The Huttig news., 1914-02-14

DO You Realize What People Are Go.
 ing to Say?" Only one question asked: will you marry me- And said Yes
 'eWhat?''. cried his mortified inamo. rata.
 T mean she said yes Beatrice said .yes," corrected Jackson.
 We're going to spend our honey noon in Spain she gusbed, restored to good temper by Broadway's expla. nation.
 "spain," It was Wallace who ex- claimed.
 Yes, Spain said Broadway, too | elated at he thought of finding cash 70 pay biis to be worried about any hing I'm going out this afternoon 70 buy sombrero and ambouriae Won't you congratulate us, Wallace %
 But Wallace simply could not tr.st his ears Jackson if you're trying to fool me"
 There he goes again." cried the 1ow thoroughly infrrated brideelect Jackson. I'm not going to stay here nd be insulted in such a InaBner,''
  'oilowing her as she assaYed to ieas. the room. DO It be worried. MT. Wallace only thinks we're fooling him."
 But why should he think such 2 thing" Wallace, again contrite, approsched and started to apologize. She waved him haal. with a wild hand
 Leave him to me. dear Jackson urged her Tn five minutes I'll con- vince him that it all is absolutely true"
 She was comforted a little by his tone. Then you won't come for drive?"
 Stop for me in, say, half an hour"
 Well, I'll run along, then. 1 must get the air. All this has given me a dreadful headache"
 Jackson turned responsibility to Wallace. See what you've done? I--' Bye bye, dearie," cried his iancee. Bye bye, sweetheart"
 Tn half an hour?"
 About that" Don't you listen to that mani" This in a warning tone.
 No; I'm going to make him listen to me-
 "Oh. you dear boy! Bye bye, dearie." She waved plumply wrinkled hand at him. and left the two young men alone together. Say. are you going crazy?" were Wallace's first words. spoken as soon as he was sure that she was gone. f Nothing of the kind. ! I'm perfectly all right" You mean to tell me that-'
 I've got a whole lot to tell you. Sit down."
 As Wallace found chair and, as if [ exhausted, sank into it, Broadway paced the room uneasity.
 "I-s The bell rang and Rankin hurried in. on his way to answer it If it's anyone for nle. I'm not at home,' said Broadway. I'm visiting , in-Paterson.
 He turned again to Wallace. Now, in the first place." he said gravely, T want you to understand thoroughly that I'm positively serious about this whole affair and that noth- ing you can say will change my plans. Is that understood?"
 Well, go on"
 Mrs. Gerard and I are going to be married, and it's going to happen very shortly, whether you like it or not. If you care 10 retain my friendship you must get used to it'-he sighed--"the same az 1 shall have to- Am clear?" Well, Tm listening Broadway sighed again. q know sev- era' girls who will cry very bitterly, and l know lot of fellows who will laugh very heartily; but the fact re- mains that the lady who just left this room is to become Mrs. Jackson Jones. So, oace and for all. get it out Of your head that il is joke"
 Hc glanced distastefully at his very mogrrfu, f':end who seemed, some lew. 10 have sbriveIed as he heard all this lncomproElising talk
 And don't sit there like pallbear- e, Smile. litter few kind words, Say something. anyhow! I-''t
 Wallace ieaaed toward him his eye lighting with the fire Of combat ssAoa--''
 Itn't you dare to give me any ar. gnHient about this thing. IL would oily se wasse Of words Ny mind is po5ltiSe,. iaaae lip"
 "no You rsa,s7As what" -~
 / What peop;e are going tn ssye Of course Ifio. Eve rtueSnser all sf ihaf. re thrssa,ed il eet with myself frp.n every possible angie T know what they re go.ag to say. and fe;now exact ls what tisay're going to thi.,k'
 Welt Nhn are they going to think .