Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-05
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POOR WILLIE. y I
Rv n X WooIey

By e. X. WoOley.
Copyright, 1914, by E. K. Wooley.)
There go the Bluffs. They must
have come last night" remarked the
You mean that nice looking young
man in white flannel, and the old
lady with him?' asked the pretty girl,
who wore q solitaire on the proper
finger.
Heavens, Don't call her DID,"
tragically gasped the other. "She's
still looking for a millionaire to mar
ry. That's mother and son, and call
| them the Bluffs because the name fits
| them. 1t isn't their real name, YOU
know -
We'll. he's nice looking" teasingly
insisted the girl.
He is that" agreed the man, land
he'd be better man, too, if his moth
er hadn't brought him up to be a
bluff.
"old man Bluff made pretty good
salary, I. guess, but when he died he
left nothing for his widow but this
son. The boy was about fifteen, I
think.
of course. Willie had to go to
work. ana for while Mrs. Bluff lived
on what she could beg from relatives
and kind friends, and the stipend
Willie brought in. As willie's salary
increased the donations from rela-
tivee and friends ceased, until Mrs.
Bluff depended entirely upon wha,
Willie could earn-which has never
been much"
But she dresses beautifully" com.
mented the girl. land Willie is cer-
tainly up to date. How can they af-
ford to come here, though? This is
an expensive place.
Mrs. Bluff has never missed sum-
mering at a fashionable resort" SEN
tentiously remarked the narrator:
body believes she holds very high
place In society. You see, It's this
The Bluffs live. in back room in
the boarding house district IN
N'Yawk. where Willie works for a
cold-blooded corporation. During ten
months In the year Mrs. Bluff and
Willie skimp on the necessaries Of life
in order that during the remaining
two months they may pack their
trunk with glad raiment, sling a golf
bag over their shoulders. and go forth
to some place like this
You will notice that You seldom
see the Bluffs at the hotel table-on-
~ upon rare occasions. when Mrs.
Bluff will glide inswearing all her
jewels (good limitations. I'm todd. and
Soe " Ac6dIuleSS. Inc rest OF the
time she and Willie eat cheese and
crackers. or anything they can buy
and emuggle up to their room without
arousing anybody's tsuspicions."
But shouldn't think Willie would
stand for it, said the girl. Hasn't
he any ambitions Of his own?''
:. "As I said" spoke the other, "Wil.
lie has the making of decent chap.
but his mother has so inoculated him
with her ideas Of life that he actual
ly doesn't know any other way Of do
ing. Besides, he's one Of those
chivalrous chaps who thinks he must
do everything to please his mother, no
matter how little sense she has. SO
he works like blazes ten months in
the year and gives up everything for
himself, In order to make show like
this for couple Of months. If only
old lady Blur could catch q man.
things might go better with Willie, but
I leave It to you. with her face
Now. George" >chided the girl.
Women as old as she have married
again"
mot unless they had money in their
own right insisted George.
Poor White" pitiedsthe girl.
Their lines are cast sin pleasant
places-the people who iish Tor COM
II one h young enough It'll easy 70
And some occasion for . celebration.