Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-19

tirmatiOn of his suspicious with out
ward calm. but inward delirium; but
st. Croix, almost as soon as he had
delivered the girl over to his mother,
had escaped from his own devastating
situation by fleeing to Florida on the
pretext of looking into his fathers In
terestS there.
AS these interests were not so press
ing as to necessitate his leaving home
at this crucial time, his action could
be interpreted by his family in only
one way-Sylvia must have given
him to understand quite unequivocal,
ly that he the younger son, wits not
an acceptable substitute for his elder
brother-even though the elder had
long since fatty refused to so much
as consider the question Of marrying
her.
Mr.. Creighton could now only hope
that the apprehensions he had suffered
lest Marvin had fallen prey to the
charms of the teacher of William
Penn school were indeed well founded.
The very morning after her arrival
she asked cousin Creighton" to let
her have talk with him alone. Shut
up with him in his study, the revela-
ton she there made to him Of her am
bition and determination to exploit
herself at Hollywood came to him as
q blow.
''The only way you could stop me,
Cousin Creighton" she answered his
arguments against her plan, with SYM
pathy in her tone for his manifest de-
lection, would be to take back your
money-what's left of it." She pushed
toward him on the table between
them pile Of bills-a pensive visit
fulness in the lovely eyes she raised
to his. 81 can't go, of course, without
your money"
"And if you can't 60, what then?
Will you" he asked hopefully, "then
marry one of my sons?"
eff I said yes to that" she replied
in alarm, drawing back the bills,
you'd take back your money! No, if
I can't go with your money, I'll earn
the money And if you won't give me
a job at mining, I warn you I'll turn
evangelist! I've heard there's money
in that I'd make piles, for I'd be
new American sensation-an English
titled woman prancing and rantfng
over your broad land as a Soul-Saver!
could do it, tool"
"Yes, and would. by Cd" he ex-
claimed. keep the money, in heav-
ems name!"
''Thank you. Then that's settled"
eff you fail at Hollywood" he
gloomily inquired
Don't wish it on me-please! If !
fail, I'll come back and marry any of
your sons that want me. Only draw
the line at st. Croix. couldn't" she
shook her head, marry st. Croix"
"Why" asked Creighton testify,
wounded in his paternal pride.
"First, because I'm not in love with
him. Then I think a girl owes 1t to
her children to pick out a good father
for them-and St. Croix strikes me as
too self-absOrbed to make a success
full husband and father. His own in
terests would always be first with
him."
"St. Croix is a very fine young
man, his father warmly defended
him. Sensible and well balanced. No
wild vagaries-"
"But I like rebels and vagabonds so
much better than fine young menu"
'Oh, then you mean," said Creigh-
ton, again picking up hope, "that you
will marry Marvin If Hollywood dis
appoints your
"Not unless he asks me to-
IF he doesn't ask you to-" exclaimed
Mr. Creighton, she's a"
"Yes, isn't he! l think so too. But
though I'd never marry a man that
hadn't proposed to me, if never got
married, that question need not en-
gage us, Cousin Creighton, because
Pm not going to fail at Hollywood"
Continued next week.
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