Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Bletheroe's
Romance
BY CLARA DEIAE,r,

Tell that to the Lo,,.,
the cop. as he took old H,.,I ,,'.' sa
the station house. "Looten., ,,'' %, In
mis- man lettering in wura,. touc
ut two this morning. Win oSena
feloniOus intent" '' "ppara
How about it? Take VI.
sergeant! Now. what hay. ya r''As7e
say7" YOU got ,
roe. T-I-you see" h.ethe
You can sit there. Jrr.,,
might as we'll telephone Dr. ~ 70
to step round. He looks nrn,,, 'aN'aN
me; can't risk another d,,th SICK
Ing In the cells. Now. Bl.thsr "S..pea
1t was an extraordlnary s,nrr J D.
roe, the aged wandcrcr t,,i ''e'he
began forty years before o,,no ala /
when he was a young clerk IN ''uy
ping house. He'd strolled dow, snip
docks every lunch hour. lnokf,,, -" ule
ships. and wishing he h,t -, AZ the
to take passage on one. iY,, "lcs
dominant idea. and he'd say.r w., ' ~ n''
hundred dollars. W 'AFes
But then there was o..,
getting fond Of. and he :;,,,,, H., way
what to do. He had <,,raw, "s'1
picion that what she wno..,, sl'1
apartment with golden oak f,-,,' "
SO he was troubled. |''u'e|
He was riding home ona Ia.
car when there was dis,,rh.. vi
passenger had gone ravIrr m"h N =,
wrists were covered with i,,,I. ~
and he was Jabbtng strapra CO...
needle about. ''''
your turn!" he Kissed. and s,.m,
Bletheroe In the arm. ''00s
1t was only punctura IT.,
was thrown off, but the bvnod..u'
seemed to have made another m.n
Eietheroe. He stopped the car :.
walked for sheer exuberanca u,t
been a fool to stay on with 1s,.
when Romance beckoned
He saw an attractive e,r, !, .
street and knew at once tbat =
was for him.
He stopped her. "My nam,
Bletheroe," he said. "I'm saI,jn, q
Cuba in the morning. VIII Won NJ,
me tonight?" Chat was before a
days Of license laws) "and come y,
me. We can find a minister cav
She stared at him in terror .Tl
like an answer from heaven" ssa
piled. GLOW did you knowr
know what?" asked Eletharoa
"That I'm getting married TOMS,
and that I hate him. We orarrer
only this morning, and lie swo-a
wouldn't appear"
II tell you what" said BlarA.-
It'll come home with You. and Il
doesn't appear, marry me inss
You're the strangeSt man | q
met" whispered the girl.
Acquaintance comes after nj
riaga. my DEAR" snid Bletheroe
They got on a car again and nj
rode uptown into a block Of hon
that all looked exactly alike.
course there were no aparB.
houses up there then. hut here VI
these rows OF little houses stretch
away and away.
They stopped at one and went
An old man and q minister wen
the parlor.
where's Jack?" asked the GIRL
Late, darn him." said the old n
II love this gentleman, and II d
doesn't appear I'm going to mai
him instead. I'll give Jack ten o
utes more"
Its all one to me. You alsi
was a headstrong GAL said the
man.
Ten minutes passed, and as A
was no Jack, BletherOe and the
stood up before the minister
went slow, in case Jack came Del
the crisis Of the service. but no ~
And they departed man and WIFE,
walked and walked, happy as ~
together. =
Suddenly the girl stopped. lM
my suitcase" she cried.
you don't want it. darling
II do. tell you. It's got my "
in 1t. How can l sail for W0e'
1t Is without them?"
Don't be long, darling san d.
erOe.
The girl started Off mt Tu@
Bletheroe waited and waltea
hour went by-two hours
Blctheroe went back ana "''s
search for the house. Ent Hwy
all the same. g.,
"You never found her: aSA'' "a
doctor, who had come H.
"They wouldn't let her CIV m.'i
She's there, somewhcre-ann' y"
looking for henry wife-'''"
year" -,
The doctor felt his l'O''
whispered to the lieutenant %,
"Its Bellevue he vans ,rh,,
cells, lootenant. I gueSSe" ,s
spun that yarn about the n!E NY. =,
It's morphine poisoning; 1--WE