Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-10
is it Bruce? Is
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GGVXTHAT is it Bruce? Is 1t
w from your father"
Yes" He handed it to
her. Poor old beggar! He's hard
hit" Then with lips that trembled
a little, although ne smiled, he add
ed; II wonder why the two months?'
II guess he thought that would
give you time to look around for q
position" the practical Muriel re
piled. Then: He calls me the wom
an One would think l was your
grandmother to read his note" Her
pitiful resentment hid completely
Bruce's natural sorrow that he had
so hurt his father.
Il guess l was wrong to ask you
to elOpe with me-we might have
been engage. &lntil / had been gGad
uated. Then father would mt have
objected, l am sure. That 1 should
| finish, have a college education, was
a sort Of fetish with him-poor old
beggar."
Could Bruce have seen the lonely
widoWer when he received word OF
what the son he lived for had done
| he would have felt even more sorry
| The poor old beggar" was a loving
term. Bruce applied to the man who
| had always fathered and mothered
him.
Married some designing hussy
who knows I'm rich" he groaned
Il won't recognize her, won't see
her. And she'll get none of my
money! He's nothing but boy, a
happy laughing oy-and-marriedY
Unobserved by Bruce a check had
fallen to the floor when he opened
the letter Muriel picked it up and
gave it to him. 1t was two months
allowance.
Hes through with me- Bruce
said as he put it into his pocket.
Makes one job of it instead Of send
ing it monthly as usual" For a
time he was downCast,s but Muriel
used all her Establishments, petting
and loving him, until he declared
II don't care I'll show father
can make - living without his help.
When he sees I can make good and
finds out what a jewel of wife I've
got he'll come around all right"
b "Of course he will" Muriel re-
sponded. She didn't like Bruce fuss
ing so and acting so sorry because
his father was angry. She wanted
him to love her so much that he
wouldn't have any to give another,
even his father. She wanted him to
be satisfied with just her as she was
satisfied with just him.
The next morning the two started
for Muriel's home. Her father and
mother met them kindly, surprise
showing on their faces when they
saw Bruce, whom they liked at once.
Hes too good for Muriel," her
sister June, a girl of ten, said, and
he seems young as me. He says l.
play a rafting good game OF tennis
for a girl Of my age. He said he
was sorry Muriel didn't like tennis. l
asked him and he said"
"There dear, it isn't in good taste
for you to discuss your sister with
any one" Mrs. Dangerheld SAID
warningly. In her heart she was
disposed to agree with June. she
loved Muriel with all a mothers love,
but she was not blind to her selhsh
nature; the lack of many character
istics that would make for happiness
with nature like Bruce's.
Kermit, the -year-old orother,
adored Bruce and chung to him un-
til in her Impotence because ne was
prattling so Bruce did not hear her
speak, Muriel accused him OF not low
ing her or he wouldn't forget her for
a kid
Bruce's eyes opened wide and she
realized that he did not understand,
| 4 Ia nltlnHbr tn sneak
as she had. She pleaded feeling i'll
as an EXCUSE, and he was all SYM
pathy at once.
shes a delicate little thing" he
said, IN have to be awfully careful
of her"
Mr.. Dangerf1eld finally succeeded
in finding Bruce a position in fair
ly large town some distance away.
A friend Of his had an insurance
and real estate business, and fortu-
nately just then had an opening in
his office for a bright young man."
He's bright all right" Mr.. Dan
gerheld said to his wife after the
young couple had left. TOO bright
at times. | wish Muriel had a little
more humor in her makeup. On,
well, I've done all | can for them.
They'll have to paddle their own
canoe same as we did"
~ hope they won't paddle it on the
rocks" Muriel's mother answered.
| Bruce is so gay, so full of life, and
Muriel is-so inclined to be jealous.
She seemed rather glad his father
was angry. She told me she'd rather
go without his money than have
Bruce talking about him all the time
and perhaps having to leave her
alone to be with him"
well, don't worry. They're young.
There's plenty Of time to learn"
I'm going to marry some one just
like Bruce when l grow up June
declared one day.
$50 is me-" Kermit added.
June still insisted he was too good
for Muriel.
Hes always laughing and showing
his teeth, and the cute little crinkly
wrinkles around his eyes. And when
he does, unless she's laughing, too,
she looks kinda mad when she thinks
he amt looking. Then if he turns
around she grins-sort of sick like"
June, l forbid you ever to talk
that way of your sister again" Mrs
Dangerfield sternly reproveQ.
"All right. I won't. But it's true
just the same. He's too good for
her
Mrs. Dangerfeld sighed as she
turned away. Like June, she had
noted Muriers Impotence If Bruce
seemed to be enjoying himself.
Continued Tuesday,