Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-02-19


baritone:
In a certain situation
While engaged in a Irritation
When she asks you n forever
You win love her
Don't fall in CONSERVATION
For that maiden's appreciation,
Nor make promise that your never
Love another
BY judicious e. pllration
And a little cscu alton.
Break II gentiv ard be clever
Love the girl 10 not forever.
For forever is eng, long time!
Forever is long, long time !" ap
plauded one of the men. Right yoa
| are. Billyw
A little later after he had managed
to break away from the piano, Edna
Barns caught him In the hall and faced
him accusingly.
"A man OF your talent ought to be
ashamed to have such frivolous phfl.
osophy, Billy Warden" she said In.
patiently.
Billy was bland and his eye was To-
nocent.
Since that heartless song Of yours,
Emily Wayne has been out In dark
corner of the veranda weeping her
eyes out" she chided.
81 never made love to Emily Wayne
In my life !" he protested.
"You make love TO every woman you
meet-with your eyes. Billy" she &C
cused.
81 dontl" denied Billy rudely.
"You do. too" she insisted. 'T@
even make love to me that way
you're doing 1t nowl"
For an instant his serious glance
sought hers as she stood there looking
up at him. This is a grand little old
life-not!" he said. with a pathetic
grin. Emily Wayne loves mel love
you--you love Jim Bradley-and jim
loves Emily. Outside of that we're all
as happy as a bunch of pickpockets at
a prison wardens' convention" And
he moved off gloomily toward the We
randa In search of the grieying Emily,
while Edna watched him go with
perplexed little smile on her lips.
But he did not find Emily, although
he did find Jim Bradley, smoking
moodily.
"Jim." said Billy. what we want b
this world don't amount to much, IL
what the women want-that's dir
ent! Now. want Edna. and you VIZ
Emily-but women being contrsH.
Edna wants you. and Emily wants NE.
Now. It's up to us to make them happy
so the only thing TO do Is for you to go
ahead and marry Edna and I'll 90 and
find Emily and fix 1t up with her
But don't want Edna" protested
Jim violently. "and I'll he darned Il
I'll stand your marrying Emily. ]
want her myself"
'Why. you big chump! don't want
her-wouldn't have her on bet. But
we've got a chance TO make the two
finest girls In the world happy by 8
little sacrifice on our part
Finally. after much persuasion, Jlm
agreed. but when he decoyed Edna oui
onto the lawn under the trees. she was
thunderstruck at his proposal.
"Why. JIM" she said, 81 like you
better than any man know-exceP
one-and he is so stupid I guess III
have to propose to him myself.
But Billy was not so easily discouf
nged. you see. it's like this, Emily
I've been thinking about marrying you
for a-some time--and we might )us'
as well go ahead and have 1t over
with"
Billy" laughed Emily. "you remlho
me of the Charge of the Light BIT
gade, but even so. might marry you
If it weren't for the fact I'm In love
with somebody else"
well" said Jim grouchlly, as the
two of them conferred by the from.
steps. your dope was all wrong. Anu
we're both out of 1t. Emily. 1t Seems
loves somebody else. but il isn't me.
and Edna loves somebody else, but II
| isn't you. There's no eternal triangi'
TO this tragedy. It's more like holio"
square,
81 guess we have teased then.
enough" came in Emily's amuseO
voice. but can you imagine two grown
men being so stupid?"
"No can't: but then" said the prsV.
teal Edna. stupid men make the oe''
husbands"
Whereat Billy looked AT Jim and 1'n,
looked at Billy. Then with one anD
the same impulse they charged "
those two defenseiess maIdens with e.
fective suddenness.
And an instant later Emily was niu'
muring: 81 thought you'd know II wa.
Joke" While the practical Edna wa,
pleading-"Forever isn't long io"'
time--is II. Billy" "A
"Nnt for a stupid husband s"D
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