The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-08-09

good substantial ghost like Johl
Lawrence. A nice, handsom,
ghost, Nab, with gorgeous blut
eyes and lovely blond hair.
All the men l know have bal(
spots, Nab"
Sybil was wheedling prettily
"And John, my dear, was the bes'
of all possible lovers. 1t would
be a rare woman, Mrs. Moore
! who'd run away from a ghost like
him"
ooh, 1 don't know that there
are any bells on your little
friend" Mabel pumped down on
the divan. when you loved John
Lawrence, he was a regular Gal
ahad, wasn't he? Well now, my
dear, he could show Don Juan his
stuff. He's a second-rate sheik-
that's what he isl"
"And how" inquired Sybil Jelly,
did you get your inside informa-
tion?"
81 heard one of the girls at the
real estate Office talking about
him, if you must know" Mabel
defended herself with a clustering
little air of righteousness. "She
said his life was simply one wo-
man after another. Now,
Sib, hadn't you rather keep illu-
sions about young Galahad? l
should think you'd had enough of
philanderers. If Richard Eustis
didn't teach you a lesson you're
hopeless"
"But, NAB" cried Sybil, sit was
such a lovely romance I had with
john"
"Yes-well, hadn't you rather
the memory of it stayed fresh and
sweet? What do you want to dig
it UP for? 1t will only tarnish
and grow cheap"
Mabel thumped her knee with
an emphatic fist. 81 tell you,
Sybil, you're making a big mis-
take. The mar has a girl-maybe
he's married already. What do
you know about him?"
mot much" Sybil stretched in
dolently. "But I'm old enough,
Nab, to take care of myself
"That's just it," Mabel explod-
ed violently. "And you say you're
not hard-boiled! You were
an innocent little kid when John
Lawrence fell in love with you,
weren't you? A nice, trusting lit
tie kid. And you probably had a
lot of splendid ideals and high
falutin' dreams. And he thought
you were just the sweetest, grand
est, purest thing on earth.
Did you ever stop to think that
you've changed?
''The nice, little kid you used to
be is wise now, Sib-wise as the
oldest woman, and bitter with life.
+. Where are are ideals you
to have? And the dreams?
They're eraser stuff now,
aren't they, Sib? You would dis
appoint John Lawrence exactly as
he would disappoint you. I tell
you, Sib, you can't begin at %
where you left off at Is. If you
have an affair with this man now,
it's going to be a shoddy thing.
And you've got to take him away
from some other woman to have
it,
81 suppose" unused Sybil, her
eyes on the smouldering blaze,
that it would be a poor ~carcature
the lovely thing that bloomed
when we were very, very young"
God be praised!" muttered
Mabel. "The woman's got sense.
Then you're going to lay off, Sib?"
You'll drop your stunning ghost,
md be a good girl?"
Sybil got to her feet, laughing.
Here's Teddy" she said. WED
be running along, Nab. It's
,ast bedtime. Hello, Pre-
.ious! Whose beautiful boy are
our"
She caught him to her, and kiss
d his rosy cheeks.
CANCEL child" she told him sol
mnly, you're the most beautiful
hing that ever lived" And
he kissed his small red nose.
MAY I give him a cookie,
asked Mabel.
Tookiei Tookie!" clamored
eddy rapturously.
He took it in both his hands,
nd smiling beautifully above the
rumbs, beamed on Mabel.
fanny" he said. "Tanny too"
"He wants some candy" ex-
lained sybil. He's just like his
II aren't you, Precious?
les got to eat life with both
ands, Nab. No, darling
mo candy. Say goodby to Aunty
lab, dear"
Mabel took him in her arms.
"Goodby, Teddy-boy. Come see
our old aunty soon-and we'll
ave some great big cookies. And
indy, Teddy. Nice candy! Now
We me a big bear hug, like a
pod boy-and the very best kiss
ou've got, Sweetheart"
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