The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-28
SISTER TO RESCUE
Remarkable Effect Of Lifeline
Thrown to Buddy.
Thoughts Of SeIf-Exile Terminated In
the Roseate Glow Of That
Ten-DoIIar Eiil.

who was a sister, on discovering the
young man hunched mocdily In a cor
ner of the library. "What seems to be
the trouble?"
Nothing her brother tod her
promptly and rudely. He even scowled
"Why should there be anything the
trouble? Can't a fellow get off by
himself and-and think, without every,
body jumping to the conclusion that
he's committed a crime and the police
are after him? Everything is per,
fectly all right!"
Eyes, you look it, his sister in
formed him. you need only a bottle
of prussic acid in one hand and a dag
ger in the other TO round off the pic
ture. Has your girl gone back on you,
Buddy?"
Girl" cried the grouchy n indig-
nantly. "What're girls TO me? Huh !
| guess If there were absolutely no
girls in the world I'd get along nicely.
I've no use for girls"
Then ii must have happened since
last night" his sister insisted cheer
fully. Last night you couldn't make
up your mind whether to go call on
Edith or Louise, and then you were
considering Lillian when | left for the
movies. Which n of them wrecked
your young life?"
you're exactly as silly as the rest
of en-" her brother informed her
sc%ornfully. "Why don't you leave me
alone? i don't come butting into your
affairs when you go around looking
as though you had just got Il telegram
saying the bank had failed and there
were no more clothes on earth or men
or candy. I'm just sort of thinking.
/ tell YOU. I'm going somewhere so
far from here that I'll never even see
a newspaper, and years later, when
somebody mentions Bertram Jones
folksll look sort of blank and say,
Jones! Bertram Jones! Who is hep
And If anyone does know they'll say.
Why, don't you Knowles the chap
that picked up a fortune down in
Honduras or Chilkoot, or wherever |
decide to CO.. I guess that'l make 'em
sit up and remember"
But why"
We'll, what's the use of hanging
around here?' demanded the moody
young man, fiercely. "Geel There's
nothing to stick around in this town
for that can see. I'm sick Of girls
silly things! No brains! ANYTHING
that glitters attracts EN-. What-dah
they care what a fellow really is, so
long as he can give 'em a good time?
| tell you. | never want 10 hear about
any of EN- again"
"Well, well !" said his sister politely.
All right, we will not speak of the
horrld creatures again. What do Won
expect the peace conference will do
i tell you I'm sick and tired of
hearing about girls! !" the young man
insisted darkly. Here | go over 10
Lillian's, not that l am crazy about
Lillian at all, but I've made I'D NV
to give her a pleasant evening.
and she's hardly time TO saw eyer
sorry, Bud she say hut Pm
to the theater tonight with Mr.
And seats in the sixth royr
And when | went on 10 Edith's
her coming down the steps with
nat slope-chin Andrews. and he had
Dig car out in front and was dressed
up like a horse and buggy-'O, 5000
sorry to miss you, but we're going 10
he theater! Go-o-od night. Buddy
And me with the price of a movie and
cream soda in my pocket. Makes
fellow feel so proud and naughty.
'ou know! Not that | give a nickel
lbout those girls"
vi curse not" said his sister
Ell can spare you SO till next nj
day, Buddy, If you have an,
for
Honesty" cried the moody one. sir.
Ing up with a CLEAN of hope in his
we. Say, you're a brick! euess
II go phone ~Louise-she's diving 70
ZEE that new musical comedy. and ]
night as well take her Saw. don't
MENTION Honduras or Alaska to the
amily-I might change my mind..-
News.