Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-01-07
PART I.
Moral Emblema.

Please don't skip this description or
Robert Hervey Randolph--six feet
straight up and down, broad Of shout
der and narrow Of hip, sandy-haired,
blue-eyed, nose slightly up-ended and
wearing saddle OF faint freckles,
clean shaven, well groomed. very cor
rectly dressed, and twenty-six years
old. Let 1t be added that his eyes
were placed just far enough apart to
stamp him forever honest he had an
open and most prepossessing coun-
tenance.
At the moment OF the start Of this
rapid yarn, he was standing In the
Van Telllers' library, looking down In
panied and flushed surprise at Miss
Madge Van T., who was sitting In
huge leathern chair half facing the
fire In the open CRATE, one leg very
much under her, the other waving
satin-and-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 vocal organ. IL
says everything that is In your heart
of gold before your brain has time to
tinkle bell"
Look here, Madge," said the pained
Mr.. Randolph: "are you making fun
of my face or Of my brain or of
both7"
'My dear" said Miss Van T. quite
gravely, "rm 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 It is
when / say that I've decided not to
love you any more"
"B-but how can you help 1T" STAN
mered 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 long
breath before she answered.
~ can. because 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"
81 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 bewltching and abbreviated
bits of dress goods that ever revealed
completely adorable person? Tel
me that"
"Well," said Madee, her face hard
ening, 81 will. It's long story, not II
words but In generations The Val
Telliers have lived In East Mint
street since the year one OF the island
That is, they used to live here; nov
they hardly exist They are merely Al
assorted lot of animated corpses tina
crawl out OF their tomb periodically (
take strange air, leaning on rotte
stave called the old Order Listen I
this, Bobby: The new New York is
fever, and I've caught II. I want
rainy-day car, calling-car, and
touring car; I want dresses that wi
stab with envy the heart of ever
woman that looks at them; want m
jewels 90 run to size and quality. an
] want yacht just for the papers I
talk about because ! hate to ride |
the smelly things"
BObby'sS eyes had grown rounde
and wider as the list progressed.
do you think you could get alon
on hundred thousand yearT h
asked very softly.
~ don't know" she said slowl,
"rve been going into the subjet
rather thoroughly, and hundred tho'
sand would be running it on a prett
close margin. BY the way, just WIFI
is your allowance under that Graz
will?"
"Ten thousand" said Bobby.
swell" said Miss Van T., there yc
are Just enough TO keep you cor
fortably in debt, and you want
marry NE on IT. II wouldn't be qui
so out of the question If YOU knew yC
were going to have 1t forever but 80
don't. II may be cut on"
ANY day." said Bobby prompt
at isn't likely, after all these year
but IT may"
swell, there you are!" Miss Van
repeated herself. I'm not altogeth
pig, Bobby. Ten thousand with "
thrown In Is enough to make M
woman think three times, but Il
truth is you have been killed by {,
little and too much kindness, If "
had never gone on as super for q ii
aDDearing heireSS, Won might la