-" he
,egan, and stopped short.
Lottie was already on her way
lown the street.
Coming, SAM" she called back
,ver her shoulder. IT
Sam pondered for moment while
le scraped the sidewalk with the toe
# his shoe. Then
Coming, Lottie,'' he yodled after
Ter and, suiting his actions to his
words, he struck out.