Garland Globe | 1909-01-09 | Page 7 | Had an Eye to Business

HAD AN EYE TO BUSINESS. Romance Clearly Had Little to Do with Silas' Marriage. Presron Kendall, tho actor, tells a story of a ne'er-do-well In a little Now England town, whero ho has often spent his summers. "I wns walking down the main street ono day," said Kendall, "when I saw old Silas grinning grin-ning from ear to enr. I hardly thought that ho was that glad to seo me. So, after speaking to him, I said: 'Why tho smile that won't come off, Silas? What has happened to make you so happy this morning?' 'I've been a glt-tin' glt-tin' married this morning,' was tho unexpected un-expected reply. 'Married! You? I exclaimed. 'Why, Silas, what on earth havo you done that for? You know you can't ovon support yourself as It Is.' 'Wnll,' said Silas, 'you see, It's this way: I ken purty near support myself, an' I kind of figured out that sbo could finish up tho Job.' "