Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-09-14
ONE way OUT
BY ELSIE SEE.

On, you re IN Tor romance, DICK.
Il can't see any romance where
pennlless youth falls in love with the
richest girl in seven states," grumbled
Dick.
"Things do look dark" admitted
Jerry. "But I've seen you save the
day too many times on 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"
"YOu get out-Tve got an idea |"
Dick almost yelled, and his gltterlng
eye told Jerry that prodigous 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 gratitied 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 boyW and "Rich-
ard, you'll back the dramatized best
sellers off the boards We're 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 rich uncle
from Alaska turning up to back an i'm
pecuniOus nephew in scheme to drive
his prospective father-in-law to the
wall as a means of making him sue
cumb gracefully to the relationship"
"And whoever heard Of people going
to the theater to see something they've
heard all about every day of their
lives" retorted Dick.
II throw up my hands! !" said Jerry,
making an exaggerated demonstration
Of his acceptance of defeat. "On with
the playw
Dick did go on with the play, and
the play went on the boards almost im-
mediately, bringing so much money
into the box office and such fattering
offers to its author that he was soon in
sight of ntlluence. Dick began to hope
that he dared approach Anne Morri-
sons hopelessly rich father as Il pros
pective sOn-in-law, but it was Jerry's
unhappy lot to knock those hopes fly
ing.
"Old man, I've got some rotten news
for you," said Jerry, as he rounded
corner Of Il shady country lane, whittier
he had taken Dick for spin in Il re-
markably new yellow car. "Our COM
pany Is closing deal with Elihu Mon
tague for that big lot adjoining the
Morrison home in Huntley place, which
seems like confirmation of all those
reports that Anne and old Montague
are engaged"
"Youre regular storehouse 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. "I'm making myself
the bearer Of unpleasant tidlngs to
give you last chance to 80 In and
win"
"A great chance I've got to go In
and win now," muttered Dick.
"The smaller your chances the big
ger your victory-if you win. Chlrp
up, old man. Don't you know that
while there's life there's hope? If you
act like q dead one, of course there's
no hope for you. 1 might add, Incl
dentally, that this deal will keep Mon
tague here until next week, and If
you're the poor but deserving lover
take you to be, you'll cut In ahead of
him by spending this very weekend up
where the Morrlsons are summering
and where Montague has been hanging
out goodly number Of week-ends."
'Tll let you and Anne, too, know
that I'm not 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, as Anne appeared, all in soft
white corduroy, he had the JOY OF see
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 high point overlooking
a wonderful panorama of sturdy little
mountains.
"Don't you love it?" exclaimed Anne
bllssfully.
"Love 1t? No-I love you," said
Dick in headlong recklessness. "Anne,
is there any hope for me? Once l did
hope little Anne, but had nothing
then but wealth Of love to offer you.
I haven't great material wealth to offer
you now, but enough to begin on and
promising prospects. People are say
ing that you are engaged to Liihu
Montague, but / can't give you up
without telling you that neither he nor
any other man could love you more
than do"
"Why, Dick, Mr.. Montague Is going
to marry my mothers sister out in
Denver" said Anne in surprise. Then
she added, with a pretty little pout;
"If you hadn't been so busy becoming
q famous playwright, you would have
found out long ago that lurking i'll the
wings and leaving the stage to other
men is no way to get heroine out Of