, 1915-12-16


And you really love me like thatY'
asked Mary.
mo. A million times more"
"Oh, Rodney. Rodney she said. al.
most crying.
What's the matter?" asked her low
er a%nxiously. You love me too. don't
your
1t means a lot to me to see you sue
ceed," sighed Mary.
But 1t isn't just the success, lust
the money. is it?" queried the boy.
Mary paused awhile and then an
rswered, mo, don't think 1t is"
"Then when will you marry me?" he
began eagerly.
mot In business hours"-
Very well, We'll wait till after G."
mo, you agreed not until you'd made
good"
II know, ! know, but it's mighty
hard to be engaged and not to be al
lowed to kiss you, You won't even let
me come. to see you-much. It's ali
Just business. Do you love meT'
DO you doubt that l do?"
No. but I'd like to hear you say
you do"
II won't crafty your vanity. We
must stick to soap and advertising. Is
that understoodT"
Il suppose so, for today anyhow" he
agreed. then leaned over and kissed
her suddenly.
"oh. RodneyT protested the score
tary.
They say stolen kisses are sweetest.
but | don't think So" he said, laugh
Ing. They're so darned short. Won't
you give me a real one7"
Mary shook her head.
mo. Now to business"
Rodney sat down again with an air
of resignation.
We'll, then If this Is a business of
fee b do you by not getting
down here till nearly III" he demand
ed sternly. He did not really think
she had been remlss. He was only
teasing her. OF course. He was the
optimistic N and knew things were
all right. Peale had hypnotized him
with his advertising magic.
1t had been great l..n reading the
.No AhSJ hat 1tNbA1u ~ oA6S Az
conspicuous and unacceptable. You
would have thought that every reader
of the newspapers, every traveller in
the cars or busses in the special sec
ton marked out by Peale for old Mr..
Martins benefit, would have ordered
ID Soap s~traightway next morning
whether they needed more toilet soap
or not Rodney had positively a feel
ing of self consciousness as he walked
a half formed thought in his head that
he might even be pointed ut in the
streets as the president Of the great ID
Soap company. Now Mary's grave
face and her zoe ways when he would
have made love to her chased all such
business reveries into thin air.
81 was here at g." said Mary.
~ knew 1t. But where've you
been?"
That's what I've got to tell you.
I'm sorry it's such bad news"
at can't be very bad II 1t comes
from you
But 1t is. I've been out trying to
raise money"
why, Mary. are you in troubleT"
"No. but | am afraid you are"
"If you wanted money, why on earth
didn't you come to me2" asked Rodney.
Because you haven't any. This
firms broke. | was surprised. too.
when I balanced the books this MORN
ing" said Mary. but you've spent a
lot these last two days. Here's a state
ment OF. assets and liabilities. You owe
S22,S1S.O9."
Great Scott, what are our assets?"
One hundred and thirty-three dol.
lars and thirteen cents"
Rodney shook his head courageously.
That's quite a showing fer a
month" he chaffed.
And Mr.. Jones. the advertising man,
was here this morning too. He won't
wait any longer for bis money" went
on Mary.
But we paid him 5000 not long
ago"
And we still owe him $4,000" said
Mary. Unless he gets $4,000 of it to,
day he says he will put you out OF
business"
You didn't manage to raise any
money while you We're out. did your
Rodney asked. lpocketipg bis qualms
about the source Of Mary,s capital.
mot a cent" said Mary. And you
haven't heard from the countess since
that day she signed the contract"
Not a word" said Rodney. and add
ed hopefully. But maybe we shal
SOON"
Il don't know what we're going t.
do" said Mary. signing.
But Rodney was still hopeful and In.
clined to cheer up.
The Important thing is I've got you
anyhow he said happily just as Am
brose Reale came In again.
well, well, well. Still spooning