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When Father
Decides
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By R. RAY BAKER
(Copyright. 1910. by the McClure News
paper Syndicate.)
It was no use, the motor Just
wouldn't start. Not a sputter could
Anne Davis get out of It She tugged
and tugged ut the flywheel, but there
wits not even a buzz to reward her ef
forts.
She looked down the river, vexed and
despairing. The boat was floating at a
fair rate of speed, and unless she
could get It moving In the other direc
tion before long she would have little
prospect of arriving at the ltest-While
cottage before dark.
Already It was dusk, but she man
aged to make out something coming
upstream. Soon she heard the creak
ing of oarlocks and presently a
slmdowy shape loomed Into view. It
was a rowboat with a man bending
vigorously at the oars.
‘‘fine of the Inhabitants,” Anno de
cided, but there was little disdain In
her voice. Meeting one of them In the
village she would not have favored him
with passing notice, but now any kind
of man would be wfflcome. She hulled
the stranger.
"Stop u minute, will you, please?”
He rested with his oars partly out of
the water.
“Did you call me?” he shouted, ufter
brief hesitation.
"Yes, I can’t get this old engine
sturted. I wish you would help.”
With some skill but much more diffi
culty be munuged to get the rowboat
alongside the motor craft. They were
of about the same size, for the gaso
line-propelled vehicle was far from be
ing pretentious. It wus. In truth, sim
ply a rowboat In which n one-cylinder
engine had been Installed, and It wns
rented along with the cottage that the
Culbertsons, with whom Anne was
staying at the resort, had leased for the
season.
Anne had insisted on coming after
some provisions that were needed, at
the cottage, and she had started out
eurly In the afternoon for Alanson,
feeling not a little conceited over being
the pilot and sole crew of the miser
able little craft The Culbertsons had
expressed misgivings over the venture,
but Anne generally hud her own way,
and was possi-ssed of a reputation for
being u self-reliant sort of girl, so she
was allowed to make the trip alone.
Everything weut smoothly until she
hnd covered about half of the ten-mile
Journey on the way back, wheu tin
engine went dead without warning. Not
another boat of any description was In
sight, for It was at that time of day
when most folk* are purtnkiug of their
evening meal. She must have drifted
two miles when the rowboat came Into
sight
Anne breathed a sigh of relief when
the newcomer grasped the gunwhale of
the motorboat and peered over at her.
He had brought a lantern, and by it
light she could see that ho was a rather
good-looking young man of perhaps
tweuty-six. He hud on a green shirt
und blue overalls, and on his bend was
a wide-brimmed straw hat.
She caught a glimpse of a tin can
and a flshpole In the bottom of the
boat, and In order to be congenial she
Inquired whether he had hud any luek.
Imagine Anne Davis discussing the
subject of angling with a country rus
tic! Imagine Anne Davis, the break
er of men’s hearts back In the big
city, talking familiarly with a denizen
of this country town!
“Pair, fair,” he replied, and his voice
seemed to he singularly musical for an
uncultured person. “I got half a dozen
• —or seven, I forget Just which It Is
Hold the boats together, and don't
move, will you. while I crawl over and
see If I can start your engine.”
She did as Instructed, hoping he un
derstood the business of getting from
one boat to another. He caused con
slderable rocking, but nothing serious
happened, and presently he was tinker
lng at the engine, while she held tena
eiously to the gunwales of the two
boats where they met.
“Got It,” he grunted after a few min
utes' investigation, which was ham
pered somewhat by the dullness of the
glow from the smoky lantern. “Loose
buttery connection, that's all.” She
heard an energetic buzz from the en
gine.
"Walt a minute; I better tie up," he
reminded himself aloud, and left the
motor to uttuch the painter of Ids bout
to the gusoline craft. Keturuing to the
motor, he gave the wheel a spin aud
the boat started down stream with a
chug-chug that, under ordinary circum
stances, wns far from musical, but it
sounded almost like chimes to Anne In
this particular Instance.
“Turn It around,” she called. "I'm
going up the river. It got turned the
other way while we were floating and
I was trying to start the engine.”
He stain had the boat breasting the
current, and ugaln she sighed with re
lief.
“Guess I better take you home." he
suggested. “It’s pretty dark now, and
besides, you look tired, and besides —I
need the ride myself."
Nuturally she assented. After he hud
proved so useful she could not very
well dismiss him and send him back
to laboring with the oars again. On the
way she got musing and decided It
would be a great lark to carry on a lit
tle flirtation with her new acquaint
ance.
She started by introducing herself,
and In return he told her that his name
iff as Harry Sounders. She Incited hua
to spend the night at the Culbertson
cottage, and after some slight hesita
tion he accepted.
So It came about that the breaker of
men’s hearts In the big city set out to
break one In the country. But she got
fooled. Before the evening was
through Anne Davis had fallen in love
for the first time In her life.
“Stuff and nonsense!” roared Uriah
Davis. “Do you mean to tell me you
have picked out a farmer for a hus
band? I tell you you’re Insane. You're
stark, raving mad. Look at your op
portunities here in Detroit”
“It's no disgrace to live In a small '
town,” Anne told him. The summer
season was over and she was home !
after a three weeks’ love affair that
started out frivolously and developed
Into a very serious ease.
“Well, I won’t have it, that’s all,”
her father Insisted. “You aren’t going
lo disgrace the family like that. A j
girl of your beauty can pick oil a man
of money without any trouble."
Anne hit her lip savagely and
stamped a foot.
“1 don’t want a man of money. I
want Harry, ayd I’m going to have
him or I’ll die an old ranld with—will) i
a broken heart.” fc>he left tin: room, i
sobbing, and went and climbed into
her bed, where, bolstered by several ;
pillows, she wrote a “good-by, for
ever,” letter lo Alanson.
Mr. Davis evidently was determined
to see that things went, to his liking,
for the next day he came home with
the announcement that he had invited
his young law partner to the house for
dinner.
“You’ve heard me speak of White,”
he said. “You know, he’s been with
me In business for two years and I’ve
never yet got around to having him
meet my family. He’s a hustler, all
right; In fact, he’s worked up until
he’s been carrying on the burden of
the firm’s practice. He worked so hard
that he broke down last spring, and
lie’s only back In the harness this
week, after a long rest, which appears
to have done him lots of good, lie’s
the man for you, Anne. I approve of
him, and you will, too, if you cap for
get this silly country romance, for he's
un attractive young chap.”
Anne pouted In her room, but when
her father summoned her down to meet
Mr. White she put on tier best smile
and straightened her hair and added
a few finishing touches of powder to
her face, then went to the reception
room. It was Just as well to humor
her father, she thought. It would not
do to treat his partner shabbily.
When she descended the stall's she
saw u slender, well-dressed, well
groomed young man talking to Mr. Da
vis. They Immediately stopped their
conversation when she appeared anil
Introductions were In order.
The next noon, at luncheon, her fa
ther Inquired:
“Well, Annie, how do you like Mr.
White?"
She looked across Ihe table with a
happy little smile and lifted her coffee
cup. After a few- sips she placed It on
the table and replied:
“Fine, father. He and I nre en
gaged. We’re to be married next
month.”
Mr. Davis all but choked on a piece
of meat. He was forced to swallow
half n glass of water to prevent stran
gulation.
“Great heavens!” he ejaculated,
gasping. “So soon? Of course, I heart
ily approve, but It seems rather sad
den.” Then he grinned, somewhat
mischievously. “But what about tills
country lover?"
Anne laughed.
“Well, you see, father, Mr. White
happens to be the country lover. His
name was Harry Saunders down at
Alanson, and mine wus Susie Smith.
You see, we each started out fooling
the other, but we really fell In love.”
SURE IT WAS DRAKE’S DRUM
British Sailors Convinced Sound They
Heard Was Made by Spirit of
the Old Rover.
Sir Francis Drake was "standing by"
to aid Britain’s fleet, in case the bum
hied navy of Germany attempted to
take a final shot ut the Union Jack,
before lowering its colors, November
21, according to Arthur Machon, writ
ing for The Outlook, in describing the
great surrender. Among the British
ships was the Itoyal Oak, chiefly
manned by sailors of Devonshire,
Drake’s home county. The German
ships came into sight about nine o’clock
In the morning, and immediately the
roll of a drum was heard aboard the
vessel. Mr. Muchen writes. All aboard
were convinced It was "Drake's Drum”
of English legend.
Captain Maclachlan ordered an im
mediate Investigation to find out who
was absent from [Hist, as the ship was
stripped for action. Every man wns
found at hls post, but the drum con
tinued to beat. After other investi
gations the captain made a tour him
self, but failed to find the cause. “All
who heard It are convinced that it w as
no chance sound, such as the Happing
of stays," Mr. Macheu writes. “It was
recognized by all as the rolling of a
drum.”
The legend of “Drake’s Drum” Is
that whenever England is In danger
the old rover will appear from the
heavens at the sound of the drum beat,
ready to enter the fight to defend Eng
land.
A Roast.
Would-Be Contrib. —Do you think
the article would be better if I boiled
It down?
Editor —No. I’m sure It wouldn't; but
1 should try the action of heat on it in
another way If I were you.—Boston
Transcript.
PEAKSOX TMBUXE, PEAK,SOX, OEOKOTA, AVGEST 8. 1019
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MELPSbj
MANY REASON! FOR GARDEN
Duty of Every Tow i Dweller to Help
Out Farmer in H s Task of Feed
ing the World.
Food production o the uttermost Is
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Gardening is the finest exercise with
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Make a garden for your health’s sake.
Gardening is one of the most Inter
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The day Is coming when garden cit
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CIVIC BEAUTY GREAT ASSET
Always, In Building Community, That
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The fanner regards it as most thor
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Thus we get back to the slogan, “A
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The plan, sound commercially, Is the
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Give Every Attention to Details.
The foundation of a home is de
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Therefore, our plans must be com
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Formal Garden Attractive.
John Evelyn has left plenty of de
scriptions in his dairy of the great
gardens he saw on the continent, as
well as in England, In addition to hls
writings which deal directly with the
subject.
It is much open to question whether
the transition from formal gardening
to landscape gardening was such a
step in advance as was thought at the
time. The formal garden, with Its
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ponds and ltSTarefully planned flower
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after suffering a temporary eclipse,
seems to be coming to its own once
more.
Very Good Reason.
“What bright eyes you have!” said
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“You must get plenty of sleep.”
“Yes’m,” he answered. “My mamma
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Do not allow the
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Mrs. \V. F. Pickle, of
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Some Early Candles.
The candles of the Romans were
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>y wax or pitch. Splinters of wood,
■overed with fat were used by the
English poorer classes in 1300.
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