The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-03
ROMANCING RONALD
BY ARCHIE c. NEW.


me vaudeville any day. Why. thsl
amt been new stunt pulled of hel
for month";"
"Sure there is" answered Mis-
Dwyer sweetly, "but it takes brain
to find it." She gave him sly loo
out OF the corner of her eye, and wer
on, Ronald Cannoes hardly gets an
time to carry on his lecture work."
Zepp bounded out of his chair an
faced her excitedly.
whats ISL" he demanded, all alert
Lecture work. Where? When
What dye know?"
Miss Dwyer regarded him calmly
with a twinkle of amusement in he
eyes.
"You're right nice when you're so
ber," she told him, and inwardly re
joiced at his scowl, 80 I'll tip YOU
of. Old Man Forrest introduced hin
to good-looking girl who's teaching Al
girls school. Then Forrest, with
an eye on the box-ofiice, tips her of
that Cannoles only plays juvenile fol-
the love Of it--that he's regular bug
on shakespeare"
"Help" interrupted Zepp. "Shake-
speare? Shades of Braumeister
$50 the girl coaxed him out to the
seminary" continued Miss Dryer.
"Ronnie gave 'em an earful about Ro-
meo and Juliet and Macbeth, then they
yanked him back to family dinner.
He's due for Hamlet next Friday aft.
ernoon."
"Oh, boy!" gurgled Zepp ecstat-
lcally. Local interest-intellectua
treat-heart stuff-all that Gosh,
what a spread-half column or
more" He shut his eyes in dreamy
perspective for an instant, then grab
bed his hat. "Jes' watch me-.
I'm going to romance Ronald up to his
ears
Forrest was leaving his office the
following Saturday afternoon, when
an irate figure, brandishing a newspa-
per, doomed up in the doorway.
"Who wrote this?" demanded Rom
aid Cannoles, heatedly, in the door,
way.
What" queried Forrest innocently.
THAT" And Cannoles pointed. "The
dirty buns. They've ruined me. L"
"Here, wait a minute till l read it,"
admonished Forrest, and he scanned
the offensive article. where's the
kick?" asked Forrest calmly.
1.-THE whole things a kick" snapped
Ronald holly. Right where l live. See
here, it says, Following his most inter-
esting lecture, Mr.. Cannoles dined at
the home of one of the fair members
of the faculty. 1t is rumored that an
other alliance has been formed b.
Cupid between stage and college ca
pid, bah! I'm going to beat Charlie
Zepp to jelly"
"What--for giving you the best |
boost in years? You've got the notori-
ETY.. What do you carer"
That's just It," cut in Ronald. Il
do care. Confound it, man-I--I like |
Miss Walters
"Oh!" whistled Forrest, In amaze
ment. $50 that's the lay?'
After few hinutes Ronald left the
office and Forrest got busy. He
phoned nearby restaurant, and
three minutes later he had the case
before Charlie Zepp.
Get busy and write your head of.
Put in about Cannoles being descend
ed from English nobility-you might
slip lord in the family somewhere
only do it up brown. Tell all about {
his wonderful college career. Smear
It on thick"
Zepp looked at the other, open :
nouthed and incredulous, then ex-
3loded.
But, hang 1t all, chief" he de- +
hurried, that's all bunk. It'll cost
Iou advertising rates. That's expen- t
i've" t
Hang the expense" snapped For
est, impatiently. I've made clean
lp on him. and he's a fine young man.
10 get busy and charge 1t to me-
"Who's that dame across the way?" d
demanded Charlie of Hazel two weeks y
alter as they again sat in box at re-
earsal. Charlie was pointing to the
pposite box wherein there sat
young girl whose shining v
yes and smiling, dimpled cheeks fol-
owed every movement made by Ron
Id Cannoles on the stage.
Hazel followed his gaze, then pinch ef
d him and whispered eagerly: That's m
err" "-
Her who" echoed Charlie, blankly. w
THE teacher" she whispered. Can la
oles' SRI. They've made up. Forrest
rought 'em together. She's crazy ne
bout him. There's your chance, you -
Dob. Romance-gobs of it. Young, A.
retty teacher attends stock company ~
ehearsals regularly. Object, matri- he
Tony. Where's your originality" sh
Buried" answered Charlie grim m
:. Never again for this romancing Al
onald. Nearly got strung last time. in
low I'll wait till it's sure" go
well, what more proof do you WI
ant than that?" demanded Miss ~
'wyer, in a whisper, and Charlie ]"
,oked. on
Into the opposite box Cannoles had He
-ept quietly. and around Jeanette
Walters neck stole his two arms.
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