The broad ax., 1927-09-03
Damon and Pythias
Fall Out
(copyrIght)
BY II. IRVING KING

seriously. So they were 'roughing
1t" in a little house they had hired on
the shore OF a lake swarming with
fish.
Job was cleaning fish one day while
Harry, shotgun in one hand, was hold
ing in the other a partridge which he
had shot.
Down the woodland road and out
into the open came a young lady, rosy
Of cheek and bright Of eye. She was
dressed as young ladies are dressed in
these days for walking expeditions,
and she carried in her hand one Of
those long walking-sticks which sug-
gest an attenuated Alpen-stock.
The young men turned and stared
at her. "Hello," said she, fixing her
eyes severely upon the partridge in
Harry's hand; Il thought | heard a
gun little while ago. l suppose you
know this property is posted? Be-
sides the law on partridge is not off
yet"
Sorry to have offended" replied
Harry in his best society manner,
but you see Miss-er-"
"Winship," she supplied, "Jessica
Winship. Father owns the place.
We've got little house at the farther
corner Of it, Well?"
Il was about to say, Miss Winship,"
resumed Harry, "that we hired this
little shack here with the privilege Of
hunting and fishing"
"That," retOrted Jessica, docs not
excuse your shooting game out of sea-
son, and you can settle that with the
game warden"
Then turning abruptly to Job she
asked, "HOw's the fishing?"
Excellent" replied Job, jumping at
the chance to get the attention Of the
young lady away from Harry and cen
tered on himself.
II suppose" continued Jessica, that
you two boys are the ones father men
toned as having taken this place for
a couple Of weeksT Boys. indeed !
She must have been at least two years
younger than either Of them. Doing
your own housework?" she went on.
"Oh, do let me see how you make out
with it." And she started for the little
house, the "bOys" following meekly
after her. She gave a keen glance
around the interior. cOntemptuous
HUM" was her only comment. The
boys" started to introduce them
selves.
"Oh, | know" she interrupted, "fa-
Their told me Job CatherwoOd and
Harry Drayton. Which is JOb?"
Job bowed And the other, Oy q
natural deduction. Is Harry" she went
on; giving Harry. at the same time, a
look and smile which made Job scowl
and glare At his companion. "Well,
Job and Harry" said she, Il must
start II ! want to get home before
dark. Now don't either Of you offer
to escort me part Of the way; l am
perfectly well able to take care Of
myself and your time would be better
employed in cleaning up this mess
here" She waved her hand toward
the disOrderly interior and was of up
the woodland road.
ats all your fault. You ought to
have cleaned up while was out fish
ing" grOwled job.
Wasn't ! out shOOting?" snapped
Harry as they began to set things to
rights. II was their first hint Of any
sort Of a disagreement But-you see
well. you know how it is.
A few days later the woodland
Rymph, Miss Jessica Winship. again
appeared at the camp. This time she
was accompanied by a great strapping
handsome fellow about thirty years
old, with easy manners. Job and
Harry had been on the "outs" with
each other since Jessica's last visit !;
but now they drew together as one in
hostility to Malcolm Blaine.
Jessica. all smiles and laughter and
chatter, was. apparently. oblivious of
the sullen looks of the "boys." NAL
colin and Jessica strolled homeward
In the twilight while the sunset faded
and the stars came and peeped
through the trees.
"What do you think Of them?" asked
Jessica.
ooh, nice boys enough" replied NAL
colin. Seemed a little grumpy about
something.
Well said Jessica gravely, Il have
got to marry one Of them. Which one
would you picIs?"
"Who told you that you had got to
marry one of themf" asked Malcolm.
Mother" said Jessica demurely.
"She sent me down there the other
day on purpose to make their ac-
Quaintance. You see Job will have a
million or two some day; and Harry
almost as much. And they both be-
long to q social circle mother Is just
dying to break into"
"Sorry to interfere with any little
plans of your mothers" said Nal
colin; "but just to save you the trou-
Bile of choosing between Job and
Harry am going to marry you my
self"
Are you, indeed?" cried Jessica.
Indeed | am" said he-and he
caught her right up In his arms and
kissed her while Venus, the evening
star, winked through the foliage.
Job and Harry spoke little that
night. At breakfast next morning
Harry suddenly said: about Jessica
and that Malcolm fellow. now-do you
think"