The Parker post., 1916-07-29
NOT MISS MULLIN
BY KEITH KENYON.


ly believe her eyes when she opened
the paper and beheld a splendid like
ness of herself heading an advertise
ment for Nervolo.
There wasn't a doubt of it. 1t was
an exact reproduction of a photograph
she had had taken year ago before
her trip to California, and there it was
staring at her above half inch let
ters which announced bodily, 81 am a
different woman"
For goodness sake!" gasped Mar
8aret. And she ran her eyes hurried
ly through the ad that announced that
some fellow mortal had ceased to have
all kinds of aches, pains, dizziness and
insomnia since taking NervolO. But,
to her intense relief, the name and ad-
dress given below were strange to her.
But her friends! They would recog-
nize it instantly, and she shuddered to
think of all they would have to say.
She looked for the address of Ner-
volo. 1t was not given. For sale by
all druggists" was the modest state
pharmacy and learned that although
the birthplace of the nostrum was
New York city, there was a certain
wholesale agency in town that might
know something about it and it's ad-
yertising methods.
The wholesale house once located,
the salesman, in turn, directed her, to
certain advertising agency on the
fifteenth floor Of nearby skyscraper.
Margaret found an office door which
bore on it's ground glass upper half
the words, The Orion Advertising
Company. G. w. Stephenson, Man
ager."
The man behind the big mahogany
desk rose politely as she entered.
Good morning. Won't you sit
down." he began pleasantly, indicat-
ing chair in close proximity to the
desk, and when Margaret was seated
he resumed his chair Il am entirely
at your service he went on. What
can 1 do for you, Miss. The boy
didn't give me your name"
Margaret referred to the clipping.
According to this l am Miss Mary
Mullin, of 1922 Douglass street." she
said, with the most caustic manner
she could assume.
IF it's in print it must be true" he
smiled
Must it? Well, it isn't. And
think you know it isn't. But since
you prefer not to understand I'll
explain the situation' which she did
III few words.
And" she proceeded Indignantly.
Il want it understood that if this pic
ture of mine appears in any paper
after today fathers lawyers will make
1t unpleasant for the Nervolo COM
pany."
I'm really very sorry about the en-
tire affair, Miss You see, you haven't
told me your name yet
1T isn't necessary" said Margaret,
severely, ''to tell you who I am. But
| am not Miss Mary Mullin. Good
morning"
When the door had closed on his
fair visitor, George Stephenson
reached for the telephone and called
for a number. 'Is that you, Bob?
You remember the photograph of a
girl you had stuck up on your man.
tel, the one you said you didn't know
and gave to me because well, be-
cause ] liked it? Well, I've tried to
locate her ever since and failed, and
then | struck on bright idea of run
ming a fictitious ad with her picture.
thought that would bring some sign
of life, and it sure did Bob, she's
just been here, raging mad, but she's
glorious. You ought to see her She's
a wonder! l couldn't find out her
name. She wouldn't tell it. l wish
you'd try to think where you got that
photograph. Strange you'd forget!
What's that? You'll try to help?
You're a brick, Bob No, I can't to-
night, thanks. Tomorrow night All
right; Good-by."
At seven the next evening, George
presented himself at Bob's front door
and asked for his host He was ush-
cIcu llIO l1S living IOOLu anu asked TO
wait.
There was a sound, soft, almost in
articulate, and he turned
In the doorway, in an exquisite frock
Of filmy white net, stood the girl
of whom he was dreaming, the girl
with no identity, the one Bob had
promised to help find. He had done
amazingly well!
Margaret was perceptibly stunned.
$50 this is Bob's friend!" she realized.
Its odd how things come out" And
she reddened at the thought of her
conduct of the day before.
She held out her hand. MY broth
er won't be down for a minute. He
told me to see that you weren't bored"
she said.
Your brotheP?"
'Yes, my brother Bob"
Il don't understand. I've been here
often in the last year and"