The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-20
Obe Metz Mayor
Based on G. II. Broadhursts Successful
Play
The Man
The Hour
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George IL, Broadhurst,
CHAPTER XI.
Copyright, !OO7, by George II, Broadhurst


the crimson faced, dumfounded Perry
without word. Here was an element
In the affair on which neither Phean
nor Cynthia had counted when giving
Thompson their promise not to reveal
his Identity, They gradually realized
Phelan speeches..
Perry himself was first to break the
spell.
We'll" he observed, with an aSsump-
ton of airy scorn that was meant to
be annlhlIatlng. YOU all seem quite
happy, Don't mind mel Pm sorry to
butt in on this cute little love fest, but
| left fahcee here Perhaps one of
you can explain what's happened to
her since r.
"Oh, Perry" exclaimed Cynthia,
don't be silly! I'll tell you all about
1t some time, II is
Some time!" squealed Perry, rage
battering down his attempt at sarcasm.
"Some time! Maybe 1t might be Just
as well II you did condescend to ex.
plain. Here you promise to marry me,
and ten minutes later find you in a
cateh-as-catch-can hug with this ugly
little shrimp and Phelan looking on us
happy as If he'd eaten a canary! And
then you've got the gall to tell me
you'll explain some timer
He glared ut Cynthia In all the maj
esty of outraged devotion. only to sur
prise on that young lady's face a look
that indicated violent struggle with
the desire to laugh.
This is funny all right guess not!'
he snapped, Cynthia, you've mauled
and smashed loving heart, and I'll
make hit with myself by forglving
you. but as for YOU, wheeling about
and thrusting his furious face to with
in three inches of Thompson's immo
bile countenance-"as for you, I'm go
ing to do all sorts of things to you the
moment Miss Garrison will have the
Kindness to shassay out Of the room.
Your sorrowful relatives will have all
manner of fun sorting you out when
I've finished with you! Steal my
sweetheart. would you, not ten min
utes after I'd
There interposed Phelan. showing
his powerful hulk good naturally be-
tween the two younger men and link
ing his arm In Pcrry's. Now you've
got quite bunch of hot words off
your chest, an you'll be in better shape
to hear sense Amt you just little
bit ashamedY'
"Ashamed?" sputtered Perry "Who2
/? Well. that
Yes you, youngster, and If You hol-
Ter like that in comply I'll sure be
forced to wind up by spankin' you
Now, stand of there-no, over there
where you can see Miss Garrison an
listen to me. So. Now, first Of all,
did you happen to be in love with this
young LADY,"
ITS none of your measly business,
but | did"
why'd you ask her to hitch up with
You for kecpS?"
Because loved her and
Because you had a lot of faith In
her, too, heyT persisted the alderman
Yes, and IA nice way she's
Pretty girl, too" unused Phelan as
If to himself. In my young days If |
could IA got little beauty like that
to sign articles with me I'd IA thought
| was the original Lucky jim Fd"--
so did r. interrupted Perry hotly
-
But Phelan was continuing In the
same abstract monologue:
An If | could "a seen from her
eyes dixie any dough head could see
from Miss Garrlson'sl that she had II
heart as big as a watermelon an us
true us Bible text an as warm MS II
happy mans hearth fire we'll II I'd
seen all that an got wise to the gor-
gcous news that that same heart was
just chock -a-block fun of love for my
own Orncry, cheap skate self ia "a
Hoped down on both knees an sent
up bunch of prayers to be allowed to
go on dreamin' an never, never wake
up"
Phelan paused This time Perry did
not break in and the half audible mon
ologuc continued:
I'D have had the sense to know that
girl with eyes like those couldn't be
tlirt an couldn't double cross the
man she loved If her life depended on
her dom it. Id "a licked any guy that
said she could, an IL I'd seen her kiss
in another man Id "a punched myself
on the jaw an called myself llar
That's what Jimmy PhclHn of the
Eighth would "a done An ~
Say" broke In Perry in u curIously
subdued voice. These eyes OF mine
do funny things sometimes. III bet 80
they played Il Joke on me just now
And even II they didn't | don't believe
en-. Cynthia, I'm dead stuck on you,
You're all right even II you did happen
to be acting trlfle eccentric a few
minutes ago You can explain or not
rs YOU like II yoa'll just say you love
me- that's ace high with yours truly"
He Slipped an arm about her waist
as he spoke, awkwardly seeking to
atone for his recent anger The sec
Rotary looked ut them for an instant
then said briefly:
"Yon can tell him. Cynthia. He's a
good fellow. Come on, alderman. |
think you and stlll have something
to say to each other"
Cynthia and Perry drifted away to
ward the conservatory again, quite OBJ
liylous of the others. while Phelnn and
the secretary made their way to de-
serted alcoye OF the ballroom.
1--WE been looking all over for you.
Mr. Bennett" called Judge Newman.
hurrylng out through the chain OF ante
rooms MS Alwyn wandered out Of the
ballroom into the foyer a few moments
later.
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