Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-26
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CHAPTER vII--while his father 10
away Marvin visits his mother. who
tells him Of her anxiety over st. Croix
philandering with a school teacher.
Marvin takes a photograph from the
baby album" and compares It with
Nicely Schwenckton, finding that 1t
bears a strong resemblance to his Eng
lish cousin, Lady Sylvia St Croix: MIS-
Creighton's curiosity. when he tells her
this, is aroused and she determines to
call on Nicely.
CHAPTER vIII-In conversation
with Marvin, Nicely admits she 10 am
bilious for stage success and Is teach
ing school only to get money enough
to take her to Hollywood, where she
IL sure she can achieve movie" star
dom He tells her Of her remarkable
resemblance to his cousin, Lady Sylvia
St Croix, but although she fs obvious
" interested he is unable absolutely
to confirm his growing suspicion that
Nicely Schwenckton" and Lady Sylvia
are the same person.
CHAPTER IX-Mr. Creighton makes
his contemplated visit to Nicely;
naturally supposes refer to St. croi1,
They hear a car approach and instant.
ly drive away. Creighton assumes 1t
was Marvin coming to visit Nicely,
$1,000 to leave the neighborhood,
avowing his desire to separate her
from his SON" She finally perceives
that he is talking about Marvin, and
had heard was Mrs. Creighton's, who.
recognizing her husbands auto. had
driven on. Marvin, driving by, sees
his fathers car and surmises that he
him into a marriage with the girl,
whom he is now convinced Is Lady
Sylvia. He interrupts the converse
ton. His father tells him Of Meely's
Ia
light Of the transaction, and leaves
the two men, as she says, "for Holly
wood" Marvin and his father effect a
temporary reconciliation. Mrs. Creigh-
father announcing that his daughter
IL sailing at once to America. 1t IL
arranged that st. Croix shall meet her
CHAPTER x-st. croix is DUN
founded by his English Cousins re-
semblance to Nicely, but the girl acts
superbly, and he is not sure. She
and dismay. details Of his acquaintance
with Nicely, which she condemns Leav-
ing her temporarily. he returns to
fnd Nicely herself. The girl keeps
nne her @ a eSplan
ing the situation. His protestations of
love for the real Sylvia" and his
excuse for his treatment Of Nicely
are met with contempt and his offer
Of marriage fatty rejected.
Continued from last week.
1t was a few days later that Mar
vim Creighton, one evening after din
ner, standing in front of the library
fire, looked down ref1ectively over his
folded arms upon his radiant young
cousin who reclined lazily and with a
maddening grace on the big couch
that stood before the fireplace.
"Tt's ncredible-utterly incredibleI"
he voiced his reflections.
Eyes, isn't it?-everything! But
what in particular were you referring
tot"
THAT you-sitting there In front
Of me-you ARE the girl said I
wouldn't marryl Why didn't some
one suggest that 1 cross to England
and look you over frst?"
probably because they were all too
sensible to think you'd pay any at.
tention to such good suggestion.
And If you had, you'd probably have
found me flown from home to elude
you"
"You see, you were offered to me-"
he explained, "like a mark-down at
Woolworth's! Too cheap an article,
1t seemed to me, to take as a wife
seeing I did have a few dreams of
fair women that were not so pur.
chasable! And now, If I'm correctly
Informed as to the fury of a woman
scorned,' there can't be the least hope
for me-can there, Sylvan"
SIS this proposal, Marvin?"
swell. I'm not sure 1t is. I'm not so
conceited as to think my worth to you
could measure up to the worth of q
career for which you are highly tai.
ented! So l don't think I am propos-
ing. don't believe intend to-if
I have any influence with myself"
Lets be engaged, Marvin, until
see how make out at Hollywood If
I succeed, then no wedding bells for
Nicely and you'll have to jilt me
again -
"If only" he fetched a deep
breath, "you hadn't that fatal talent
For we're mates, Sylvia, it's written
In the heavens believe, you know,
that you and are mates In the real
and lasting sense-for it's you l love,
sweet child, not just your epidermis,
lovely as It is"
shy what?"
81 can think Of you as old and
wrinkled and want and love you Just
the same"
She warbled. "'Believe me II all
those endearing-' But that's such old.
stuff-can't you tell me something q
little more up to date"
sour sort of love, Sylvia, is so rare
Tor so 1t seems to mel that it's an
awful pity, don't you think, to let 1t
60 by US even for the sake of a bril-.
liant career?"
go by you, you mean" she sweet.
ly inquired; "for I didn't say was in
love with any one In particular"
: 81 said, didn't !, that we were
mates? I'm your mate, too, If you only