Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-14
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story ols Woman's Transfer nation.
ny MARION RuBiNCAM.
HIS STORY.
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doubt whether Violet slept much
that night BNlt the next morning at 5
pud appeared NJ our door
We wcse sitting down TO breakfast,
when he Knocked. opened the door,
and he came in, looking tired and a
little hageard-hc had not shaved and
he evidently had not slept very well.
VI gave little cry of relief nd Joy,
and ran from the table-and into his
arms.
It's all right now, isn't it?" she said,
holding up her face for his kiss.
Its all right now, while ! have my
arms around you." he answered. But
the rest N it IL all wrong. Can l have
breakfast with you, Aunt EnidY'
Indeed YOU may" And l went out
to the little kitchen, to bring IN cereal
and hot milk, and more coffee
And now don't talk TIL you are
nearly through breakfast" Vi said, pour
mg his coffee and forgetting to eat her
self in her care of him.
In spite Of our anxiety, that made me
smile.
knew then that no matter whom
She married. vi would make perfect
wife. She never nagged. she had her
WAY when she wanted 1t by coaxlng-
which is certainly the prettier method
and she knew that no man is entirely
human until he has had one cup of morn
"Nowl' she said. pushing aside her
scarcely touched cereal, when Bud fin
ished the coffee.
Il can't tell YOU all the details" he
said. because | have to get into the
othcc bvI Q. | don't know whether
there's any music to face there or not.
ii there Is You'll have to protect me
from Meade, Aunt Enid, he added,
turning to me. "Ile has a bad case ON
YOU. and II get into trouble, you may
have e. get me out
"Don't talk nonsense, Bud | re-
proved him angrily.
Tie flushed little and turned to ms
eggs Vi poured him some more coffee
aud used up all our tiny hlt OF cream
"Nhont Pete and Smons," Vi said
"Thnts Where you left of last night
nid YOU NJ home. by the way?
"No." H. answered Il hunted up 9
rttcn httlr hotel and stayed, but III
81 hack tonight. II they re after me
thu, u St me anyway -.
aGot Won | don't understand Vi
nnld her ahccks growing white, What
have YOU done
\othmr Rud answered and re
prnted ID, Nothing But I've been
mlNrd up. with lot of stuff, and III
have hard time proving I'm innocent
1t thrv "a after me.
"Rut 4 still don't understand --
"peto spt himself in trouble and had
a. have money to get out lt was not
ven a enAe of losing the money he had
nut up ~ already had borrowed. ~
mons said he would lend IL to hlm-li
~ would Ilrt himself hc knocked down
.nd keep has mouth shut about it after
wards
"knocksd down--why on earth-P
Its "A long story and can only give
YOU the outline, Bud said, drinking
more coffee. None Of us can prove
SIMON saM this he's too clever 70 say
Il outright. and he never talks where
pcople hsicn. Ii would be Petes word
against his. and he has good reputation
and Pete has not But he's in, We
think with a gang who are holding
up mcsseiigcr boys on the way around
to hank-Aiown IN Wall Street there are
hundreds around all the time you know
and getting oil with the money"
"Go on. | don't see vet, but
well. you will You sec, the money
and the hsinds and those things from the
offices ara locked up in leather bags OF
satchels. They are locked with a key
usually, and strapped as well. Some
tunes the bag j. strapped to the waist
or over the shoulders Of the boys who
carry the stun around to the banks
That's fhr greater safety. However
sometimes the firms get careless anC
neglect all those precautions.
In anv case the boys often carry a
great matly thousand dollars on them
/ have myself. I've carried $4,000 IL
bonds arid notes many a day" HC
spoke prdudly, but VI did not look ad-
mlringlv Az him, as she normally would
Bui settled back to his breakfast.
well. it seems that gang of rob-
hers has lfecently been formed, to rot
the boys.
In Daylight?
sure Ia daylight. How else coulC