The Crittenden press., 1921-11-18

publicity. suppose you forget all
about Il. Bobby.
n Mel.aurin vas disappointed. he
sept Il well 10 himself.
They said she was handsome. q
ssrt Of primitive Venus" be winked.
ia there a romance connected. BlnY'
-hot Jet smiled Dals.
-But soonf
who can tellf" Dale shrugged .
little. Tel me the news"
-An right" Mcl.aunn drew his
friend toward a pair of empty chairs
4 Hiarried Patricia clayer1ng the day
before yesterday. We"
Bully 90 0n."
I'VE were married IN an automobile.
with her father and poor dear Harry
chasing us like wildnre 10 another car.
Yesterday We went 10 housekeeping In
. cute little suburban bungalow. furni.
ture on the instnllment plan Her
people Won't even look at us. Bllli
bui DO We carsi Blll Dale. asa you.
Old dear. DO I seem 10 b. vorryingi
Honest. fm ~ happy TN afrald some
thing Il going 10 happen 10 me. I'm
10 have . lift IN salary soon. and we
won't be long IN paying Tor The furui.
ture. and when that's done. well bug
the bungalow.
-And I'm Informing yOu nov. oid
savage" be continued. "that you're
having dinner wilh us this evening.
fou'il nnd Il pleasant We % as we
please. you ses. n you like. you may
stir Jour coffee with your unEer. eat
with your knife. reach clean across the
table. and pick your teeth with your
fora. You can eat with Jour hat 0n.
and you may have Jour dessert nrst
fou can have 90 EXTRA chair Tor your
feet and you eau ~ 10 sleep at the
table DOnt fail ua Pat wants 10
thank you for 'casuns her sslde a.
the altar
Dale laughed boyishly. nelAunn
seat on.
There's more news Your father
has BEEN trying hard 10 md you. lie
sent q man 10 Atlanta 10 iook for you.
Ne told NE he'd give me = houss and
cot n 10 nnd you-and n there was .
little more of the highway robbsF IN
ne. ID call his hsndf-
-And mother-hass you sesu herr
Dale mugisrsd.
-i've sesn her twice since the near
wedding
ibid shs havs anythiue 10 sss about
nef Tell me the whole truth. BOBBY.
Gao take n, Old man I'm blr enough. :
McIaurin frounsd '.slnce you'vs
aaked me. Hlll your mother over.
heard her tslllnE your father that shs
would never forgive you for the N.
terry shameless dlsgracsful scene you
made 10 church"
4 ses.- said Dals Hs bunhtsued
and weal 90. -As soou a. can gsi mJ
tuo friends down 10 the dlnlus rnom
liobby. you'rs solng with ne 10 father
Mere golng % clalm that houss and
loi Tor you.-
-fof patricias ssks. Tssa thunder
las b's so'iOs to isss JOu W, laughed
neI.aufln -Youf dad uouR nsvel
miss "a
That's it-taks ne up Tor Fat.
aks." said Dale. rislns -iou'd b,
foolish n you didn't iou should b.
wiliins 10 % snyihins. almost for rat
shes q Jewel. Bobby.
nalf an hour later they caught .
passing car that soou carried them d
. palacs of granite aud stone anl
crvam.colorcd brick the home of N,
old coal Alag. John X. Dale
Al the side frout gateway youal
Dals dfsw back.
bring father oui here BE- said u
q iov vVlcs. -frOm what you tod me
I guess mother wouldn't want me q
coms u. Hut y0u can uud out abou
that
Ne hoped be mother would want q
49, him. While abe had never sseme'
70 care Tor him a. other mothers carc'
Tor their boys While she hadn't eee'
quite ~ dear TO HIN as shs might hau
been-
Aud " ne vents 10 see me. boboJ
'e' ne tnow'
helaufin SMILED . somewhat voi
fied smile. and went ~ 10 the ffon
aoof, 4 moment later es va. show