Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-09-10

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Il hear you're marrying soon," said
he. IF so. I've come to say goodby."
The final horror.
"Ah, yes, thank YOU said Pierson
Mulliner, keeping Rosalie's hand and
speaking politely.
Bill advanced over to them, looking
seven feet high at the very least. and
as all engulfing as a polar bear in his
fur lined o%vercoat.
"See here, Resale. I've come to ask
you once more. Take a chance on
chucking this fellow and marry me.
Will you?"
Bill" RoSalie gasped.
Pierson advanced between them, very
self-possessed. This is not exactly
what I call honorable" said he icily.
Not to speak of the %discourtesy with
which you speak to my ~fiancee."
Bill went on, unheeding. Il tell you
again. I won't be any doormat. But I
don't believe you want a doormat. 1
believe you and I love each other and
were a couple of damn fools to break
off"
Rosalie tried to speak again, but
Pierson stopped her.
Il can speak for Rosalie," he said,
his courtesy and poise Gas he doubtless
knew a contrast to Bills violence.
"She is about to marry me. And I am
proud to be a doormat where the wom-
an l love is concerned. l trust her. I
trust her SO much" said Pierson, eying
Bill as if he was something the cat
brought in. that l am willing to leave
her alone with you while / teleph
about the final arrangements for our
marriage. l know that her love for me,
apart from her honor, would forbid her
to even listen to you further"
Il have to call up the captain of
the Prince Varonoff," said Pierson,
turning lovingly to Resale. Il will use
the hall telephone. Will you give Ar
thur this when he ome in?" He
handed Rosalie a nickel for the use of
the telephone and went quietly out.
Bill pulled Rosalie to her feet.
Here, hurry up" he said. Thank
God you always throw your things
down in the living room!"
He flung her into her coat and pulled
her beret down over her ears, and
pushed her gloves and handbag at her.
Were going to get into my car and
drive to New York and stay overnight
with the Wilcoxes, and go down to
city hall in the morning and get q
license and get married. Come on this
minute, before that fish-eyed spell
binder can pull any more lines about
honor. Yours, l notice, worries him a
lot more than his does"
But I'm engaged to him-I'd be a
dishonorable, mercenary, Snobbish girl
if
You're engaged to me and you al
ways we're. Shut up, now! Kits told me
the whole story. l won't trust you near
that pup any more. He's used every
decent instinct you have against you
Wait. Do you want to marry him? OF
me? I won't appeal to your better ma
ture. I'm appealing to the lowest one
you have. If you had a lower INT I'd
try to work that. Stay if you love him:
come if you love me-"
Bill stood off.
20, he's coming back" said Resale
She bolted out the window Bill had
come in by. Bill tarried a moment
framed in the window, to deal with the
calm gentleman who sauntered in.
1--WE have to be on board he be-
gan precisely, and checked as he saw
that only Bill was to be seen.
"Goodby, old boy" said Bill out
~rageously. Going to take your queen
and liege lady away. Going to marry
her and trample her under foot. Hey
Rosalie, old doormat, start The carl
There could be heard, promptly, the
buzzing as of a high powered, expen-
sive engine.
But how the devil did you manage
to get yourself all balled up with that
pup" demanded Bill finally, at a red
light too near a policeman to be
evaded.
1T was" said Rosalie, happily in
the past tense, giggling in the old flip
pant way, because my feeling for him
was SO reasonable. I respected and es-
teemed him, like the old fashioned pro-
pOSals."
Lamb, those were the old fashioned
reflections you're thinking about"
Resale, now she was safe, couldn't
help casting an eye back on the ethics
of the situation.
bill, you say Kit told you all about
it. Was l asking too much? Would you
have felt I WASP"
Bill became thoughtful and decent
Bill was a generous person about more
than orchids and necklaces.
"Of course" he said, Il never hao
n laundering for that ole debbil sea
I don't know. Don't let's worry about
Pierson Mulliner, baby. He'll find som
girl that wants him enough to TAKE
him on his own terms. You didn't be-
cause you never got over loving me
any more than 1 did loving you.
didn't need Kit to tell me that"
"But-O, Bill, was 1 NEAR and selfish
and mercenary?"
Bill carefully slid the car to a stoI
on a little green glade near Pelham
He turned to her and held her by thu
shoulders in the old thrilling way. Ther
he said Look here, Rosy. You're prett.
honest with yourself. Suppose it wa!
me Suppose l hadn't anything at all
Suppose / had to give you"-Bill grin
ned-"art goods instead of regula
presents, and we couldn't get marriet
unless YOU went on working. VIVA