The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
Novelized by Samuel FIELD
From the Successful Play By
"why, really" began Mary shyly.
~ don't know what to say" hesitat.


ed the girl. feeling her ground.
Say yes" cried Rodney, waiting fe-
verishly to hear her answer.
1t came at last shyly, yes" where
upon Rodney cried. you angelir JOY
fully and tried to grab her. But
things must :sos 50 quite 80 fast, Mary
thought intuitively, and drew away a
little from him, though. to tell the
truth, she would Willingly have let
him catch her as she felt now.
mo, no; wait moment" she said.
"We'll be married right away" went
on Rodney unabashed.
"But suppose your father disap-
proves? sud Mary.
HE won't know anything about it
until we're married, and then what
could he do?" objected Rodney.
"He might cut you off, suggested
Mary sagely.
would you care?'' asked Rodney.
II? No. no. indeed said Mary hasti-
". II was thinking of you. dear
Don't you bother about me-" cried
Rodney. Wen be mnrried tomorrow
and then come home for the parental
blessing
mo. / couldn't do that" said Mary.
ut wouldn't be right. I'm his private
secretary. He trusts me and brings
me here to his home. and then to find
I'd married his son on the sly-no,
Rodney. We couldn't do that"
ivan dn MN 1yxa e,4,,r,1 rakhr., H>n a
said Rodney. II shouldn't want to
treat father badly. We've always been
pretty good friends, he and ]. guess
I'd better tell HMM a week or So
Mary's self composure had been rap
idly returning during this colloquy, and
She was surer of what she wanted.
Indeed It piqued her a little that Rod
ney should have made such n proposal
to her, SO that now, her own inclina-
tons and the old gentleman's upstairs
ran in the same channel. She spoke
up quite resoiutely:
why, Rodney, II you love me you
will want to get this awful suspense
over with"
But suppose he does object?' Rod
ney argued, seeing his light Of happi-
ness grow dim.
"Eyen then wouldn't give you up"
said his sweetheart.
"Mary?
"You could go into business" she
went on, make big man Of yourself,
make me proud of you
You talk Just like the heroine in. a
play saw last night protested Rod
ney. "she wanted the hero to 60 to
work, and he did, and then for four
acts everybody suffered
Don't you want to work?" asked
Mary anxiously.
Il should say not" Rodney answer
ed quite seriously. Imagine going to
bed every night knowing you'd got
to get up in the morning and go to
business
you'd be happier, wouldn't you."
queried Mary, .if you had job?"
Please don't talk like father" pro-
tested Rodney. He's preached Job
ut me ever since left college Why
should work? Father made millions
out OF soap and is forever complaining
that he's always had his nose to the
grindstone, that he's never known
what fun was. that it's all made him
old before his time. can't see the
sense of following an example like
that-I really can't. He's got enough
for you and me and our children and
their grandchildren. I've explained all
this to him. but emit seem to make
him understand. But it's simple-why
work when there's millions In the fam
fly? And why even talk Of It when
you and / are in love?"
He leaned hungrily town9d her.
stretching out his arms to her. and fin
ished on n note Of genuine appeal;
Come, kiss me. Mary"
But Mary drew back from him quick
". mo, you mustn't" she sud firm
". "Nct till you've spoken to your fa-
Their"
You won't even kiss me till 1 tell
him?"
mo"
"And you win when I dos"
YES"
"Then I'll tell him right awayr' clicti
the valiant lover, striding to the door.
"oh. Rodney. you're splendidr ap-
plaudcd Mary. .'and don't be afraid"
"Afraid! echoed Rodney scornfully
But lie paused moment at the door
and said:
you don't think I'd better wait til
tho Y,onrutpy2s.