Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-16
HER DEAR BARBARIAN N

those. 'Xspel1 those are Jealousness7
Don't got in Japan. More tea? An
rize-cake?'
Tea and rice cakel' Vardog turned
savagely upon Mrs. Verrill. who Is this
water-soldler, Lord Moto?" he demanded.
Her prenatal fance," answered Mrs.
verrill.
"Oh. l see" said Vardog, hot1y. You
wanted to cure me! Well, you've done
it-not! I'm going to marry this girl!'
"sawry mag you that cross" pleaded
Miss Peach
You make me cross You're an an
gel!' cried the now militant Vardog.
"Angel?" wondered the girl
Don't they have 'em in your heaven?"
Not angel" said Momo-san Jus fool
ish liddle girl allg me-"
That's good deal betteri' cried Var
dog. Jus foolish liddle girl alig you!"
''Ni2e. nize! murmured Momo-San.
IT am waiting. Mr.. Vardog. said Mrs.
Verrill. straitly.
"Whass use go?' mourned tho girl.
Madame is waitlng!" laughed Vardog.
Then he let her wait.
you comm again-soon?' begged Miss
! Peach. Tea not nize today. Misable.
Mex time have beau'fool geisha mag
| in red. Long NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
| Then-sa-ay, you come again-sOon?"
Mrs. Verrill was tapping her foot, That
was dangerous way to take with Var
dog.
Yes" he said. taking Miss Peach's
hand in his Very soon. And keep this
as a pledge of fealty till 1 come again!"
He kissed her hand.
'Thass foanny," said Miss Peach. in
uttpr Ignorance of the meaning Df IL.
How can keep it?''
"And, water-soldier or none" Vardog
went on terribly. ''please think sometimes
about the possibility of marrying me.'
Mr.. Vardog!" chided Mrs. Verrill.
"Possib'? Marry you? That dunno,
but lig oblige you.''
That's the way to oblige me-" shouted
Vardog, happy as a boy now; ''marry
| met
Miss Peach laughed as happily. The
spirits of happy Vardog were infectious
and strange! They carried her along
to mystic bounds of joy
"Ain' you got other name as War;"
asked Miss Peach. Can say those"
''Hepburn-hrst name" Vardog in
formed her.
Hep JUS bad"
"By Jove that's so. We don't care, in
The Land of the Brave and the Home
of the Free, what confounded names we
fasten upon our pOsterity. Why, they
sound like swearing in your pretty mouth
Look Observation-Disclosures good enough
for me when you speak it,"
"Lig' those" nodded Momo-San, "ac-
count you not barbarian! Nize!'
delicious reason!" said Vardog.
"Other name?" asked Miss Mono
Lets see," thought Vardog; "let 1t be
something"
Anything" cheered Momo-san. Jap
nee have many name he lig'-all kind"
Dear" suggested NardOg. daringly.
that's it! What an idea! Dear Bar
barian"
The girl tried it, lnnocently.
"Lig' those" she said.
"And. for a change. now and then,
dearest Barbarian" Nardog went on with
impudence.
"Lig' those yeat more bedder," nodded
the girl. Dear. dearest BarbaTian"
"Greatw joyed Vardog, and of the Sc
we're Mrs. Verrill lie asked. in the fashion
of Momo-San, What you thing?"
II think" said Mrs. Verrill that this
disgraceful performance had better end,
l am waiting, sir
"Good-by. dear Momo-san." said Var
dog,
Good night, dear, dearest Barbarian"
said Miss Peach. ''Don' forget come
soon's you kin!'
Vardog made the little baby carriage an
inferno for Mrs. Nerrill on her way home.
He chartered OF everything she didn't
want to hear without cessation He was
intimate, humorous. superbly Joyous. He
asked her what che thought OF the crops.
She answered that she knew nothing
about farming. Did she like President
Wilson's income tax? Her husband in
America attended TO those things. And
so on.
"Mr. Vardog." she said at last. II am
not a ehild-and l see through you.
am sorry for you"
THANK you for your sympathy in my
deep detection" laughed Vardog.
"I suppose you have made hit with
that ignorant, innocent. trusting grill"
do you think so?" asked VardOg. lost
to all but the fzna.
another Lieutenant PinkertOn aTair, what
trouble follows your departure? For
tunately. MotomaEi will make the next
hit"
rs he-is he" Vardog asked. instantly
in the doldrums, such formidable
lover?"
Hes a dead shot" answered Mrs.
Verrill grimly.
"OhP' laughed Yardog. II can hit
barndoor at 10 PAGES myself"
'Simpling put 1t up TO me to save you"
the lady exclaimed. well. I've tried"
And failed l release you from ali re-
sponsibility," said Yardog. I'm lostP'
And l sash my hands Of you
Thank you. Was Pontius Plate =
married personTf