Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-02-12

or eight notes each way.
Who sent the last one
she did. and It said: VIII you
marry me-"
she really proposed TO you?
ON the level. and l didn't say a
thing The letter carrier lost his )oo
light there. For fear she'd change her
mind before the rext mail arrived
leaned across the table and yeiied'
Yes"
ia gone you know. Exactly what
hen happened?" Wallace asked. /
She tainted: general excitement; (
smelling salts: she slowly came PACK 4
IN her senses. Then the usual speech: /
Where an - That vas ny cue OF .
ooa-se-although it hurt, Embrace /
kiss. announcement to the dinner par
": wild applause. Then soneOou'
Ncrdered 20 cases OF wine
And the next thing l remember Is
old Rankin calling me when you came
here today. What do you think Of ai'
Of it,
It's terrible, You can't afford &c
let il 90 any further"
u can't AFFORD 10 do anything. with
/ ont signing a tab for it" said Broad
way ruefully.
You can do something. Haven
YOU any get up and go?
/ THAT seems TO be all that is lett lof
/ me-to get up and go'-as far as pos
! sible-unless marry her.
IF you'd go to work you'd have the
markings Of a business man.
I'll went to work I wouldn't have
the mahngs Of cigarette
How do you know? You haven t
tried. I'll get You a JOB.
where"
with my firm. on my recommenda-
ton"
You'd lose your reputation"
IN see the guvnor tomorrow. can
get you. probably. five thousand year
to start with"
Five thousand year? How couIa
! / stay here in New York on that?
nav more for this apartment. owe
/, ten times that much. right now!
AFye got twenty thousand dollars oil
my own. I'll lend you that
.Td never be able TO pay ii back
aThat doesn't make any difference
ayes. 1t does" said Broadway STUB
|, bornly SE7rH 'Nopgh you loaned Tse ms mt
!, renough to Ayse'Up~ all owe, Z oss
Won. wouldn't L. What's the oddi
whether I'm in debt TO you or to I'M
other fellow? I'd never get even wiz
the world that way"
=! But you mustn't marry her; II ISM
: right"
How do you mean!
would you do anything so low, an
so contemplate. as to marry Wonal
deliberately for her money!
g Broadway shrank little, then ros
IN selfdefense. Who says I'm MARI!
~ ing her for her money"
g .syou know you don't love her
ol broadway answered hotly. He fel
l. that he must answer hotly.
81 don't know anything OF the KIND
10 Now. YOU see here; suppose you Wer
lie in trouble. Wouldn't you love an.
one who'd come along and help 20
70 out of it?" He sighed. Besides, II
p too late now. The engagements bee
: announced"
X wallace was intensely stubborn. h
would not have this thing. "Engag
u ments are broken every day IN II
re- week" he argued earnestly.
broadway made gesture OF dissen
Nov you leave il all to me- sal
Wallace soothingly. I'll have a ia
with Mrs. Gerard. and I'll guarant'
N prove to her that it's all an utt'
ImDossibility. You needn't enter In
il at all I'll take the whole thing
my shoulders. and" ],
broadway shook his head emphat
ally. although regretfully. No; there
no use. Bob. told you | wouldn't
ten to any argument against it \
mind is quite made up, and that's
there is to t." He pulled yello
back out of his pocket See this?
hundred dollars That's my oal
roll"
wallace went to him with friend
warning. You'll lose every friend y
ever had in all the world"
NO. | won't; people, with mon
never lose their friends"
u know one you'll lose" said "
lace graTely.
s'You?"
yves. unless you tell me within
next "a hours that you've recons
cred all this rot, and that you're goi
:. 10 fight things out the way real N
should. I'll never speak to you agar
A.. Bob" Broadway actually paled.
THAT goes; Is it getting me a
thing-this giving you advice? VII
ron. nut a dollar in or out OF my poe
,uld whether you marry that old woman
rye not? You're nothing to me except
nee friend and a pal; but don't want
ats see you do something you'll regret
hat all the balance OF your life. I'm so
,een you're in trouble. and there int a
hen thing won't do to help you Ia
,,ly. the limit in everything I've got /
If you don't give up all idea OF I
err" marriage, never expect the friends
tare OF a man who has any decency or
raapart