Show J I Three Happy Fools By MARTHA M. M WILLIAMS Copyright ht U TOU n YOU dont don't say Miss Lexy exI exit ex it I rising so quickly she literally rained ruined scissors thread and hag emery upon the time carpet Did you ever In nil all au your our life I never did No sir said sald the Widow Lane chuckling That Copley boy has hns run runaway runaway away with Damaris one of the dancin Reeves twins short shore enough 1 Just stopped by to tell his mother The Time Reeves girls girl's stepfather Is that cut cutup cutup up Ui he cried in the telling Said he got the blame same sante as ns for the stage dane In lag ing and him tUrn as Innocent as ns a babe un Un- born Lying as usual Miss Lexy com corn Time Tile twins would be quietly at nt home hattie If he ha hadn't nt fooled away uway the nhe money Tom from Reeves poor fellow left his widow willow She's one of those thos' smart fools fools I I tried to warn wara her against Jack Ross s being a n sis church ter tem but he lie paid no rio attention So she he married him bud and he used all nil her money lIoney and amid it wu was sinful hard on onDa Da Du ilia marls Ils and und Doris Course COUlse they timey took to duncin u The The had to do 10 something for foi their living I wish to patience Sid Sill Copley had been holD burn twins for the time sake sale of of- Doris Will she site stay at ut home now or go back to dancin Aint beard eard tell tell Let you know Inow when I do Widow Lane said s-ald whereat Miss Lexy coun Needn't trouble Ill I'll see that child In about half a u jiffy jiffy jiffy- What hat for the time widow demanded Miss 1 Lex Lexy already bonneted nodded nodded nodded nod nod- ded toward the time door with a Come Commie on But outside she slid the time side gate almost running towards the time short cut leading to the time toss Ross h home oni e. e Slipping lIpping In wise ghost Instinct guided her to Doris who Doris who bad had found sanctuary In the playroom where in front of a bl big clouded mirror she was bravely essaying a new step Im glad glud you know you know Doris told her wanted to tc tell you you you- OU but they had find to hurry so Mr Il Ross was simply dreadful dreadful talked talked about We Ve are ate not of age wont age wont won't be for a year Says how he means menns to keep me nie here and oDd save sa the cooks cook's wages wages-It wages He Be I Miss Lexy cried Doris Domis smiled gulped and replied replied re re- re- re plied But he lie can cun Mother l made mude him our guardian l 1 cant can't get work without without with out his consent Besides I Besides I cant can't get ger getaway away away lm has locked up my my my- dancing clothes my may jewels three ree sil silver ver dollars dol dol- lars hams is all ull the time moue I ha have haIn in the time world Sid hind had so o little I couldn't let go to hin hum empty han e So So- So o- o Ill I'll grit my may teeth and bear It for the time year rear rather ruther than give gh tutu him three parts of If what I could earn earn If If fice free free- Youre YouIe goin tp 9 be free in short ort order Miss Lex Lexy Interrupted with me right now Time somebody took tool Mr Jr Jack Ross Hoss In hand mid hand and Im I'm the time person lo to do po It It- It lt with a little help from front the time good Lord IonI and Tommy Woodley time the under her hel breath Come Conic just as us you ou are mire fetch fetch not noth nothIng Ii Ing but your our tousle music Miss 1 Lexy ordered or or- Jr dered very elY low setting her tier hack back baCk against the time door She heard fro trout from III th the lid Jack Jark Ross HOs ln laying illg down lawn time tile law furiously to his weeping wife Instantly Instant I ly she set her shroud black bluel hut hat upon Doris' Doris golden head huddled the tIme girl Inin hilmi her t r wn in prim jacket and walk walkIng walking ing lag In lii front of If her went to the hatch hall door undiscovered ered There she whispered whis Run nun your best to my hOlls house You YO know the way Heres Here's time tile key Lock Ioel up tight Up tight and open alen to nobody until I conic come Now my Now my hat hal and jacket please Five minutes later Inter she had gained the highway Tile The first passing lassing motor 1st It was glad to take her to fJ the time count county town There she divided an tin hour betwixt the time bun hank I time tile courthouse court court- house and the time law office ottice of or Rr Bryce p Woodley whence he jime ro rude rode e home In a rather rn eX extravagant lInt car nr with Tommy himself at lit time the wheel Tommy I talked milked little but mit a alot alot lot on nn I the lie home WilY way Thinking over uvel em the lime case ht he im explained to Aunt Lexia Puzzle Tir Not nt a hit Theres There's several ways to iii win It It question question is Is whIch which Is best hest Tommy was sudden sudden after after the time manner man ner lIer of youth lie ile stepped behind behin l I and said saltI with the least touch of elt tremor Honey Ive I've lo ed you nineteen years at ot least least since since I saw jou rou first jou you know so know so If only you yon youcan an can tolerate me me it will be Joy to look I after jou you all nil the time rest of our lives I But But Mr Ross Ross Ross-my my guardian Doris stammered Mr 11 1 Ross Hoss knows his danger danger- prison If It were proved In court how he had looted your Jour fathers father's estate estale of or which your our mother had hul only life use hut but which he lie assumed to be hers In fee cc But But we e dont don't want to send s him there no there no blots blois on the time family family- record If It ife we e can cun sidestep It Is that lint really bow Jow It stand stands Tom Torn m my 1 said Doris w wonderingly He lie smiled down lOn at her lieI saying Say you'll marry me darling darling su sav it It right now no now do It right now We can go get our license and hind find a n parson In lii an nn hour at the longest Aunt Lexia shall shull be bridesmaid and Jud Judge u RI e best hest man thing timing after that no lice ice to vacate to Mr Ross tf tell I him to te go quickly while the rIme going Is good That will leave lea nice quarters for Darn Dam my may Had and lo e countr country living even eu as ase we e love Jove town atmosphere You You'll 11 go with us of course Aunt Aum Fer n lad Ind you do talk right down sensible Miss Lexia Lexin said with a Il hurkle |