The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-13
WOMAN THN
STRONGER IN
EMERGENCY

His name. let us say, was Augustus
Lghtolove. Her name let us say, was
Mamie Manloce. He had told her she
was his vibrant magnet that sent thrills
through him even while she drew him
resistlessly toward ner. She was also
his sweet dream thing. She was his pre-
cious butterfly that he woult cHrfy
through life upon honeysuckF 4osA nG
for one so fragile and ethereal cbufh never
support her own weight. He only lived
for the day when he might carry his
butterfly upon honeysuckle home to the
fowery bower he had prepared for, IT. .
The day neared when the honeysuckle
coach was to be harnessed to Hymen.
Augustus mad bought his wedding suit
the butterfly had new wings made and
they fitted her like the paper on the wall
Mamie ManlOve had been working but
terfiy, but now she carried her black
shiny shop apron home and pitched it
contemptuously into the htcnen stove;
III never want you again she said
to it, MY own Gustie will toll for me
now, for I'm his petsle butterfly. on I'm
a butterfly
Mamie Manlove had been frugal. Ever
since she FIRST went to work, when there
was no indication that she would ever
have any STEADY company. she had be-
gun to save for her wedding garments.
Now, when the blissful time had come
and she had bought enough clothes to last
her two years, she had $75 left over
"Gustie. dearest she said in the tone
Of conhding innocence that SO SO c ina me-
won't you? Girls are rattle pated things
and they can't take care of money IKE
men,
his waistcoat pocket. Then he went away
and reflected: He came to the decision
that $75 without his butterfly would be
better than $50 with. The DAY before the
wedding the flying steamer Emperor Bill
lee sailed across the sea to distant parts,
Augustus Lightolove, most perfdious of
his sex. took his Dutterfiy's money and
l. t. raNNN 60 10 a
both NAMES heart and her money and
CoIdlv turn her upon the world to md a
new sweetheart But he did not know
Mamie or the strength OF woman. rev
minutes before the whistle of the En-
peror Billee sounded a young woman VINO
looked like a bald hornet rather t62n
butterfly. darted toward the gangpianK
and cried -. liz, -,
Twas as c&A3kSNT5s
Policemen swarmed around her. A
Young man at that moment startea up
the gangRlank Mamie gave ,,,S 9T he J VIZ
and dragged him back to the pier.
Marry me, please; please, please marry
me the way you promised she pledde1
with pathos enough to move the soul OIL
carrot. .,,
II amt goin to do it. I'm goin' to SAL
away on. this, ship; there S Inc -cIiu
OF it," growled her sweet Gustc.
The soul of Mamie rose and Nlndlcateu
her and her sex She called to the police
men to arrest him, meanwhile keeping an
unshakable grip upon the garments of her
beloved.
The policemen said they could not ar
rest him without a warrant.
But he's running away with my money
and he's promised to marry me tomOr-
row" said the fragile butterfly. 'Gustie,
dearest, please. please, please do marry
me"
Il amt agoin to marry YOU. Lego!
I'm agoin' away on that ship! cried her
Gustie in brutal tones.
Not IL I know it you amt" said the
sweet, dreamlike vision Not IL 1 can