The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-10
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upon the French Communists and
offer to pay the costs of a lawyer
to institute legal proceedings and
find out what was happening to
Paul. But as a matter of fact the
effort was not necessary, for next
morning all the newspapers had the
story; notorious American Boil
shevik agitator had been escorted
by the authorities to Havre and
placed on board a steamer to sail
that day. The Communist paper in
its report commented sarcastically;
this was one Bolshevik agitator
whom the American government
could not very well refuse to admit,
since they had him under bond of
twenty thousand dollars to make his
appearance in court! Bunny had so
little confidence in the French au-
thorities that he took the precau-
ton to wireless Paul to the steamer
with reply prepaid; and few hours
later he got the words, "On the way
to Paradise"-a code message from
Paul!
Three days later came a message
from his sweetheart-no code this
time, but a proclamation to the
whole world. The newspapers of
Paris and all other capitals-of
Madagascar, Paraguay, Nova Zem-
bla, Thibet and New Guinea-an-
nounced the engagement of Viola
Tracy, American screen actress, to
Prince Marescu Of Roumania; the
wedding was to take place in the
great cathedral of Bucharest, and
Queen Marie herself would attend.
The efficient publicity organization
of acknowledgements had con-
trived many stunt in its time, but
never one so effective as this which
fate handed to it, free, gratis, and
for nothingl
And so there was chapter closed
in Bunny's life. The door which
had led from his suite in the hotel
to Wees suite was locked, and a
piece of furniture moved in front of
it. But there was no piece of fur
niture that could be moved in front
of the memory in Bunny's mind!
Nothing could shut out that slender
white figure, so vivid and eager,
and the memory of the delights she
had brought to him. He was
manned in soul, as the victims of
the White Terror were MANNED in
body-and in the same cause!
There were women here, of all
kinds and sizes, native and Ameri-
can, young ladies of the highest
fashionableness, willing to receive
the attentions of a young oil prince.
They knew about his romance and
his broken heart; and their shrewd
mammas told them an ancient for
mula, known to the feminine world
since the dawn of coquetry-"C
him on the rebound" Bunny was
besought to attend tea parties and
dances, but mostly he went to So
cialist meetings; and when he
thought about girls, it was to Angel
City that his fancy fled. Ruth
Watkins was so gentle and quiet,
yet brave-not giving up her broth
er because he turned into Bolshe-
vik! And Rachel Menzies was so
steady, so grim in her determine
ton to send him four-page paper,
as regular as the calendar, and al
ways telling him everything he
wanted to know! Once every
month she sent an itemized state
ment of receipts and expenditures,
typed with her own fingers, and al
ways exactly right-whatever doll
lars were left over went for sample
copies, so he was never troubled
by either surplus or deficit!
September, and Dad came bring
ing an announcement that caused
him to hesitate, and turn fiery red
after he got going. "You know,
son, have got to be very good
friends with Alyse, we-that is, we
are interested in the same ideas,
and we realize that we can help
edcn OLner.
eyes, Dad, of course"
"Well, the fact is-you know how
it is-Ive been imposing on you for
so long, but now you will be free,
because I've asked Alyse to marry
me, and she consents"
"Well, Dad, I've been expecting
that for a quite while. I'm sure
you will be happy"
Dad looked very much relieved
had he feared tantrum, after the
fashion of BERTHE? He FASTENED to
say, II want to tell you-Alyse and
/ have talked the matter over, and
we agree-she is fond of you, and
appreciates your standing by me
and all, and she wants you to know