Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-06-01
ALL JOKING ASIDE
BY MISS ETHEL !. sTETsoN

her at Belcherton. Circumstances pre-
vent my trotting along at her side.
If you'll make the stop-over one-half
as enjoyable for her as she will make
1T for you, / won't have to thank you
for the courtesy. The gratitude will
be all on your side.
A. SANDY.
Benjamin Frale read this letter, con-
sidered and despatched a brief reply:
"Have cousin wear rose. VIII be
properly entertained. Don't worry.
(Signed) "B. F."
On Wednesday morning at the Camp
ford depot, Allan Sandy assisted a
dainty, white-haired little woman with
her bag and wraps.
Nov, don't be flustered, Cousin
Anne. Just get off at Belcherton, wave
your rose and the best locker in the
city will rush to your side. That's
Ben Frale."
As the train pulled out, leaving San
by on the platform, he reflected:
'"Thats a good one on Ben, besides
saving me from q darn tedious trip.
/ don't know-this fetching and car
rying for an old woman is getting my
goat. If it wasn't for Marjorie l be-
lieve I'd quit, money or nc money.
Marjorie She's ONE poisoning flow
erl If / had Cousin Anne's money I'd
marry her right off the reel. I'm not
so keen on having the old dame croak,
but it's a blasted shame she can't
loosen up and give a fellow a start,
I'll say.
See! Ben will be sore, spending
half a day with old Cousin Anne and
losing a couple of clients, probably.
Just as well, though; he's too keen
on work anyway"
Extract from letter written to Allan
SANDY by his Cousin Anne, June II,
10:
Il found your Benjamin Frale most
enjoyable. I did feel nervous, not
having Travelled alone for so long.
But Immediately l got off at Belcher-
ton, Mr.. Frale took me in hand. He
is really delightful. I shall not return
as soon as planned, because Mr.. F.
is coming on to New York for a few
days and he has kindly offered to take
me about some.'
by gosh! Ben's sure put one over
on me. His little motto used to be
THE harder you dig, the brighter you'll
find the gold That chaps buckled
up against hard luck and he thinks he
sees some gold bright enough to suit
him without too hard digging. Well
he can go me mi better. I can't mar
ry my Cousin Anne, but he can II
cook him some way"
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Extracts from letter written to Mis-:
Marjorie Walden by Allan Sandy, JUNE
ID, 10:
There's a young chap, a lawyer
Benjamin Frale by name, lives ovel
in Belcherton. He's trying to do MI
out of the old lady's fortune. He'
some smart guy, too. Marjorie, as al
old friend of mine, won't you go owe.
and persuade him, as only you can
to do the right thing by me?"
Marjorie Walden was an intelligen
young Consequently she un
derstood human nature as expresse'
in the person of Allan Sandy. Ais
she had a deep sense of humor an
q love for adventure.
SIN trusting everything to you?
was the sentence with which ALA
had closed his letter to Marjorie. Or
on the day following its receipt Man
jorie went to Belcherton, and on tn
day following that Allan Sandy re
ceived this telegram:
Married. Meet Mr.. Frale and m
at the 5:15 train. (Signed) Cousi
Anne"
Sandy acted much like a fisherman
catch, gasping and Hopping. At tn
depot he had himself enough in han
to be surprised at the appearance {
a distinguished elderly gentleman, VIII
took entire charge of Cousin Anne.
my husband. / believe he has
nephew who was a college ehum
yours"
Later it was made even clearer I
Allan SANDY that his place as fetche
and carrier had been quite usurpe'
and in contradiction to his attitud
of a few days previously, the know
edge made him feel i'll.
"Ben's played me a low-down tricl
sending his uncle to meet Cousin Ann
Got to overlook everything though
he's the only fellow / know who
let me have a cool thousand or tw
Marjorie's old man isn't too badly o.
Ill blow owe to her burg. The swe'
flower. She always fell for me.
Late that evening Allan Sandy de
patched this telegram to BenjamI
Frale:
"All joking aside, meet me at g.;
tomorrow sure"
AT midnight he received this tel
graphic reply:
impossible. Marjorie and I sta
honeymoon tomorrow, all joking asid
(Signed) "B. FRALE."
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