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VOL III.    NO. 40.
THE  AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
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. 40. ■ostat? THURSDAY AMHERST,   OHIO,    THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY  10,  1822.       ,/      Subscription   Pries,  8200  par  Year "Sandstone Cant
at
"Sandstone Center of tha World"
MILAN AVE. RESIDENTS
PROTEST PAVING
COUNCIL RECEIVES PUANSPROM
ENGINEERS   POR   PROPOSED
PAVINQ —WILL   BE   COMPLETED NEXT SUMMER
The village council met In regular
session at the town hall Tuesday
night, having several Important matters to settle, one ot which waa the
layout of the proposed paving ot Milan
avenue, submitted by Engineers War-
den und Laundon.
The matter ot appointing a stre '
commissioner waa also up for settlement at laat night's meeting. Some
time ago the village clerk was instructed to receive bida for the appointment
of street commissioner, and after several bids were received, It waa de-
•Mrted that the council would appoint
the one moat experienced in that line
ot work, also taking Into consideration
the lowest bidder. After aome discussion by the council It was voted to
make an offer to Street Commissioner
Brucker, although they had received
some bids lower In price than Bruck-
er's. After some discussion at last
night's meeting Brucker was re«"
pointed for another term of two years.
The council had a letter from the
New York Cenrtal Railroad company.
In which they stated that they had
paid a claim In the death of Ralph
Green, a painter in tha employ of the
rar.road company,who died a few hours
after being taken to tbe local hospital
laat summer. Oreen was painting the
under side of the bride at West street
when suddenly he fell to the ground,
fracturing his skull. The railroad
company claimed that Green came in
contact with live electric wires running under the bridge and was electrocuted. At tbe time ot his death an
examination of the body was held, the
physicians failing to find any burns
from electricity.
The plans of the Milan avenue paving .were dlacnssed to a great extent,
there being several changes suggested. The proposed plans were taken
by the council to be the proper plana
but have not been finally accepted until several changes are made. A
petition protesting the paving of Milan avenue waa prasentad to the council which showed a Hat of names of
.. owners of over 8,000 feet of property
' on that street. Some of the names,
however, wore ^tha same as those on
the original petlUon to pave the atreet.
The original peUtlon to pave the atreet
onr owners ot property amounting tn
' about 1900, feet. Thla amount of prop
erty, together with the non-assessable
property on the street, la sufficient to
make the paving go through.
Following la a -list of names on the
original petition to have the street
paved:
The Ohio Quarries Co.
The. Ohio Cut Stone Co.
B. E. Sanders.
B. Sanders.
L. Heller.
A. K. Jenne
Tom Dalley.
Larry Ryan.
Jay Oroutt.
R. E. Hays.
Frank Holllngsworth.
Harry Hoffner, Vermilion.
Frank Snyder.
Geo. Sablers.
Steve Paione.
Jake Sablers. *
Continued on Page Three
ST.
PETERS GIRLS
LOBE TO LpRAINITES
The St. Peterr Girls' cage team lost
their first game of the season when
they met the Federated church team
of Lorain Tuesday night on the Lorain
"Y" floor. Strict glrla' rules were
played in the first half and the locals
worn unable to conform to such rules
and were on the short end of % 12 2
score at Mu end ot the first half. The
ruling was changed in the laat half
and the church cagers brought the
score to 14-8 In favor of the Lorain
church team.
SCHOOL SHOWS
TALENT IN PLAY
3EVENTY-FIVE PUPILS, PROM ALL
GRADES   TAKE PART IN MOST
PLEASING     FASHION
"Fl Fl of The Toy Shop," the musical extravaganza presented at the
opera house, on Monday and Tueaday
nights by the John B. Roger'a Producing company and under the auspices
of the pub'.ic schools drew a large and
appreciative audience at each of the
two performances. The entire cast
if seventy-five characters was selected from the local school and a great
leal of ability was shown In the students taking part.
John T. Schwartz, director ot the
play, received many compliments from
ocal people on his ability to prepare
for a play of that type in a short period of time.
The play was full of humor and the
audiences were kept laughing from the
time the curtain rose until the conclusion ot tho play. The musical numbers were also given In a compliment-
able fashion.
Following are the chief members of
the cast:
Bonnie .*. Mildred Delbrldge
Tack Hammer Harold Marshall
Fl Fi Florence Kotbe
Ink Spot Nellie Marti
Loosey , Helene Baker
Capt. Barnacle Dwyer Lelmbach
Lieut. Tin Heart  George-Pluto
Prince Lolly Pop ...Arthur Aebersold
Aurella, the Witch Evelyn Guild
The Fairy  Carolyn Guild
Talking Doll Elda Schofleld
Dolls Head Edith Moeblus
Man-in-the-Moon Leroy Neumeister
Bo Peep . Dolores Mens
Solo dancer Lillian Reichert
Japanese Doll Lucille Plppert
Clown Charles Fllker
Sandman  Lewis Reichert
ROCKY   RIVER TEAM
i       HERE   SATURDAY   NIGHT
CLOTHIERS TAKE
JASY GAME
VISITORS ARE COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED   THROUGHOUT   ENTIRE GAME—HEARN  AND
BELDEN BIG 8CORER8
HI6H CAGERS WILL
PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
The Boys' basketball team of the
local high school will attend the state
high school tournament at Delaware
on the 24th snd 25th of this month.
High schools from all over the state
will be at the tournament this year
and officials are looking forward to a
successful tournament.
The schools will not be classed this
year at Delaware, large schools playing small schools without consideration of the also of the schools. *
Tbe local team will leave with the
Lorain high team on Thursday, Feb.
23, and will make the trip both ways
with the Lorain squad. Several fans
are also planning to make the trip.
The Presbyterian church cage aggregation of Lorain met deetat at the
hands of the Plato Clothiers here last
Friday night In a walk-away game for
tbe Clothiers, the final score being 20
to 11.
The Clothiers had tbe best of tbe
game throughout, outscoring and outplaying their opponents In every minute of play.
Hearn was the big scorer of tbe
game, making five field goals and one
foul goal. Belden was ne_t In scoring, making Ave field goals.
In tbe first half Wiseman was credited with one field goal, Belden with
three, Hearn with two and Wohlever
with one, making a total of 14 points
for the first half. Krleger, of the visitors, made three field goals and
Clark one In the first period, making
a total of eight points for the first
half.
The visitors were able to cage only
one field goal tn ths last halt, Krleger
being the lucky eager. Haupt caged
one foul goal In this period.
Belden and Wilson were each credited with two field goals and Hearn
with three field goals and one foul
goal In the laat half.
Summary:
Plato Clothiers Field Foul Pts.
Wiseman, rf.      1       0       8
Belden,   If     B       0     10
Hearn, c    6       1     111
M. Baumhart, rg.-lg. ...   0       0       0
Wohlever,   lg    10       2
Wilson, rf.   —.   2       0     ,4
R. Baumhart, rg / 0      0      0
Totale 14       1     29
• NOTICE *
• The Amherst Business Men's •
• association   will  hold   the   first *
• regular meeting of the year at *
• the assembly room of the town •
• hall tonight at 8 o'clock.    It Is *
• the duty of every member to be *
• pre«ent,   as   there   are   several •
• matters   to  be   settled  at   this *
• meeting. •
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8MYTHE CANDIDATE   FOR
8TATE   REPRESENTATIVE
Mayor J. J. Smythe, who Is now
serving his third term as mayor of
Amherst, announce I his candidacy to
.lay for the democrat lc- nomination for
^tate representative! for Lorain county.
Mr. Smythe cann- to Amherst In
April, 1913, and at the November election ot that same year was elected
mayor, his election making him the
youngest mayor tn the stato at that
time. Many Ohio newspapers made
;he distinction manifest following the
election.
At the primary election of last year,
Mr. Smythe was nominated by both
parties to be a candidate for mayor
at the'e'eetlon la -November. The' total number of votes cast for blm at
" 's time was 408.
He I* ch.*_'ina_-j|6utho at', eieory council of the Lorain County Board of
Health, a member of the Lorain county board of visitors and secretary of
the central committee of the Lorain
county Democratic Executive organization.
Fraternally, he is a member of the
local order of Eagles and of the Elyria
Elks. Mr. Smythe has been secretary for tbe Eagles for the past several years.
FORD CAGERS ADD
ANOTHER VICTORY
TAKE   ME<\SURE   OF   OPPONENT8
IN FIR8T HALF—ALL PLAYER8
8HOWED    GOOD     FORM
The Hoclcy River High school cage
outfits will Journey to Amherst Saturday, where they will meet the loca!
high  teams here.
The visitors have a strong team thin
year ami have a good lead for the
Cuyahoga county championship, which
they won lust year. The Amherst delegation, however, nre In the- pink of
condition and expect a victory Saturday  night.
The girls will play the preliminary
|SaiSi which will start at 7:30.
LAST NUMBER OF
LYCEUM COURSE
COMPANY    OF    MUSICIANS    GIVE
RAKE PROGRAM TO AMHERST
PEOPLE—GIVE  FEATURES
THAT ARE UNEQUALED
The Flivver cagers rambled along
In high speed to a 36-11 victory over
the Lakewood Congregational church
outfit at the local gym last Friday
night In a one sided contest, the Fords
having the best of the game through
;>ut. The visitors hail from Lake-
wood and have a class A team which
has enabled them to be classed with
some of the best toams of Cleveland
and vicinity. However, they were unable to keep up with the Fords and
the victory put a feather In Ihe Ford's
cap for tho remainder of the season.
The Chester It. Scott Company
.■leased a large audienre at the opera
muse' last Friday evening in the laat
lumber of the high school lyceum
course. The entertainment which the>y
presented was a filling climax-to a
tuccessful lyceum season and the
I hool authorities were greatly
p'eascel with the selection of the Scott
ompnny ns the lust number.
The previous three numbers were
of the highest class and were greatly
mjoyed by lyceum goers and their
•"commendations of the Seott compn-
ly were fulfilled at the entertainment
Friday night.
Mr.  Seott proved  himself the "wlz
trd" of the cornet lu his many selec-
ioiis.  his  triple  tongueing  being  feu
ured  In  every  selection.    His  Imitation  of a trombone on  the cornet re-
etved great applause us no other cornet player on the Amerlcun stage has
MBS able to accomplish this feat.
The banjo guitar duets played by
Mr. and Mrs. Scott were a'so greatly
enjoyed, both members of the com
pany showing tuleut In the art of play-
In getting a good start early In the
first ha'f the Fords run up a good lead | '"K the *«"> string Instruments,
which kept them In fighting spirit for j     Mr. Fred Osborne, the third member
the remainder of the game.   Bruce and  of the  company,  soloist  and  reader
Leltenberger  each   caged   three   field
goals in the first half.    Mitchell, with
two field goals and  Heggie with oue
made a total of 18 points for tho Fords
in the first half.   Read, credited with
one field goal, Morrison with one field
was u high spot in tho evening's entertainment. Mr. Osborne served In tho
Canadian army overseas for several
months, bavlng the privilege of visiting many noteworthy places and
meeting Interesting characters.      H%
goal and one tool goal  and Hayi'us  Imitation of thr-?e different types   of
*   M 1 •_■ _,_       ...HI . aSBBM j-a«         -_ at
with two foul goalB were the only
scorers for the visitors in the first
half, making a total of seven points.
Heggie, with three field goals, Mitchell with three, Leltenberger with two
and Bruce with oue were tbe scorers
tor the Fords in tbe last half. Bentley
of the visitors was the only lucky
man, making two field goals for his
outfit In the last half.
A'.l of the Amherst players showed
Lorain Presbyterians   Field Foul Pts.
Mitchell. If.      0       0       0
Krelger,  rf.   .   4
Clark, o.      1
Haupt, rg. ..'    0
Heggie, h*     0
Totals    5
11
"Nobody's Kid" at the Park Theater
Saturday. 2-9
Mr. Smythe  Is a graduate of Ohio  fine  work,  both  In  shooting  aud    In
State University and le 32 years of
age. While attending school he made
the varsity basebull teum und ulso the
captaincy in 1912. He has ulso played
baseball with severul professional
teams since his graduation from college.
For the past nine years he has held
public offices, all of which have been
given his earnest efforts to give to the
peop'e the right thing, in the right
place and at the right time. It. has
been through him that the Improvements of the streets and other improvements have been carried out and
bis greatest intereat has been for a
better Amherst.
work,     completely    outclassing
opponents   In   every   minute   of
floor
their
play.
Summary
FORDS
Bruce,   If.         4
Leltenberger, rf,    5
Mitchell, c.     5
Heggie,  lg.        4
Tullpan,  rg.        0
Friend,  rf.       0
Edwards, rg.    0
Field Foul Pts.
0 8
0 10
n 10
0 8
0 0
0-0
0 0
Totals 18       0     38
LAKEWOOD Field Foul Pts.
Read,  rf.       10       2
Morrison,   If.        118
Englishmen reciting "The Charge of
The Light Brigade" were interesting
and full of humor. The ohter readings
were u series of selections from tho
old English und American authors and
his talent In the art of reading was
highly complimented upon.
The four number course which the
bcIiooI has presented this year cost
$350 and the problem' now facing tbe
school is that of solectlng a course tor
next year. It Is possible to get five
numbers for the same price and it Is
also possible to get four numbers for a
much larger price and In taking the
matter Into consideration the school
would like to have the opinion of the
public before contracting for a course
next year.
LOCAL HIOH SCHOOL
DEFEATSjLD RIVAL
WELLINGTON TAKES SECOND DEFEAT OF SEA80N—AMHERST
SHOWS   GOOD   FORM
The Wellington high basketeara
were again defeated by tho local high
lads hern last Saturday night, In a
close ami hotly contested battle, the
llnal score being 33 24. The Wellington girls, however, found little difficulty in taking the home team across
o tbe tune of a 20-2 score, they being
eble lo score at east throughout the
entire1  game.
(loth   Amherat   aggregations  defeat-
I   the   Welllgtonltes  at    Wellington
■arller  iu   the  season,  tho  boys  win-
i ng by u score of 30-13 and the girls
inning by n si ore of 7-6.    The Wel-
.mgton boys' lineup wus weak at that
me,   two  of  their   p avers   being  on
lie sick lis;, whl.h accounted for Am-
eors.'s   walk away   game.     Although
.Vllngtou had their best team In aeon   BBre   Saturday   night   they   were
aable te> keep the pace of the locals
.nd   found   that  their  regular   line-up
.as  not  strong  enough  to down  the
lOSSl lads.
T. Neiime<l8te-r played a superior
,ame at forward, outplaying his op-
.iiui'iits in every minute of play and
tvinuing the- applause of all mans pres-
nt with his clever pass work and
hooting ability.
The llrst quarter was a wa'k-away
tot the locals, the score standing 12 2
n their favor. The Wellington out-
.It changed their lineup at tbe end of
_S first qunrter and the second quarter was the scene of good passwork
and shooting on the part of both
e'ums. The se ore stood 17-13 In fa-
vor of the locals at tho end of the
llrst half. In the last half tbe locals
'pepped up" and displayed some superior pusb work und shooting and
found little difficulty In piling up a
■•Od lead.
L. Neumeister wus the big scorer of
the game, making seven field goals
and live foul goala for a total of nineteen points. T. Neumeister was next
in scoring for the locals, making four
field goals. Monger followed with
three field goa's, making a total of 33
pointa for the game.
Prosser, credited with four field
goals, and Mohrman with four field
goals and six foul goals, were the
chief scorers for the visitors. '
Lineup and  summary:
AMHERST Field Foul Pts.
Auer, c.    0
Reiner, rg.    0
Hurd, lg.   0
Haynes, If.   0
Bentley,   rf.     2
Totals  4
Miss Beral Kuss was an Elyria visitor Saturday.
fStormCbuntry*
Vi   Pblly     '
\race Miller White
JHiisi^^AyRHIivlngstone,
M
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Kt ly^GSla^SgorWn ami Company
Four miles from Ithaca, N. Y., Oscar Bennett's farm spread Ita acrea
along'the (ace of West Hill between
the Lehigh Valley tracks and -the highway leading to Trumansburg. Oacar
Bennett waa what the country people
snd even the Ithaca folks called a fine
fanner. His farmhouse faced a lane
that led to the west shore of Lake
Cayuga, and from the front porch he
could see. much to his dislike, the few
straggling squatter shacks that
brought to an end northward the Silent City. Like all other substantial
oltlsena, Oacar defeated the squatters.
In his estimation they were a set ot
thieving loafers and sneaks^ and
many time's her had wished' that he
owned the ground they squatted In Instead of Marcus MacKenste.
Of course it was' no secret that
MacKensie never let an opportunity
slip to pop s fisherman into Jail, bet
In Bennett'* opinion thnt treatment
waa not severe enough, and besides, it
did not accomplish anything. Mac-
Kenzle'a Idea w%s to jail the men
whenever the chance came and for a
period aa long aa the law would allow.
But what good did that do? Fierce
hatred flamed in the haggard faces of
the women, and they held to their
squatter rights With the tenacity of
leeches until their husbands were
given back to them. Bennett would,
have done away with the wives and
mothers if the job of breaking up the
Silent City had been hia. No man
would hang to a hut long without a
woman in tt.
One morning in the early spring Oscar was finishing bis breakfast when
the door opened slowly. A girl with
a small tin pail in her hand stepped
Into the room. She smiled at him almost humbly.
"Shut the door I" he shouted st her.
"Where's your manners, Polly Hop
kins- . Can't you see Ihe rain's coming
in after you?"
The smile faded from the girl's face.
Mechanically she turned, closed    the
oor, and, uninvited, seated herself in
a chair  and  placed  tbe  pail  at her
side.
"So you've come begging, Pollyop,"
.vent on tbe farmer, wiping his lips
>n the sleeve of his gingham shirt.
Well, you might as well turn tall
and run home again, for you're not
oing to get anything more from me.
I don't want a poacher's brat around
here."
The girl's bare wet feet drew tense-
v backward under the chair; but she
remained discreetly silent. Oscar al
ways abused her and called her names,
but that was because she was a squatter. After a while, he'd change his
mind, and then she would take home
what she came for. She noted with a
quick breath that Oscar's eyes soft-
uned during the time he was silent.
That boded well fcjr her errand; but
Bennett's mind was not on milk or
any of those suffering tor the want
of It.
He had just discovered that Polly
Hopkins was beautiful even If she
were barefooted and ragged. Her
straight young shoulders were covered
with wet curls that seemed to have
given to the wide eyes their shade of
ripe chestnuts.
Polly expected every moment that
Oscar would reach out for the pall,
and. though with bad grace, he'd give
her the milk Just- the same. She fidgeted in ber chair and drew, a long
sigh—he was staring at her In such a
peculiar manner from under his heavy
brows.
Why had he not noticed before that
Polly Hookies wss so pretty, Oacar
vondered, and a slow sml'e parted his
lips.     Polly's eyes lowered, and    the
'ong dark lashes only added to Bennett's  sudden   admiration.     A  qui,ck-
rawn breath slipped audibly past the
nun's tee'.h. 'Pollyop sensed In his at-
Itude toward her a new quality that
he  recognized  intuitively  as  danger-
us.    To bring h s attention  back to
L.  Neumeister, rf.  7 6
T.  Neumeister, If.    4 0
Einwachter,   c.     0 0
Monger,  rg.     3 0
Le-imbac-h,   lg.     0 0
Menz, rf.    0 0
Totals  14 5
18
8
0
8
0
0
33
WELLINGTON
Field Foul Pts.
Wight, rf.    1
Mohrman,  lf.-rg.    1
Prosser,  c,     4
Lirouse,  rg.     0
Itohurt,   lg.      0
Whitney.  If.    3
0 8
6 8
0 8
0 8
0 0
0 8
Totals      9        8      24
Referee—Collins of Lorain.   Timers,
Hurling and Thursh.    Scorer—Hearn.
Mrs.  Henry  Plato was a Cleveland
visitor yesterday.
"Nobody's Kid"
Saturday.
at the Park Theater
2-9
women, now and then. That was their
right without any question. The blood
colored even her ears as she remembered how Oscar hectored his wife for
the mfiney It wus so hard for Evelyn
to get. Another thing she had come
to understand was that, if Oscar had
not lu-.-ii afraid of the powerful Robertson family, he would   have   forced
:o purpose of her visit, she ventured j Hvelyn Into his home long before this.
o say: It hud been a hard two years' task to
"I   thought   it    wouMu't    hurt    you I keep him quiet.
none, Oscar, to gimme u little milk for
Oranny Hope an' JsYry. I'm alwuys
runnln' errands for you un' your
woman."
"Mebbe you are gettln' sick, Oscar,"
she interposed. "I don't know —
mebbe; but you know what that old
.Miss  Robertson  would do to you an'
Bennett's heavy farm boots made a   her girl If you  told.    You'd get Eve,
scraping  sound   under  the  table.
"What good does that do me?" he
returned. "Upon my soul, I might as
well be without a wife us to have one
who won't live with me or let anyone
know I'm her husband. I'm gettln'
sick, good and plenty sick, I can tell
you. Miss Polly Hopkins."
This speech did not disturb Pol'y
over much, for he'd made It a dozen
Limes beifore. It was only tbe expression in his guze, sbe did not quite
ike. Her mind went to Evelyn Robertson, the girl that Oscar had married. As If It were but yesterday, she
remembered how two years ago ahe
had gone with them under protest to
a minister far back lu the hills. Evelyn had explained that for some time
to come no one' but the three must
know of the marriage.
Pollyop bad learned a great many
things in two years! What girl does
not after she's passed ber fifteenth
birthday? One of the things she had
found out wus tll"t Oscar was a dreadful person, more dreadful than moat
of the squatter men. Of course tbe
men folks of her people did beat their
mebbe. but you sure wouldn't get uny
more money."
The'man's face darkened.
"That's just.the rub," he conceded,
"but at that Evo ain't playing square
with inc. The Robertsons have money
to burn, and she deals It out to me in
sma'i little dollars. I tell you I'm sick
ot the whole thing."
Polly noted tbe glitter In Bennett's
angry eyes -and felt again the quiver
of fear.
"Sbe gives you all she gets her fingers on," she came back at him In defense ot the absent Evelyn. "Lots of
times she's got along on about nothin'
to send you cash, an' didn't I come
luiiiiiuauip here with it as soon aa ahe
give it to me? Now her ma's gettln'
on that Eve ain't spendin' her money
on herself, an' she watches 'er like a
hawk does a chicken. She told me
that only yesterday."
The squatter girl rose to her feet,
anxioa to be gone.
"Oscar, you might be lettin' me
have Just a wee bit of milk. You
alu't losln' nothin' through me."
She picked up the pail, and with a
growl the man snatched it out ot her
hand.
"Womon're a d—d nuisance," he
grumbled.    "Well, wait here."
Ho went out of the room, and Polly
Hopkins drew a long breath. It was
getting harder every day to get the
milk  she  needed.
When Bennett returned, she was
standing with her hand on the door
knob, ready to go. In silence sbe took
the pail he offered her.
"Looka here, Pollyop," he began abruptly, as Polly opened the door.
"What's to hinder your paying for
your milk yourself?"
He suld it with extreme deliberation,
making emphatic the lust words.
Polly threw up her bead and eyed
him sharply. "I run my legs moBt off
for you as 'tis, Oscar," she retorted,
between hero and tho Robertsons';
but I don't never have no money. You
know that, an' Daddy Hopkins don't
bet much, either. If I bad a dollar, I
bet I'd spend every penny of It flllln'
up Jerry an' Daddy an' Granny Hope
with milk an' eggs." To make him
understand how anxious she was to
please him, she went forward a pace.
"An' I'd buy 'em all of you, Oscar.
That's as true as Granny Hope's God
Is settln' up lu the sky."
"I dldn'l ask you tor money," an
Bwered Bennett, staring at her. Suddenly he came close to her; and Polly
backed to the door. His face was red
and agitated; tbe cordy In his neck
were swollen while his fingers twisted
eagerly. That was another thing about
which Polly's eyes had been opened In
two years of growing womanhood.
When a man looked as Oscar did now,
a girl got away as fast aa she could.
"You might pay me in kisses," he
muttered hoarsely, towering over her.
"Ton  kisses for each bucket.    You're
n heap prettier than Eve."
For a long moment Polly did not
speak. Her breast heaved as she
swayed backward.
"I get all tbe kisses I want to
home," she said. "Here, take your
hand off'n me, Oscar, or I'll tell Eve
the first time I get sight of her." She
glared up at him like a cornered animal. "I said I'd tell Eve. I'll do more
than that! I'll put old woman Robertson next to your coppin' her kid
an' murryin' her."
Oscar's fingers relaxed, and his hand
dropped away from ber arm as" a
rough laugh left bis lips. Sbe looked
so lovely, her eyes blazing, her curls
tumbled In confusion ou ber shoulders,
.hat he would have taken his pay tor
the milk without her permission if she
had not thrown at him a threat he
feared she would carry out.
"Men's kisses are what you'll get,
my pretty lass," he predicted grimly,
' and if I was finished with Eve, by
Uod, I'd set about getting my share.
I won't always be married to my lady
Robertson, mind you, Pollyop."
'I'll.' blood had left his face. He
was quite white aud stern, and by thla
time Polly was on the porch.
" Talu't so easy to get unmarried
as 'tis to get married," she told him.
"An' me! I'm just Daddy Hopkins'
brat, an' I don't want any klsaes but
his'n I'd let Jerry's tongue go twist
for milk before I'd pay for It with—
with—"
Oscar sprung at her. She waa so
tautalizingly beautiful, ao alluring
even in her grotesque attire that for
the moment he forgot he had reason
to fear her.
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