The herald., 1916-04-06
Bet That
Was Lost
By M\EH'A V. MONROE

E"'''' .' ID ....'" when he Cana
nIe anu S''... ....' IBIS friend Billy IA
u. Wa, -.."- OIL. ., married-tb,,t
d" ,'' -'' De-. 'N.'''cd 10 Wed dH,s
e. I u". ',.' '..''
Wv ~ "' ' say that:' asked
~, aus '" AN""n the girl h.
s"'Il7 10 MACY To-, several Years A.,
su - ; l'.' !" .' '.-'I on
49,, '..- '' marry%
,. -
nv W VIC. ''..- -'d no such ODh
w., 20 nv. .' wee" 'ter Charlie np
~ li''
me- ,,' want your PENN,
- "" ...'"--tO win a h.
" ~ ',''.@ .'N".''St a champ,n,
INN la I'd" 'aAe Molly Brstv
=, '"' IN ,'.' "Itulh thirty dan
1''"' ~" '1'' must do SON.
r. I,oo'-.',7 y, ',.' '''' 'Lu' OF course, up
-, 49,. w. 'o''. II there would b
'J" .r, ~" ~, "',' '1 ana me-
- 'C-N = ,''' .,' '""' Ihere was no Wis
80 -. 100. 10y ~, !""i'oSed and 1t would
,n 80 - ou',. i'i S"h'e one else even
~ 1'' "'A' anu he. But be an
- '"''i'u ana said that
III MIN; | would b
80 ~ nun a'''F We Were ma
80 ''l'u J.''''''S' was bound to spoil
,''''' ieu ne This wu
nv Li''''l''7 /" me- out So long q
"',' ny S'I NY husband COD
- - re MN 10 Us ne liked. 50
~ ~ - ~ anead and win BIS
O = lac .oriu,
uiut uo"OI 'nat MS intentions
80 n"' "e S'"'eu them to be, but
uiu nv. approve Vi them. They a.
pe"ieu NV oious ana unworthy Of
,aii W" "HoNi was 10 be united fr
iiie' nuI II seemed wise In me 10
aIceue " MS proposition. He had
snoMh EeaAneSS III making It and Il
ne oeca'ne unnecessarily involved
might seI d Sllnlpse OF what there
vas III mn "uliIiraOie or the reverse
w me Charile was winning bis bet
LIS lSI's 10 me were cut In half. Sew.
eral oI my intimate friends advised
tne Vi what was gong on between
nlll anu MISS brlstoW, and one Of then
hiilleu 'haI had better look out for
my Nance lor there had been an A.
lar between MIN ana Molly before be
hau become engaged to me. This was
news that ala not relish, and began
70 suspect there was more In bis a.
tehIlohs 10 her than the winning Of
peI but uld not Detray my suspt
cion 10 nun. On the contrary, pre-
'enueu 10 De sauSned
Leonard Sweetzer, a man twenty
years my senior mad been attentive
10 NE Delore met Charile and, hear
ing vi CharIles attenuon TO Molly
orlSto" ana lhIerrlng that my engage
ineht ndu Oeeh broken OIL renewed ns
suAt' ! was put eighteen When Dc
proposed 10 me and had not appreciat
Gu Ill., Two years nad passed since
theh-two years OF development f'f
Ae. NO" IharIles nlppancy STOOD OUT
pialh IN contrast WIN Leonaru SWEEP
Her Cnaracler' Leonaru proposed 70
me. refused hlm' IOr dld not Ii
tehu 10 go Dack on my troth 10 Cnafne'
something IN my manner, suppose
eu'e my sultor reason 10 tnnA lua'
his case was not hopeiess' anu ne IL
acIed promise from me 'nat IN cAS
any chahge came III the situauon
"oulu SEM LOT MN.
began 10 thlnK hat onarnes u
Iorts 10 WIN his bet were not pfOn
lslhS success lie seenled moroSe am
lreIIul. Ills VISITS 10 ne conuIuea
De lew' ana When with me niS niu'
seemed to be on some other SUBJECT
one evening when we were tosetnef
asked him II he was going TO WIN nh
bet The question seemed 10 Hrl'aa
him, and turned the conVersauOn
INTO other CHANNELS
n certain opera was 10 oe gwen
which wished TO attend l OOusu.
Two tickets and Informed my na.a
OF the fact lie sent NE a noIe Sa'Is
that he was not well, and l nau W
consent to ask any friend l cnOss
escort me. l made a hurried in'esuss
ton and learned that ne was pei,e ~,
well. AT the same time neafu .u.'
he had lost his bet and was unap''
conceal his disappointment NY "
Dormant let me into the secret '1as :
had proposed TO Molly BristoW' ~
refused, and the refusal had "cu' NV