Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-28

if | can help it. You haven't any
business to keep US here. DO you
4,inl I'm going to stay here and DC
turned into a slave, cooking you4
meals and doing the kitchen "orN
for a lot Of able-bodied men "hG
are too lazy to help themselves
Yes. and doing the house"ofk' ''O'
I won't stand for it =
Charley looked Interested, and 60
did the Wreck.
"Just because I've been goou-
natnred about it." stormed Sally
"is no reason why I'm going to let
ANYBODY rub it in. don't care
what happens. Pm through! I'm
going to find out"
The Wreck was patting her on
the arm. .,
"Ss-h, now" he said. go easy"
She flung his hand aside and turn
ed on him with look of amaze
ment.
Henry Williams, are you a
worm?"
THAT'S all right" he said in a
voice that tried to be eoothing.
You're not going to go running
yourself into trouble.
"You mean to say you're going
Ito suDmit?" she demanded.
there, now; you mustn't get ex-
cIted," said the Wreck.
For an instant she was without
speech.
Excited? You? Why-why-"
She sat in chair and burst into
hysterical laughter. The Wreck
turned to Charley and shrugged his
shoulders.
Sometimes she gets a little ner-
vous spell,o he explained. "She'll be
all right in a minute or two"
Sally listened in amazement as
she laughed. 1t was almost imposs-
ible to believe. Henry Williams
said she was nervous!
"Now | reckon we're all norma
again." remarked Charley, with {
satisfied nod. There amt anythins
in the world like matrimonial team
work, ma'am. When Henry bust
loose, you soothe him down. AnC
when you bust loose, Henry jam
his foot on the brakes. 1t sort O.
keeps you both steady and makes
peace and quiet"
But we're not going to stay
month";" said the Wreck. Don
make any mistake about that"
NO." said Sally. owe positivel,
won't stay"
''Well, maybe it won't be
month, ma'am. The family Nigh
take notion to clear out in
! couple of weeks"
Il Sally and the Wreck shook thei
heads. They we're ,Galal again, bu
they had5not changea their mind;
"The main point, said Charley
is what in blazes man you do
f You amt goni' to navigate very ia
on three Wheels and anyhow, yor
, re goin' to get hoped on the mir
/, ute you try. That's the practice
side. Now, personally, I'm dispose
to be reasonable, ain givin' an
endorsements to fife fiabft OF higI
1 way robbery. Bein' law abidin' N,
+. self, it may be I'm prejudiced b.
: that's the way ! feel. At the san
time, / amt sayin' but what thel
9 may be occasions when it's justtil
able to make use of asolin
{ wherever it can be found handles
} That, l reckon, is the sentiment;
side. They sort of balance off, {
, near as | see it.
, Get down to sense" advised til
Wreck.
"Tm comm to it. I'll put
brutal, maybe, but I'm sincere, d
always. I'm not going to let 20
young folks go diggin' out of her
just because you feel restless. Nv
got duty to my boss and dut
to myself. | amt goin' to say an
anything to him, mind. I've don
considerable lynn lup to now, whic
is a sort of guarantee that I'll per
form such other lynn as may b
necessary. I've even gone so ia
as to get myself looked upon wit
suspicion. But if you try Dustin
loose out of here and leavin' NJ
flat, with no cook and no dish
washer, and takin' your fivver wit
You as a sign of guilt, the who'll
burned temple is due to be puIle,
down sudden and ruthless"
He eyed them both with grea
gravity.
1T may be, Henry" he added
mat when she comes down tn.
foreman of this l;od-fear. n
establishment is goin' to be bulIe,
along with them that starts n,
wreckin' job. But she's comm
down, just the same. ! ain't banker.
m Tor ruin, but on the subject q
cooks I'm desperate man"
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