Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-09-21
ONE WAY OUT
sy ELSIE SEE.


richest girl ia seven states" grumbled
Dick.
Things do look dark" admitted
Jerry. but I've seen you save the
dry too many times on football field
when things looked dirk 20 doubt that
you'n come out Of this taugle with col
ors flying aud the lady Ia your arms"
You get out--I'ye got nn idea r.
Dick almost yelled. and bis glittering
eye told Jerry TINT prodigious plan
was forming IN his mind
For the next mpntn, wniie anne
Morrison danced nnh mOtored and
Eoife,l, and while derry Dayton did
likewise, Dick Stanford kept TO his In
Eurnnce Office hy dny ind to his apart.
ment by night until Jerry gave up try
Ing to drnw him into social life or TO
draw from him the secret Of his night
~ laboFs, AZ thc cnd 81 mouth, how
ever, Jerry's curiosity and his vanity
were gratiHed by m Invitation to
Dicks apartment 10 be- the audience
Of enc 10 hear the FIRST reading OF
Dicks play entitled, "Out u the Tan.
GLE
Bully for you, Old boy :" and "Rlch-
ard, yuu'll back the drumatized best
sellers on the boards were comments
that eame from The delighted Jerry
during the nrN port of the reading.
bui later be- protested; "Oh. come nov,
Dick. bhnesrr heard 81 rich uncle
froul AlasAA urning up 10 back an i'm.
pecunloas nephew iu aclteine 10 drive
HIS prospective fathorlnlaw to the
wnli aa mcans of making him suc.
cunib gracefully % the relationship
"Aud whoever heard ~ people going
10 the theuier to sos something they've
heard 81 about every day ~ their
liyc#T fetortcd ulck,
Il throw up my hands e. said Jerry.
making na exaggerated demonstration
Of his acceptance ~ defeat "ou with
the play
Dick did 40 on with the play. aud
the play went 90 tho hoartis almost iia.
mc,iiaiely brinelug 10 much money
inlo the box office aHd such tiatttring
offers O. ~ author thar he wHs soon in
slghi ~ nlfiusnre Dick began 10 hops
that hn dared apprach AuBe MORT
sans hoHeleasly rich fgihcr na prns.
pscfiye sanlnAaV but u WINS Jerry's
unhappy iei 20 knock tbusc hopes ay.
ms
"oid man I've got some rotten news
for you said Jerry, as he rounded "a
e0rncf # shady country lame. whittier
he had lakeo pick Tor spin 10 ~.
marhahl1 ness yellpw ear eUur conn
pany - cius8ns u deal with Elihu Sion.
iemic fpe ihai hla Va saleiaing the
Morrison houe in ibniicy place. which
Ecena ike q confirmation - All tbose
reports tilat Anne aud hid Montague
are engaged
You're regular st0rehuuse for
comforting thoughts Jerry"
'fhe other cheek, plenEe. said
Jerry with mock humility. bul smiling
No henlsbly tlat Flick laughed Ia spite
~ hts detection "i'm mailing myself
the bcapr 81 unpleasant tldlugs to
give sou last ehancc 10 50 in and
win"
- great chance I've got 20 30 Ia
and via naa" muttcred Dick
The smaller your chances the big.
ger your victory ~ sou win Chirp
up. old mau. Don't yaH know that
while there's NE there's hopper II you
act ilkr degd one, ~ course there's
nU hope for yau ! might add. incl
deptaily that this dcal viii keep Mon.
iague here until npyt wreck. aud IL
you're the ppur beat deserving lover
take sou 10 be. youu eur Ia ahead OF
him by spending this very weekend up
where the Narrispns are summarizing
mud where Montague has been hanging
out Euodly number 81 weeg-gpds"
"tl let You and Anne, too. know
that I'm not dead one Wili you get
me back 20 town right away. Jerryf7
WIN Jerry's aid Dick Managed TO
get the tr8in. and the next morning,
on the hotel piazza IA on Adirondack
resort, ~ Anne appeared MI Ia soft
white corduroy, he had the Joy Of see.
ing pleased surprise Ia her eyes as she
hlnshlueig met his own ruplurous gaze.
She consented to show him the won
dcrs OF the place. their lirst objective
point being a high point overlooking
a wonderful panorama 81 sturdy little
mountains
"Dont sou love it7" exclaimed Anne
hllssfuliy.
Love M MOL love YOU" said
Dick IN hendioug rccklcssness. Anne,
IL there any hope for me2 once / dld
hope liitle. Anne. but had nothing
then bur wealth of love to offer you.
l haven't great material wealth to offer
you now, but enough 10 begin on and
promlsing prospects. People are say
Ing that you are engaged 10 Eiihu
Montague. but ] can't give you up
without telling sou that neither he nor
any other man could love you more
than do
why, Dick, Mr.. Montague Is going
20 marry my mothers sister out IN
Denver said Anne in surprise. Then
she added, with a pretty little pout
"If you hadn't been 80 busy becoming
famous playwright, yon would have
found out long ago that lurking in the
wings aud leaving the stage to other
men Is no way to get a heroine out OF
tnngle."
"Do you mean that ] may choose my
own method Of getting you ont 81 this
tangiegn
yes" whispered Anne, aud the
method which Dick chose was one es.
tnblished by ions usage as both ap
proprlate and adequate.
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