The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

| wv Anthony Ferguson swung the | big car round curve as smoothly as a ship. "If he doesn't, it'll bt just too bad. I'm marrying you ir September, anyhow, with or with. out benefit of Dad, seer"
 "oh, darling" she sighed. "iI you really were as mnsterful as you sound! But what we'll do. you know, Is exactly what he says" And she turned and looked at her father dozinR on the back seat. There was power In PhincaH Harmer. asleep or awake. He was n stocky impressive figure in his checked plus-fours. Norfolk jacket, gray cap and gay golf stockings. T'hcy had all been in Florida to. gether, the Harmers for the winter and Anthony jury for Q day. Pats father had suggested having him come and help drive home. They were on the last lap now. Anthony was to remain for two days--the last of his vacation---for sort of paternal re-survey.
 "I've got nothing against you." farmer had said, "exccpt your youth, but that's quite a lot. want Pat to marry somebody know will be able to handle things as they come up--outsmart the other fellow when he has to. I don't say you can't, but 1t doesn't seem like. ly. I'm not against you, my boy, but Tin not for you---yct"
 "Next right" Pat said. Down tho hill and up 1t. Hey. Dad, here We are!"
 HE SAT UP
 WITH A JERK
 He sat up with jerk and looked about. Looks pretty good. doesn't 1t, Pat? A placo to be proud of."
 "Eair and warmer" Pat said, out of the corner of her mouth. "Now mind you behave yourself. Next
 By gracious" farmer began, as they turned into 1t, there's noth- ing like mans own home! I--' His sentence broke into splinters of indescribable sound.
 Pat and Anthony turned to find him staring, red-faced and speech. less. at the place next door. stiff as n dog at tho point. What ho stared at was a camel. You could tell ,t was a camel by its bump and its neck. It had begun as rcd cedar tree. The thing that had changed 1t stood beside. on a board across the tops of two ladders. waving a pair of shears in greeting against inc sky--Mntthew Duncan--''good neighbor," as Harmef had re. marked, when he was "bohaviny nimsclf."
 "Welcome home!" he called. What d'you think of 1t, eh? Not bad for my first job us n trec sculptor, is 1t, now?"
 phineas Harmer let out q sort of roaring grunt of disgust. - terribly bad for his blood pres. They've got along without guar. reling for nearly year. and now"
 Matthew Duncan was climbing down ono of the ladders.
 "What?" ho said when he came over. You don't like 1t, Phineas?"
 Phineas Harmer glared. "Likc 1t? Have you lost all sense of pub lic decency? Like 1t? To go stick q monstroBity like that up there where I can't help seeing 1t every time look out of my house!"
 "Tch, tch, tch!" Duncan said. Tt k n very artistic job, and every body that's seen 1t likes 1t. Two been written up in tho paper. have been congratulated on all sides. I am afraid you are simply hacking In artistic perception. Of course," he added to Anthony. The hasn't had many opportunities"
 "You can cut that damned tree down, or lot 1t grow out or I'll have tho law on you! I'll get the village 
 "Now, Dad" Pat began anxious ly. you simply must. you know Tho doctor told you-"
 Lunch wns ruined by Harmer's verbal threshings around for some way to stop 1t all.
 gro think! Here Two lived my life, in this decent, good looking old place, and Matt Duncan in hia. and now----f'm going to stop t" ho said, rising !mpatiently and scrnning back his chair with q loud noise, If l have to-"
 But he couldn't think of any way l to complete his sentence.
 Tt looks," Pat said grimly. "like single blossedness for you and me