The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-12

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venture"
Yes. Mollle. but this Il TO dan.
gerous to be funny. II IaoE ever
hears OF It. be I'll BIO anEry enough
To divorce you. md I wouldn't blame
him II he did. lou know be has .
temper"
sPoohl Jack i : lamb: ! IN not
, BIZ afraid Of Jack: be Il = tame;
Just like canary bird fed IN lump
sugar. know he would b shocked
and such a thing would never enter
hi dear. old head. but | am going TO
do i anyway"
II sighed: well. MollIe. remember
| do not approve Of this thing 1t all
Whose picture I'll you aend7 Not
your own. OF course"
4 can get one somewhere. ! want
one Of = beautiful young KlTI That
one IN your room. the one any Brown
gave you viii d. can I have IT,
Yes, ] suppose. but ! do sIah you
would give up this crazy scheme. Mol
lie
Sober. staid. aulst Jack naIes. and.
IN It impossible 70 leave HI business
IN the city had sent hls young and
pretty wife out 10 her sister. Hho lived
alone In q qnIet little village.
Nollle answered the advertisement
Of the unknown 4 l.. K. md anE
Ioualy awaited Heaulta. which came IN
=. days IN The shape Of n answer
Tho correspondence progressed rap
IdIY. He praised her eyes. hInIsd that
lie would Be more worth living With
her BY his side. and urged her % meet
him IN the eItY zoon.
Moilio Batez. daring Of spirit. low.
IN adventure more than anything
aIaa In the world. promised u meet
him sometime. but did noI name .
date.
His letters we're warm. tender. Low.
IN lie had advanced 90 Izr IS &c
cal her pet names
Mollie had nd more amusement
than che ever imagined possible In
that quiet. out.of.the, way place.
7 do wish JACK wouldn't sfIte me
letters on 4 typewriter. : always
seems like business letter. There's
no sentiment n this kind u : letter
II been 30 lonE since hive aeen his
writing. would never recognize II. !
know"
You ought . be thankIsl 70 get
Any kind Of letter from him. I
should think Your conscience would
give you no peace" answered LII
The righteous.
nollie decided 10 have one ARK and
then go home. After much thinking
- 20 time ana place. she agreed 10
meet the unknown y. L. I II the
Allendayle cafe IT II. She decided &c
20 Into the city on the InIsrurban.
iake lunch With him and thu % back
and tell LII what Jolly time he had
had.
Ter car Wa 4 few minutes late
VIII he be waiting" che wondered
Really. this l. equal to > schoolgirl
romance: and dear, old JaeE would ba
shocked at M or any Other woman
doing such = dreadful thing She
FASTENED TO the trysting place All
the way TO the city she had been try.
IN TO picture Hhat he would look like
md what he would say. - Waa 20
wear a white eaTnation On ne right
lapel OF his eoaI. and she lad agreed
- wear pink one on her 1T ahoul
der. How ridiculous IL n seemed.
and what IN adventure II -. too.
She walked Nth her he'd up and
: firm step: only ; moment nov and
she would reach the cafe door She
adjusted her eel. put one hand back
to the meeting place OF waist and
skirt. gave 3 hitch here, pull there.
drew a deep breath. opened he door
and walked into the room.
why, hello, Mollie. mat has
brought you to the city today7' anx.
loualy asked Jack. looking steadily at
the pink carnatIon on her shoulder.
u eame-I came to see you. Jack"
aIammered MoIlie. bluahinE ; rosy
red.
She was only sure of one thing:
safely pinned to the right lapel OF
Jacks coat--dear, iignIfleI. sedate.
charming Jaek--was a white carna.
ton.
Copyright. b Daily Story pub. COD
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