Judsonia weekly advance. (Judsonia, Ark.) 1???-1922, 1919-12-18

Maybe | really can do you some good"
She turned to Roberts. First off,
what's biting you?"
Cowles interrupted precipitately.
Let me tell mine" he urged I'm
the worst case. I've just lost my job
I'm a newspaper man and I've never
been noted for my saving disposition.
Miss Cargill nodded with smile
which seemed reminiscent Almost
involuntarily she hitched her chair
over a little closer to Cowles The
instinct OF the stage lady to cuddle
up to the youth who may some time
get her name in the papers" is as
imperishable as the instinct OF self.
preservation.
Well" continued Cowles, my rent
comes due in week. Also all the
bills Also 1t is the Merry Yule Tide
when the young blood gets square
with all the nice girls who have been
especially nice to him. And I've bees
canned. Fired! Lost my job! An1
by the latest count have Oh my per
son just thirteen dollars and forty
cents good and lawful coin of tn.
United States and nothing more cone
ing to me. That's all"
Roberts took up the story
mo. 1t isn't all, Miss Cargill-l bss
your pardon" he cried as he saw her
vince.
ITS all right" she said YEARLY
Don't bother. It's all right. | haven't
used that name for some time and !
kind Of hoped nobody would remem
Der 1t. Fact, I'd rather like you boys
to call me that tonight. Christmas
ewes kind of different. Go on"
5 Charley didn't tell you how he lost
his place. He lost it because he took
the blame for bad break made by
another mantle other man had a
flock of kids, and Charley wouldn't
see their Christmas spoiled-thats
whyi"
mice boy" she said softly. Mice
boy!" And then, after a moment:
And, anyway, this is the first job
you ever lost, isn't It? Thought so
It's nothing when you get used to it
/ know" Her voice was even; but
her foot was tapping the floor under
the table. TITS when you get used to
1t, and think you can always get an
other and one day find that nobody
will believe you when you say that
you're going to steady down and be
good-that's what hurts. This time
next year you'll be laughing at your
self for feeling down"
mo. won't!" growled Cowles
I've done my best for three good
years and I've been decent when
didn't have to be decent and I've
been straight with myself and the
game. 1t don't pay. I'm going to
cut loose now and take things as they
come
Miss Cargill studied the ugly blaze
in his eye intently and shook her
head. The hard lines In her face be-
came more rigid.
Cowles reached for his glass. She
stopped him.
NO" she said, lets all start even
want to know your friends trou-
bles."
Never mind about mine," said
Roberts, looking away from them
both. He was almost. but not quite
surly. Cowles shook his head at her
surreptitiously.
Don't be afraid" she murmured
Il won't make any breaks And he
needs help more than you do" She
turned to Roberts again. "Married?'
she asked him.
How did you know that? he
asked. his face still turned away.
"Oh, knew" she said.
"Well?" he said.
You've been having trouble at
homer"
Roberts nodded.
Tell me! What about?" She
leaned across the table toward him,
speaking very softly with misty eyes
Roberts did not raise his head
Christmas presents" he said.
She drew back her head and
laughed. just three or four pearly
notes and then became grave again
sincerely grave.
Now, see here" Roberts blurted
out looking straight into the woman's
plying eyes, II am going to tell
you about 1t. l know 1t isn't decent
But ! haven't told anybody and
know I'm right-anyway, more right
than she island you've been up
against things a lot-and l want to
tell you about It,"
That's right" she whispered as
gently as though she had been petting
curly head at her knee.
Well" he recited In a monotone,
she asked me to meet her at Tiff