The Glenwood post., 1914-02-21

Bye bye. sweetheart!"
In half an hour!"
About that"
Don't you listen to that mani" This
in q warning tone.
NO; I'm going to make him hsten
to me-"
.Oh. you dear boy! Bye bye, dearie!"
She waved . plumply wrinkled hand At
him, and left the two young men alone
together.
Say. are you going craxy?" were
Wallace's first words, spoken - soon
Is he was sure that she was gone.
Nothing Of the kind. I'm perfectly
all right"
You mean to tell me that"
I've got . whole lot to tell you. Sit
down"
A Wallace found . chair and. - II
exhausted. sank into It. Broadway
paced the room uneasily.
e."
The bell rang and Rankin hurried In.
On his way to answer 1t.
II it's anyone for me. m not II
home" said Broadway. I'm visiting
in-Paterson."
He turned again to Wallace.
Nov. In the Arst place." hs said
gravely. Il want you to understand
thoroughly that In positively serious
about this whole AFFAIR and that moth
ing you can say will change my plans.
10 that understood!
We'll. 60 on"
Mrs. Gerard and are going to be
married. and it's going to happen very
shortly, whether you like 1t or not II
, you care to retain my friendship you
must get used to the sighed-''the
same a. shall have to. An clear!"
We'll. I'm listening"
Broadway sighed again. II know sew
eral girls who will cry very bitterly.
and know . lot Of fellows who will
laugh very heartily: but the fact re-
mains that the lady who Just left this
room 10 to become Mrs. Jacksoa Jones.
30. once and for all. get 1t out Of your
head that It 10 . Joke"
He glanced distastefully at his very
mournful friend, who seemed. some.
how. to have shriveled ~ he heard all
this Incorporating talk.
And don't sit there like . pallbsar-
or! Smile! Utter few kind words!
Say something. anyhow! l."
Wallace leaned toward him, his eye
lighting with the IRE of combat.
Nov"
Don't you dare to give me any ar
gument about this thing! It would
only be waste of words. My mind il
positively made up"
| DO you realize what"
What people are going to say! OF
course I do. I've gone over all Of that.
I've threshed 1t out with myself from
every possible angle. know what
they're going to say. and know exact
ly what they're going to think"
We'll, what are they going to
think"
| The natural thought will be that I
am marrying her for her money"
Nonsense. They'll know better than
that. Everyone's aware that you have
all the money any man could"
so you think so?" For the first
time Broadway laughed. It was .
scornful, scathing. tragic lfugh. It
startled Wallace.
We'll, haven't your"
Just q second. Rankin! oh, Ran
KIM"
Rankin was entering. even - he
called. bringing in . telegram. Broad
way took 1t without needing It and
thrust 1t in his pocket unopened. He
was intent on showing Wallace how
Affairs really were with him.
Rankin" he warned the man, Il
! -. ~ g. A.
ten minutes. I have some business
which I wish to talk over with M.
Wallace without q single interruption"
Very we'll, sir"
Az soon a. the man had left the
room Broadway settled to his task Of
making . clean breast Of it
I'm going to let you In on . little
secret, Bob-my secret No one else
in the world knows. wouldn't tell
anyone else but yoa. I wouldn't tell
you II it weren't for the fact that we've
always been 20 close and such good
| friends. But remember-it's Masonic!"
Wallace gravely bowed. Certain.
ly." He was intensely puzzled: he
could not imagine what was coming.
"Well." said Broadway. with NO
further prelude. Bob, I'm broke!"
You're what?" said Bob
incredulously.
Broke. Dead broke. Are you sur.
prised?"
Say, what kind Of Joke IL this?-
Broadway laughed ruefully. Its NO
joke to be broke. Bob; but its even
worse than that with me. I'm in
debit"
'In debit"
ITO the extent Of aboat Afty thoa.
sand dollars"
We'll, what have yoa doe VIA an
/ your Daasy?"
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