The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-02-25
pARTi.
Moral EmbIems

FteaAe don't SKIP this description or
Robert HerYey RandoIph--six feet
straight up and down, broad OF shout
der and narrow OF hip. sandy-halred.
biue-eyed. nose slightly appended and
wearing q saddle OF faint freckies,
clean shayen. well grpomed. very cor
rectiy dressed, and twenty-six years
old. Let II be added that his eyes
we're placed just far enough apart to
stamp him forever honest he had an
open and most prepossessing eoun-
tenance
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 AZ Miss
Madge Van H.. who was sitting In q
huge leathern chair half facing the
are Ia the open CRATE. one leg very
much under her. the other waving
setin-ansi-aiIk combination of foot and
ankle 10 dlstraetlng accompaniment to
her disturbing speech.
"Bobby," said Miss Van r.. ''you are
darned goodlooklng; 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; .ou
don't have 10 say anything You have
one Of those faces that is absolutely
beyond tho aid OF vocal organ. II
says everything that II n your heart
Of gold before your brain has time to
tinkie bell.
Look here. Madge," said the palned
Afr. Randolph. fare you making fun
oe my face or Of my brain or Of
hothy's
Ms dear said Miss Van r. quite
grayely, trn not making fun Of you IN
any way whatsoever. I'm merely tell
Ing you how iovahie You are, SO that
you will understand how serious IL Is
when say that rye decided not to
love you any more.
'tB-but how can you help it7' STAN
mered Mr., Randolph. his tongue for
once saving the same thing as his face
at tile same time.
Miss Van It's breast fiuttered as
though rising against It's mistress TO
the defense Of this disingenuous Young
man. and she was obliged 10 swerye
her eyes from his and irnw long
breath before she answered.
II can. because WILL" she said. her
face paling. "Oh. Bobby. can't you
wake npf Look round you and come
to EARTH You are horn and bred on
Manhattan, yet you've never seen New
York"
II guess you're right" said Bobby
thoughtfuiiy Look here. Madge; why
should try 70 see New York, anu
why should we be talking ash.cans
when I've got you to look al In one OF
the most bewitching and abbreviated
bits OF dress goods that ever revealed
completely adorable persony Tell
me that
well. said Afadge, her face hard
enlng, II VIII. It's long story, not in
words but Ia generations. The Van
TelilerS have lived IN East Ninth
street since this year one or the island
That ~. they used 10 live here; now
they hardly exist They are merely an
F Me~tkANN fSh W AhlAAHANu SNfIsseA Nit1I
cspwi ont Of their tomb periodically 10
take strange air, leaning on d rotten
stare called the .Oid Order Listen to
tinis. Bobby: The new New York ii a
fever. and I've caught II. want a
rainy-8ay car. cailihg-car, and d
tpslrinR cart want dresses that viii
stab With engy the heart of every
woman thar books al therns want nv
seMeis TO run 70 size and quality. and
want yacht Just for the papers Il
talk about beesHse bate to ride ID
tbe srneiiy thing"
Bobby's eyes had grown rounner
gna wider ~ the list progressed.
Edo You think you could gel alons
% q hundred thousand 4 yearY' IL
asked very softly.
II don't know" she said slowly
@Rye been gosng into the subjec-
rather thoroughly, and hundred thou
ssnd would be running Il On i prett,
close rasrg1n. ~ tile wsy, just wha
~ your allowance under that GRAZ,
w95igy
@gIen taaoasana." said Bobby.
sKesi,v sslA Miss Van r., @tRere 70,
Ay@s 4wsf ENOUGH 10 keep you com