Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1927, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. THE EVENING STORY A Bad Bargain. BRANNING was the leader of the young set in Hillville. She was a tall girl whose dark hair looked like bronze luster in the sunshine. Her eyes also were “her cheeks full of color, her ~olgs deep and full. An honest girl, a vigorous, sensible, intelligent girl with a warm heart and quick sym- pathy for all who needed it. Jo had Ro trouble to make friends and keep them. It was a marvel how she ever found time for fun, for she helped her father in his small printing office, working a hand press, waiting on cus- fomers and looking after the books. Besides this she kept house, for her mother was dead. Thus, even though Jo's day began at 6 and ended at 10 or later, she had to make the most of every minute. It” was expected that Jo would marry Cyrus Boyd, who was as pop; ular as herself. Cyrus earned a good salary, he was fine looking, steady. prudent and bound to reach the top. Jo suited htm and he wanted her. Her father favored Cyrus and her friends urged her to take him before some other girl got him, for competi tion was strong. But Jo only smiled and continued to be friends with s without being anything more. In the joyous, lively lot of young people known as *Jo's crowd” was Dan Jenkir pale, quiet young fel- Jow with dreamy blue eyes. ~The most that was ever said of Dan was that he was a nice boy. He could play the plano a little, sing a little, dance a little, and was always glad to be use- fu) in any way he could. If there was any work. Dan was always called upon because he was willing. He adored Jo at a distance. She was the only girl to whom he ever paid the least attention. And because he was alone in the world. did not earn much, and always seemed a little sad and bereft, Jo was kind to him. Of course nobody ever dreamed she would marry him, but she did—unex- pectedly. Consternation fell upon her friends. “Oh, Jo!" Mary Briggs half-sobbed, “you've made a horrible mistake. When you might have had splendid Cyrus!™ “T know Cyrus is splendid,” Jo an- swered gravely. ‘“Therefore, he does not need me. But Dan does. Dan hasn’t a friend really but me. He has never had a home or loving care or disinterested direction. He has just stumbled along, keeping his troubles out of sight' and doing the best he could.” “ suppose when he proposed to you, , you accepted him out of pity?” v said sadly. propose to me at all,” 1 couldn't make him, J.o dark, Jo flushed. though I tried hard enough. So I proposed to him. It wasn't even leap vear, either,” she laughed. *As for pitying Dan—TI just loved him.” “Oh, Jo! How queer you a But I'm afraid you" And made a Jo heard that a dozen times—that she had made a bad bargain in mar- rying Dan Jenkins. Her father was angry. He refused to allow Dan to enter his house; he hired somebody in Jo's place. Jo guietly went into a new home, which rooms over Dwyer" before 7 each morning Dan to 'run “down the outside stairs, din-| ner-pail in hand. Just after 6 he| climbed the stairs again, Jo.was a ways there. She did not drop out of the soci: affairs of her set entirely, but sl was no longer the leading spirit. W] after a Httle time Dan set up a prin! ing shop of his ewn, it was understood that- Jo -had furnished part of the money with her savings and borrowed {lie rest. She began work at her hus- «band’s_side, giving him the benefit of svhat she had learried: Her father laughed, but others sighed. ' Dear, 200d Jo, what a very bad bargain shc bad made! Dan knew nothing, of course, about printing and she cer- tainly knew all too little. A “time of struggle ensued—two years all told. But Jo kept her color. her smile, her dauntless brightnes: And strangely enough Dan seemed be picking up a little. Dan was de- | veloping mental muscle somehow. The dreams had left his blue eyes and in | them was a deep purpose and deter- | mination. % o he launéhing of another news paper set Hillville buzzing with | speculation. Jo's father had tried the | newspaper game and failed in it—! eéven with Jo's help. This was a| modest sheet full of stale news. Dan | was the editor. Think of Dan as an | editor! Of course nobody knew much | about Dan. 'He had drifted into Hill ,ville a féw years before from an in: determinate past. Dan had never said | | en | —By WEBSTER. POKER PORTRAITS—THE VOCAL GAMBLER. rLL BETCHA A TELL YA WHAT 1'LL MAYEE HE WELL, ! D oo i lwaicone MILLIOM DOLLARS WorT BuT A e OME || carE To RIS BABE RuTH Do T ‘"M RIGHT. THA'S HOoW [\ Any momey COME WITHIM 100 OF 1 FEEL ABouT 7 HIS LAST 'L BeTeHA FIVE Mitton )/ woutonir)| [ I'VE GOT TEM TH OUSANO DOLLARS ™ A DOUGHM™MUT [)BET OM T DOLLARS THAT 5@\&‘7}4 COSTOF LWuING WE'LL HAVE ANDTHER WAR [ | EITHERWAY WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, with its weekly newspaper attachment prospered, and when Jo's father, who had forgiven her but who was still not on the best of terms with her, de- cided to sell out Jo and Dan went over to buy him out. “Buy me out!" roared old Mr. Bran- ning, running his hand through his bristling gray hair. “What have you got to buy me out.witl “We can pay haif cash,” answered “We've saved quite a bit in five years. you know—that is. my wife has. I give her all the credit.” Mr. Branning let them have the business at a decent figure, and from that time on Hillville began to look upon Dan Jenkins with much admira- tion. For he was getting such a good living out of his place of husiness that Jo was enabled to rctire to the new house he had bought on Pleasant street and give ‘her whole time to homemaking and to the twins who had arvived a short time before. Also, to her father, who had come to live with her. Never was there a prouder grandparent than Mr. Branning, for one of the boys bore his name, Wil- liam. The other boy was named after Dan. Dan and Bill. And they were going to be printers when they grew up. “Printer's Ink runs in their blood, 0." Jo_laughed_the night she gave to CoOME Dowm DURING OUR INSIDE oF 10 YEARS! 5 LIFETIME ¢ NEAH, | GUESS THAT'S SO ALLRIGHT! ALLRIGHT! I'LL BETCHA EIGHT MiLLION DOLLARS D A MICKEL THAT WE'LL HAVE TH' 18T AMENDMENT, REPEALED INSI0E TLL RAISE { DROP! You' e You Ter CENTS| | proBABLY GOT A FuLt HOUSE . My FLUSH IS MO P | HAD AMY ALt !t WouLD business. Dan is timid. ha needs me.” Somehow the little printing office been married to Dan six months be- That's why fore I found that out. Even then I The little paper was had to insist on his going into the feeble candle in a wear instead of going out as its light grew larger and brighte had to be admitted that Dan knew something about the busi He could write an editorial reading. It was odd. 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