Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-23

ht'f't ~ "AN NANNH II 70 tue NluNiH
voice. Let me put you down some.
wherog'
I'm not feeling very nt You might
take me 10 the morguo."
Jump in; wen make Il the KnIck.
erhocker."
hut the Knlokorbocker had no
charms for broadway al that mo-
ment lie made his stay as brief as
possible IN the bright restaurant
'nollle. darling" he said gloomliy
Il don't need a restaurant. today: |
need n hospital. How would you like
me. Dollie, honestly. II was broker"
"You3 Broker" She laughed.
NO: seriously. How would you lIse
mef"
ITS nonsense: but you know what
Stanley does TO broken dishes"
The ash can. Eh?"
1t wouldn't be. for you. OF course;
but-what's the use OF being Mr.
Grumpg Brace up? Come on up 10
churchiI's and well drinky-drInk Il
outy-out."
But Broadway would have none OF
such a plan as that He went TO his
apartment. and. rummaeing IN every
drawer and pocket. collected every
bill which he could find. There were
hundred OF them. ranging In all
sorts OF figures and for all sorts OF
articles. from diamonds TO gasoline.
from charity to faro. The arrival OF
the sympathetic Rankin. who believed
his master had a headache. with n
note from Mrs. Gerard. interrupted tho
bookkeeping which. for the first time
Ia his life, Broadway had begun. It
had not been encouraging. as far as
he had gone.
lie read the note and found Il to be
an invitation. Deciding to accept Il.
he decided. also, that 1t must be the
last one OF the sort he must accept.
II had become intensely plain to him
that now had come the time when he
must cease his galeties and find more
money.
lie was a gloomy figure at the feast
that night. and his gloom grew with
every aged smile which Mrs. Gerard
cast in his direction II was plain
enough 10 him. 10 everyone. that this
exceedingly rich lady. of uncertain age.
regarded him with very friendly eyes.
She even sometimes called him Jack.
son" After the dinner he took Robert
Wallace downtown with him In his
sixty horsepower touring car.
Mrs Gerard" he ventured. seems
well-preserved old-er-I mean that
she seems well preserved"
We'll canned. you mean." said Wal
lace. But too much chemical preserv-
ative In females is as dangerous as
It is in food. How did We happen to
80 there tonight?. You roped me into
that. Broadway. You didn't tell me
where you meant 10 take me. You
merely said we'd go to dinner with
some friends OF yours"
well. she's a friend OF mine"
Broadway defended rather hotly. An
idea. so terrible that il was fasclnat-
ing>.had occurred TO him.
she might have gone TO school with
your grandmother. Il makes me sick
10 see her ogle you. | think she wants
20 marry you"
broadway burst into a laugh which
he was well aware was quite too loud.
too cackly and too hollow: he feared
acutely that his friend would recognize
its falseness.
TO marry mel Ho, hol" Instantly
his manner changed. But don't like
the way you speak about her. Bob.
Remember-we have Just enjoyed her
hospitality"
Enjoyed III Speak for yourself old
mani II had known where you we're
going. do you suppose would have
gone with you? can meet grand
mothers schoolmates at the Old La
dies home. don't have to 90 to din
ner with them"
Now, Bobi"
Wallace burst into a laugh. Il be-
lieve II is pure charity" he guessed.
You are trying to make others happy.
You smile on her as you would throw
a dollar into a Salvation Army cash
pot around Christmas time"
Bob, I'm thinking about getting
married"
His friend sat straight and looked at
him in dumb amazement for second.
Married? And is grandma in some
way related to the bride who may'be?"
Bob, need"
He stopped Almost he had told his
friend he needed money; but he had
not the courage. To confess poverty
on Broadway is like confessing mur-
der In church.
Need what?'
- rest. I'm going to-er-take
some sort Of vacation Don't know
what. Maybe back TO the old home
Anyway. you won't see me around FOR
quite little while"
Never mind, old chapl I'll tell
them all that you have had to go
away on business. Go somewhere and
get Strengthened out You need It..
There's something wrong with you, or
you would never have gone to that
dinner where that ancient mariness
could ogle you the way she did.