Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-02
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REX DENHAM'S LUCK
By CLAUDINE sIssON

you, though She never. sees stran
gers"
And her name?" asked Denham
without much interest
I'VE call her the painter lady, but
one day she told me / might call her
Bah
What! What"
Say, don't scare a girl to death.
Lawks! but I chewed my heart that
| time. Yes, call her Bab-Miss Bah.
| amt hight huff up to call her Bah
alone 'Twouldn't be manners"
Can you describe herr"
| Blue eyes, chestnut hair, white
teeth, and a real lady. One of my
shoes would make pair for her. Got
! slim hands. Never uses slang. Goes
without eatin' two days and then pre-
tends she isn't a bit hungry If 1 was
a gent like you I'd go up and see a
| lady like her. If you'll come with me
I'll Introduce you. I'll say:
Miss Bah, this is the gent as
saved your last ten cents and gave q
fellow the awfullest kick you ever
saw"
There had been young lady named
Bah two years before. She was hun
| dreds of miles away when Rex Den
ham last saw her. She had a widowed
mother who was fairly well off. Bah!
Bah! The name spoken stirred him.
| If there was a Bah in trouble she
! should have aid If the girls descrip-
| ton was correct
Got to go into the butcher shop
after mutton to make BROTH" said his
companion. "They might give you the
guy if you went in with me. Don't
make a sneak while I'm in there"
She found Denham waiting when
two stalWart policemen to move him
/ on.
Say" said the girl, crackers go
with mutton broth, but l haven't the
cash. Butcher got it all and then
said | was too chin-chin besides. Want
to buy 'em for Bab?"
Denham accompanied her to a deli
catessen store and filled basket
with goodies, and then insisted on
carrying it home for her. She walked
along beside him with her head held
very high, and when spoken to by a
girl she knew her austere reply was.
Anna, can't you see am walking
with real gentleman"
The mother could tell little more
rooming house. Yes, the painter lady
was lady, it was easy enough to see
that She was something of an art
list, but her pictures would not sell.
She had sold most of her wardrobe,
but had fallen behind. The descrip-
ton was right
"And not word to her." said Den
ham. She'll ask, but make no ex-
plantations Coax her to eat and get
strong. Cheer her up bit. Take
this money and buy whatever she
thinks she can eat. If she doesn't
improve we'll have a doctor. I'll send
| in wine from the drug store. and to-
morrow evening I'll call again
ma, don't you see how it is?" said
the girl to her puzzled parent. I'VE
take in a lady She can't pay. She
comes down to hard-pan. l take her
| last ten cents to get her mutton for
| broth, and / meets gent who res
cues me and canes and kicks loafer.
| Straight as a Decline, ma. I tell the
gent the, lady is Bah, and he can't
stand still Romance, ma-romance!
Romance. and l am in it! You ere
going to see high jinks around this
hotel.''
Denham came on the morrow. He
came on the next day and the next.
On the third day Miss Bah was re-
ported better and he went up softly
to find her trying to work. He was
not introduced. There was no need
OF it, 1t was two hours before he
came down and announced that the
landlady was to lose her roomer.
In two hours much can be told,
many misapprehensions set right. The
two years had seen death-chicanery
false friends-illness, despair-povI
erty, but brighter day had dawned.
AS the carriage drove away the
landladys daughter began to sniff1e1
and what's the matter with your
was asked.
'Just my luck. If l hadn't told him
about Miss Bah he'd have married
mel"
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