The Arvada enterprise., 1912-11-28
ut will have to get along the best

It can" he answered with tinality. DO
you think I'd give you up?"
But this was too much to ask. In
the presence OF ruined career and
heroless army, Marjorie felt that her
own scruples were too petty to count.
She could be heroic, too.
Mo-" she said in a deep. low tone.
No. We'll get married in the smoking
room. Go call your drummer"
This opened the clouds and let in
the sun again with such a radiant
blaze that Mallory hesitated no longer.
Fine" he cried, and leaped to his
feet, only to be detained again by
Marjorie's clutch:
But first, what about that brace
LETT"
Shes got it," Mallory groaned.
slumping from the heights again.
DO you mean to say she's still
wearing it,"
How was | to get IT,
Couldn't you have slipped into her
car last night and stolen it?"\
Good Lord, | shouldn't think you'd
want me to go-why, Marjorie-l'd be
arrested"
But Marjorie set her jaw hard:
We'll, you get that bracelet. or you
don't get me-" And then her smoul-
dering jealousy and grief took a less
hateful tone: "Oh, Harry" she
walled. I'm so lonely and so helpless
and SO far from home"
But I'm here" he urged.
You're farther away than any
body" she whimpered, huddling close
to him
Poor little thing" he murmured.
soothing her with voice and kiss and
caress.
Put your arm round me-" she
cooed. like mourning dove, 81 don't
care If everybody is looking. Oh. I'm
so lonely"
I'm just as lonely as you are" he
pleaded. trying to creep into the com
pany of her misery.
please marry me soon," she I'M
| plored, won't you, please?
I'D marry you this minute If you'd
say the word" he whispered.
I'D say it If you only had that
bracelet" she sobbed, like a tired
child. Il should think you would un-
| derstand my feelings. That awful per-
son is wearing your bracelet and |
have only your ring, and her bracelet
| is ten times as big as my ring, boo
hoohoo-oo!"
III get that bracelet If | have to
chop her arm OFF," Mallory vowed.
The sobs stopped short, as Mar
| jorie looked up to ask: Have you got
your sword with you?"
It's in my trunk" he said, but III
manage"
Now you're speaking like SOL
| der" Marjorie exclaimed. my brave,
noble, beautiful, fearless husband. III
| tell you, That creature will pass
through this car on her way to break
fast. You grab her and take the
bracelet away from her.
Il grab her, eh?" he stammered,
his heroism wavering tritie.
Yes, just grab her"
Suppose she hasn't the bracelet
on?" he mused.
Grab her anyway" Marjorie an
swered, tiercely. Besides, I've no
doubt it's wished on" He said moth
ing. You did wish it on. didn't you?''
NO, no-never-of course not"
he protested. IF you'll only be calm.
| I'll get 1t II have to throttle her
Like a young Lady Macbeth, Mar
jorie gave him her utter approval in
any atrocity, and they sat in ambush
for their victim to pass into view.
They had not had their breakfast,
but they forgot it. A dusky waiter
went by chanting his Lass call for
breakfuss in Rining Rar." He chant
ed it thrice in their ears, but they
never heard. Marjorie was gloating
over the discontinue of the odious
creature who had dared to precede
her in the acquaintance of her nus
band-to-be The husbandto-be was
miserably wishing that he had to face
a tribe of bolo-brandishing Moros, In
stead of this trivial girl whom he had
looked upon when her cheeks were
red