The Washington herald., 1907-03-27


you agree 10 run away with Jessy you'll
never get her. Grandmother Lewis said,
.energeucalIy, as she smoothed her silk
apron. Miliard. who was thin and every
way OF the correct form, groaned. Run
away! What from? And why?' he de-
manded. DO you. does anybody. object
to me? I'm sure Mai Lewis does not
and as for Jessy herself"
"Jessy is a dear, sweetiy pretty, ador-
able young fool" grandmother inter-
rupted "She has her head stuffed full OF
romance from the plays she saw and the
novels she read at that tony school in the
city She was only parlor boarder, you
Glnow-and my son John had no more
sense than to 90 tell the head Of IL his girl
must have whatever she wanted. She got
1t, too-sueh bill of extras as John had
nobody ever saw. or paid, before. I'm
telling you so you may be prepared. The
Jessy you'll see shortly is not a bit like
the nice. rosy girl sent away. She tells
me fiat, TO my very face. that it's wicked
to be contented with the state of life
wherein you find yourself. She also signs,
and repeats poetry under her breath, and
has signed actor photographs all over her
dressing table. Says money is vulgar and
.respectabillty stupid-also that she simply
wouldn't love man that everybody be
longing 10 her approved
Pretty bad for you, boy, I've brought
you up. partly, myself on purpose for my
little girl And even yet I don't despair
Of getting you. You also have been
away. Can't you help us discover some
thing that viii justify us in forbiddlng
you the house
MillarG groaned again, shaking his head
he was d serious person. with only here
and there odd grains of humor. Possibly
one OF the grains came on top just then.
He sprang up as though galvanized,
caught gTandmOther's hands and said:
The trouble with raking up a past. even
Ia manufactured one. is that ii sticks-you
have to live always in dread Of il. People
viii take your good deeds as jokes all
right eneugh-evil ones are quite another
matter-also quite immortal You see,
must consider mother and the paterl 1t
would break their hearts TO have tales
told about me. And even If you and the
major said nothing. folks would be sure
to imagine the worst. Indeed, they'd
have to-seeing have been almost a child
of the house So. II you please. we'E try
another plan. Can you let me see those
signed photos? I happen TO know several
Iactor-pers0ns who are, just now. out of a
job
When he had looked over the pictures,
he laughed again and went away, not 10
come near the Lewis house for almost a
week. Jessy was first puzzled. then
piqued. She had been prepared 10 break
the childish engagement between them,
and it was distinctly aggravatlng to have
the party of the other part acting as
| though no engagement existed. She had
seen Mflard several times, but always at
a distance, and going quickly. as though
great things were in hand. He had even
/ sent her messages. hypercritical, yet
rather cavalier she felt, saying that when
he came calling he would make her am
pie amends for the delay.
1 When ne did come Jessy forgot TO pout
for he fetched along Percy de BOnne,
/ the youngest and Tawest of her matinee
1 idols
Yes. I went in lot for Bohemia %
/ Millard explained to her aside: It's the
I only thing worth living for. / do wish
/ YOU could know something about H. May
/ be I can show you little Of It shortly.
Keep II from our respected elders, but
Miss Angel Rivera is coming 10 the inn
at the end of the week-that VIII make
US iust a party of four. De Bonne actu-
/ ally remembered your name. That's some
thing wonderful-he said he couldn't for
{ y II nh HFa n1nrn uF1sGe In
asking for his photo"
THE wretch. How dared he teil?"
| Jessy cried flushing furiously. Millard
smiled indulgently.
I see you have a heap TO learn he
/ said, Temperament. the artistic soul,
absolves its possessor from petty restric-
tons I shouldn't wonder If De Bonne
actually proposed to you. Il would be a
sacrifice of his ideals. of course-but
you'd bring him money enough TO make
/ him Independent of those beastly mana
gers and eritics-and that's something
l even to a great man.
/ "Oh, MIR. De Bonne, are you really d
| great MANI" Jessy asked, saucily, as the
actor person just then lounged his way
/ into the chair beside her. He fixed her
with steady glare and said in his deep
est voice:
Had you any doubt of it when you
/ sent me"
'Hush!" Jessy said. imperatively her
whole face burning. De Bonne chuckled
| inaudbly. but leaned a little toward her,
saying In a hushed voice: you need not
blush, pretty one I have a real divorce
and my intentions are strictly honor
/ able"
Il think grandmother wants me.
Jessy said. with what dignity she could
master. trying 10 rise. bur De Bonne
held her down. Il think you know what
I came for" he began. "Of course d
man OF my type can't vegetate long in q
/ dead-nlive country town. I decided Il
marry you as soon as Millard told me
/ how matters sstood-that your money was
your own. It's well 20 have these little
! things understood IN the beginning I an
willing quite willing, to trust you IN the
matter Of settlements until after you are
my wife. Being a minor you could not
make valid oues-as I take it. YouI