Show t f ARTIE HI Adventures In III and th the Pursuit of 01 Happiness By GEORGE ADE That Thata All Mr Wilson T NINE o'clock the front room AT A was gently reDU baking with hent bent from the open fireplace end and the bridge lamp cast cut a mellow glow Clow On the topped marble table was WOI the photograph of a tense young man mOD with plastered hair The picture la lay against a 8 im prop of 01 fanciful design which was WOl between eten et en tile the ashtray nan ash tray troy and n a copy of The file lIu The Illie overstuffed furniture was a 8 bit ornate and end confined In chintz The crayon portrait of Mamie's Mamle's father fa tn father ther looked looker down benignly on this room The portrait represented u II bearded fop with n a fantastic forelock a 8 necktie polka dotted with great accuracy ac OC curacy and ond a shirt front bearing a alamp lump lamp ot of gold On two occasions In Ills his life lite Mamie's rattier fattier had hod bonito borno an approximate re rev semblance to the man mOD In the frame frome One occasion was that thol of ot the visit vIlli to 10 the photographers photographer's rs r's and ond I the he other woe cf of the Social to the nix BIg Noise of ot the Union In the picture hither father was WOl clean and unwrinkled unwrinkled un un- wrinkled and he bore n a placid malden maiden like expression which Mamie had seldom eel sel dom Clam observed In him biro The crayon portrait had hod originally been a bargain for and the tile agent vho delivered It had put It In u a frame frume Bt t SHOO 1401 The frame was n a boiling foliage of white while and silver With such sucha a II picture In the house there was WOI no chance for Mamie to lose regard for tor her ber father As for the father he escaped es es' coped copell an on affliction of pride by remain remain- lug tUR In other rooms of the I he house bouse This crayon portrait dwarfed the Sir Moon Mono Lisa The Pantheon Galahad and the others It was the luminous thing of the tie front parlor and It was to the portrait that Artie Blanchard addressed himself as os he at t P I er vl t r 1 4 f heIr a 4 Oh Oh What Would He Think If It I Sent Hint a Letter Like That t came come In from frum the hallway with Ills his arm lingering at Mamie's waist halt half way vay oy b between twelen a caress coress und and a hu hug Hello 11 clio old boy said he lie and then hen be asked Mamie How flow does dols the tile old gentleman stack up upi lies back there now DOW rending reading the paper All Ali right 1 I wasn't for tur him Artie ArUe pulled out a n chair choir and seated t himself In It lie happened to see lee the photograph on Ira the table 1 Artie Well Are Well Im I'm not n turned to the wall eh oh Mamie Mamie-Don't Mamie Don't Dont begin talking that hint i way woy Artie I Artle-I 1 was Just Maine hows how's the ma ma mali Mamie She She was asking about you today Arlle Say Artle Say on the square has she got any time for tor me me Mamie warmly Why warmly Why of course she Ehe sh likes like you 01 I Artie Well Artle Well the rna mobs got Ot a n cold loh eye Oeo In her head bead I 1 think she wants to lo marry you to a duke or lr some- some thin thins Mamie Pooh Pooh Artie Artie How about the ringer What's Mamie What's that i Artie Tort fou You know that hint crasher you were en to can on Have e you OU written to him 1 Mamie excitedly You You mean Mr Wilson II I I 1 haven't hu told you hn have I n 1 if- if Artie Well Artie Well I should say soy not oot tins Has it 1 t he hI been you again I I Mamie Mamle No but he wrote to met me ml Its Its It's the Ihl funniest thing thIn you ever rend read 1 Ill I'll get you your the Ilet letter hr Artie tier Artle-tier See that hint boys boy's a Itlie ItlIe It If lie dint don't keep IP oft off o I my lilY route roule therell there'll lie hl people slow show behind him ones one j s o 0 three days dus Lets Let's see see SI P what he suns says ll toes goes to the adjoining room and returns with a letter and offers It II to 10 Mile Arlle i 1 Mamie with n pretty giggle ns Oil a It Well Well be tie begins helus by say say- x t ng ing lIfS Mary Jary Carroll My Uy Dear I i n Mada I Artie lIy Arte My Dear Madam Madan t cock Ir you OU thought though thou h Artie Co Artl Oo Gu on t tell 01 me t the he worst Mamie Listen I rends reads I do not know wh why 11 you ou should have e treated me aile us UtI you ii have e ve dune done I have bate 11 01 always 5 vu you as ns a B friend but bul of late lall 1 I have hate ha e come corne to 10 the the opinion that thaI you fUU desire 10 to sever beer our friendship seeing A that you roo did not Dot speak peRk when I met yoo roo tact last Sunday Sunda ere ate If It you JOU have hie nn anything any thing against me I 1 would like to know knowIn In what regards I have hare not Dot treated yon roo right and like Uke a Ind lady I am sin 1 very trul truly your obedient servant Grant Grant Wilson Artie That AWe That wins wine the diamond can ClIO opener I I wonder where he got lot that fancy pats pass about Severn severe friendships I Itil Ill til moke make that foxy boy bOI think somebody's some somebody body body's severed him If It I 1 take a crack crock at html biml Did md you answer It lAme blame Not Mamie-Not Mamie Not yet let Would you IOU Artie Artie Sure Id I'd send him Elm one that'd burn a bole hole In the mall sack KaL You get et your little old sheet of ot paper poper and Ill I'll lip tip you off a few things to tell that boy bOI Ill I'll bet you all nil kinds of mone money that hint 1 l can con send lend him lo that hell he'll talk tolk about In 10 his hla steep sleep ton You get Kel the paper Mamie goes Ioel to the next Dext room and returns with writing material She seats seals herself at the table ready to write An attack of the giggles Artie Artle Chop the Go On on oDd and write to him Ill I'll tell you what hol to say flOY Just JURI begin this Ihla way woy Youre allright nil all right but bul I see you with a tele scope Mamie No No no Artie please no nn I dont don't wont 10 suy It that way y lie He- sides Ive I've got gilt to 10 address him Oral first Now what shall I cull call him Arlle Arlie- Arlie You Artle-You You could call coli him a good many things thing and make no error Ill I'll tell you those Mamie Mamie 1 1 know but shall I say Mr Wilson Sir Ir or Ir Just Dear Deor Sir Artie Now Artie Now cut ul out the blarney I Oct Get In plenty o 0 rough work ork right frum the start Hum Burn him up ull Cull him you poor el egg Youve You've got to burn up UI one rf f I them thrill boys 1101 to make em cm understand Just say any Get out oat n 0 town and keep quiet quirt and you rou may live to 10 see ee the lowers flowers again It If you jou glue give he him that thul I n nhim en easy II talk tolk hell he'll think youre you're lea him on Let me write to In his hla antis und tumid Ill I'll fix him Artie Artle takes the pen and ond writes for tor a few moments Mamie watching him and suppressing gl giggles Now v bows bow's this This Thle Is the Ule real stuff Rends Heads 1 Just received your nervy letter If It I never saw you JOU again It would be too soon loon Youre You're all nil right but apple opple- applesauce sauce Is a drug on the market Donot Do Donot not oot come Into our ward or I will have e you taken for tor a ride You or are worse than a 0 stranger to me Hy lIy Joining the marines you will VIII see Fee more of ot the world and I will see se less of lit you and oblige Mamie on the verge ot of f hysterics what would think If I Oh Oh-h-h-h Oh h h. h-h. he sent him a o letter like that hunt Artie Artie Hed He'd think he hens wits was up against the cold Mid outside and that's where h he heis Is Is huh UI Ol OJ course You 1011 know that Artie drops the pen pea und and with great caution wraps wrol's his arm orm around her ber waist t t I Dr y r Oell A Ad |