Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-06
MARIE AND HAIRY
BY n. IRVING KING

Mt% Johu heurN Luc&S was large or
person, commanding OF presence and
her husband had-nob0dy 'mew-how
much money. She had a French nur-
sery maid for the little three-year-old
heiress OF the house Of Lucas. "we
engaged Marie" lIrs. Lucas told her
friends, ION account OF her pure
French. We want Bebe to acquire the
real Partisan accent"
Considering that Marie had acquired
her French in a correspondence school
by the aid OF cheap phonograph. her
accent was not at all bad.
Every morning Marie took Bebe for
an airing In the park and sat on a
certain bench in a certain retired To-
eality while the child played about I'M
der her watchful eye.
As Marie left the house this morn
Ing, however, she was in a state OF re-
volt; Bebe had been particularly try
Ing. She wondered II IL would not be
better TO "chuck the whole business"
as her admlrer, Policeman William
Mccormick, would say, and 20 back to
one OF her former occupations. But
as she rapidly reviewed these in her
mind her fancy found no resting place
quite so comfortable as the Lucas
mansion. There was William McCor-
mick. to be sure. and his standing
offer OF marriage-and she was very
fond OF William.
"Well." said William. pauslng by the
bench. "and how is Mary Ann this
morning, and how Is the millionaire
kid7 AS bent as ever on devastating
the property of the park department,
see. II l was doing my duty now
I'd run you both in. charged with ma
licious mischief. See what that Kids
doing to that piece OF shrubbery-
and think what you've done to a To-
llceman's heart-both city property
and both wantonly broken by the
reckless and pampered minions Of
wealth."
"Wnllam," replied Marie. 81 wish
you would not call me Mary Ann be-
fore Bebe. You have no idea show
quick children are, sometimes, to
catch a name and repeat It,"
ooh, chuck the Bebe stuff" said
William, "and chuck all your acting,
too. Come now, he n sensible girl
once more-the same sensible Mary
Ann Sullivan you we're when you
worked in the department store and
we used to go uP to the Bronx zoo
and see the animals and eat pink ice
cream on Sundays"
There was a mischlevous twinkle
I'm Marie's eyes and a smile on her
lips as she replied: william, am
surprised az you! / thought the OH.
clal directions were to say New York
Geological park-nOt Bronx zoo. Sup
pose should report you"
Don't! Don't !" cried William,
"for then I should be out If Job and
not able to furnish that little cottage
beyond the Harlem I was telling you
81 sand County, do hereby certify
that the foregoing and within
sabular statement is correct and
rue as compiled from the orlgi-
nal returns made TO the County
Clerk of said county and as COM
Dared Herewith by us, and that
from said returns it appears that
ut an election held in the several
Towns, Wards, Villages and Elec-
tion Districts of said county, on
he first Tuesday of November
"A. d. 1922, being the seventh day
IF said month, the number OF
Votes given in said county fol
she election of county officers
was as follows:
} The whole numbe- nf- a'@e -1''IsI
an FOR C-..ued at once the cause
o. williams expletIye. The baby was
nowhere in sight.
The girl sprang to her feet and be-
gan wringing her hands while she
poured out torrent Of "Oh. what has
become of herr Where is sheg" and
like notes OF alarm and CONSERVATION.
take is calmly" said William, al
most forcing her back upon the bench.
THE first thing TO do In the case of a
lost child Is TO inform the police. For
tunately one of the most capable po-
ice officers in New York is right on
the spot. You sit right where you are
and I'll find the kid for you"
ooh, William, If you do"
swell. IL dO-what then? VIII you
decide to become Mrs. Mccormick
"Y-e-e-e-s." faltered Marie, Il sup
pose so-but. oh. hurry and find her."
lust then there came long strident
wall from right under where Marie
was sitting. William bent down and
plueked a squaIllng, kicking child from
where she had crawled under the
bench. bored, no doubt, by the pressing
of her elders about love and marriage.
Here she IS" said William. MY part
Of the bargain"
"Oh, you didn't play fair! l believe
you knew she was there all the time.
But Tll-Pn be Mrs. Mccormick Just