The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

"Why, nyyer noticed IT," ssM Bic
Bailey, blankly.
"Of course you never did." SAID
Bill. "She never looked at YOU ihat
way when you were looking at her.
But I've seen her, and so havo All
the elect"
Again Big Bailey fell alien. h. =
long time. Then he said, Ea.f 70 hims
self. "If I believed IT. C., it's Anc
just to allow myself to hali-bciisFe
II for Just bit. II would nIARs
everything worth while-yes. c-en
II there were nothing size Just 20
know she loved me. Dut, BIN. yoit
know she's got boobies OF money, OF,
rather, she's going to have. And
well, OF course, I've made 20 oft
here, but-and there's things before
went to Paris never have told you
about"
Anything crookoo?" asked Bill.
mo, thanl, God for that. Bat I'm
Just a nobody. YOU see. Got no
family Those fingers I got Sitting
cod in fishing village"
Bill looked him IN and down. the
whole 6 feet iuches of him. and
delivered his sentence. "Chum," he
sara, you make mo SICK.
Big Bailey blushed again. Then
he could fight 1t back no longer
Selling Bill by the shoulders, he said
through his teeth:
"Bill, you tell me what to do. ]
can't stand 1t any longer. It's
smashing me to pieces. Bill, II you
love me tell me how to get out OF
this"
Just go and tell her all about IL.
That's the whole thing. And 80
right now, this afternoon.-just nb
soon as you can get into some decent
clothes. And If it goes rie hit perhaps
tonight you'll feel like steak dim
ner.'
Even as he spoke his big friend
was tearing off his working clothes
with small regard for buttons. And
some 20 minutes he was ready 20
start on his pilgrimage.
At the door he turned to say fenr-
fully. "Bill. I'm scared blue. Wish
me luck. Do you really think it's
! so?" And Bill said, "Of course It's
| So"
And then when the door closed Bill
threw himself on the rug. He had
looked on thing that was awesome.
he felt dimly. and It frightened the
sensitive soul OF him.
How long 1t was after that Bill
didn't know. but when he reused
himself it was dark He shook him
self together and mended the fire
with wood. piling it high so that tire
leaping light sought out the remotest
corners.
Then came a tap, aud Bill going to
the door saw--Her. She had fre-
quently been there with her aunt.
But now she was alone, delicious
feminine thing, yet the moment she
spoke you know she was lot more
than that.
Merry and steady were her eyes,
and she walked down the studio as
IL 1t had been an open moor. ii9
us Mr.. Bailey in?" she asked. .
No" said Bill. Haven't you
seen him? He's gone 70 call on you.'
/ mo. have been out, all afternoon
Isn't 1t scandalous, Bill, to be here
alone without n chaperon? o, isn't
the fire bully? | believe I'll wait q
few moments for Mr.. Bailey. Bill
you just run down to the brougham
and tell aunty I'll not be long. Then
come back and make me some tea y
That was how Bill happened to be
out of the studio when Big Bailey re.
turned. Big Bailey went up in one
cage as Bill went down in the other
Imagine what the picture was to
the disappointed man when he push ed
open his studio door. The room filled
with leaping light, and by the hearth
gazing into the flre--his fire--tht
only woman in all the world.
Margaret" he said, and walked
masterfully acre IS, his arms hungry
for her.
She threw back her head with the
motion he loved, and, said never q
word. Only from her eyes there
streamed the fearless surrender oi
her love for Ills,
For n minute neither moved mol
spoke. 1t WAS enough, Then he
said. "Bill was right"lMA f]iA s.
She laughed, a. low, .contented little
laugh. "Bill Is always right" sh,
said. setf II