The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-01-22
PARrI.
Moral Emhlana.

Please don't skip this description OF
Robert Hervey Randolph--slx feet
straight up and down. broad OF shOul-
der and narrow OF hip. sandy haired.
blue-eyed. nose slightly appended and
wearing saddle Of faint frecklcs
clean shaveD, well groomed. very cor.
rectiy dressed, and tventy-siI years
old. Let II be added that his eyes
we're placed just far enough apart to
stamp him FOREVER honest; he haS IN
open sss most prspssssssisg ssvn-
tsRanee.
Al me monsat Of TIE START Of t'.is
rapid yarz. hs Vas sissaiaG n ne
Van reslsEzf Hhaxw, leektns tswn b
PANIED ana Asuhsd snuflss st Mss
Nsags Vas r., Wis was stttias IN q
hugs lsathsn shair ham facing re
tire IN tho spsa Crate. sss lss very
much snssr hor. tAs other wsviag q
satin-and- silk eszabiastlon Of fost and
ankle In distraeting accompaniment to
her disturbing speech.
bobby" said Miss Van T., "yeu are
darned good-looking: you're strong,
straight. and q 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. II
says everything that is In your heart
of gold before your brain has time to
tinkle a bell"
Look here. Madge." said the panied
Mr.. Randolph: "ars you making FUN
OF my face or Of my brain or Of
both7"
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 lovabie you are, 20 that
you viii understand how serious II 10
when ! say that I've decided net to
love you any more.
"B-bnt how can you help III" STAN
niered Mr.. Randolph, his. tongue for
once saying the same thing as his face
at the same time.
= .
though rising against It's mistress to
the defense OF this disingenuous young
man. and abe was obliged 10 swerve
her eyes from his and drnw . long
breath before she answered.
II can, because will" she said, her
face paling. "oh, Bobby, can't you
wake up? Look round you and come
20 earthl You are born and bred on
Manhattan, yet you've never Seen New
York" ~, ~
II guess you're right" said Bobby
shoughtfully. "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
completely adorable person. Tell
me that"
NWell." said Madge. her facs hard
ening, II viii. It's a long story. not In
words but In generations. The Van
Tclliers have lived In East Ninth
street since the year one Of the island
That ia. they used 10 live here; now
they hardly exist They are merely an
assorted lot Of animated corpses that
crawl out OF their tomb periodically to
TAKE a strange air, leaning on q rotten
stnye called the Old Order Listen TO
this. Robby: The new New York IL
fever and I've caught II. want
rnlny-day car n calllng-car, and
touring car; want dresses that will
stub with envy the heart OF every
woman that looks at them; want my
Jewels 10 run 10 size and quality. and
! want a yacht just for the papers to
talk about because hate to ride In
the smelly things"
nobby's eyes had grown rounder
and wider as the list progressed
"Do you think you could get along
on hundred thousand Year," he
asked very softly.
II don't know" she safd slowly
tive been going into the subject
rather thoroughly. and hundred thou.
sand would be running II on a pretty
close margin. BY the way just what
Is your allowance under that crazy
willy"
'"ren thousand" said Bobby.
swell" said Miss Van r.. there you
arel Just enough to keep you com
fortably In debt, and you want 10
marry me on III II wouldn't be quite
Aout Of the question II you knew you
pre- going to have II forever. but you
Mont II may be cut off,"
ANY day." said Bobby promptly
"lt Isn't likely, after all these years
hut II may"
well, there you are" Miss Van T.
rcpeated herself, I'm not altogether
II plg, Bobby, Ten thousand with you
thrown In Is enough to make any
womun think three times. but the
truth Il you have been killed by too
little and too much kindness. II you
hid never gone ON ms super for dis
appearing helress. You might have