Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-08

the mare. He was about to cross the
square when he was hailed.
Hillard wheeled and saw Merrihew.
He, too. was in riding breeches.
why. Dan. glad to see you. Were
you in the park?"
Riverside. Beastly cold too. Come
join me in a cup Of good coffee"
The two entered the cafe.
How are you behaving yourself
these days?" asked Merrihew.
my habits are always exemplary"
answered billiard. But yours?"
Merrihew gulped his coffee.
kitty Killigrew leaves in two
weeks for Europe"
And who the deuce is Kitty Kill
grew" demanded Hillard.
WHAT" reproachfully. "You haven't
heard Of Kitty Killigrew in The Mod.
ern Maid?' Where have you been?
Pippin' Prettiest soubrette that's hit
the town in a dogs age" ~>s4>
II say. Dan. don't you ever tire Of
that sort? 1 can't recall when there
wasn't a Kitty Killigrew. What's the
attraction" Hillard waved aside the
big black cigar. whats the attrac.
| tom" .~~~'-~A'"~s@.h swasa asss 2as ~
1.-The truth is. Jack. I'm a jackass
half the time. 1 can't get away from
the glamour of the footlights. I'm nc
Johnny. You know that. No hanging
around stage entrances and buying
wine and diamonds. I might be reck-
less enough to buy a bunch of roses
when I'm not broke. But I like 'em-
the bright ones. They keep a fellow
amused. Most of 'em speak good Eng.
lish and come from better families
than you would suppose. Just good
fellowship, you know. Maybe a rab.
bit and a bottle Of beer after the per
Torrance or a little quarter limit at
the apartment, singing and good sto.
ries. What you've in mind is the
chorus lady. Not for minew
Hillard laughed, recalling his conver
sation with the policeman.
"Go on he said. "Get it all out OF
your system now that you're started
"And then it tickles a fellows vani
ty to be seen with them at the restau.
rants. That's the way it begins, you
know. I'll be perfectly frank with
you. If it wasn't for what the other
fellows say most Of the chorus ladies
would go hungry. And the girls that
you and I know think Pm a devil Of a
fellow-wicked, but interesting, and
all that"
Hillard's laughter broke forth again,
and he leaned back. Merrihew would
always be twenty-six; he would al
ways be youthful.
"And this Kitty Killigrew? I be,
lieve I've seen posters of her in the
windows now that you speak Of it,"
"Well, Jack, I've got it bad this trip,
I offered to marry her last night and
was refused"
cit seems to me that your Kitty is
not half bad. What would you have
| done had she accepted you?"
married her within tw~enty-four
hours
"Come, Dan; be sensible. You are
not such an ass as all that"
Eyes, I am" modify. II told you
that I vas a jackass half the time.
This is the half"
"But she won't have you?"
"Not for love or money"
Are you sure about the money!
asked Hillard shrewdly.
Seven hundred or seven thousand,
it wouldn't matter to Kitty If she made
up her mind to marry a fellow. What's
the matter with me anyhow? I'm not
so badly set up. I can whip any man
in the club at my weight. / a tell a
story well, and I'm not afraid Of any
thing"
mot even Of the futurew added Hi
lard.
"Do you really think it's my mon
ey?" pathetically.
Well, seven thousand doesn't go far,
and that's all you have. If 1t were
seventy. now. I'm sure Kitty wouldn't