CLAUDE'S CANOODLING

NZ Truth, Issue 59, 4 August 1906, Page 6

CLAUDE'S CANOODLING

Costs-Hhn Seven and Six a Week.

May's Little Mishap.

An amorous individual of 22 winters. Claude Worthington, felt the light touch of a policeman on his shoulder at Hokitika, and was given an opportunity of feasting his light blue eyes an a piece of dark blue, paper gratis. The constable explained that he was urgent! v wanted m Chris Lchurch m re the matter of out; small infant. Claude had perforce to obey. The young gentleman belongs; to Tartuflian Timaru, and boasts ;■, pleasing presence. Also, he . is full of light and ready talk, which isn't very surprising seeing- that he has been acting as travelling agent for the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance office. At Timaru Worthington got on the blind side of May Fitzgerald, a bright and attractive girl, and the usual result of the amorous night walks came along m due course. But the ardent lover had left Hall- Jones' constituency and gone to the Coast ; his love dimmed, and he forgot to write m the spirdt of fond fatherhood asking how the beloved image of himself was getting along. The girl shifted to Christchurch, and pursued the recreant gent with a maintenance summons. On being brought up under official escort Worthington admitted paternity, and was ordered to pay 7s 6d, with birth costs," and to find £100 surety that he'd keep on contributing. Lawyer Hunt said tho.t there would be some trouble about surety, and the S.M. said he didn't care. If he merely made an order without that addendum putative, fathers would simply laugh at it. However, he would give Worthington 48 hours m which to find a bondsman. The young fellow was about to make application for longer time when Orderly Scully gave a miss m baulk, and the Court went out.