The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-01
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I'VE don't want anyone to know
were here" said Theodore. This
little girl is enough for me. and l
for her. The rest of the world
it's LOST"
But someone knows Already,
sub" said the captain. We've
done got a heap of kilograms TO-
YOU"
"Craighead. darling!" said The
odore.
open them. dearest" said Vir-
tginia. Il hope the dear follow
oh, Mrs. Graybill likes him,
know. But open the telegrams!
In their order, the messages
were opened. The first was dated
New York, and was sent on the
eve of Craighead's departure to
learn his fate.
AS Caesar" said he, consulted
the oracles and OWNERS before 60
ing to battle, so do /, who am the
Caesar of the legal world, since the
temporary injunction is made per-
manent, and Shayne's given up. /
prefer the art of the haruspex:
but this is legal holiday, and
the live stock markets closed. So
l revert to the daisy-petal divina-
ton. The halting-places on the
road that takes me to my Caroline
are the petals on the flower of
my fate, and to them l appeal.
More anon They end
with She loves me- or Craighead's
obsequies may be arranged"
II can't understand him." said
Theodore, "any better than when
/ found him in the garden"
"Oh, it's perfectly plain, sweet
hearth" cried Virginia. open the
rest! Open the rest!"
The next was from Peeskill, and
consisted of the three words "She
loves me-" The next, "She loves
me not" was from Poughkeepsie.
Theodore, with Virginia sitting on
his knee, read one after another,
to the growing excitement of both.
OF course it was foolish, but Craig
head was not to be judged by or
binary standards. He might have
worked himself up to a whimsical
faith In this old-new divination.
They were cast down at the "She
loves me not" from Albany, and
cheered by "She loves me" from
Schenectady. Not word came In
addition except "Hurrah!" added
to the "She loves me" at Chicago
"Hurrah!" cried Virginia.
but watt" said Theodore
pulling her back to the perch from
which she had sprung. There are
several steps before he gets to Mr.
Waddy's-wait!"
Heaven have mercy!" the mex
ran. 81 thought it was all right
Again the fall-guy of destiny,
must go on a local train! All il
the air again! Oh, that this too
too solid flesh might melt!"
On they went with the reading
and from one little Illinois town
after another came the "She loves
me- and "She loves me not" of
the despairing Craighead. At last
there came from the town of the
Slattery Institute a wall of defeat
"She loves me not! The gods
have done me dirt! Back to Chi
cago on the next train-and then
the Rat Mort. / am still
"THE GREAT UNCALLED.
ooh, the crazy fellow" Virginia
cried, her eyes full of tears. Cant
we do something? That telegram
came this morning. There must
be time! Oh, he'll destroy his
life-for a whim!"
"They's anothah done come
Isence den," said Chloe. 1.-THE boy
jest done gone when you come.
Hyah it isl"
They were enormously wrought
up in opening it.
"She loves me-" it read. lone
of those petals was a water-tank.
Caroline says so. Blest be the
man who first invented tanks.
Cards later. I have scored. The
simple life henceforth. Come to
the wedding. Did you notice how
grasped the skirts of happy
chance and grappled with me evil
star? Oh, the game is easy when
you learn it! From this day, let
no man be so dlppy as to fail. She
loves me!
THE GREAT CRAIGHEAD,
SOON TO BE REORGANIZED
AS GREATER CRAIGHEAD."
ooh, oh, oh-o," cried Vir-
ginia. "What a load off our
minds, sweetheart! Isn't-it-a-
good-world!"
You may fill up the blanks
yourself. Virginia did.
(THE END.)