Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-15
THE HoMELY MAN I,
BY VINCENT q. PERRY.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure Newsra
per Syndicats.)

Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure Newsra-
| per 6yndicata)
The kind Of girl he would marry
would not marry him end the kind of
girl that would marry him he, wouldn't
nave, 80 there you are" Donald Mac
beth could not help overhearing these
words as he sat In quiet corner Of
the clubrOOm, unnOticed. A feeling Of
resentment rose in his heart for, the
men were discussing him. He took a
more careful look at them. They were
the two he had thought, 1nn vining
and Lorne Miller, two clubmen with
whom he was fairly intimate.
But why?" questioned Vining. tiles
clever and moderately we'll off. He's
considered one Of the painters of the
day."
/ "Yes; but did you ever see home
lier man? That scar on his face makes
him positively hideous," Miller de-
clared.
Beauty is only skin Deep" argued
Whining, WHO wasn't handsome himself.
$50 1t is. but Disbursements cannot
be overlooked. There Is generally
something pleasant In homely mans
face to detract from bad features"
Il am sure his eyes are kind and
sympathetic. Have you ever seen q
picture Of him before he had that
SCARF"
mo; I thought he was born that
way" Miller said with show of in
! terest.
| Vining led him to group picture on
the waH. ''There he is, there" he
pointed out. "Can't you recognize the
eyes? He was handsome then"
| ayes" Miller agreed, ''he was. l
can hardly credit that 1t is the same
man. But even that is no argument.
He is as homely as sin now and is the
only man l know of in the club who is
doomed to bachelorl,ood. Imagine a
pretty woman married to man like
that"
!, "He might find 1t hard to get a wife,
Mt thnt," Vining said after moments
thought. Lets leave that to him,
though. How about the theater to.
night? Marguerite Morton is playing
her farewell before going into the
movies. She's dream! Will you
cOme?'
Miller needed no second invitation
After they had gone Donald Macbeth
got up and went to the group on the
wall. 1t was a long time since he had
looked on the smiling. handsome face
that had once been his; he wished he
had not looked mt it. What was the
use? It only made it harder to bear
The light behind him reflected his fen.
lures on the glass and he turned away
with a shudder. No, he had no right
to usk any woman to marry such q
homely man rs he was. He would
give Marguerite chance to break hel
engagement that very night-the night
she was leaving the old life behind
and was going into something new
In few months she would be as pop
ular, universally, as she was in thu
city.
He arrived at the theater Just aftel
the curtain had gone up. From tn,
moment Marguerite fitted onto tn,
stage he was entranced. How ador
able she WINS.
In another part of the house Vim
ing and Miller were watching the pla.
and were almost us enthusiastic Owe
1t ms Donald. Miller had not been {
follower of Marguerite's, but this pla!
appealed to him.
After the play was over he persuad
ed vining to accompany him behint
the scenes.
'1'm going to meet that little lad.
and take her to little supper. If 1
costs me million in tips" he said.
But even generous tipping couldn'
get him any farther than behind thu
scenes.
'Mlss Morton doesn't receive visi
tors" the man ut the door told him
"but will take your card to her."
Miller hoped she would connect hi
name with his fathers millions. It ha,
always proved enough introduction t,
the other actresses that he had hon
ored with visit. What would hi
father say If he married an actress
He would not object to one like Mar
guerite Morton. Wouldn't they maxi
a handsome couple? He twisted hi
mustache before a mirror on the wall
He was handsome. there was no deny