The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-18

that he could not continue. Broadway
rose and bowed. I'm it," he an
swercd. a."
Protests chorused.
what harG- hearted girl has turned
you down. ~Broadway?" asked the love
Is Inoz.
who IS +, Broadway? Who could
possibly have the heart or been the
fool to do it?"
Mrs. Gerard. his n~elghbor. bent on
him a glance SO languishing that he al.
most had to turn his face away.
no girl has ever turned me DOWN
he said, e~ndeayoring to be gay. NO
girl has ever had a chance to turn me
down. | mean"
Realizing that this did not sound
gallant. being instinctivcly, by nature,
a gallant, he would have modified it
II he could, but the howl Of approba-
ton which arose from all the men, the
chorus Of mock criticism which arose
from all the women. drowned his voice.
From all the WOmcn except one. That
one sat on his right, that woman was
4 widow and was worth a million.
NO girl could turn you down" che
murmured.
All. that thought which so repeat
eddy had festcred in his brainl Here
we're millions which admired him.
Here were millions which would pay
the debts which had piled up, which
would make the bottle with the
crimson label and the weapon with the
blued-steci barrel quite unnecessary.
Here were millions which would solve
the last one of his difficulties and for
which, if he accepted them, he could
oScr adequate return in a devotion
which should be at once that OF a son
drowned man for his rescucr! Why
not? Why not? Why o marry Mrs
Gerard?
NO girl could turn you down" had
boon her words.
In the hurry burly OF the questions
and the answers, the frolic and the
nonsense, he scarcely had an opportu-
nifty to speak 10 her in tender words,
but he answered her by |scribbling Oh
her menu card:
Couldn't you?"
lie felt certain that she gasped with
pleasure.
why do you say such things" she
scrubbed.
Because | love YOU" the unfortu-
nate youth answered.
Il love you. too" she scrubbed in
reply.
What sort Of game are YOU two
playing there" demanded Robert Wal
lace gaily.
Don't interrupt. Bob" Broadway or
dered. ITS a new kind Of game OF
hearts. It's played with menu cards.
Shut up"
lie turned again to his delighted. If
ancient partner in the novel pastime.
1T can't be true" he scrubbed.
at is true" she wrote.
will you marry me?" he scrawled.
with a coy look at him which made
him feel q little faint. but without an
i~nstant's hesitation, Yes" she an
swered.
1t was tremendously to the relief OF
the young host that Bob Wallace, a.
about this moment, rose and said that
he must leave.
1t seemed to Broadway that the
others mattercd less. For Wallace his
affection was so genuine that it includ-
e. an intense desire TO hold the mans
respect, Signing with relief he called
the major dOmo to his side as soon as
Bob had gone and whispered to him
that all glasses must be filled. With
the intense a~lacrity which the youthful
spendthrift's orders were everywhere
observed along Broadway. this was at
tended to. and he rose to his feet
with all the dignity he could command
Friends he said. Il want TO tell
YOU something. | want to tell you of
my luck"
Is it a hard luck story. Broadway? o.
someone asked.
"Er-yes." said he. Il mean"
Jackson" said a soft voice (per
haps a little cracked) close at his side
with something OF reproach in IL.
For the lady" he hastily corrected
Hard luck for the lady. I'm-I'm 20
ins 10 Be married"
The men shouted and there were
more than n among the ladies who
We're seriously agitated. thei- number
being co-equiyalent 10 the number who
themselves az n time or another had
had hopes OF winning Broadway AMI
his millions for their very own
Everywhere about him ross 'he
shout; Who IS she. Broadway? Name
Namc,"
lie swnycd there on his feet. a some
what sticky smile upon his face. hts
hand deliberately spilllng champagne
ON HIS shirt front, a fact ~ which -
WAS In ignorance and which no ono
noted for q time, II was Mrs Gerard
who called attention TO 70 hy e'bbn
uauusus ~ him ~,th lvt haui
acf.b.ef
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az movement az her hands and some
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