White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-04-20

CT lldH ne dlTeduy was. but II you
were the teacher" he exclaimed, "why,
| then, it was you that Marvin was all
| the time seeing at that schoolhouse
1t was to you my father paid five thou
sand dollars to get away! My Cdr"
"Yes, wasn't that sprightly scene!
That's what I'm going to see your IA
Their about. ran home to England
with that money to feed my starving
parents. Now Pm going to make a
clean breast of 1t all to your father
and then If he'll let me borrow what
I've still got Of that five thousand, I'll
go to Hollywood with it. The only
blot on my family escutcheon," she
sighed, lis my having taken that bride
from your father! But I needed it."
"Will you tell me-" demanded st.
Croix, frowning darkly, sis Marvin in
love with you?'
I'm sure don't know. He never
told me so, the one time / met him
professionally"
"And you are perfectly confident,
are you, that Marvin had no suspicious
| 81 IA 90 W NiO JOu NClCs
II fancy he had several suspicious.
Oh, st. CroiX, it's going to be awfully
embarrassing, facing them all ESpe-
cially your awful father after my TAX
ing that money from him! It makes
me shudderl When we get there, st.
Croix, let me walk in behind you, will
you?-and promise to bring up
good, solid rear in the procession!
| Oh, but I'm nervous about It'll"
ITO see you sitting there looking
like Nicely Schwenckton and talking
straight English Its the d-t knock
out I've ever experienced" st. Croix
almost groaned.
Didn't do the part to the life?"
she amazingly appealed for applause
"Now can go to Hollywood not only
to offer Myself, but my Piece as well
for I've written a scenario Of this
weird, wild escapade, st. Croix, that
they can't resist! You'll see yourself
in a movie and find out just how
just what you're like!"
| "Sylvia!' He leaned forward and
took her hand. (They had their end
of the car pretty much to themselves.)
"Give up this Hollywood idea! You
know how love you"
"'How,'" she repeated thoughtfully,
as she gently withdrew her hand.
eyes, know how"
"But look here! You're not going
to hold me to account for treating
you like the creature you pretended
to bel"
"What sort of creature was I
pretending to be?"
"You know what mean, Sylvia y
"Yet you made love to that crea-
ture A mans Standards" she shook
her head over it, "are certainly low p
"They're high enough when it
comes to choosing wife, Sylvia ~
''Then let woman's standards be
as high when choosing husband p
"You don't know life, my DEAR or
you wouldn't say such an impossible
thing! My own standards are far
more fastidious than the average!'
"Gracious!"
IF you'll marry me, I'll worship
and reverence and adore you all my
life longw
my dear st. Croix, I can't imagine
anything more uncomfortable than be
ing Observation-Disclosures! You'v,
known Nicely Schwenckton mucl
longer and better than you've known
Cousin Sylvia and I'm afraid If you
married me, you'd be far more likely
to bully and browbeat the meek and
lowly Nicely than to worship, rev.
erence and adore the Lady Sylvia
You're so used to bullying me.
couldn't risk It'll"
"You actually believe could evel
for a moment confound you with tn,
stupid, vulgar girl you pretended t,
be?'
"You made love to that girl an
would haves> despoiled and ravishe
her!"
He WINGED and looked shocked
l please! Such words on your lips /!
r Bunk! Bosh You would hav
done to her what you consider indie
. cent even to speak of to me! Do 70
| IHlllh 1OIScL WlluI you IOlu lGI Z
! your feelings, about your marriage
1 You said to her. L will marry my cou
$ in because l shall enjoy the prestie
y this marriage will give to me and t
3 my children You weren't even hoI
A ing for love in your marriage. Ths
I you would find outside of marriage
/ with girls like Nicely Schwenckton ~
s II hadn't seen you then, Sylvia!"
: "You were planning to marry or
girl while you were trying your be-
to seduce another! And in the fac
t of that, you dare to speak of marriae
g to me?"
o "Yes! Because love you! WE
: mad about Nicely and you are She
I with just the difference that turns d
sire into worship!"
"I'm afraid, st. Croix, that Marvin
repudiating me is more to my taste
l. You see, my dear cousin, I know tc
Il we'll how unchivalrous you are [
womanhood, how you dishonor it ar
ravage it!
Again he WINGED and drew back.
cannot bear" he frowned, disgust
his eyes, "to hear such coarse la
g guage on the lips of girl respect
(To BE CONTINUED.)