Washington telegraph., 1921-04-01
PART !.
Moral Emblems

Moral Embiems
Please don't skip this description OF
Robert Heryey RandOlph-six feet
straight up and down, broad of shOul-
der und narrow of hip, sandy-halred,
blue-eyed, nose slightly up-ended and
wearing saddle Of faint freckles.
clean shaven, well groomed, very cor
rectly dressed, and twenty-slx 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 coun-
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 at Miss
Madge Van T., who was sitting in a
huge leathern chair half facing the
fre in the open CRATE, one leg very
much under her, the other waving
satin-and silk combination OF foot and
ankle in distracting accompaniment -
her disturbing speech 1ss
Bobby" said Miss Van T., you arr
darned good-looklng; you're strop
Straight. and gentlen.An there al
times when you are wholly adorable,
but, nevertheless, I'm not going 10
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: "are you making fun
Of my face or Of my brain or Of
both?"
my denr" said Miss Van r. quite
gravely, I'm not making fun of sou In
any way whatsOt,er. I'm merely tell
ing you how loyable Il are, SO that
you win understand how serious IT is
when I say that I've decided not to
love you any more"
'B-but how can you help it2" stam-
mered Mr. Randolph. his tongue for
once saying the same thing ms his face
at the same time. I'D. .. ...s...
Miss Van T.'s breast nuttered MS
though rising against IT, mistress 10
the defense Of this dlsingenuons Young
man. and she was obliged TO swerve
Z her eyer from His and draw a long
breath befoP she answered.
81 can, because | Will" she said. her
face pal'ng ooh. 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
thoughtfuly. Look here, Madge: why
should 7 try to see New York and
why should we be talking ash-cans
when I've rot You TO look AZ I'm one OF
the most bewitchinc md abbreviated
bits Of dress goods that ever revealed
a completely adorable person? Tell
me that"
"WelL" salI Madge her face hard
pnlng, 'T viii. It's a long story, not IN
words but in generations. The Van
Tellers have lived IN East Ninth
street since the year one Of the island.
That is. they used TO live here; now
they hardly exist They are merely an
assorted Tot Of animated corpSes that
crawl out Of their tomb periodically to
take strange air, leaning on a rotten
stave called the old Order Listen TO
this. Bobby: The rev New Yorl, is
fever and I've caught It. | want a
rainy-day car, n calllng-car. and a
touring car: ! want dresses that win |
stab with envy the heart Of every |
woman that looks at them I want my |
Jewels 10 run TO size and quality. and |
want a yacht Just for the papers to
talk nbout, because ! hate to ride I'm |
the smelly things"
Bobhy's eyes had grown rounder |
and wider as the list progressed.
"Do vou think You could get along !
on hundred thousand a year?" he
asked very softly,
81 don't know" she said slowly |
I've been going into the subject |
rather thoroughly, and hundred thou
sand would be runling II on a pretty |
close margin. BY the way, Just what
Is your allowance under that crazy
WHIP -,fll- t-
a"Ten thousand" said. Bobby.
SWELL" said Miss Van T.. there you
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