Show I I 1 I I I 1 u. u r t tt t t t I MARIE AND MARY t tt tt ti t t t i I t I II I It I 1 IRVING KING KINO I It t By gy H. H t L. d SyndIcate I 0 0 by McClure of was large laige Henry Lucas Mrs John of presence and commanding person knew how nobody bad her husband money She had a l French nursery nursery nur nur- much old year old old ear maid for the little three 5 sery heiress heiress' of the house of Lucas We Mrs Lucas Lucus told her herf engaged Marie f ends on account of her pure I Bebe to m acquire thereal the tho thereal French V We want I Ir r real al Parisian accent Considering that Mario had acquired school in correspondence her French a her phonograph by the aid of oi a cheap chearl accent was not at all bad Eve Every morning Marie Maile toO took Bebe for foran foran foran and sat on a n an airing in the park retired cUred lo locality locality lo- lo certain bench in a certain abo about t tinder under un- un while the child played der her watchful eye As S Marie left the h house this mornin morning morn morn- state of ravo revolt re ro- in a in ing s however she was vo volt volt volt- i. i Bebe Dobe had been particularly tryIng try try- Ing She wondered if it would not be better batter to chuck the whole business as her admirer Policeman William McCormick would say and go back k to toone toone toone one of her former occupations But Butas ButI as she rapidly reviewed these in her I mind her fancy found no resting place quite so comfortable as the Lucas mansion There was was' William McCormick McCormick mick to be sure and his standing offer of marring marriage marriage and and she was very fond of William Well said William pausing by the bench and how Is Mary Ann this morning and h how w is the millionaire kid As bent as ever on devastating the property of f the park department I see If I was doing my duty now Id I'd run you both In charged with malicIous malicious ma ma- licious mischief See what that kids kid's doing to that piece of shrubbery shrubbery- shrubbery shrubbery- and think what youve you've done to a a. po- po heart heart both both city property and both wantonly broken by the reckless and pampered minions of wealth William replied Marie I wish you would nut wo would ld not call me Mary Ann before before before be be- fore Bebe You have no Idea how quick children are sometimes to catch a name and repeat It Oh chuck the Bebe stuff said William and chuck all your acting too Come now be a sensible girl once more the more the same sensible Mary MaryAnn MaryAnn MaryAnn Ann Sullivan you were when you worked in the department store and wo wo we used to go up to the Bronx zoo and see the animals and eat pink Ice cream cream on Sundays I There was a mischievous twinkle In Maries Marie's eyes and a smile on her lips as she replied William I am surprised at you I I thought the official om cial aal al directions were to say New York Zoological park park not not Bronx zoo Suppose Sup- Sup p ose poseY 1 should report you Dont I Dont Don't I cried William for then I out of a Job and not able to furnish that I little cottage beyond the Harlem I was telling you about the about the one Mr and Mrs tIrs McCormick mick are going to live In Come now dont don't keep me mo waiting forever How many times do do you want me to ask you to let me speak to the priest Isn't it about time you gave gave up this French nursemaid foolishness and come down to earth If its it's me that you object to Just say so and I wont won't bother you any more I Oh William it isn't you I object ct to sighed Marie Mary Ann Sullivan said William Impatiently you make me Just want to kidnap you OU and carry you off till you regain your reason sometimes I Iam Iam Iam am a good mind to march you off oft now and I let t the millionaire kid kid kid- He stopped short with an exclamation Marie peeped over her handkerchief and comprehended at once the cause of Williams William's expletive c The baby was nowhere In sight The girl sprang to her feet and began began be be- gan gnu wringing her hands while she poured out a n torrent of Oh Ob what has become of her Wh Where re is she and like notes of ot alarm and consternation Take Is calmly said William almost almost al al- al most forcing her back upon the bench The first t thing to do In the case of a alost alost alost lost child is to Inform Inform- the police vOlice Fortunately Fortunately Fortunately For For- one of ot the most capable police police police po po- po- po lice officers In New York Is right on the spot You sit right where you are and Ill I'll find the kid for tor you Oh William if you do doWell do- do Well if I do do what what then Will vm you decide to become Mrs McCormick Y Y s s ee e e s e-s faltered faltered Marie I suppose suppose sup sup- pose so but so-but but oh hurry and find her Just then there came a long strident wall from right light under where Marie was sitting William bent down and plucked a squalling kicking child from where she had crawled under the I bench bored no doubt by the prosing of her elders about love and marriage Here she Is said William My part part of the bargain Oh you sou didn't play fair I believe you ou knew she was there all the time time But nut Ill I'll Ill I'll-I'll Ill I'll be Mrs McCormick Just JustI Just the same said Mary A Ann I |