Show 4 Tl Th Three ree in 10 a L Love T ave Game G. G ame t M By CLARISSA LARISSA MA MACKIE KIE i A A 4 A A AA W A V A A V A V A V A V A V A A A A V A A V Copyright P Jim E Edwards h had d earned earnell I his way a n little too hardly It might be that he had land been bitter with the ense nse of money getting and of ot I gain ss so that his judgment was twisted twist twIst- I ed so that when t ie time cn came ne for him bim to fall tall In Ia love loe It had to be bo a daughter of the rich who attracted him and won his mad allegiance And Sally Wright who ho believed that sho sha had already given gi her heart to Billy Jarvis who had wooed her from fromI I cradle da days s 's fell feil head hend over heels Iu in love with handsome Jim Edwards You are not engaged then to Bill nIl Jarvis asked Jim one summer day daj that they Idled along the shore rn to his hID motor boat bont Sally surveyed sur Jim wI with h soft blua eyes cres Billy JarvIs she repeated repented In In- In We were youngsters together to to- gether gether hav ha e always been the tilt best of friends but friends but rh why Jim told her herthen then that he be loved oved her herand and when th they fina finally l came caine ashore Sally had promised Jim Ihn that she the would marry him she had enough money for Cor both of them I So Jim a u train for Cor town the next morning because be cau cause e i there wa was an nn engagement ring to be found for Sally Wright and although al al- al- al though Jim felt felt v Cry ry complacent and quite as though he had done a good stroke of business back In h the far- far corner ui or ma now be ut ae locked cd the picture of another girl girl- girl Jean Jem Blake Blakc at nt th the office Thinking about Jean Blake this morning all nil the sunshine seemed to be drained out of the summer day The Ilie Jewelers Jeweler's shop looked gray and cold in spite of many windows but because he be was a dogged young man mau who bad had a vision of being eing a rich man If he married A A. rich girl James Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- Edwards wards proceeded to select an nn engagement engage engage- ment meat ring for Silas Wrights Wright's daughter In the meantime Billy Dilly JarvIs wa was wal mounting the steps of the Wright summer home borne twirling a n tennis racket rack rack- et et Sally was sitting in a gay gar chair U ui parrot re reu anu green lump ing lug very ery tenderly of James Edwards when she saw sav Bills Bill's broad grin when he glimpsed her loveliness and her heart skipped a beat bent when she realIzed realIzed real real- that she must break the news to this old friend of ot hers Come and play pIny tennis with me Invited Invited Invited In In- Mr JarvIS JarvIS' his bIs good g gray ay eyes pleading for himI him S I am nm rather expecting a telephone call call call- hesitated Sally and she had the grace to blushI blush I 11 will stay here then said JarvIs fn nth 6 S uc U. U one ILu usual Ah Ala do urged Sally feebly I heard henr some news about you ou last night Sally 1 I wonder what It could could- be be she ventured This morning Jim im Edwards announced an nn- flounced to some of the bo boys s 's that he was engaged to you ou Sally grew pale and then very erI pink He Be ha has hns not lIot spoken to daddy yet shirt murmured S You promised to wait for tor me me Sally said Billys Billy's cold old hard har tones I 1 know it Billy dear dear but but he came caine so swiftly swiftly and and and I i-I- i I she buried burled her face in her fingers Rushed you ou eh eli And I suppose youre you're In love Io with him No answer from the girl and after awhile Billy Jarvis Jams got up and went awa away stumbled away stumbled blindly along the country paths to hi his own bachelor bungalow where ho he h fell Into a u great wicker cr chair and staled s duze edly da ly Into the broad complacent countenance of Mr l Silas Wright Sallys Sally's father who was occupying ing the opposite chair Well Billy boy bo- what Is the mattel with you jou OU eh eli I e ha lost Sally Salty after all nIl I 1 exclaimed ex claimed the young man mun Mr 11 Wrights Wright's frost frosty blue eyes ejes nut nar rowed How he lie snapped snapped- out Another fellow Name prompted the older man tuna Edwards Jim Edwards Jim 1 Big ilIg fel rei nice low low nice Heard all about hint him from the man nina he be works ro for grunted Mr II Wright Ambitious young oung fellow wants fellow wants tc te marry rich gIrl and has uris thrown over o overnice j nice girl III In the oHice to marry w m nij Sally Sortie Some none nerve Ill I'll say ray I 1 What cnn can you do o about it Watch atch me Im I'm Im I'm going to nun In ue tie comes conies anu and tell mi tell mm him inai If my girl marries him him she doesn't get geta el elu a u of my III money on e If he truly loves Io her that wont won't maLe make any difference differ difference ence to him him If If my girl truly lo es him I shall shull have ha 10 to 0 let her tier go go go-auth and you jou ou know whom I have ha hoped she site would choose Billy yet Billy jet et I ha e n Q hunch that things will break right after all I 1 ISo So after dinner when the late train came In and the thc hotel bus was cro crowded ded with home-coming home men he lie spied James Edwards Ewards among the lot and und waved a 8 careless careless- hand toward him Long hours Billy sat there alone smoking and he heard a n car stop outside the gate and saw sav Mr Wright heave himself himself him him- self out Che Cheerio said Mr Wright gayly The enemy has withdrawn In some I Confusion I lIc lied like a tro trooper pcr and told him I 1 was on the brink of ot fall fail ure of course any financier Is Is my la lad and he lie backed out out and and Sa Sally 1 i lt as ns mad at him whew him whew I 1 Walt Wait till sh she sh calls you jou Billy she Billy she will In tn a day ot Of two two and and then go to It IL It was a whole year jear ear after that before be be- fore Jean Blake make listen to his pleading but In the end she did marry did marry Jim Edwards an and it Is said raid that they are very happy and slowly growing grO pros prosperous erous I 1 |