The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-16

ecnOes IN a cave.
Like HI you would! You tied to
bunch Of satin and tending the kids
with the whoopiug cough! Whoops
Ia, la"
Suddenly Max Zincas rose to his
height, regarding her sprawling I'M
controlled pose with writing lips of
distaste, Strengthened his waistcoat,
cleared his throat twice. and. standing,
drank the last of his wine. But a pal
Tor crept up riding down the flush.
"Funny, amt it? Laffi Laf. But
I'd wait till you hear something fun
nier I got to tell you. Funny, amt it?
Laff. Laff!'
She looked up with her lips sag
ging from merriment, but the dark
red in her face grew darker.
"Huhr'
His bravado suddenly oozed and the
clock licked roundly into the silence
between them.
"IIuh?" she repeated, cooking her
head.
You got to know it, Mae, and the
sooner l get it out Of me the better
But, remember, if You wanna drive me
out before I'm finished. if YOU wanna
get rid Of me a d-n sight quicker than
any other way. throw me some sob
stuff and watch. You-well-I-the
sooner l get it out of me the better,
Mae"
"Huh?"
"She's "a nice little thing. Mae.
Her mothers a crony with my old lady.
Lives in Il brownStOne out on LenoX
avenue. Met me first at-at tennis
match she was winning at-at Forest
Park club"
"HuhE'
Not a high-stepper or locker like
you in your day Mae, none of-that
chorus pep you used to have Neat.
though. Great little kid for outdoors.
Nice little shape, too. Not in your
class, but-but neat. Nice, clean little
girl fifteen thou with her. and her old
man half owner in the Wceko Wooden
mills. II need the money. Mae The
customs is digging up dirt again. Il
amt like l aint been on the level with
Won girl. You knew if had tn comm
sooner ar lltar %o,,. Jidp.f ,..,, er.,.s
Now there's the girl Didn't you:'
Treasured, he crossed TO where she
sat silent, and placed a large, heavy
hand on her shoulder
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II don.t wish sometimes the world
was different. Cad! lt-u l don't"
1t was as if the Hood of her emotion
mad risen to wave and at his words
frozen on its crest. She opened her
lips to speak, but could only regard
him with eyes as hard rs ice fields.
Now, now, Mae, don't look that
away. You're a sensible woman and
kho" the worlds just built thaJaWay.
! always told you it didn't cost us men
nothing but loose change to show our
selves a good time. You girls gotta
pay up III different coin. II | hadn't
come along, some other fellow would.
You girls know where you get off.
Come, be sport, old girl! With thirty
hVe hundred in your jeans and me
wanting to do the square thlng-the
piano, and all, femme say TO you that
You amt got a kick coming. Just lem
me say that to you-piano and all,
Mae
SobS trembled up, thaWlng the edge
OF ice that lncased her. y thin blue
mist of tears rose to her eyes like a
premonitory ripple before the coming
OF the wind.
You can't. You can't! Gou-you
can't ditch me like that, l tell you.
You
by God! II you're gong 10 Deglh
TO holIer III get out OF mere so quick
I'll make your mead swim
ION, no, you don't! AW, no, you
don |! You am gong TO QUIT me SO
easy Tor httle hahk that-uhat your