New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX APRlL 1o' 1919

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courses Of Christmas dinner. ,.....,,, room,
Then had followed in the great gray drawing Iool
one Of those appalling family outbreaks OF when fnGsC
men mercully know ho''"s "0'''0 "'''O''
RHIv Nerrick had listened with whitening lips. y gu
NAV whistle me back to the crack OF DOOM ne haI
ou1ed tbickly- after all, they were his SISTERS DuI
81 ,,or will enter this house again. And then ne
had ,,L,roed forth to draw what help he might from
thc arnrss If they had heard since from the Ludlo"
Alerricks that he was reduced to working III store
80 far as we know actually Denind Il cou : to
could hear Felicia calling Providence to witness her
arnazement al his connection with anything nan 80
spectacle Ii it had been saloon now she couiu qu'0
have understood it. ,,oe
Contrary to the Ludlow NlernckS report inc 700 M"9
not behind the counter. but to assist Peters keeping
stock in Wall Papers 1t should have seemed qGSCeli.
in life but strangely enough it did not ne eiSeGn
per had been a godsend; but 1t was not "hohy 'i''
eighteen per -
Billy Mcrrck had once fancied he was cut out Tor a
pancr-had fancied it too hard for his own good at
Harvard. To his amazement he now louhI ne I',',o
liked Wall Papers. He liked the look ana inc lecI anu
especially the thought Of them. He liked to PICK ouI Vie
kind Of rosy "Welcome Home stuff he would nave III
his own vestlbule and the satin damask lor te ui""
ing roOmif they decided they wanted drawing ioll
He wasn't keen drawing rooms himself Du' you DC.
your life there should be denl This friendly chPpc'
chestnut in May pattern as good as an INV,
tion to bring your crochetng or your pipe ana Sleh
the evening. And linoleum for the kitcnenLa plaCh
and white cube pattern is always neat Ana tliS gay,
APPOINTED homes had nurseries. And some 8oou tap
cstrv effect in red and green for the dining room
dining room should be in red and green just inc leH
Of the roses he would bring Her home every oatuiudl'
she world wear one Of them tipped Just against he-
white shoulder. Not he Girls shoulder you uiluC'-
stand that was all ovcr-but the Keal OH WIG
would understand all things without telling bgl
b v,,s forgctting No girl Of that kind probably ever
lived and if she did she would never care rap Tor Z,
,anp and a renegade and loafer. He would not hod
this lob day longer He would take cattleSnp 70
Australia or Panama or anywhere.
TT was at this point that Billy Merrick Owed INTO t1e
third left hand drawer for the empty WHISKY Dot'e
that wasn't there when that girl from the Advertising
Office walked IN.
he had decided on his hasy survey IN the Advertising
Office and had that little plantve note IN her voice.
as though she lust needed comforting.
"You'vc forgotten haven't you, that Monday morn
inc CODY must always be up by Thursday at tour thirty
Ne make no exceptions And here 1t IS Friday almost
ccvcn-thirtv and this She looked reproachiully ~
he sheets in her hand. Could you write an al out oil
these Yourself, Now could you;
Who could ever have imagined that two mere dents
in a check could add much to It's effectiveness; ne
raghtcncd ND and faced her, would she do 1t again:
She did 10 his stupcfacton, Alerrick found himself
uumblng an abjcct apology.
you See. I'm leaving in a day or So, he eXplainel
gloomilv: $50 1t hardly matters Peters doesn care
hang; 50 why should i:
lie stole Caution, glance as he made his ann JunCe-
ucnt. but ncrcul Heavens, he had not expected she
would take it tina, way Why, they were actually
starting 10 quivcr ~,
~Yoa'rc-yourc leaving" in stricken tone. Why
why where You gong; ,
10 Australia. answered Billy Ncrrick shortly. The
,.tttcship did not At the moment seem so alurmS.
~rbat is. haven't fully completed my arrangements
yct~ he qualified but why under Heaven should
lie REGARDED her skcpticaly The Girl too had on
,.,sions known how To- look soft and appealing Miss
Ellsworth stole dcmurc glance. 1t was clearly no mo-
ne nt To- bubble over t1ics.
~Oh I'm SO sorry" lamcntcd the Advertising ssist-
amt Then NJ, no use / suppose must lose it..
lose what" Alcrrict inquired sharply.
-Al-mN lnh. IN dcsnaIrlng tones and DID ~ want