Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08
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ti HASTINGS
I'LL BRADLEY
CHAPTER VII.

more result TO young Hill besides the
bruise upon his chin and the privi-
lege of bowling to Lady Claire and her
vigilant chapsron, and the presence
of Lady C1aire's little handkerchief
in his coat pocket.
1t brought u young German, scrup-
ulously sober. soberly apologetic, in
formal state to Billy's hotel upon
Friday morning, whose card an
nounced him to be Frederick Won
Deigen and whose speech proclaimed
him to be utterly aghast at his own
untoward~ behavior.
II was not myself" he owned, with
sigh and a melancholy twist of his
outstanding mustaches. II had been
lunching alonu-and it is bad to
lunch alone when one has sadness.
One drinlxS-to forget. But you
are too young to understand" He
waved his hand In compliment to
Billy's youth, then continued. with
increasing energy, But when | find
what durnmheit / have done-how
have so rudely addressed the young
Frau1ein with you, and have used
my fists upon you, even to the point
of hurting You upon the street,
have no words for my shame"
"oh, it wasn't exactly a hurl," Bill
ly easily amended. There was a ba-
mana peel where my heel happened to
be-and I wasn't half scrapping. |
could see you weren't yourself.
Indeed no! Would L." he struck
himself gloomily upon the breast,
would l intrude upon young FRAU
lein, and attack her protector? 1t was
that bottle-that last bottle.
! knew--at the time. offer You
my apology. can do no more-un-
less you would have satisfaction
MOI
II guess l had all the satisfaction
that was coming, to me yesterday,
said Billy. you've got a fist like
professional. But there's no harm
done. -. Only YOU want to get over
taking that last bottle and offering
presents to young ladies" he con-
ciuded, with an accent Of youthful
severity.
The German nodded depressed
head. His melancholy. bloodshot
eyes fixed themselves sadly upon
Billy. "Ach, it is so.'' he assented
uleelliy, but when one has a sadness
-, He sighed.
Yves, OF course. that's tough"
agreed Billy sympathetically. Il hate
a sadness
perhaps you have Known" The
others eyes lifted toward him, then
dropped dispiritedly.i But no, you
are too young. But T. Ach!" He
yl,; ~, limo IF
Which Billy caught geliebt and gelebt,
and SO nodded understandingly.
sThat geliebing business is bad
stuff" he returned, and again the
other tugged at his mustaches with
q nervous hand and shook his big
! blond head.
'.She was to have met me here"
he said abruptly. "She wrote-I was
to come quick--nnd then she comes
not. That is woman, the ewige
weibliche." He scowled. "But, Gott,
how enchantment was in her!"
Billy heard himself sigh in unison.
The phrase suggested Arlee. And
the situation was not dissimilar. He
felt a positive sympathy for the big
blond fellow in his pronounced
clothes and glossy boots and careful
boutonniere. -. He smiled In
friendly fashion.
"She1l come along yet" he prophe-
sled, "and If she doesn't just you go
out after her. wouldn't take too
many chances in the waiting game"
The German shook his head. His
blue eyes swan with sentimental
moisture. "You do not understand"
he said. "She went with another
must wait for her to come away.
have no addressed"
"Well, that-that's different" stam-
mered the young American. His
sympathy became cynical. Fishy
business--but even a fishy business
has its human side. So presently
he found himself gazing interestedly
upon the photograph the German
displayed in the back Of his watch
the photograph of decollete
young woman with provocative dark
eyes and parted lips and pearl-like
teeth, and he shook the callers hand
most heartily in parting, and proph-
esied, with fine assurance, the sue
cessful end of his fishy romance.
"You have a heart, my friend said
the German solemnly, and lifting hat
and stick and lemon -colored gloves
from the table, he bowed profoundly
In farewell.
"And to the Fraulein-you will give
my SO deep Apology" he added earn
estly, and Billy assured him that he
would. And he found himself, for all
his preoccupation with the vision OF
Arlee's spring-like beauty, by no
means displeased at the errand.
man must have something to do
while he is waiting-if he is to avoid
last bottles! He would seek her out
that very afternoon.
But by afternoon he was tearing
upstairs and downstairs thru the
hotel after very different quarry.
which at last he ran to earth at a
tiny table behind palm on the We
randa. The quarry was further pro-
tected by an envcloping newspaper,
but Billy did not stand on ceremony.
1T want to talk to YOU" said he.
y Falconer looked up. He recognized
Billy perfectly, tho his gaze gave no
admission of that. This tail young
fellow with the deep-set gray eyes
and the rugged chin and the straight
black hair he first remembered see
ing dancing that Wednesday evening
with Arlee-after their own disas-
trous tea and its estrangement. Ar
lee had appeared on mystifyinGly
good terms with him, tho he was
positive from his own observations
and had corroieor2ston from the
Eversharrs that she had never spoli-
en- to hiIa Until five minutes before