Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-04-10

Of your swell friends, and should nod
to you, you'd be disgraced for life
I'll bet she'd be a scream on Broad
way, with her funny clothes and her
funny little hat and her red complex
ion."'
"Thatll be about ALL" he said, as
he jumped UP and unwound his dog
chain; and his face had turned sud-
denly pale. My ideas have changed
perity, but l can't stand for having
that girl roasted. even In joke"
1t was over a month before he
came in again, and the Manicure Girl
had missed him. Now she saw at
once that something was wrong. He
was nervous and distracted, though
he tried to be his old hippant self
With the shrewd eyes Of Miss Will
liams upon him he kept thinking. Of
one thing while he talked of another,
asked questions without listening 60
the answers, then asked the same
questions again.
How much did you loser she
finally asked him.
How did you know? Where did
you hear?" he slowly questioned
You've been telling me ever since
you came in" she said.
Il expect / have" he admitted.
We'll, they got to me in Jumps and
gobs. For the past month l think /
was about the only bull in a bear
market. ! went down the creased in
cline SO fast it smoked from the fric-
ton. The first OF this week l had
to sell both automobiles"
Il can see the headlight and the
glimmer studded watch going next"
she commented, with a shake of her
head. Il suppose they've about got
all that automobile money by now"
Suppose again." he retorted. They
did get nearly all of it at first. but
the market changed at last, and I've
made little money since. II I'd close
out now I'd have at least three thou
sand"
Tell me where it is and I'll go
get 1t for you" offered the Manicure
Girl, hastily. you take that money
and go right back to Prosperity, In
diana; buy the village dry goods en-
porium; marry that girl; settle down
and get fat. Then this experience
will have done you good"
He shook his head.
Il can never go back there" he
said; never! That's not my world
1 tell you. I'll make back the money
l lost. I've learned a few tricks in
the last couple OF weeks"
"Oh, New York will educate you"
she owned; but, you know, college
graduates don't amount to much"
Never mind" he insisted. "Tve
played this game to win before, and
can do 1t again. Watch me-
You'd better send at least one
thousand dollars of that money to the
girl back home to plant under the
cellar stairs" she suggested.
She watched him narrowly, and
then she smiled to herself The men
ton of the girl in Prosperity did not
seem to annoy him this time.
That much money wouldn't scare
her, at any rate" he said, smiling
She's rather well-to-do for a coun-
try town. She's an orphan and lives
with her married sister. But don't
you worry about that thousand.
can use that to elegant advantage
myself"
The next time she saw him was on
the street. He tried to pass on by
with nod, but she called to him and
he came back reluctantly.
Whats the matter with your" she
demanded. you look like a yester-
days three-cent bunch of soup vege-
tables"
He glanced down at himself rue
fully. His clothes needed brushing
and pressing, his shoes needed polish
ing, his face needed shaving.
I'll give you four guesses," he Of
fered, with an attempt at his old
gayety
81 only need one," she replied.
you wouldn't listen to your Aunt
Bessie, and they got you
YES" he admitted, they got me
and they got me good. haven't a
dollar"
What are you going to do?"
Il don't know" he said, and, in
spite of his attempt to carry 1t of
manfully. there was a catch in his
voice. The ginger was all out of him.
I'll get another start somehow. l
guess"
"oh. yes" she agreed. Some OF
your friends are sure to help you get
back on your feet again; Beauty
Phillips, for instance"
Hang Beauty Phillips!" he said.
Such language" she exclaimed
but nevertheless she secretly delight
ed in 1t, this time. Il guess you're
about ready to go back to Prosperity, "
she decided.
He drew sharp breath.
I'D die f1rst!" he declared. It'll
live some way. though. They always
live" and he laughed bitterly. 81
passed a group of just such men as
l may become, sitting on the stone
bench at Herald square; but III keep
on living, l am sure OF that"
He seemed to be afraid that he
would not. He seemed to be afraid
of himself and suddenly Miss Will
liams saw with a shock that he was
''one of the tragedy kind" It Sc,
her to swift thought, and a sudden
bold idea came to her.
81 believe I know of an opening for
voU cbo said with a aunuroaoad