Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-26
XIV tconsInu.Y

Ere with frOwn.
Il don't believe you had a mo.
mept Of misglvlng. You we're too
sure OF me-"
'"oh, no, I was notl / know life
too well to be sure Of anything.
mon ami. Unlike that nice vane
boy. you have Imagination and /
gave you some hard swallowing
Poor boy. I'm afraid you've been
choking ever since"
Don't poor boy me. I won't
have it. / feel a thousand years
oId.e He glared at her once more.
you are sure Of me now-and
quite right but don't feel
in the least like kissing you.
I've barely slept and l feel like
the devil"
For the first time in many days
she felt an inclination to throw
back her head and give vent to a.
Joyous Iaugh-joyous but amused,
for she would always be Mary Eat
tiany But she merely said: my
dear Lee. | could not stand being
made love to at four in the after
noon II is not aesthetic. Suppose
we sit down. Tell me all about it."
I'm not tell you thing" But
be took the chair and lit ciga
retle. lin more in love with you
than ever if you want TO know.
When wiz you marry aie2a
shall we say TWO months from
today?"
Two months Why not tomor.
row." m
"oh. hardly In the frst place
Id like it all to be quiz eaperfect
and I'd dreamed Of spending our
honeymoon in the Dolomites I've
a shooting box there1sa.6shl Asre
OF a. wonderful lake. used TO
stay thesa quite alone ~afser my
guests Had left And then
we'll, it would hardly be fair to
give New York two shocks in sue
cession. They all take for granted
I'll marry some one--I am already
engaged TO Mr.. Osborne, although
have heard you alluded to mean
ingly-but better let them talk the
first sensation to rags. They
viii be angry enough with me for
marrying a young man, but per-
haps too relieved that have not
carried off one of their own sons.
Polly is in agonies at the
crescent moment wen nave
to live in New York more or less
/ supposed"
more or less? Altogether. MY
work is here"
q believe there is more work
for both of US in Europe"
And do you imagine I'd live on
your money? I've nothing but
what | make"
Il could pull wires and get you
into one of the embassies-
I'm no diplomat and don't want
10 be. Rotten lazy job"
couldn't you be foreign CORE
spondent for your newspaper"
We've good men in every Eu'
,oBssn "a nital now They've no use
for more, and no excuse for dis
placing any of them Besides, I'VE
every intention Of being play
..Bnt playwrighting isn't NOT
really--ouite as important as poor
Eprone. And l know of several
WAYS in which we could be Of the
greatest possible use. Not only
Austria" =,
"psrhaps. But you'll have to
walt until rye made money on at
least one play I'll be only too
glad TO spend the honeymoon n
t noiomites but then l retu%
and go. to work lou II nav
make nm YOUR mind to live her.
= ysar or two at least. Apd
$780,. ,,ou marry me, the s.
we San 60 to Europe to i've re ,,.,.,
time Eve no intention OF AvlnS
NV life in Europe, But I'm only
too willing to help you so-Oetlsr
mary r can't u,s get get away for at least
Two rmaontbs-pOssibly not then.
ASK Judge Trent And a nc honey tao
moon in New YORK would Dc TOO
aat--not?r .,,.n Nor
everEbere's an idea. I'll &c
work on nv play at once az
= : csn sn,sh It besare J
Il went over big cou III
=, oesiuG En-. Ic,e ~ Jose
spa,, Ss W anv to- ZACH of you.
Snall see o. ideag To set all the
roanr men Of heir heads ana I'M
, S s;ns n uoT are Mary Ogden once
Aglne you 81 .,a he a triumph. I've
ac Cert not" she said dan, aRsrily
~, taow W. sl ,Ss least Intention Of going
" ny ~ narties l should be
. dancing q s,. p4 I hardly knew
what young yane w. I, s ,~,s
, '',9sr.e S4a lsuknsss rom the men Of
l'Aeiens n a Is onlg decent :