The Washington herald., 1920-07-21
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Tor yourselfE
i've put IL of too late. She's
going to sail for Europe at noon
day after tomorrow for a two
years stay. I'm to see her alone
tomorrow evening for few MIN
utes. She's at Larchmont now at
her aunt's. / can't go there. But
I'm allowed to meet her with a
cab at the Grand Central Station
tomorrow evening at the $3.50
train. We drive down Broadway
to Wallack's at a gallop, where
her mother and a box party Will
be waiting for us in the lobby.
Do you think she would listen to
a declaration from me during
that six or eight minutes unov~
those circumstances? No. And
what chance would / have in the
theater OF afterward? None. No,
dad, this Is one tangle that your
money can't unravel. We can't
buy one minute of time with
cash: IL we could, rich people
would live longer. There's no hope
of getting q talk with Miss Ian
try before she sails"
"All right. Richard. nay boy"
said old Anthony. cheerfully.
You may run along down to
your club now. I'm glad 1t amt
your liver. But don't forget to
burn a few punk sticks in the
joss house to the great god Ma
yuma from time to time. You
say money won't buy time? Well.
of course, you can't order eternity
wrapped up and delivered at your
residence for a price, but I've seen
Father Time get pretty bad stone
bruises on his heels when he
walked through the gold dig
gings."
That night came Aunt Ellen.
gentle. sentimental. wrinkled,
sighting. oppressed by wealth, in
to Brother Anthony at his eve
ming paper. and began discourse
on the subject of lovers woes.
He told me all about it," said
brother Anthony, yawning. II
told him my bank account was at
his service. And then he began
TO knock money. Said money
couldn't help. Said the rules or
society couldn't be bucked for a
yard by a team Of ten million
aires"
"Oh, Anthony" sighed Aunt
Ellen. II wish you would not
thing SO much Of money. Wealth
is nothing where a true affection
is concerned. Love is all-power-
full. II he only had spoken ear
lier! She could not have refused
our Richard. But now / fear IL
Is too late. He will have no op-
portunity to address her. All
your gold cannot bring happiness
to your son."
At s o'clock the next evening
Aunt Ellen took quaint old gold
ring from a moth eaten case and
gave IL to Richard.
Wear 1t tonight, nephew" she
begged. Your mother gave n -
me. Good luck in love she said
it brought She asked me to give
IL to you when you had found
the one you loved"
Young Rockwall took the ring
reverently and tried It on his
smallest finger. 1t slipped as far
as the second joint and stopped.
He took it of and stuffed 1t into
his vest pocket, after the manner
of man. And then he 'phoned for
his cab.
At the station he captured Miss
Lantry out Of the gadding mob at
$50.
I'VE mustn't keep mamma and
the others waiting" said she.
ITO Wallack's Theater as fast
as you can drive" said Richard
loyalty.
They whirled up Forty-second
to Broadway and then down the
white-starred lane that LEADS
from the soft meadows of sun
set to the rocky hills of morning.
At Thirty-fourth street young
Richard quickly thrust UP the
trap and ordered the cabman to
stop.
I've dropped a ring he apollo
gized, as he climbed out. 1T was
by mothers. and I'd hate to lose
IL. I won't detain you a minute
I saw where II fell"
In less than a minute he was
back in the cab with the ring.
But within that minute a cross
town car had stopped directly in
front of the cab. The cabman
tried to pass to the left, but a
heavy express wagon cut him OFF.
He tried the right. and had to
back away from furniture van
that had no business to be there.
He tried to back out, but dropped
his reins and swore dutifuliy. He
was blockaded in a tangled mess
of vehicles and horses.
Ore Of those street blockades
had occurred that sometimes tie
up commerce and movement
quite suddenly In the big city.
why don't you drive on?" said
Miss Lantry. impatitntly. Well
be late"
Richard stood I'm In the. cab