Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-21
FIVE
FRIDAYS
By
FRANK K. ADAMS
y
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company
CHAPTER TX.
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey
Company

Engaged IT.
40 DON'T believe you have met Mr.
Bopp yet" said Lucille to Vida
as the girl gained her breath
AT least you were not conscious
when you first saw each Other"
"What name did you say?"
"Mr. Bcpp, my fiance."
"Your fanceT calculated.
Eyes" Lucille turned to me. "
wanted to tell you two the first ones
l knew you would appreciate our hap
piness."
Ny mind refused to grasp this dig.
aster. I had never seriously consider
ed Bopp as running even a very dam
gcrous second.
MY mind puzzling over Lucile's state
ment, I heard vida's clear soft voice
saying, "Mr. Bopp, I am pieased-why
aren't you called 'Boppy?'"
"Boppy?" repeated Lucille curiously.
ayes, don't you call him that? All
the girls In the Show Girl company
did. was In the chorus then. We
used to regard bin, as. almost one of
the company, he was around with us
so much. We had good time that
season." she added reilectfvely.
Lucille murmured, II should ina CINE
So" ST..
II know you viii be happy" Vida
was saying. I've been engaged good
many times and enjoy it more every
time"
you must be terribly tired, Monty
heard, Lucille say: mo sleep for thir-
ty-six hours and no food for three days.
wish that there were something that
could do for you"
I listened III amazement. Could this
be Lucille, and was she addressing me
She was. l puzzled over the gentle.
ness in her tones and the solicitude
she was showing for my welfare.
did not hit upon the answer then, but
have since.
After awhile the rain let up, ana we
went back to the house to see what
the others might have discovered and
lay plan of campaign. Vida elected
to stay out Of doors, and / suggested
that she take on Mr.. Clair for q walk.
/ told her that he was woman hater
and thus inadvertently aroused her In.
terest. i s4.. j =.
"I'll have to make him change his
ideas" She looked up at me innocent.
~. do you think can do it?''
ASK him." I suggested.
Meaning that you don't think I can.
III bet my seal ring against yours that
I can make him propose before dark.
Mine is a very curious one too. A
Russian duke gave It to me. never
met, him. but he sent It to my dressing
room with some flowers"
It seemed to me to be 4 possible way
to gain little solitude for reflection
and assented to the wager.
"You don't intend to tell him, then
that you are engaged alreadyT'
"Oh, no, not until he proposes. OF
course l might like him better than
do Ned. Then I'd never tell him."
could see that Ned Blaney was 60
ing to have the time Of his life imme
diately after. he found himself hitched
more or less for life to this volatile
young person. Vida was not one Of
those who would paEs by an inviting
pasture lot simply because she was ii
harness. 4.
The rest Of US went into the house
As we came IN the telephone was ring
ing. Asking Lucile'st permission, an
swered It.
.Hello ~ said male voice. speakin,
with staccato sharpness. "May speal
TO Mr.. Upton 8. ClAir r
put my hand over the mouthpiecl
and turned around. Lucille had gone
upstairs, but Bopp was gazing Idly
out Of the window.