Show HER OWN JAY otwAY 0 cA 4 GIRL CHUCK AGAIN I left Lym and Rill Bill together and walked on a little farther quite unhappy over RUlie Rillie I aw saw that she would probably marry Lyman Andrews and be ever after lly Iy yes were on the pavement when I heard a voice ask Where are you going Judy and I looked up Into the face of Becker Decker I laughed laughe-d I c help heip It Charlie Becker no fio had III always ways prided himself on being Ing the creen reen type looked so so funny tunny with his d dis discolored ds- ds s- s colored eye and voll s swollen n ch cheek chesk k My laugh m made de him hilI furious But ButI I couldn't stop even when I saw he was holding b In check for fear h hj hs would say say something nasty He was almost Insane with anger better stop young lady and walk along as though you ou were crazy about me even with this face Didn't you know that tomorrow morning the pap rs will announce our engagement engagement engage engage- ment and coming early marriage No Chuck They'll do nothing of the kind I ma may make malee you happier happier happier hap hap- pier to know that I was more successful successful successful suc suc- with father than you were I made mado my threat at that I would not marry you ou if If YOU were the last person on earth good I told your father tather not to tell you I said that Judy Well Vell you needn't worry anything anything any any- thing about it Chuck The moment fath father r announced what he be was goIng goIng going go- go Ing to do do I said Immediately I wouldn't marry you under any circumstances cir cIr- cir cir- and that you OU had haq iid the same thing didn't bother me at all Dont get mad Judy I r didn't mean ft it At least I dont don't mean it now You ought to know that givIng giving givins ing ins a fellow an eye ye like mine does not endear fa a girl to him for the moment Now Ive I've come to my senses and I know that I want you Why Thy Judy what have I been playing around with you all summer summer summer sum sum- mer for 1 If I didn't want you That's a n. sum sur test Isn't it Why I never went out with any other girl so 80 long In my life Ufe Come on on lets lets let's give ghe the old folks a surprise and slip out and get married Why d dont don't int you know kno Judy I never wanted a girl as much as I want you iou rou Corns Com on on Be a sport Come and marry me tonight I looked up at Charles Becker and again I laughed and then I grew rather sick but I kept up my bluff and said Im afraid you dont don't understand Chuck I told you that I had made my threat at that I wouldn't marry you ou if It you were the last man on onearth onearth onearth earth good Ive I've persuaded dad to let me go to Chicago and try to earn m my own living Copyright 1926 NEA Service Inc Tomorrow Tomorrow Moro More Understandings |