Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-07-01
Fright as a
Trivet"
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BY MARTHA M. WILLIAMS

at Patsy, aged seven. observed:
Didn't, didn't He didn't. Gentle
men don't steal. He's u gentleman
daddy says so"
lin. 'Fraid you're in love with
him" from Jane.
Course | ami" came back. Hes
goin to marry me soon as | grow up
to his chin"
That's mighty long grow" Jane
sighed shaking her head. Now, you
are barely up TO his elbow. Suppose
you pick shorter one--say Rabbit
ElIis-he'Il never stretch much beyond
five feet"
Il hate Rabbit Ellis 'Wusser'n
pizen,' as NANNY says. Says, too,
she wouldn't have him fer soapgrease.
though he would make such nice
big potful." Patsy exploded.
Jane giggled. 81 see. Nanny has
the say-she's all for Tom Go Tumble
Toe"
Never you mind about me. know
who she's picked for you," from Patsy
impudently
"Ten me Please" Jane coaxed.
her eyes dancing.
THAT funnynamed man-Mr. Ange-
wurm," Patsy cried, whirling to make
very puffy cheese upon the rug, and
then: Say! Are you goin' ever to
be Mrs Angewurm"
That's exactly what I'm here to find
out" Tommy Trimble-toes, otherwise
Thomas Mallow Trimbe, Esq, de-
manded from the doorway
Patsy ran to him, snuggled under
his arm, clutched his hand and
pressed it to her cheek saying: "Yes,
she is! Look how red her face has
got. Nanny says that's the shore
sign. And I'm glad-'cause she'll have
to let you alone, while Pm CROWN up
to your chin"
$50 she will! hadn't thought Of
that" Tommy agreed, his eyes also
dancing-then to Jane: when you're
presented at court-as you will be,
his mother being fifth cousin to a
duke-do write and tell US benighted
folk how it feels
"Certainly-but 'fraid it will be
waste effort" from Jane, her head
high. 81 write so blindly, you know
and by the time you have set, you're
likely to be-blinder than a bat"
"Worse than-now?" Tommy asked
huskily under breath. She turned
very pale, but did not speak.
"Pat-see! Better come yere and
git yo' haer curled, eff you wanter go
fshin' Tomorrow" nanny called
through the door. AS Patsy darted
out, Tommy called after her: BE sure
you take along Mister Angewurm
He's utterly no good alive-but nice
ly drowned he might stand you in a
new frOck."
"Why SO wicfous-wiOlent" Jane de-
handed as he moved toward her.
you're the reason" he said quietly
Honestly, girl could give you uE
to q mana real man-though II
would be harder than dying. But this
blot on the landscape-positively he
pOisOns the air so l hate to breathe
when he comes about. So patrOnizing
to all America-fat and fubSy, and q
glutton of the worst. Puts me in mind
of a sawed-off shOtgun-sO stubby and
awkward To think of you looking
down at him four inches"
James lids were lowered-to hide
the dancing underneath them. Now
she felt ashamed; she ought to have
known better than to believe Mrs.
Sutton, who had almost forced st.
Georges to give this Englishman a
trial-and was bent upon settling him
permanently In the rectory. For rea-
sons doubtleSs-she was wildly am
bitious-the example Of many Amer
leans who got into high society by way
Of London town, and court presenta-
tons, had not been lost on her. Her
money-a war-fortune-plus the Ange
wurm high connections, might land heI
| in the heart of things-and so firmly
she would stick there.
AS a help to that, he must marry
Jane Lee Lewis-who had a singer
| a President and generals galore III
her pedigree, to say nothing OF a It'd!
inheritance already secure, and rich
very rich expectations.
Jane saw it all now-not as in {
glass darby, but by light of under
/ standing unlikely ever to dim. But
| she might not have surrendered with
out discretion then and there, had no
| Fate, playing hard for Tommy, sen
Brother Fishin' Worm upon the scene
| At sound of his voice outside, TOmm.
shrank back into the library-thu
Jane alone greeted him, standing tai
| and twenty-dewy-lipp bright-eyet
| with damask roses flaming in he
| cheeks. He took her hand in bOtf
his-drew her close, and raised his
| lips toward hers. In mirror Tom
my saw it-he gave fair imitation OF
| cyclone in his passage to the scene
of action. Snatching Angewurm of
his feet he swung him clear, and
whirled with him to the outer door
there he pitched him neck and crop
down the steps, then turned to find
Patsy staring in fright against g
background of nanny shaker
through and through with HOmeriC
laughter. II dunno how-come he gOi
it, Marse Tommy" she said, but he
sho' did git whut was comm ter hin
and right spang in de good time
Ole Miss Sutton's cook ups and tells
me her lady is gwine to marry dat hop
o-my thumb to our JANE looked an
tole Patsy-and so hits all comm
right"
Fright as a trivet," said Miss Jane