Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16


Will walt for Mr. Whifles.' Mr.
WHITES was under the couch at the
moment. II was sublime.
Francois is a good enough man III
the run Of things, but a fool in emer-
gency He had neatly left my note
on the tahe--the double note about
keeping simpkins out and going to
meet Gladys Simpkins read that
note with great interest
He went home. / went TO see
Gladys.
THE only trouble was that there
wasn't any Gladys
The park bench was not empty
1t held little peach and cream, poem
and music vision in a dress Of pale
pink and wkite."
This was "A substitute for Gladys.
Poor Gladys had got a note saying
had been suddenly called out of
town This lovely lady on the park
benCh--WhO made me fiirt with her
waS--well never mind.
II followed her through the leafy
aroors and rose brambles and the
romantic by-paths and all that sort
Of thing until she turned and hared
up at me and told me to 80 away
Then | knew everything was all
right mean ! thought die, ! kept
right on following. You never can be
sure woman likes you until she
gets mad a you
"Well-she went into a perfectly
good house in perfectly good sec
don Of our little French metropolis
went in tOo-naturally.
H"I came ont too unudtuT4llN. IT
was a splendid eXit-only it didn't
last The pleasant little spot that I'd
walked into was Mr. Simpkins' home
The pleasant little vision in pink and
white was Mrs. Simpkins. And dye
remember that fellow out in Pueblo
that said ! had horse sense?
Never mind There was nothing
the natter except the diamond stick
pin"
THE what?" I asked you need a
coupling pin to keep your story to-
gether. Whiffles, not a stickpin'
well. the stickpin was extremely
important" he went on. You re
member Gainsworth-nice chap-all
money and no brains-he lent me the
stickpn. Said il was worth only
three thousand, ana | could keep it
as long as | liked
well, when / got locked in by
that kind, thoughtful virtuous Simp-
Nns and his pink and white wife, |
didn't have anything left but the
stickpin that ! borrowed to make a
hit with gladys.
Il gave him the stickpin, or, rather
was held up for the stickpn. 1t was
splendid looking thing big a s half
of your fist and shiny as your suit
was when ! first met you in Zapata
City, New Mexico"
do you mean to say ! asked him,
that you gaze another mans pin 10
a loan shark to save yourself2"
"Do you mean to say that you thinn
have any false shame Left" he par
ried instantly
How the devil are you going to
settle for u $4,000 pin ?'
Il didn't know myself-until met
Gainsworth again in a cafe, and told
him about It,"
Told him about it,
Naturally, YOU don't think I'd
STEAL anything, do YOU? l only
TAKE things"
"WelI?"
well, he get Very fussy at first
hut after a while he showed me
little blll--a bin for the pin 1t cost
him just S9.72."
"Well?"
well Simpkins had given me back
my note. He came to pay me
nice little friendly visit and I lit
cigar with the note | have never
had SO mucn real jov in the course
, of varied existence"
but you said when ] met you that
had just earned 1000 francs. You
| said YOU were rich"
wen. didn't /? got out of pay
ing that bandit" retorted WhinleS
Here's the check. Pay the man, will
your"
! paid