Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-21

he fonnd NO trace or what he remem-
bered.
witch work. Lucky this is not
The day of SaIem.- he said as they sat
,lewn to supper. "But ! have 10 laugh
thinking of what Kate and Clare would
say To Ii alI-you know they made me
call them that way-seemed TO think
IL made US OF an age"
And every biz as old as am" Miss
Polly interJected mildly. But. Ia (,
Who'd blame 'eSug They were born
nifty at least. So it made no difference
how they dressed or spoke, or any
thing. Truly. / give thanks to God
when they got married after such long
tryin'. Women ought all TO marry
once. Amt sayin' they ought TO
stay married If the yoke gals too
hard"
Men ought to, marry as often as
they ger the chance" Epietetus said
! superhly. IL teli dad so every day, al
most. wonder why he don't marry?
he lost my mother when I wasn't
three months old"
He may have his reasons" Miss
Polly said. bur she looked steadily into
her plate for at least two minutes.
Epictetus came often--sometimes he
brought his father. Miss Polly quickly
made her house, Cedar Trees, hos
pitable center Squire johnson swal-
lowed his grievances. whatever they
were. and tagged along with Son
Tommy, a personable. broad-shoul-
dered six-foot fellow, as sunny-faced
as the squire himself was sour.
Tommy rather put Epictetus out OF
court, but nothing TO compare with
the eclipse that Likens pere cast over
| the 'squire-who might have taken out
copyright on the adjectives hard
timey and hard-boiled. There was
armed truce betwixt him and Miss
Polly. but Elsa could twist him about
: her taper finger.
"You h0md!" he said affectionately
to Tommy; IF yoa go and let that
ganglin' big-nose splay-foot Likens fell
low cut me cut Of the daughter have
, set my heart on you'll be sorry for
il good and plenty"
"Surest thing you ever know, sir"
/, countered Tommy; ''but not on your
| account-strictly on my own
Likens pere talked to Miss Polly,
not his son. You must know my wife
F, is dead" he began. ELSE should not
I, be coming here. But must tell you
something mOre-she went mad when
| our boy was born-and tried to kill
him-her own little child Thank God,
she never knew-after years of raving
T, she became imbecile. Too late knew
/ her mother had been the same
her mothers grandfather likewise.
| So ! am going to counsel my son
against marriage-especially now that
| cynie fate has made him rich. Almost
on her deathbed his mother inherited
a fortune--a trust fund passes to him.
| want him to get the good of it,
to travel. to see. know. hear. all that
Is possible-thus he may escape the
family curse-at least not pass Ii on.
have tried, TO SAKE him by keeping
him busy. happy-and poor. You
know I am not quite a pauper, but
have let him work his way as far as
possible. Now--what do YOU adviser
why ask me?" said Miss Polly.
He gave her compelling look, say.
ing: Because you have known all
along the truth--and helped me to
face it as never man was helped.
was scarcely older than my eldest pu-
phi when l came TO teach here. Your
bright bravery. your sympathy saved
me from despair. Can l requite all
that by making the child of your love
unhappy?"
Never you worry over that. Tommy
johnson is sufficient antidote-even
eff 'Tetus hadn't the nose he carries
Miss Dolly flung back at him. But.
oh. how I'll miss the child When ]
lose her it will be like the world COM
ing to an end"
Ter me try to fili the void" Likens
pere said gently. "Polly! You know
how ii was. l could not love thee
dear, so much, loved / not homer
more"
I Let it go at that" said Miss Polly
but she put her hand in his with a
dazzling smile.
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