Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
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boarding house. sure like you. kid
and [ want to see you again. How
are you fixed for tomorrow night?'
The wholesome, k ndly, SINGER.
words came like Il dash of fresh cold
! water in Eieanor's face.
| She aWolle out of her spell anc
| smiled at the Tenpter.
Tomorrow nights all right" she
/ said. But / gotta get home now
you're right. Need my beauty sleep
Let's beat it for the house"
TIA Ia, k'ddo,' said the Tempter lat
/ he left her at the steps without OF.
| fering to kiss her good night, "see
/ YOU in the store in the morning.
| That was the first of many times
| they were together. The Tenptei
was a good spenaer for 3 chap ~ I'll
little money, and, though he was not
! in the taxicab class, they went &c
amusement parks and on steamer
rides and to vaudeville and moving
/ picture shows. and Eleanor was much
! Rugged and kissed, and liked 1t and
| fell In love with the Tempter. who
never in all that time said to her q
word which was wrong, though he
did say plenty that We're foolish
! * ddo.' said the Tempter after q
month Of this, I'm getting tired of
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my roll hes gone on you ana what dc
| get out of it? A few kisses and a
hug or two and the chance to stick
around with you for few hours now
and then. 1t amt enough. I'm
| through. unless"
UNLESS wh-what?" trenbled FL
eanor. She had forgotten, in the
weeks that had passed, ali about
Temptation. She loved the Tempter
and had come to trust him, and now
the castles which she had built were
erumbling about her.
UNLESS" the Tenpter was saying,
unless you'll he sensible. I've got a
bully little flat all fixed up. Me and
another fellow have been Twin in 1t,
but he's got married now. We can
be mighty quiet about 1t so the boss
won't get wise and fire US. After a
while got another job coming up
where they aren't so particular.
$50 you want me to come and live
in the flat instead of him?' Eleanor
said, her mouth quivering.
Sure, but / don't see why you're
so sad about it. Well have a great
time. What do you suppose I've been
rushin' you all this while for, just to
spend my money!" the Ternpter asked
with a grin-an evil grin, Eleanor
thought.
IL didn't know" she fa'tered; ~
thought maybe you--you wanted to
nm marry me-"
Marry your shouted the Tempter.
who wasn't Tenpter at all, "of
course want to marry you. What do
you think I'm trying to do, hire a
| housekeeper?"
IL thought"
He had a sudden thought.
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come without any wedding?"
"I-I-oh, you'll hate me If 1 tell
YOU" she cried.
Little girl" he sad, and his voice
was very tender II see that you
would. Some guys might be sore, but
| 1t makes me happy to know you
think enough OF me so you'd come
anyhow. That means some love.
grille. and l know it. But you're
going TO come all proper and right
Eleanor nodded.
billy" she asked, what was the
! row you had with the landlady?"
why, took one OF the boys out
with me one night from there and he
| got drunk. 1t wasn't anything really
my fault, grille.
And while I'm at it let me put
you wise to something. This city
amt so had as "a good many of these
| story writer's paint 1T. Most of us
guys come from little towns like
| yours. and we don't change an awful
lot. There's plenty Of bad ones here,
but the most of the city push is fell
| lows that works hard and goes to
bed early and behaves themselves and
finds a girl and gets married Shall
! cop the license tomorrow"
Sure" said Eleanor.
(The End)