The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-06-28
KennewiCk Courier
Friday June %, 1907

.'e. Y" T.-'"i. miSn,nG rurlOuSfy. MIllarO
smiled indulgently.
II see yoil have heap to learn" he
said Temperament. the artistic soul.
absolves It's p0ssessor from petty re-
stric:ions shouldn't wonder II De
Bonnie actually proposed TO you. ]:
would be a sacrifice Of his ideals. Of
course but you'd bring him money
enough to make him independent OF
those beAstly managers and critics. and
that's something even to Il great man..
"Oh. Mr.. De Bonnie. are you really a
great MANI JcSsy asked saucily az
the actor person just then lounged
his way into the chair beside her. He
fixed her with steady glare and said
in his deepest voice:
Had you any doubt of it when you
sent me-
Hush" JeSsy said imperatively. her
whole face burning. De Bonnie chuc-
kled inaudibIy. but leaned little to-
ward her. saying in hushed voice:
You need not blush, pretty one. l
have a real divorce, and my intentions
are strictly honorable"
Il think grandmother wants me-"
Jessy said, with what dignity she
could master. trying to rise, but De
Bonnie held her down. Il think you
know what came for" he began. "Of
course a man Of my type can't vege-
tate long in dead-alive country town.
l decided to marry you as soon as Mil
lard told me how matters stood-that
your money was your own. It's well
to have these little things understood
In the beginning. l am willing, quite
willing, to trust you in the matter Of
settlements until after you are my
wife. Being minor. YOU could not
make valid ones, as l take it, Your
father, who is also your trustee. would
not join in them. Let's see. You be
ready tomorrow early, say II O'Clock.
Willard and l will call for you; then
away to the parsou. He has some abb
surd plan of waiting for Miss Rivera.
1 tell you, as Of course can't tell him,
when you are Mrs. De Bonne"-
"But shall never be AIRS. De Bonne
I hate you-like poison. And l won't
run away not with anybody -
wouldn't even with Dick Willard if he
asked me-and l lOve-the-grOund he
wallis on" Jessy burst out. twisting
herself from the actors hold and dart
ing toward the long French window.
Willard. just outside 1t, caught her to
his breast and hid her face there, while
he soOthed her tempestuOus sObs.
Presently grandmother came to lay
gentle hands on her Lead and say:
Never mind, pet. We've sent the crea-
ture away. You shall never see him
If he dares to speak to yOu-well, your
father and Dick will settle with him:
Run away! You run away with him!
Why, my precious would never, never
cheat her granny so-not for anybody
In the world
Not for anybody in the world. But
you'll let me marry Dick-to save him
right away?" Jessy sobbed. "And
you'll give me the biggest wedding
eyer in the cOunty-and ask all the far
away kinsfOlk to come and stay all
highland l won't have any wedding
trip-and wear my mothers wedding
frock. ! want to be all like my own
people sweet and clean and homely"
Bohemia. Don't you yearn for it,
Willard asked mischievCusly.
.JeSsy shook her head vigorously.
MAYBE YOU do she said. But you
had iu>t as well not. You are to live
and di" at my apron string. and shall
never never. never 60 to any such
wicked place.