Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-03-23

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tnerS arms, crying out that he was
wicked. cruel. ungrateful to the man
who had saved his house from burn
ing.
Don't be afraid-I'm not going to
strike back" Loveland treasured her.
"He knows that"
Yes, he knows dat because he
knows youse a coward" Alexander
sneered, wheeling automatically. "You
just git"
THAT'S exactly what I'm anxious to
do" said Loveland. "Goodby. Miss
Alexander"
ooh, you amt leaving me f~orever!''
cried the girl. PA. don't send him
away like this. He-he amt to blame"
She hesitated. stammering. Then a
wild longing to keep her lover at all
hazards overcame fear and scruples.
st vas me who'-
Don't" said Loveland. "You can
do no good. I shan't forget your kind
ness, We won't see each other again.
but you must forget tonight and mar
ry some man who can make you hap
py. Goodby once more" And, push
ing past Cohen, who lowered near the
door, he sent the commercial traveller
spraWling as lie walked out of the
room.
Black Dick, who had been told to
guard the broken window of the res
taurant in the masters absence. had
heard all or most of the disturbance
from the foot of the stairs, and he
ran after Loveland to suggest the Wis
dom of getting money from Alexander.
HE am a mighty wicked ole man."
whispered the negro. you lone a lot
fur him, an now he kick you out O.
de house widout wages"
Il shall never get a penny from the
old beast. It's useless to try said
Loveland heavily, seeing a vision Of
homeward bound ships sailing away
without him on board. "Goodby, Dick.
wish I had something to give you to
remember me by, but I haven't"
"Lawd. why Pm a rich mar wild
money in de bank" protested Dick.
DO you t'ink because | got a black
face I take sufin' off'n you? No; on
de odder hand. | lend you what you
like. sab. and you pay me back when
you like. You've tret me like a gem
man"
LOveland thanked him. curiously
touched. and as he refused the loan he
found himself, somewhat to his own
surprise, shaking hands warmly with
the colored cook.
Bill Willing sat reading in the cold
est corne of the writing room in the
Bat hotel. Somehow when he had not
denuded himself of his last nickel and
could afford to pay for a corner any
where it was always the coolest cor
ner, because he blithely sacrificed his
chances of the warmer ones to others.
"Say, just look at this, my boy!' he
exclaimed, his eye sparkling with ex-
element, as he pointed to a paragraph
which he had marked with red ink
from a bottle on the table.
"Wahted" was the attractive word
which headed the paragraph, and that
was what Val had expected, but as he
read on he grew puzzled. WANTED
For repertory work, juvenile leading
man; must be tall; good locker; not
over thirty; gentlemanly manner and
appearance; slim figure; fashionable
wardrobe OF and off stage; no boozers
or loafers need apply. Write at once.
%inclosing photo and stating expert
ence, age, weight and lowest salary.
to Jack Jacobus, managing star tour
for Lille de Lisle, the Little Human
Flower, Modunk. O."
"Great Scott, amt it the grandest
ever?" Bill demanded. with a beam
ing smile. MY little gal, Lille de
Lisle! It's her; it's her! There can't
be two Lille de Lisles. Praise be,
I've heard of her again! And she's
way up top. She's a star" IN
ooh, the girl you used to be in love
with at the theater?" asked. Loyeland.
FUSED to be? Was, am and will be
till I end my days. Gee, every week
whenever there was a spare dime I've
always bought this paper to see If l
could run across her name and know
where she was or what she's dom.
And here she is a star on a tour of her
own, dom business as a little human
flower Great, amt it?"
"Why don't you write and say you'd
like to have this engagement"
"Me? Oh, Jimmy, am l a good
looker-am ! under thirty, with a fash
fonable wardrobe on and off? Huh.
mines mostly off" Bill laughed and
then sighed. 1.-The good Lord didn't
make me for no juvenile lead"
But If she still likes you she'd
stretch a point in your favor Love
land suggested.
"Jacobus wouldn't. He was the prop
erty man I told you about that got me
the sack on account of Lille"
"By lover exclaimed Val. II say,
you don't suppose he's married her
since?"
Cant have, at least not unless his
wife's gone off the hooks" said Bill.
II heard Of him not q year ago from