The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-15
"And Won wrote >"

or eight notes each way"
who sent the last one?"
She did. and 1t said: VIII you
marry me?'"
She really proposed to vou?"
"On the level. and | didn't say
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"
I'd gone. you know. Exactly what
then happened" Wallace asked.
She tainted; general excitement:
smelling salts: she slowly came back
to her senses Then the usual speech:
Where am 70 That was my cue OF
course although it hurt, Embrace.
kiss, announcement to the dinner par
ty; wild applause. Then somebody
ordered 20 cases of wine.
And the next thing | remember is
old Rankin calling me when you came
here today. What do you think OF all
Of it,"
ITS terrible, You cant afford to
let 1T go any further"
Il can't afford to do anything, with
out signing q tab for it," said Broad
way ruefully
You can do something. Haven't
you any get up and go?"
THAT seems to be all that is left for
me-to get u3 and go-as far as pos
sible-unless | marry her"
IT you'd go to work you'd have the
makings OF business man"
III I went to work | wouldn't have
the makings OF cigarette"
How do you know? You haven't
tried. I'll get you job"
| Where"
With my firm. on my recommenda-
ton"
| You'd lose your reputation.
'lll see the guvnor tomorrow. can
get you, probably Ave thousand year
| to start with"
Five thousand a year? How could
| stay here in New York on thato
pay more for this apartment, owe
ten times that much. right now,"
| I've got twenty thousand dollars OF
my own. III lend YOU that"
I'd never be able to pay it back"
| That doesn't make any difference :"
Yes. it does" said Broadway stub
bornly. Even though you loaned me
enough to pay up all | owe. Id owe
you. wouldn't l? 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
But you mustn't marry her; it ism t
right"
| How DO you mean?
'WnU1d Won do ANYTHING en- lou apd
so contemplate. as to marry a woman
deliberately for her money!"
Broadway shrank- a little. then rose
in selfdefense. who says I'm marry.
ing her for her money!"
You know you don't love her"
Broadway answered hotly. He felt
that he must answer hotly
Il 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 it, He sighed. Besides. 1T
too late now. The engagements been
announced
Wallace was intensely stubborn. He
would not have this thing. Engage,
ments are broken every day in the
week. he argued earnestly
Broadway made gesture of dissent
Now. you leave it all to me-" said
Wallace soothingly "i'll have a talk
with Mrs Gerard. and I'll guarantee
to prove to her that It's all an utter
impossibility. You needn't enter into
It at all. I'll take the whole thing on
my shoulders, and"
Broadway shook his head emphatic
ally. although regretfully No; there's
no use. Bob. | told you wouldn't lis
ten to any argument against It, My
mind is quite made up, and that's all
there ia to it." He pulled a yellow
back out Of his pocket. See this? A
hundred dollars. That's my bank
roll"
Wallace went to him with friendly
warning. You'll lose every friend you
ever had In all the world"
NO; I won't; people with money
never lose their friends"
Il know one you'll lose said Wal
lace gravely.
YOU"
Yes; unless you tell me within the
next "a hours that you've reconad-
cred all this rot, and that you're going
to fight things out the way real man
should, I'll never speak to you agnin!"
| Bob" Broadway actually paled.
That goes; Is 1t getting me any
| thing-this giving you advice? VIII 1t
put a dollar in or out OF my pocket
whether you marry that old woman or
not? You're nothing to me excert \
| friend and a pal: but l don't wa. TO
see you do something you'll regret for
all the balance Of your life. I'm sorry
you're in trouble. and there isn't any
thing I won't do to help you. I'll go
the limit in everything I've got. But.
| II you don't give up all idea OF that
marriage. never expect the friendship
| of a man who has any decency or self