The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-12-22
MARIE AND MARY
BY II. IRVING KING
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person, commanding of presence and
her husband had-nobody knew-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" hrs. 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 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 certain retired To-
cality while the child played about un-
der her watchful eye.
As Marie left the house this morn.
ing, however, she was in state of re-
volt; Bebe had been particularly try
ing. She wondered If 1t would not be
better to "chuck the whole business"
as her admirer, Policeman William
Mccormick, would say, and go 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.
SWELL" said William, pausing by the
bench, "and how Is Mary Ann this
morning, and how is the millionaire
kid? AS bent as ever on devastating
the property of the park department,
/ see If I 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 20
licemans heart-both city property
and both wantonly broken by the
reckless and pampered minions Of
wealth."
william" replied Marie, 81 wish
you would not call me Mary Ann be-
fore Bebe. You have no Idea how
quick children are, sometimes, ia
catch name and repeat It."
"Oh, chuck the Bebe stuff" said
William, "and chuck all your acting,
too. Come now, he a sensible girl
once more-the same sensible Mary
Ann Sullivan you were 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 mischievous twinkle
in Marie's eyes and smile on her
lips as she replied: william, l am
surprised at you / thought the Off.
cial directions were to say New York
Geological park-not Bronx zoo. Sup
pose l should report you"
Don't! DON'T" cried William,
"for then should be out Of job and
not able to furnish that little cottage
beyond the Harlem l was telling you
about-the one Mr.. and Mrs. McCor-
mick are going to live In. Come now,
don't keep me wasting forever. How
many times do you want ME to ask
you to let me speak to the priest7
Isn't it about time you gave up this
French nursemaid foollshness and
come down to earth? If It's me that
you object to just say so and / won't
bother you any more"
"Oh, William, it isn't you I object
to-" sighed Marie. rN
'Mary Ann Sullivan" said william
impatiently, "you make me just want
to kidnap you and carry you off till
you regain your reason sometimes.
am good mind to march you off now
and let the millionaire kid" He
stopped short with an exclamation.
Marie peeped over her handkerchief
and comprehended at once the cause
Of Williams expletive. 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 her? Where is she?" 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-
lice 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, II you do
swell, If do-what then? VIII you
decide to become Mrs. Mccormick"
"Y-e-e-e-s," faltered Marie, II sup
pose so-but, oh, hurry and find her."
Just then there came a long strident
wall from right under where Marie
was sitting. William bent down and
plucked squalling, 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 fairl ! believe
you knew she was there all the time
| But PHIL be Mrs Mccormick iust