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The Advocate
T IIK IL L U STR A TE D I KA'I'L UK SE C TIO N — October
“ JOE
T IIK
STO RY
OF
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B R ID E
T IIE M A K IN G O F A R E A L
D O M E ST IC T R A G E D Y
" U r » l a p p e d m e , M w s i l i the b rid e .
" T l i r b r u t r ," a lo rim l»rr dad.
" W h a t n m d r h im do i t ? " m k a a » r n t i b l r m o th rr.
"1 a U p p r d h i m f i r » t , " aoba t h r bt id«*, " a n d h r l o ld m r
not to d o it A K a in , « m l I d i d . "
and
AN D
G R O O M 'S
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C o m in g S t o r ie s by
J . A. R o g e r s
Edw ard l-sw io n
D o ro th y W e s t
Edw ard W orthy
M IBIU IN
I If 1 1ON III » O l NO I W S I
Tll>: I I M l K f n i l T M lX
VI”
F IR S T
Q UA RREL
MAN P R O P O S E S ,
A M O U SE D ISPO SE S
A
p la in ,
ordinary,
e v e r y d a y , tim id m ouse
m a k e s a c o u p le f o r g e t
th e i r
d ifferen ces
and
fly
into
each
o t h e r ’s
arm s
lly A n n F IIA M !.IN
♦Fifteen minutes passed; Vi said not a word to Jo e. H e Mud In hts ryes and a decided scowl up into his pockets, leaned against a
! on his handsome (are.
! lable and crossed his long legs.
Mr am i Mr.v M artin could hardly not a word to her. The} seemed unconscious of each other.
"How dare you come h e re !" cried j "S e e there, m am a!
He called me
brlirvc their ryes
Ilrr e wa.s Violet w ont lw* happy without J im * Conic banged his fist so hard on the table
| Vi before anyone else could say a crazy! Oh. I hate you!”
at thru hom e when .she should have now. you're all upset. Drink some he upset hts coffee
! word.
| "C h ild ren ! C h il—"
b«t*n at h e r home rating brrakfaat co ffe e " Mrs M artin began to pour
Mrs M artin got up. went around
“ You d on't suppose I cam e to see j " I f you h ate me why did you
with her husband
to her angry husband.
a cup of coffee.
I you, do you?" he asked dryly.
. m arry me ’
‘ Why VlM et," both of them said
"H e’U eith er be here tonight or
"D o you want to be late for
. '
. _
, _ ,
, * "Y o u asked me fo m arry you.
"Y o u ! You
See how he talk s t o !
3 3
In unison
you'll la* back th ere tom orrow; I school? T ell us VI. so he can go."
me, m am a!"
“Oil, in-m am a. I've Irft Jo«*
1 know you young folks." Iaught*d Mr
"1-1 slapped him . He told me not
"How are you Jo e ? We thought
don't want to cvrr sr c him a g a in !" j M artin preparing to take a careful to do it again, so I did it. And he
you and Vi could straighten tilings
T h r girl dropped down in a ch air
drink
from
an
extrem
ely
hot
cup
slap|>ed
m
e."
uiid sohbril into a wet handkrrchtef
out here."
"O h ." said Mr M artin
T h a t was
of coffee.
"W hy. V I!" tliry repeated
"I'm sorry, mama. I —"
"Y o u d-don't know.'" T h e next different.
" I I don't want to rv rr srr him
"D o n 't you call her m a m a !"
thing she told her parents was so
"O h ." said Mrs. M artin, not at all
again." she sobbed heart brokenly
"VI. be q u ie t!" M artin told Ills
terrible,
she
had
to
whisper
It.
"
l
ie
surprised
"D o you m ran to say you've left
daughter. "G o on, Jo e "
, he." she paused, then said quickly,
J o e ? ' nskrd h rr fath er.
"Oooh, I h ate him ! I don't want
" I tried to m ake up with her last
"And 1 don't want to rv rr srr him "H e slnp|M'd m e!"
to ever —
' night, bill she wouldn't.
Now I'll
W hen Mr. M artin look that drink
a g a in !"
"V
I.
you
shouldn't
have
slapped
!
be
darned If I'll ask her a g a in !" he
Why, I his Is te rrib le !" exclaim ed of coder he was not prepared. The
| glanced at his young wife.
shock of Vi's news made him drink him . How did it sta rt? "
M r M artin.
" I - I don’t rem em ber. You are on
m outhful
when ordinarily
lie
"T e rrib le ! You don't mean to say la
" I wouldn't listen if you did ask
his side
I sec. I'll go and get a I m e!"
you’ve Irft J o e ? " Mrs, M artin ex ' would have Just taken a sip.
Job.
1
don't
want
—**
claimed
"And I wouldn't ask you!"
"T h e d irty —" he spluttered
"A and I don't want to ever sr r
"V I. you're not going to do any
"Oooh I could kill you!”
"Ja m e s ! Hit down aiql he careful
Jo e Is coming
"G o ah e ad !"
him again "
what you do. and say !' Mrs. M artin thing of the kind!
A! last Mr. and Mrs M artin grasp­ was
"Oooo I h ate you !"
hocked, too, but before she over here a fter you tonight and tell
ed the situation
S h e had left Joe would condemn Jo e. she would have Ills part " Mrs. M artin spoke in a
"Y ou don't suppose
I'm
crazy
tone th a t VI and Mr. M artin knew about you. do you?"
"W hy. she has left him , Jim ," to hear IP* part.
said Mrs M artin.
“Children!
C h ild ren !"
well.
"Y -y es. he slapped me last night
"S h e has left him. Ju lia ." explain
"S e e there, fa th e r! I tried to make
" I won’t have him here! I ■" b e­
| Right here." Mi and Mrs M artin gan VI.
cd Mr M artin.
Jo e happy. He Just won't let m e !"
"And I don't want to rv rr srr him failed to see any m arks on their
"Now you listen to m e! He’s com
" I won't let you m ake m e happy?
I daughter'* tear stained cheek.
a g a in !"
ing over here tonight and
you're You couldn't m ake anybody happy!
"I'll go down to his oilier ^nd going to like it
"Come now. VI. you don't mean
Jam es you're going You know I said I was sorry last I
th a t." Mr M artin told her In spite oiler to fight him !
I ’ll beat him to school right now ’ Vi you're com
night, nnd vou
W hat didn't you
Of hearing It five tim es
with my bare hands!
I'm a des ing up lairs and lie down right now !’ d o?" .
i ii.. m tn it' !i« a\lllaln :» penile m an when I'm started i ’ll
Mr M artin went to school. Vi went | "Y o u didn't In can It I know you,
rascal, a cad, a coward, ah ah." roared Mr. M artin
1 upstairs
1 Jo e M iller!
And you didn't even
here VI ran out of ad jectives which
"Ja m e s M artin!
Rem em ber you
"M am a, von don’t know what I ’ve | kiss me rood-hve tlvs m orning!
could he used before her parent*.
a re I lie pi tnclpal <>t a high
11 k M ! gone through
It was all his fault Mama, he didn't even kiss me rood - '
"W h a t was It all abo u t?" quite Rem em ber it Is tim e you were leav­ |He’ll be sorry! Oh. I h ate h im ; I live th is m orn ing !"
natu rally Mrs M artin wanted
to ing now!
No doubt tt Is just as I won't say a word when lie conies!
"V I! J o e ! '
By Edw ard Lawson
know
m uch VI • fault a i til •
Mi
M u See if I d o !" sobbed the young Mi*«
Mr M artin find given up a Io n :
"Y ou must, go back to him ; right tin was a woman of Justice. If hrr Miller
tim e before.
A Serial Of
away," advised Mr. M artin
daughter was In fault, she wag in
"H e’s thinking th e sam e thing
"Y o u (old me this m orplne you
"O h. you don't want me here! My I suit
were go iig to leave me!
Did you
about you s to p th a t c r y l n j!”
T h r i l l s — L ov e — A c t io n
• • •
own fa th e r and mo "
"W hy did he strike you. Vl? T he
suppose I was golii - to kiss you j
E x c i t e r n e .it !
.striking a woman!
I ’ll
"Now listen here. VI We want you row ard!
II was exactly half n isi six when th en ? You're cra z y !" W ith no Im 1
right.''
Mr
M artin •lex- arrived
here anytim e.
Hut you know you see him all
lie had a stubborn look 'p a tie n t gesture he thru st his lin .id s1
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