Charlevoix county herald., 1921-02-18
PART I.
Moral EmbIems.

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Robert Hervey Randolph-six feet
straight up and down, broad Of shout
der and narrow of hip, sandy-haired,
blue-eyed, nose slightly appended and
wearing a saddle Of faint freckles,
clean shaven, well groomed. very cor
rectly dressed, and twenty-six years
old. Let ii be added that his eyes
were placed just far enough apart to
stamp him forever honest; he had an
! 'pen and most prepossessing coun-
, .enance.
At the moment of the start OF this
rapid yarn. he was standing in the
Van Telliers' library, looking down In
panied and flushed surprise at Miss
Madge Van T., who was sitting In a
huge leathern chair half facing the
fire In the open CRATE, one leg very
much under her, the other waving
satin-and-s silk combination Of foot and
ankle In distracting accompaniment to
her disturbing speech.
Bobby" said Miss Van T., "you are
darned good-loOking; you're strong,
straight, and gentleman there are
times when you are wholly adorable.
but. nevertheless, I'm not going to
the show with you tonight, or to the
opera tomorrow, or anywhere any
more. There. there. dear boy; you
don't have to say anything. You have
one Of those faces that is absolutely
beyond the aid of a vocal organ. 1t
says everything that is in your heart
Of gold before your brain has time to
tinkle bell"
Look here Madge," said the panied
Mr.. Randolph: "are you making fun
OF my face or Of my brain or Of
both2"
my dear" said Miss Van T. quite
gravely, I'm not making fun Of you in
any way whatsoever. I'm merely tell
ing you how lovable you are, so that
you will understand how serious II is
when 1 say that I've decided not to
love you any more"
3-but how can you help it?" STAN
M red Mr.. Randolph, his tongue for
once saying the same thing as his face
at the same time.
Miss Van It's breast fluttered as
though rising against its mistress to
the defense Of this disingenuous young
man, and she was obliged to swerve
her eyes from his and draw a long
breath before she answered.
81 can, because I WILL" she said, her
face paling. "Oh, Bobby, can't you
wake up? Look round you and come
to earth! You are born and bred on
Manhattan. yet you've never seen New
York"
IT guess you're right" said Bobby
thoughtfully. Look here, Madge: why
should try to see New York, and
why should we be talking ash-cans
when I've got you to look at in one OF
the most bewitching and abbreviated
bits Of dress goods that ever revealed
a completely adorable person? Tel
me that"
SWELL" said Madge. her face hard
ening, II will. It's long story, not In
words but In generations. The Var
Telliers have lived In East Ninth
street since the year one of the island
they hardly exist. They are merely al
assorted lot Of animated corpses thai
crawl out Of their tomb periodically e
take q strange air. leaning on a rotter
sta@e called the old Order Listen Il
tNs. Bobby: The new New York is 9
fever, and I've caught II. want 9
rainy-day car, calling-car, and q
touring car; I want dresses that will
stab with envy the heart Of ever,
woman that looks at them; want m,
Jewels to run to size and quality, ant
want a yacht just for the papers (,
talk about, because I hate TO ride II
the smelly things"
Bobby's eyes had grown rounde
and wider as the list progressed.
do you think you could get alon,
on a hundred thousand a year," h,
asked very softly.
"T don't know" she said slowly
"rve been going into the subjec
rather thoroughly. and a hundred thou
sod would be running II on prett,
close margin. BY the way. just wha
Is your allowance under that Graz!
wiIl?"
"Ten thousand" said Bobby.
SWELL" said Miss Van T., "there yo,
are Just enough to keep you com
fortably in debt, and you want t,
marry me on 1t! 1t wouldn't be quit,
so out Of the question II you knew yo,
were going to have It forever, but 20,
don't. II may be cut Off"
"Any day." said Bobby promptly
-It isn't likely, after all these years
but il may"
"Xiell, there you are !" Miss Van 7
re{&ted herself. "Tm not altogethe
n pig, Bobby. Ten thousand with 20,
thrown In Is enough to make an,
woman think three times, but tn,
truth Is you have been killed by to-
little and too much kindness II 20,
had never gone on as super for a dis
appearing heiress, you might hav'