Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-03
"ASK NAM ANA"
sy C. O. LEWIS

"Sadie" Ia the chorus on the STAGE, /
and looked at the girl IN the box with
him.
Tie was Clarence Devoc, n young |
man with n rich father. He had been |
invited 10 q box party and Dorothy /
Davenport was one q the party Clar-
ence had cut a dash. rs some rich
mems sons do. Tie had smashed up
three or four autos, run In debt wher-
ever possible, had been almost expelled
from college and was proud OF his
career.
Clarence had simply known that
there was n Dorothy Davenport, and
he had scarcely spoken ten words to
her on the way 20 the thoater. All
OF a sudden, as stated at the opening.
he turned and looked at her. She was
a young girl. eighteen years old. She
was bashful. She happened to look
1 at Clarence as he looked at her. Was
that a CLEAN Of love that shot forth
from the eyes OF each one7 II might
have been. for that Is one Of the ways
Of Cupid.
| Clarence unused TO himself: SAY
there Is some style there while you
ore talking. There ere good looks
there and gobs of money behind her.
! don't know her mother, but ! guess
she will be willing. Her governor
don't count, of course. He's too busy
making more money. I'll make myself
little more agreeable"
That very morning, after paying up
his debts among which was $3.50 Cor
bouquets for the green room, Clarence
Devoe's father had said TO him:
"Boy, you have got to quit this mad
career! You are now a man In age.
and III soon repudiate your debts.
Why In the Old Harry don't you find
nice girl and marry and settle DOWN.
There's lots OF 'em I'm this big town.
Marry one Of them and I'll take you
into partnership
The words had made little impress
sion on Clarence at the time, but now
that he came to east his looks on Dor
Othy Davenport. he recalled them.
Why not win herr OF course sadie"
would lament and weep and almost
! hItuk utI llAlt nfuiAf NhA HNNh AAiAA7'
had to be. Clarence called ut the
Davenport mansion. He was received
very gracefully by the girls mother.
He paid little more than formal call.
Dorothy was brought into the room
and he had a few words with her IN
the presence OF her mother. II was
her first courtship. and she was littl,
7 ..N.s Oh n RI
dressed to her she turned to her moth
or to secure the privilege Of answer
ing H.. This was a charming bnshful
ness OF hers. She spoke Of him as MI
Devoe." other girls had been in tn
habit of calling him "Devoe" or Bob
or "Old Man"
Clarence called again and again. !
seemed To please Mrs. Davenport, an
Il seemed 20 please his father
Whether Miss Dorothy was pleased O
p not. the young man could not be Ger
: tain. He would have given the Thin
, up but for the novelty Of Il. lie cOul,
! boast TO her aud she never replied Will
/, word Of doubt or censure. Othe
girls had boldly told him Ia "cut tina
out" but such aggressive expression
never passed Dorothys lips Aftci
several months she got as far as Ia say
that It must be awfully nice 90 have d
house out I'm the country In summer
and one In town in the winter, but
She fingered right there for some time
? II anybody had asked her II she loved
she would have answered:
, 81 don't know whether I do or not
but ! will ask mamma and then tel
you"
Clarence mended his ways some
, what. He smashed just as many
: autos, and he spent just as much OF
| his fathers money, but he didn't "a
to the theater quite 50 much, and
when he did go. 10 was Ia escort Dor
Othy and her mother, and sometimes
two or three other ladies besides. Yes
! Clarence was becoming quite a model
young man. His mother was little
afraid that he was becoming almost
too good, and his father had some faint
hope that he would yet become a sun.
day school teacher.
II was one evening when Clarence
and Dorothy were left alone In the
parlor together. There was no clear
ing Of the throat TO get his voice IN
trim; there. was no attempt az pathos
or tenderness. Just as careleSsly as n
he were making a bet that he could
speed his auto at seventy miles per
hour, the young man said:
Dorothy l love you"
Eyes" She replied, as N she had
been expecting the declaration at any
. time for the past year.
~ will love. cherish and protect
YOU" continued Clarence.
"And that will be SO nice OF you r.
Cant you set the day within a
couple OF months. Dorothy, dearr
IL think sp. Clarence; butsI win
ask mamma and tell you the next time
you come"
"YOu love me, don't you, Dorothyl'
appealed the young man.
"Oh. yes" was the calm reply.