The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-09
Campaigning
For
Cupid

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r UNCLE DAN PATTEN sat in the
village store which boosted
to supply everything from a
shoe horn to a flivver. He had con-
verted his straight chair into rock
er. He was broadcasting. The sub
ject OF the cold, late Spring had been
discussed and settled A micro
phone" in distant corner suggested
that Uncle Dan tell who the Sum-
mer boarders were who had arrived
on the previous night.
Mighty nice folks" said he. "Thcy
came from Chicago-Mr. Roger Gill
bert his wife and his daughter Vir-
ginia. They read my ad in the news
paper night fore last. Yesterday
they came down from the city to look
the place over and they stayed. He
said it was made for 'em and he
wanted to buy it on the spot. He's
boss of some big auter concern: I'll
find out which one before the end OF
the week. Miss Virginia is a fine
gal; she's going to call mo Uncle
Dan like the rest of the young folks.
Jes' fore I came down here she was
talking with me about my house. She
said that it was the Georgeen style
and there was Greek pillars on the
porch"
Pretty soft, pretty SOFT" piped
Eph Tyler, Junior, from behind the
candy counter, for you to inherit
that pile of bricks over there on the
common, by the way of your wife's
folks"
Quit your sass, there, young
man." hotly retorted Uncle Dan. do
you insinuate that I'm lazy loafer?
At yer age was twice as spry as
you be. What did four years in
southern swamps do to me? What
about the two bullet wounds that
have been in my side all these years?
If you'd been old enough to git inter
the world war you would know
what war means"
Malls all sorted" announced
Eph Tyler, Senior, from the postof-
fee corner Of the room. Here's a
letter for you, Dan, from your
nephew in Cleveland"
"Read us the news from Cleve-
land" suggested some bench-warm-
err.
Taking the letter from the post
masters hand and adjusting the
bench to its normal position. Uncle
Dan tore open the envelope. Yes, It
was from Philip, his favorite nephew,
whom he and his wife had reared
and educated.
"Um-um!-my stars!-fne!" he
exclaimed, as he held the letter with
shaky hand closely in front Of the
wrong glasses"
"They have made him the head of
the Cleveland salesrooms. He's COM
ing to spend the Summer with us.
What's that?-um-um -hain't that the
strangest? Well, here it is right out
of the letter. Mr.. Roger Gilbert and
family are going to spend the Sum-
mer in your section of the State.
hope 1t isn't over 100 miles from
you, as / will spend considerable
time with them, will have to see
Mr.. Gilbert on business, as he is the
head of our concern at our main Of
fees in Chicago. / am counting his
daughter, Virginia, and my chances
of winning are good"
Scanning the letter again, then
slowly folding and putting 1t in his
pocket. he stammered, "I'll be
hanged! Hain't the world small? My
Summers campaign is all mapped
out. I'm to be Uncle Dan Cupid.
must get culver Of arrers and a
bow"
Rising from the bench he strobe
to the outer door, opened it and went
out, but a second later he poked his
head back and quoted with a merry
twinkle in his eye, I'll fight it out
on this line if it takes. all Summerl"