Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-17

fore him and screwed his face into a
whimsical expression of VICE.
The kindly eyes of the wording
twinkled with amusement. Regularly
up against it, Ell, Bobbie?' leased the
colonel, sitting down stifiy in the
chair opposite.
II am that" Bobbie sighed so hard
that the mirror-like surface of the
table became blurred. do you mind
listening to my prattle for a few mo
ments, sir?" He squeezed out an
apology for smile Faint as it was
it lighted the boys face into lovable
ness.
Fire away, Bobbie," said Col Wor
cester, lighting long black cigar and
assuming a judicial expression NEED
money!"
NO, SIR said the boy with a posi-
tive shake of the head.
The colonel looked at him admir-
ingly--1ot wanting money was be
You'd his comprehension.
"Sick?" he hazarded.
Not that / know of, sir"
"A-er-woman?" he drawled quiz
zically.
"That's it," exclaimed Bobbfs
eagerly Not quite it, though. It.
two of EN-
You young scoundrel!' The col
onel's eyes danced merrily beneath {
wicked scowl.
You see, sir, | want to marry ant
need your advice. I'm so glad vol
came into the club this afternoon
Now let's-talk it over"
The full force of the charm of Bob
bie's personality was always let loose
Immediately after his Now let's
some thing or other. He invariabl.
drawled out the first two words ant
then shot out the rest of the sentence
all at once; giving you very vague
impression of just what he wanted
and it was a hundred to one sho
that you'd say, "All right"
So there are two women museo
the colonel; zone that you want t.
marry, and one that you consider il
the light of duty? Old, old story
mo, no-that's not it at ALL sait
Bobbie so loudly that waiter in the
billiard-room considered it a call fol
drinks. There are two women, ant
l want to marry EN- both,' he con
tinued, not needing the waiter, WHIT
turned back. Wont you help me
sir?'
Never. said the colonel dramati
cally. THAT Henry Farringdoni
son should ask his guardian to all
and abet the crime of bigamy!"
NOh, bigamy, nothing said Bobbie
calming down. Il didn't mean both
meant either. l can't decide, ant
want your help
MY guidance can only be mega
tive" said the colonel, with SOM
slight semblance of gravity. Il
you choose for your wife girl tina
don't approve of I'll veto the choic'
and you'll have to stand by my de
cision, young man. Remember that
But when it comes to my CHASING
around among the myriads OF debu
tantes in this town to pick out "a
aThat won't be necessary inter
rupted Bobbie. AS I've said before
I've narrowed it down to two girl
whom want to marry"
There you go again with you
double matrimonial intention" ex
claimed the colonel testify. Who tn
deuce are the two favored ones, any
way?"
"The Duane girls
"Phev,"
There! Do you wonder that
consider myself up against it? D.
you wonder that came to my kim
guardian for advice?"
IT throw up my hands said tn
colonel. 81 can't help you out
I'm hard hit" walled Bobbie
Life wouldn't be worth living with
out her-them, I mean. | love then
tn distraction Why. sir, I'd willing
" die for her-confound it.-them,
Don't know that l blame you, Bot
bic. I've been in love with thea
myself ever since held one on eithe
knee and wondered which was which
That was in 49, The colonel shoe
his head in perplexity. You couidn'
get over it?' he suggested, tenta
lively.
.It's too serious-I couldn't
happened this way. I've known Mabe
and Polly all my life and never CAV
them a thought until last summer
They were al the Wylies' for August
and so was |. 1t began then. w
drove and walked. and boated an
gether.'
golfed, and--and everything, e
What, a party of three. though
YOU had better tasten
1T was never party of three,
said Bobbie. fretfully In the morr
ing it would be Mabel. and in tn
afternoon Polly-or vice versa
couldn't tell the difference. I don
know whether 7 spent August Wit
one girl or with two Just fell
love wsth the type, and couldn't te