Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-26
FIVE
FRIDAYS
By
FRANK r. ADAMS
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Copyfisht by Frank A. Munsey
Company
cepyrishs BY Frank A. Munsey
Company
CHAPTER xl.

morfla8o license, o00 uo'
less you prefer . church wedding !
would suggest that you hunt up the
justice Of the peace and get It over
with. I don't believe In long engage.
ments myself" was perfectly viii.
ing to tease this pedantc brassart
We owed him something for that last
ing article anyway.
''But don't want to marry any one"
he cried. II must not sacrifice my CO.
rcer to romance and sentiment. b.
long to the world. There must be
way out"
IF you don't want to marry xisa
Dunmore, why did you arouse the
spark Of passion in her innocent
brsast?" demanded.
~ don't know" He writhed In men.
tai anguish. II didn't dream that ]
was even being agreeable to her"
"Some women are more attracted BY
indifference than BY attention" com.
forted. Others are fascinated BY
downright brute violence"
II suppose there must b. some charm
about me that did not dream Of he
mused modestly. Don't you think she
could forget me II she did not see me
for long whiler
"rm afraid" I sighed. ''that, having
once met you. no girl could ever for.
set you"
.Come now" he said sharply, trying
to detect q smile on my face; ut isn't
as bad as that II could get away
and write her . letter saying that ]
had been taken down with some i'll
ness and could not as dying man
hold her to her promise. that would
solve the difficulty"
FEATHER q nifty idea," commented.
"but as a novelist you must know that
the heroine always dies to the bedside
OF the stricken hero and nurses him
back to life. There Is no use. Aisa
Dunmore would not allow you to die"
mo, suppose not" He abandoned
this scheme reluctantly. Another
thought Enlightened him. The getting
away part Of It Il all right II I did
that could get put In jail or some
thing like that where she couldn't pos
sibly see me. While was there
could write an article ON prison ~
formA."
/ heartily indorsod this schenna Ths
idea Of seeing him in prison appealed
to me personally. The colossal blind.
ness Of Q conceded fathead like that
trying to get away from . charming,
sweet young girl like Vida aHenated
him from human consideration.
he unused . moment. I'm do It."
be exclaimed. III I don't show up,
NUNS the word"
"You can't get away" I reminded
him. There's no boat"
II forgot to tell you that I am the
champion swimmer Of the Brooklyn
Athletic club. think I saw some
bathing suits hanging up in the shed
With one Of those on It viii be child's
play to me-"
Strangely cheered, he let himself ont
the back way and left mo 70 the ii.
lencs Of my clans
I left the clans to their own devices
for awhile and went back to the living
room. vida was there idly taking i'm
pregsions from my seal ring on some
soft kneaded rubber that lay on Lu.
Giles desk. Lucille herself was not In
sight The captain and the best cook
who ever ran marine engine were
sunk deep In the gloom which sur
rounds the nonreading man when cut
OF from his kind and his employment.
'Well," said Vida when 1 stood over
her like an accusing Judge, "what have
done now7 Shouldn't I play with
this rubber this way?"
"You know what you've DONE" I
said sternly. "You trapped Upton 8.
Clair into proposing to you"
'.There's nothing wrong about that"
vida protested. 'How do You sup
pose any man ever proposss7 You
have to trap them. Were you under
the impression that adult males went
around looking for chance to pay for
some one else's board and millinery
and hosiery and all that sort Of, thingl
No, cir; the masculine mind ID very
wary. That's why We women have to
be 30 much brighter than the men.
IT'S q case Of self preservation"
Hes afraid you meant It. He's 50.
ing - ~ b swim to the mainland in
order 70 get away"
what Swim to the mainlandr'
Yes. He's woman hater."
.Good heavensi He must not DO
that" Vida was genuinely concerned.
"You might tell him that you are
engaged to some one else. That'might
reassure him"
Il VIII" vida got up detsrminedly
and went 70 tho door. (Which way
did hc COR
Fright down DO the shore, I think"
said. "HEs seemed .-:as 3ascd,
!. though, and might have wandered.s
Funny thing" interjected Captain
Perkins, '.the way Teller win wan
der sometimes. Ny brother. be used
to walk IN bis sleeep. was goin' to
tell you where tho zebra bit him that
time"
eyes" said vida eagerly. tell 10
where the zebra bit him"
You'll have to hurry to catch him."
! interrupted, .or It will be too late."
(To be Continued.)
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