The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-12-14
Page Monsieur
De Fargo
By ILA MARcELLA KING
20 by Mcclure Nswspa per Syndicate1

Homer Hume had met Yvette when
ne was returning home after Is
months overseas. Being a war worker
Tor the Y. NJ. c. A.. she happened to
! De at the pier in New York when the
snip bearing home some of the boys
VINO were fortunate enough to be re-
turning pulled In.
! fvette had arrived In this country
q month before the European war
broke out. Few women In the com.
munity tolerated her, for they be-
heved her place In France, helping
her countrymen with their problems
OF war. There were still others who
thought she had been exiled because
or some crime. There was nothing
too wrong for them to think Of her.
A battle was raging, as usual. In
No. II, dwelling place of Homer and
Bernard Durand.
IF had thought you were going
to be such fool, I'd never have in
troduced you to her."
Now, listen here, Homer, IL you
think am going to argue with you,
you're badly mistaken, cause I've got
: something else to do"
well. I'm not going to argue with
you, either, so don't get all excited
but l tell you she's going to the dance
with me, Homer Stanley Hume. get
me7"
"Will she? Well, I'm from Mis-
souri,! Do you suppose she'd turn me
down to go with you. when asked
her first7 Do you suppose she'd turn
me down for you? Even If you have
known her longer than 1 have"
That's all right she feels different
toward me. You-you see-Tm going
to marry her-that is-if-if she'll
have me-"
"Ha! Ha! If she'll have you. is
right !"
Say, you, II you didn't wear glasses
I'd trounce you right here!"
Something indeed serious might
have happened then If someone had
not knocked on the door. There was
! note for each. The envelopes were
of the same dainty size. and pink, and
addressed in the same handwriting
Each boy tore open his letter imme-
diately. A sigh of disappointment
escaped the lips of Homer, and a
"darnit" from Bernard. Neither would
give the other any information as to
what his note contained: each new 1t
/ was from the same person.
About seven O'Clock Of the evening
Of the class dance Bernard entered
the room to find Homer sitting by the
window, evidently very much interest
eel in Virgil
Aren't you going to the dance, Ho-
mer?' asked Bernard. in cry
! troubled voice.
mo, I'm not going tonight. Profes-
sor Carnes Is giving u, an exam. on
| Virgil first class tomorrow. I've got
! 70 study"
Mighty poor excuse. Homer. bet
! Yvette wouldn't CO."
! "Well, all right then, she wouldn't
but | don't see you getting re..dy to
take her. She refused you. too, didn't
she?''
ITS none Of your business whether
she did or not. and II you weren't a
firm friend OF mine. I wouldn't tell
! you that much!''
During the course Of the evening
neither left the room. but studied dill
! igently ana retired early.
The next morning Homer Gu, his
very important Chem" class and went
riding with Yvette. 1t was q crisp.
sunny morning In November, and with
the only "her" riding beside him. Ho-
mer felt as though he could conquer
the world She glanced bewltchIngly
OF HIN. her eyes full OF mischief, her
oil
her horse with her whip she leaped
forward and gave the junior member
Of the. Hume family a merry chase
for half an hour. AS he caught I'D to
her they stopped their horses for
breath. and. leaning across, he put his
hand over her small gloved ones.
''Yvette. dear, II wanted to tel,
you ever since I've known you that
l-l-lore you. and want you to be
my wife!"
She placed her tiny gloved hand
across his mouth and hushed him. He
grasped her hand and placed 1t to his
lips and kissed 1t tenderly. again and
again.
Don't. please don't, Homer. You
can't imagine how fond / am Of you.
hut l can never. never marry you.
You know there l: lot of scandal
about me and"
'Yvette, please don't speak about
that. You must know that don't be-
Iieve one word of It,"
"NO; somehow I know you don't
but you must admit that I am some.
what Of mystery. Well. I'll tell you
There Is a certain reason why l am
In America. can't tell you why jus,
yet. but I will some day. and maybe
very soon. Now let's ride: he morn
ing Is too wonderful to waste"
The same afternoon Bernard took