Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-07
Out Of !. :.
!. The Night
By REX BEACH.
Cartwright hy Otis L. Wood.
By REX BEACH.
Copyright by Otis L. Wood.

HERE is but one remedy for
your complaint" DR.. Suydam
settled deeper into his chair.
Marry the girl"
"That is the only piece of your pro-
fessional advice ever cared to follow.
But how?"
ANY way you can. Use force IL nee
essary Only marry her. Otherwise l
predict all sorts Of complications for
you-melancholia, brain flag, bankrupt
cy''-
Austin laughed. "Could you write
me prescription
ooh, she'll have you, Bob, You don't
seem to realize that you are good
catch"
Austin finished buckling his puttee
before rising to his full height. THAT
doesn't mean anything to her. She
doesn't need to make CATCH"
Nonsense! She's Just like all the
others, only richer and nicer. Go at
her as If she were the corn market
She won't be half so hard to corner.
You have made q name for yourself
and blamed sight more money than
you deserve. You are young-compar.
atively, mean"
The elder man stroked his shock Of
iron gray hair for answer.
well, at any rate you are a pictur-
esque parsonage, even II you can't
wear riding clothes"
Doesn't a man look like the devn in
these togsY' Austin posed awkwardly
in front of mirror.
There's only one person that can
look worse in riding clothes than a
man. That's q woman"
what heresy, particularly in a soci-
ETY. doctor! But agree with you.
learned to ride on her account, you
know. As a matter Of fact, I hate 1t.
The sight Of horse nils mo with ter
ror."
DR.. Suydam laughed outright ut this.
"She tells me you have a very good
seat"
Really Austn's eyes cleaned sud-
denly. "You know never had chance
to ride when I was youngster. In
fact, I never had an opportunity to do
anything except work. That's what
makes me so crude and awkward.
What I know have picked up during
the last few years."
You make me tred!' declared the
former. "You AREN'T
II don't skate on waxed floors, nor
spill tea, nor clutch at my chauffeur In
a tight place, but you know what I
mean. I feel lonesome in q dress suit,
a butler fills Ne with gloom, and-well,
I'm not one Of you, that's all"
perhaps that's what makes a hit
with Marmion. She's used to the other
kind"
ut seems to me that I have always
worked" ruminated the former speak
er. II don't remember that ever had
time to play, even after I came to the
city. It's mighty sad thing to rob
a boy Of his childhood; it makes him
a duh, unattractive sort when he grows
up. I used to read about people like
Miss Moore but 1 never expected to
know them until met you. OF course
that corn deal rather changed things"
''Well, rather!' Suydam agreed with
emphasis.
1.-THE result is that when I am with
her I forget the few things I have
done that are worth while, and be-
come the farm hand again. I'm natu-
rally rough and angular, and she sees
it."
"Oh, you're too sensitive! You have
a heart like girl underneath that
saturnine front of yours, and while
you look like the sphynx, you are
really as much Of kid at heart as I am.
Where do you ride today?"
Riverside Drive
what horse is she riding~
Pointer"
The doctor shook his head. TOO
many automobiles on the Drive. He's
rotten nag for woman anyhow. His
mouth is as tough as stirrup, and he
has the disposition of tarantula. Why
doesn't she stick to the park?''
you know Marmion."
"Say, wouldn't it be great II Pointer
bolted and you saved her life? She
couldn't refuse you then"
Austin laughed. That's not exactly
the way I'd care to win her. However.
IL Pointer bolted I'd probably get rat
tied and fall off my own horse. don't
like the brutes. Come on! I'm late"
That's right. Throw me out the
minute I get comfortable" grumbled
the younger man as he rose.
"Stay here If you prefer. There are
the cigars-you know the place."
"Sure! And watch the squirrels out
yonder In the park while you make
love to the incest girl in New York. No,
sir. I'm going down to the Office and
amputate somebody"
They descended the single fight to
the street, where Austin's groom was
struggling with huge black.
Its coming pretty soft for you
brokers'" the doctor growled as his
companion swung himself into the sad
die. ''The next time get friend I'll
keep him to myself"
Austin leaned forward with look Of
grave anxiety upon his rugged features
and said:
wish me luck. Doc I'm going to
ask her today
Good for you. old fellow" There
was great fondness in the younger
mans eyes as he wrung the riders
hand and waved him adieu. then
watched him disappear around the cor