The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-27
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BY ELSIE SEE.

BY ELSIE SEE.
"Oh, you're in for . romance. Dick"
II can't see any romance where a
| penniless youth falls In love with the
richest girl In seven stares," grumbled
Dick.
"Things do look dark" admitted
Jerry. "But I've eel you save the
day too many times on n football field
when things looked dark to doubt that
, you'll come out of this tangle with col
ors flying and the lady in your arms"
"Y0u get out-I've got an idea T.
Dick almost yelled, and his glittering
eye told Jerry that a prOdigious plan
was forming in his mind.
For the next month, wniIe anne
/, Morrison. danced and mOtored and
golfed, and while Jerry Dayton did
likewise, Dick Stanford kept to his in
surance office by day and to his apart
ment by night until Jerry gave up try
ing to draw him into social life or to
draw from him the secret Of his night
ly labors. At the end Of a month, how.
ever, Jerry's curiosity and his vanity
were gratlfed by an invitation to
Dicks apartment to be the audience
of one to hear the first reading Of
Dicks play entitled, "Out Of the Tan.
GLE"
"Bully for you, old boy" and erich.
ard, you'll back the dramatized best
sellers of the boards" were comments
that came from the delighted Jerry
during the first part Of the reading,
but later he protested: "Oh, come now,
Dick, whoever heard Of a rich uncle
from Alaska turning up to back an i'm.
pecunious nephew in a scheme to drive
his prospective father-in-law to the
wall as a near Of making him sue
cumb gracefully to the relationships
"And whoever heard Of people going
to the theater to see something they've
heard all about every day Of their
Ayes2" retorted Dick.
" throw up my hands" said Jerry.
making an exaggerated demonstration
Of his acceptance Of defeat ION with
the playW
Dick did 60 on with the play, and
the play went on the boards almost i'm.
medlately, bringing 80 much money
into the box Office and such ~fiatterlng
offers to Its author that he vas soon in
sight Of ~affluence. Dick began to hope
that he dared approach Anne Morri-
sons hopelessly rich father as a pros
pectlve %son-in-law, but 1t was Jerry's
unhappy lot to knock those hopes fly
Ing.
"Old man, I've got some rotten news
for YOU" said Jerry, ii he rounded q
corner of q shady country lane, WHITTIER
he had taken Dick for q spin In q re-
markably new yellow car, "Our COM
papy Is closing a deal with Elihu Mon-
tag4e for that big lot adjoining the
Morrison home in Huntley place, which
seems like q confirmation Of all those
reports that Anne and old Montague
are engaged"
you're q regular storehotse for
comforting thoughts, Jerry"
"The other cheek, please" said
Jerry, with mock humility, but smiling
80 benignly that Dick laughed In spite
of his detection. "Im making myself
the bearer of unpleasant tidings to
give you q last chance to 60 In and
win"
"A great chance I've got to 60 in
and win now" muttered Dick.
1.-THE smaller your chances the big
ger your vctory-if you win. Chirp
up, old man. Don't you know that
while there's life there's hope? II you
act like a. dead one, of course there's
no hope for you. I might add, incl
dentally, that this deal will keep Mons
tague here until next week, and II
you're the poor but deserving lover I
take you to be, you'll cut in ahead Of
him by spending this very weekend up
where the Morrisons are summerlng
and where Montague hns been hanging
out n goodly number Of week-ends,"
aIll let you and Anne. too, know
that I'm not a dead one VIII you get
me back to town right away, Jerry"
With Jerry's aid Dick managed to
get the train, and the next morning,
on the hotel piazza in an Adirondack
resort, us Anne appeared, all In soft
white corduroy, he had the Joy of Sec
ing pleased Surprise in her eyes as she
blushingly met his own rapturOus gaze.
She consented to show him the won'
ders of the place, their first objective
point being a high point overlooking
a wonderful panorama Of sturdy little
mountains.
"Don:t you love 1T" exclaimed Anne
blissfully.
"Love it, No-I love you" said
Dick In headlong recklessness. Same.
is there any hope for me? Once l did
hope a little, Anne, but I had nothing
then but q wealth Of love to offer you.
I haven't great material wealth to offer
you now, but enough to begin on and
prospects. People are say
ing that you are engaged to Elihu
but I can't give you up
without telling you that neither he nor