The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-03-16
CHAPTER vIII-Continued

MY cousin is DarOneC, Slr john
st. Croix, and his sons death left no
heir to his title; so that it would have
died out with him, but tina; the king
conferred on his daughter, Sylvia, the
title of baroness and the right of con-
tinuance Of the title in direct line. so
that her oldest son will bear the title
of baron"
AS Marvin stated these facts, his eff
forts to watch his companions face
rendered his driving rather eccentric.
"Oh," she exclaimed, sis that the
English titled lady they say around
here you refuse to marry?"
Nothing could have been more Inn
personal than her tone-though he
noted that her cheeks were flushed.
HAS that gossip reached your
Couldn't have lodged it," she
smiled.
by the way, believe you told me,
the first time I met you, didn't you,
that you'd been 'jilted'?"
"Only once"
"What for?'
'That's what I'd like to know! Can
you understand a mans deliberately
and of his own free will and choice
losing the chance to annex me for
life? Why" she abruptly inquired, ibid
you jilt your cousin, that baroness?"
II didn't. was never really en-
gagged to her. Our parents had sort
Of understanding"
did the noble lady fall in with it?"
II never heard that she objected"
"Then don't you think you rather let
her DOWN.
mot so much, in my opinion, as a
marriage de CONVEYANCE would let her
DOWN. Anyway, my brother, whom
she'll probably find much more to her
taste, is going to marry her."
"Is he?"
IF she'll have him."
"And you think she will like him
better than you?"
IF you'd ever met him you wouldn't
ask"
"Oh, whyT
manners than I have and better
clothes."'
"Some girls don't care for "a ladies'
man,"
"Well, If she turns him down might
begin to be interested in her myself"
"Why?"
eff she could be so disinterested.
My brother has big income from my
father. have only what I earn"
"YOu haven't very high opinion Of
girls, have your
"What makes you think sol"
"You seem to think they've no sense
-preferring manners and clothes to
"a mani"
Marvin felt tingling sensation
along his arm that made it difficult
for him to keep his hand on the wheel,
such an urgent pull was on it to
snatch her to him and kiss the lips
that paid him such tribute; he was
not used to compliments from girls
because he was not used to girls at
all.
But the necessity, at this moment, of
finding parking spot in front of Sun
Sury's best hotel prevented his re-
plying.
"I've been wondering" Nicely said,
as their waiter arrived with oysters,
"are you going to make this educa-
tional job your life work, Mr.. Creigh-
ton? Or are you using it as a STEP
ping-stone' to other ambitions?" she
wickedly suggested.
"Have you any idea," he seriously
replied, show hard it is to find a job
an honest man can do? Pledge your
self to absolute honesty in this world
and you'll starve to death or rot in
Jail! Public school positions are
political jobs controlled by bunch Of
exploiters. Show me one profession or
business in which man can be entire
ly honest. The church? 1t is to smile
ask any pastori Journalism? Ask
John Swinton, one of Americas most
beloved journalists. Medicine? Read
'Arrowsmithr The law? Ask Judge
Lindsey! Teaching? Ask Scott Near
ingw
swell, what is one to do about it?"
.'Darned if i see any solution for
fellow that was born with a twist like
mine!"
Most people born to great riches
as you've been, certainly are not
troubled with your difficulties, Mr..
Creighton! I've always been poor, so
can't quite feel your plight"
"All my life I've felt bitterly the
hoggishness of our familys living in
luxury on the labor of others who live
on the ragged edge Of poverty"
''You take life as seriously as / did
|GRt sixteen! Grow up and be a cynic
Ne me, then you'll be happy, though
Eich. Can 1t matter to the vast uni
verse how we worms on this tiny earth
(behave?"
mot to the vast universe-but to
us while we're here. Got to have traf-
fic laws, you know, unless you can get
off the high road to road no enc
else uses; where. of course, you'd have
IL a. l.f-. a.