Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-28

/ OF your swell friends, and should nod
! to you, you'd be disgraced for life.
I I'll bet she'd be a scream on Broad
way, with her funny clothes aud her
I funny little hat and her red complex
I ion"
"Thatll be about all. he said, as
he Jumped up and unwound his dog
chain; and his face had turned sud
denly pale. My ideas have changed
somewhat about things back in Pros
perity but I can't stand for having
that girl roasted. even in a Joke"
II was over a month before he
came in again. and the Manicure Girl
| had missed him Now she saw At
once that something was wrong He
was nervous and distracted. though
he tried to be his old fiippant self
/ With the shrewd eyes of Miss VII
liamS upon him he kept thinking OF
, one thing while he talked of another.
/ asked questions without listening To
the answers, then asked the same
questions again
How much did you lose?" She
finally asked him
He stared at her in wonder
How did you know? Where die
you hear" he slowly questioned
You've been telling me ever since
you came in" she said.
Il expect have" he admitted
We'll, they got to me in Jumps and
gobs. For the past month think I
was about the only bull in a bear
market. | went down the creased in
cline so fast it smoked from the fric-
ton. The first Of this week | had
to sell both automobiles
Il can see the headlight and the
glfmmer studded watch going next,
she commented, with shake Of her
head. Il suppose they've about got
all that automobile money by now"
Suppose again" he retorted They
did get nearly all of it at first, but
the market changed at last. and I've
made little money since. II I'd close
out now I'd have at least three thou
sand"
Tell me where 1t is and I'll go
get it for you" offered the Manicure
Girl hastily. You take that money
and go right back to Prosperity. In
diana; buy the village dry goods en-
porium; marry that girl; settle down
and get fat. Then this experience
will have done you good"
He shook his head
Il can never go back there" he
said; never, That's not my world.
] tell you. III make back the money
| lost. I've learned a few tricks in
the last couple Of weeks"
"Oh, New York will educate you"
she owned; but, you know, college
graduates don't amount to much"
Never mind" he insisted. I've
played this game TO win before. and
| can do it again. Watch me-"
You'd better send at least one
thousand dollars Of that money to the
girl back home 20 plant under the
cellar stairs" she suggested.
She watched him narrowly. and
then she smiled to herself The men
ton of the girl in Prosperity did not
seem to annoy him this time
That much money wouldn't scare
her, at any rate" he said, smiling.
she's rather well-to-dO for a coun-
try town. She's an orphan and lives
with her married sister But don't
you worry about that thousand.
can use that to elegant advantage
myself"
The next time she saw him was on
the street. He tried to pass on by
with nod, but she called to him and
he came back reluctantly
What's the matter with you?" she
demanded. You look like yester-
days three-cent bunch of soup vege-
tables"
He glanced down at himself rue
fully. His clothes needed brushing
and pressing, his shoes needed polish
ing, his face needed shaving.
I'll give you four guesses," he Of
fered, with an attempt at his old
gayety.
Il only need one" she replied.
You wouldn't listen to your Aunt
Bessie, and they got you"
Yes" he admitted, they got me
and they got me good. | haven't
dollar"
What are you going to do?"
II don't know" he said. and, in
spite of his attempt to carry it off
manfully. there was a catch in his
voice. The ginger was all out of him.
IN get another start somehow, /
guess"
"Oh, yes" she agreed Some of
your friends are sure to help you get
back on your feet again; Beauty
Phillips, for instance"
Hang Beauty Phillips," he said.
Such language" she exclaimed,
but nevertheless she secretly delight
ed in it, this time. Il guess you're
about ready to go back to Prosperity"
she decided.
He drew a sharp breath.
I'D die first" he declared. I'll
live some way, though. They always
live" and he laughed bitterly. 81
passed a group of just such men as
may become, sitting on the stone
bench at Herald square; but I'll keep
on living, / am sure Of that"
He seemed to be afraid that he
would not He seemed to be afraid
Of himself, and suddenly Miss Will