Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
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."And you wrote ~ 2 & 4. 81. ,$,
+: s Not as much as I love you. We
had quite a correspond Seven
or eight notes each way ,s "
sent the last one p 3iy@ ia H
""She did, and 1T said: Will you
marry me ~ 80: 4. ;sj 5 }s@@7 Y \ a5iss n.
"She really proposed to you - S &.
+ "On the Level, and I didn't say a
thing. The letter carrier lost his job
right there. For fear she'd change her
mind before the next mail arrived !
leaned across the table and yelled:
Yes! - 20 '.2Es t a, "
Il I'D gone, you know. Exactly what
then happened g" Wallace asked. I,
She tainted; general Y excitement
smelling salts; she slowly came back
to her senses. Then the usual speech:
Where am ~ That; was my cue of
course although, it hurt! En- brace,
kiss, announcement to the dinner par
ty; wild applause. Then somebody
ordered 20 cases of wine II
""And the next thing rememb Der is
|old Rankin calling me when you came
here today. What do you think Of all
oft ?''s s.t 4! 4.
3"It's terriblel You can't afford to
let it go any further" i.,# .:s
5f.#Ss'"I can't afford to do anything, with
out signing a tab for it," said Broad:
way ruefully. 3 's:sss9 {. }t3 4. $z
''You can do something. Haven't
you any tget8u and go?' IN M }3I;s
That seems to be all that is left for,
me-to get up. and go'-as far as pos
isible-unless I marry her. ~ Fl VI nm I
3ttlI."If you'd go to work you'd have the
makings OF a business man.
s IF I went to work Wouldn' t have
the markings Of cigarette" Il "a
How do you know? You haven't
tried. I'll get you 9 job. q
i isa3I."'vWhere q n, 5ls..
with my Arm, on my recomm enda-
ton. !S;s Fl "A ii III N Il
4 ou'd lose your reputation
sst'I'll see the guynor tomorrow. can
get You, probably. i've thousand year
to start with 5s2 " 4! 3S a
Five thousand q year? How could
I stay here, in New York on that? I
pay more for this apartment! owe
ten times that much. right now! q,
Tive got twenty thousand dollars OF
fny own. III lend you that. !" 'S.5 .;I.
I'D never be able to pay it back. 7"
That doesn't make any difference"
Yes, 1T does = said Broadway stub
bornly. Even though you loaned me
enough to pay up all I owe, I'd owe
you wouldn't I? What's the odds
whether I'm in debt to you or to the
other fellow? I'd never get even with
the world that way, Il Il
But you mustn't marry her; It isn't
right" NJ u i5s Is
F!s."H How do you mean Z" y'Ss# E5E:
Would you do anything SO low, and
80 contemplate, as to marry a woman
deliberately for her money z"
Broadway shrank little, then rose
in self defense. '''Who says I'm marry
ing her for her money q a 4 III
You know you don't love her"
Broadway answered holly. He felt
that he must answer holly. \
4"HI don't know. anything Of the kind!
Now you see here: suppose you were
In trouble. Wouldn t you love any.
one who'd come along and help you
out Of 1t 2" He sighed. Besides, it's
too late now. The engagements been
announced III 5sf 1t 5a'
Wallace was intensely stubborn. He
would not have this thing. Engage:
mants are broken every day in the
week, he argued earnestly. 55 B
ys3 broadway made gesture OF dissent.
$50 low. you leave 1t all to me, z said
Wallace soothingly. '''tI'll have a talk
with Mrs. Gerard, and III guarantee
to prove to her that its all an utter
impossibility. You needn't enter into
1T at all. I'll take. the whole thing on
my shoulders; and ''S5 &. s. II Isl
broadway shook his head emphatic.
ally, although regretfully No; there's
no no use, Bob. I told you wouldn't lis.
ten to any argument against it, MY
mind is quite made up, and that all
there is to It." He pulled "a yellow
back out of his pocket III See this IA
hundred dollars. That's my bank
roll Z: &; 1t
Wallace went to him with friendly
You'll lose every friend you
ever had III all the world" M M
NO; I won't people with; money
n 81. know one ,yocsull lose" said Wal.
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