The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-14
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JOHN w. BROOKE. widower
and hardware maenatc. ar
ranges with "a firm of efficiency
cxperts 10 operate his home for
several weeks during his nh
sence. IL is three weeks now
since
II. HEDGE, efficiency expert,
took charge of the Brook
household. Constance. Billy and
Alice, the Brook "cbfIdren,,
failed to stop scientific
ment until Constance became
Hedges secretary md Hedge
proceeded to fall in love with
her. In a showdown between
the two, over some notes Hedge
made which showed the Brooke
family as types of the idle rich,
Constance wins n complete VIC
tory.
All the records are thrown
into the fireplace by Hedge, who
sends a letter of resignation to
his Love has won over
efficiency. Hedge and Constance
are wondering how to explain 1t
all, when Billy walks in. They
tell him that they are engaged
to be married.
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OILY BROOKE was stunned.
- He gaped at the pair and shook
his head slowly, in complete be-
wilderment.
Comics going to marry me-" an.
,nounced H. Hedge, grinning. You're
almost my brother-in-law, Bill"
rs this true. Connie?"
Constance nodded and laughed.
you mean to tell me you're going
to marry that-that-that crazy
nut?"
But he's not crazy, Billy dear.
Are you, E. E.? He isn't an efficiency
mar any more. He resigned. And
the efficiency is all in the fire, and
the time-clock is smashed, and all
The rules are abolished. So you
mustn't call him a nut, because
well, because he's mine"
Were d~isgraced!!" moaned Billy.
See here, William Brooke" said
his sister sternly. Never Let me
hear you say that again. We're not
d~isgracedi He's the finest, dearest"
Let up-please." begged II. Hedge
modcstly.
Il WON'T" declared Constance.
You're whatever l say you are. AS
for you, Billy, l want you to shake
hands with him and congratulate
Billy glared.
BILLY, do as l say she command
cd. why. it's an insult not TO.
Don't you think enough of your
to congratulate the man who
gets her9''
But. Connie-after everything
that's happened-after all he's
done?"
Constance set her lips firmly and
slid down from the table.
"E. E." she said. You promised
to do anything I eve asked, didn't
Il did"
Very well. Then beat him up"
And Constance pointed at her
brother.
H. Hedge laughed and advanced
toward Billy, with an extended hand.
shake. Bill" he said. I'm 0. X.
ven if you don't believe it yet. Con-
ME says I am. and she's always
right I'm going to prove it to all of
you-today
Billy Brooke found himself study
ng a singuIarly winning smile, quite
liffercnt from any he had ever be-
observed on the face of II
Hedge Hesitatingly he thrust out
his hand
And nov kiss me and wish me
happiness, ordered Constance.
Billy did. still bewildered
'poes-does Alice Know this7" he
.skcd a~nxiously
She's not home from school yet
'Itn be an awful shock to her
IT is to all If us. said Constance
'heerfully. That's one of the nice
ARTS of II. love to be shocked
}ut you're going &c be shocked worse
han Alice Tell him what you are
.oing to do. E. T."
For answer. II Hedge fumbled
moss the few remaining papers on
b., oesl. and discovered the check
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