The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
C4V TDVAIQD F1ARSFiAII
FROM IHT PLAY OF GEORGE
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
FROM ScfNf5 IN THE PLAY

Gloomy and dissatisned with tha,
life which he loathed to quit. yet fel,
that he could not continue. Broadway
rose and bowed. I'm it," he an
swered. a."
Protests chorused.
What hard-hearted girl has turned
you down. Broadway" asked the love
ly Inez.
Who is 1t. BroadvAyr Who could
possibly have the heart OF been the
fool to do it,"
him glance 30 languishing that he al.
most had to turn his face away.
NO girl has ever turned me down.
he said. endeavoring to be gay. mo
girl has ever had a chance TO turn me
| down. | mean"
Realizing that this did not sound
gallant, being instinctively. by nature.
a gallant, he would have modified it
II he could. but the howl of approba-
tion which arose from all the men the
chorus of mock criticism which arose
from all the women. drowned his voice.
From all the women except one. That
one sat on his right. that woman was
a widow and was worth q million.
NO girl could turn you down." she
murmured.
All, that thought which 80 repeat
edly had festered in his brain. Here
were 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
bued-steel barrel quite unnecessary,
Here were millions which would solve
the last one OF his difficulties and for
which. II he accepted them. he could
offer adequate return in . devotion
which should be at once that of a son
for an indulgent mother and Q near
drowned man for his rescuer! Why
not? Why not? Why not marry Mrs.
Gerard?
NO girl could turn you down." had
been her words.
| In the hurly- -burly Of the questions
and the answers. the frolic and the
nonsense. he scarcely had an opportu-
nifty to speak to her in tender words,
but he answered her by scribbling on
her menu card:
Couldn't your"
He 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 scribbled in
reply.
hat Nf
playing there?" demanded Robert Wal
lace gaily.
Don't interrupt, Bob" Broadway or.
dered It's a new kind of game OF
hearts. It's played with menu cards
Shut up"
He turned again to his delighted II
ancient partner in the novel pastime
1T cant be true" he scribbled.
1T is true" she wrote.
will you marry me?" he scrawled
With a coy look at him which made
him feel little faint, but without an
instant's hesitation, Yes" she an
swered
1t was tremendously to the relief OF
the young host that Bob Wallace, al
about this moment, rose and said that
he must leave.
1t seemed to Broadway that the
others mattered less. For Wallaoo his
affection was SO genuine that 1t includ
ed an intense desire to hold the mans s
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 alacrity 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. l want to tell you OF
my luck"
rs 1t hard luck story, Broadway
someone asked
"Er-yes." said he. Il mean"
jackson" said soft voice (per
haps little cracked) close at his side
with something of reproach in 1t.
For the lady" he hastily corrected
Hard luck for the lady I'm-Tm go
ing to be married"
The men shouted and there weSe
more than one among the ladies who
were seriously agitated. their number
being co-equivalent to the number who
themselves at one time or another had
had hopes of winning Broadway and
his millions for their very own.
Everywhere about him rose the
shout: who is she. Broadway! Name!
Name!"
He swayed there on his feet, q some
what sickly smile upon his face, hi,
hand elaborately spilling champagne
on his shirt front. a fact Of which he
was In ignorance and which no one
noted for time. It was Mrs. Gerard
who called attention to it by elabo
rately dabbing at him with her hand
kerchief.