The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-03
How Ned Won
Father Over
By GEORGE ELMER COBB

1 VIII VIII OVcE YOUR 1dtHcE yet,
Leila"
'Oh Ned. 1 sincerely hope 50
But he has changed--he IL not like
the dear old papa. who used to
enter into all our joys and sOr-
rows. I can't understand IT,"
Il can," asserted Ned Walters
bluntly. "Your father was a fine
business man. He retired too early
| in hfe. Idleness never yet suited
nature like his. The result has
een-hypochrOndria.
"Oh, dear!" uttered Leila Tay-
lor dismally. "What a dreadful!
sounding name. Is this hypo-
hypo-"
"Chrondria. exactly" nodded Ned.
"a disease? Not in the true sense.
It's fancy, imagination, but Its vic
tim suffers. A business man like
your father finds himself at leis-
IRE, nothing to work for. nothing
TO occupy his mind. Result: the
megrins. He gets all kinds Of
ridiculous ideas in his head"
well, papa's seem to be new
disease every day. He is grabbed
and cross to all Of us. You are
the last object Of his aversion. He
has forbidden you the hO3se-oh,
Ned, hurry there Is papa now"
! Robert Taylor came into view as
his daughter spoke. She and Ned
had met clandestinely ut the gar
den fence.
There was hurried exchange Of
kisses. Pater famillas, looking
strong enough to meet giant. hut
wearing scowl and slouchlng
along as If his feet had dead
weights attached to them, came to
the spot where his daughter stood.
leila, who was thatY he chal-
lenged sharply.
"Only neighbor, papa" report
| ed Leila demurely.
"What neighbour"
1T was Ned-that is, Mr.. Wal
ters-"oh. papa. dear. don't be
angry!"
"You've heard me say" snapped
out Mr.. Taylor viciously, III I
learn of your meeting that young
man again I'll-Tll lock you up"
Eyes, papa" said Leila meekly,
and went into the house crying.
For a week the only consolation
Leila had was note from Ned,
slipped under q loose stone near
their favorite trysting place-the
fence.
One day Mr.. Taylor decided to
walk to the bank to deposit
large amount Of cash and some
| valuable securities he had received
by express.
For day he groaned, growled
and complained about the danger
Gus experiment when he fussily
started out on his mission, he
gloomily predicted a possible fall
in the street-a dizzy spell-the
probable uselessness Of his lame
foot.
Three nights previous an at
tempt had been made to burglarfze
the Taylor home. The faithful dog
that Its master had kicked had
scared the intruders away. His
own pet ailment instead Of that in
cident was in Mr.. Taylor's mind,
as he proceeded on his way. In
stantly. however, the latter flashed
into his thoughts as he passed a
vacant lot two blocks from home.
Hands up!" sounded an ON
nous voice.
Three men had suddenly sprung
into view from behind some shrub
berry. One pointed q revolver at
Mr. Taylor.
! keep a look out" he directed
one of his accomplices.
Then to the third: Get away
with the stuff" and the man ad-
dressed wrenched from the grasp
Of Mr.. Taylor the portfolio he car.
rted under his arm and started to
move away.
"You keep quiet for spell, or
I'll bore a hole in you," threatened
the first hold-up man.
He came a step nearer to his
victim. Mr.. Taylor was fairly ter
rified. However, the thought of
being despoiled Of over $4,000 in
tangible property added frantic
desperation to the situation.
In pressing upon him the leader
OF the fo0tpads trod upon his sore
foot.
A roar issued from the sufferer.
He saw blood. he grew reckless. A
frenzied impulse swayed him.
Swinging one arm as in the DAYS
before hes had acquired the whim-
sizes Of nervous man, Mr.. Taylor
brought his fist with r sounding
crack directly across the face Of
his capt0r. The man went head
over heels to the ground.
The lookout sprang now at Mr..
Taylor. The blood of the latter,
however, was fairly up.
Whack he landed out that
powerful arm of his again. He
thrilled to realize the latent
strength he had nursed. His Sec
ond assailant went PROSTATE,
stunned.
"Stop theft" next yelled the re-
tired merchant, and he put down
the street after the fellow who had
moved away with the booty.
The latter had been proceeding
at a reasonable pace SO as not to
attract attention. The man turned
the corner just as Ned Walters
was coming around It.
II told you l would win father
over!' chuckled Ned that evening.
seated in hammock with Leila,
a welcome guest and an accepted
| lrYif0P now nj tho Tavl0p homo