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the daily novelette Entertain in New Yerk
W '37? ROMANCE DRUG STORE
f By Frank II. William ,
jfblOGnMJ m twenlj-lwe, tlie prcl
1 Uct Klrl in ttie Heek ntiil tlie ddi'it
iKtlrt In ,i fnmlH of Usslit. i
ImeBcn' beau une jeunp lint .leu I
nliiKH, a likable fellow. secrul cnr
Ttiejccru'i senior, nml holding 11 boeu
position In n. downtown bnnk.
Dut tthfil dinner ni thcr" for 1MII
te propose? Time nnd nRnln iib Imo Ime Ime
geeo pictured te liernelf tlie jejs of ij
little home of her own, where who could i
"brake the coffee which mil se liked fei
Hill nlene Instead of for u great pre
fusion of bretherc nnd sisters, and
where thn dusk of ctcnitiii would brine
Xilli home from work nml hnpplucmtn
heart, she Mslirrt meutnfullv and te.lt
that It was no use Net enlr did lliere I
nppear te be ive elinnrc for Hill te pep i
the question, but nlse InieRftic feared
that her tumultuous family might
ctentunlb drhe Hill from her te some
quieter home
And then came the evening when Iov
enveloped Imegens in a pink cloud of
pure joy.
kA t.... i.iiniAnttlAntiT th ermine
started! Alr.ie't the minute after Bill
had parkd his car at the curbing in
front of the Hctrlek home jeutig Jim
Hetrlek, used seventeen, beun. e.l into
the driver's seat and announced that
he w 83 going te borrow the car fei ) a
while. Imegcne's heart sank a she
saw Jim tearing down the Hrect.
"I'm awfull sorry. ' iald Tiiecenc
te Bill. "I .'ut wish father was h"re
Jhe'd net l' Jim de a tlilng like
that I"
"Oh. nevr nind," xaicl Bill, a trifle
ruefully. "Lets go In the !. u- nnd
jpliiy the phonograph. I've brejght a
new record."
Imogene led the way Inte the parlor.
Much te her surprise the pirler was
empty. What luck. Perhaps, new
Bill placed the record en the ma
chine and started It. The piece was a
fox trot. He held out his arms te Imo Ime
acne and she floated into them.
They were geed dancers and liked te
datice together. And new thought
Imogene. new would be the rime. She
felt Bill held her mere tightly.
"Dear," whipcred Bill, softly,
"let's
But Bill get no farther than that.
ITer Inte e room dnshed tempestuous
Nellie, ene of Imegenc'a younger sis
ters. "Gee, It's a new record, ain't It? '
cried Nellie, excitedly. "Did you bring
It, Bill?"
"Yes." said Bill shortly, In a teIcc
that wai r'f.inly irritated.
fienth Imogene disengaged herself.
.MKS. K. .1. AM) .11 NIOK 1)0 V LIS
.Mrs. K. .1. l)ole and Junier Dejlc,
fennerl. of I'lilladelpliln, enter
falned Inst evening at (be home of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Willis, OKI Vest ISOlli street, New
"Yerk Clt. 'Ihesa present were
Mrs. Heward Klngsmere, Mr. M.
Cobsen. Mr. anl Mrs. Marks, Bea
trice Marks, (.eerge- Felnbcrg, Mr.
M. Gorden. Ibeodero Challa. Mr.
and Me. Tred Itesrli and Mr. M.
nress
I a jovial mood, Invited Imogene nnd Bill
te hnve a soda nt the Smith Brethers'
Irtig store down nt the corner. Again
. imegeni felt Bill's resentment at till
'urflier intrusion of her famllj. And
lUiiin Imogene felt distressed nnd fear
Mi But tliTc was nothing te It save te
(VTept the Imitation. And we te the
Iriif! Men. through crowded bticeta,
imegene nml mil went.
'I i nil iippcnraneeR th Smith Brether-
drug tore v.ns the last place in
I i'ie world for roninnre. It was a Iiiih
( plnce, crowded te suffmntlen and com
mon in appenranre But here It was
that romance came te Imogene.
1lie had te wait for iwatt. at one
f the tables, nnd when the) did 'eat
, ,ieiiisele Mr lletrick ordered choco checo choce
nte m1i for all four.
'I'erimps eu'd like etretliing ele?"
'iggixted Imog'iie tiinldlj te Hill, who
mi t.ioedil) cxnnilnillg tl c menu cards
BUI nid nothing for u moment or no.
T i li" looked up with a sudden light
i ii ii ejrs
"IlercV what I'd like te nsk for,"
wnispeied Bill te Imogene.
11" extended the mnnu te Imogene.
(indlmtlng a certain point en the cntd
I witii Id fereflnger
Imegtnf looked and then gasped. Her
lien-i lcnpid A shj color rnme te her
fnfc I'nr just a fleeting glance she
i looked a' Bill with her soul lu her
i ejes.
I "Will en1" whlspered Bill In a
I trained voce.
I'nder cover of the table BlU's hand
1 fought hers
"Yes," whispered Imogene eeftly,
while the diug store was teeming with
p ep'c, while Mr. nnd Mrw. lletrick
were commenting en the picture nnd
while no One In the store wns nwnrd
of what was going en.
Imogene fdt Bill squeeze her hnnd
rnitureus. nnd saw till the lriitailen lu
his fact disappear bifere a great wave
of kij .
.'caret ly eeuld she laste the peda for
the excitement kIh' felt. And when
they were emc outside the store nnd
she felt Bill take her nrm tlghtlr. kIiu
knew that the most wendetful thing In
the world had happened te her.
"I mi, Mr. Hi trick am! Mrs. Hct
tick." said Bill middenlj. "Imogene
lut' just snid she'll marry inc. We'd
like tu get man led hoeii. Mat we?"
Imogene --nu her parent s utep en the
sldewiill.. which wn fertunateh clear
of repli for the moment, and giue at
thci curie'isU.
"Win win. jes, of course." said
Mi. lletrick in n rather amazed voice.
"But hew when jeti cay you just
filed it ur?"
"Yis," laughed Bill joyenriy. "I
ackeil her if nhe would liy pointing te
i'ie name of a mindac en tlie menu."
"The name of a sundae''" repeated
Mr. Hetrlek blanklj.
"Yen," cried Imegene. "It wnsealled
'Marry Me Sundnc.' And when Bill
pointed te It and asked me If I would
I said yes"'
Of fourae it wan all commonplace
enough te eutsldera. But te Imegene
It was romance, heart-warming, fouI feuI
stirring remnnce.
Typical Conversations
By J. P. McEVOY
Housewife Ordering Groceries Over the
Telephone
HKLLO, hello ! . . . Ts this Bow Bew
dan's? . . . Yes, this Is Mrs.
Clark.
Have you any nice potatoes tedny?
. . . Are j e.i sure they are nice?
Yeu remember the last bunch you scut I
me there wire a let of black npets In
the centers and some of them were like
marbles. Yeu knew when I pay money i
for greceiks I want geed greceriM I
(She lets hni bill go ns leiirf an she pon pen
slblj can and then trades nt fie "CiifIi
and Carry" until she gets her bill paid.)
Ye, I knew the. de have black npe1"
In tliem, but theie should net be m num.
of them. . . .
Well. I will tr; a hnlf peck. . . .
(Buving jiotatecs by the half peck '(.
llke bulng caviar by the deen).
ABOUT onions. . . . have you
any nice onion-? . . . Oh,
I don't knew. . . . About a hnlf
pound. . . .
Ne, 1 don't want any grapefruit.
Ne, no. I don't want any. . . .
Ne. I don't want any of them cllbnr.
Have you any nice eggs? . . .
All your egga nre nlce! I don't knew
about that. The last ileren 1 get from
vim (here were two I hat were net se
nice. They seemed quite diFCOutnged
about bemething. ...
Yrs, I knew It will happen, uui ,
Inpiiens tee often with your eggs. . .
. W"ll. I will try It. But If there nrc
any bad ones I will send them back. I
(Nobody ever sint back n bad egg.)
LKT me 'co. ... I need Borne Berne
thing else. T can't remember what
It is. Nnme ever a few things you hnve
in the store nnd maybe thut will re
mind inc. . . . Ne. ... no
. . . no. no . . . no . .
Let me t-vc. ... Ne ... .
Ne. ...
Yes, ri, new 1 remember. It wnsn t
groceries at ull. Isn't that funnj (tec!
hcell I want sonic black thread Ne.
(10. I wonder If jeu could send next
deer nnd get me a spool and send it
with jour order. And would you also
get n morning paper for nic and send It
ever. And If the boy la coming by the
drug store enn he bring me some toetli
paste? . . .
Yc, thank you. Yes, T think that
will be all. Yes, that will be all for
tedaj.
Goodby I
J. M. Shlmer Will Talk
The High Scheel ratherV Association
will meet lenlght nnd hear an address
en "Armistice Daj" by J. Mjren
Shinier.
Garaflo Empleyes Extlngulah Flre
A .-.light lire caused by a short circuit
In the tlectrlc wiring of an nulomehllo
lit Slcarn'H garage, 1110-12 Melen
Rtrret, jestcrdaj about 2:10 I M.. wan
HineUiend with sand by omplejcs before
the arrival of firemen.
Guilty of Manslaughter
Leuis SIcnklevicz wan found gutllV
of voluntary manslaughter yesterday
btfere Judge Mennghan In connection
with the death of. Vasll Smetanka, 424
North Fourth street, from etab wound,
en January 1 last. us
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"Oh. Bill," she exclaimed, as a happ
Idea come te her, "let's go te the Fam- .
Ily Theatre tonight. There's a geed '
Sim there tonight." I
In.egenn had figured that with the
weather se het there would be but few
people in the Tamily Theatre, And
in the darkness of the theatre there i
would urelj b" a chance for Bill.
Imegene was right about the scarcity
of tlie people in the theatre. But no
sooner had she and Bill seated them
selves in a dark spot well at the rear
than ill fertune ence mere came her
way. Hardly had Bill possessed hlmclf
of her hand than Imogene's parentJ
entered the theatre nnd uniuspectinglj
seated themselves m the row just te the
rear.
The picture seemed Interminable te
Imogene. But nt last It was ever. At
last they walked out of the theatre.
Surelv new there would be a chance
for Bill. But Mr lletrick. feeling In
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WPUT THE DOLLARS MAKING J0BS!
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Te sincerely thank the jjianj public-spirited manufacturers
and jobbers who. by ghi"g the sensational values many at much
less than actual producing costs that will be offered in these
Sales, have joined us in this tar-reaching:, constructive step te
make jobs for the thousands of unemployed who arc billing te
work, but cannot find anything te de.
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these prices- If the Wholesale Cost of an
article is $1.00 te us then we will sell
it for $1.00 te the public.
We pay the entire cost of operation.
That is our contribution te the cause in
a supreme effort te "PUT THE DOLLARS
MAKING JOBS."
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