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MUTT AND JEFF
JEFF I'M GONNA TAKE
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A JOB-BUT---
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
BETTY GETS A SHOCK
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Betty Ralaton, who for five years her on his steed, into her land of things had been looked upon as Ashland's dreams, far away from all
dull such queen, had been wooed unsuccessfully that were drab and dull
by the village's entire younger male as the poor, forsaken creature with population.
was Everyone
aware the gold-rimmed glasses. that she had refused all advances;
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concert including young Bob Stevens, un- Betty roused herself. The usually eligible because sometime or had come to an end.; Amid thunder- other he would fall heir to his father's ous applause H. Harold was modestly estate, valued at half a million dol- receiving the felicitations of Mr. Hat- in lars. Betty was "waiting for the field, chairman of the committee right man," and knew the moment charge of entertainment. Betty's, heart she heard H. Harold Bessington utter began to pound. In a moment the first note of his introductory Mr. Hatfield would look out over the and song, that at last the "right man' audience, see her sitting there had arrived.
with a happy smile come trotting Betty was as sure of it as she down the aisle. would have been had H. Harold at. There! He was looking down. that moment descended from the tiny moved slightly so that Mr. Hatfield platform in the lodge hall, strode could see her. Ah, he was coming. down the aisle, gallantly bowed over down the aisle. Betty stood up, gra- her hand and said: "Betty; I've ciously accepted Mr. Hatfield's waited a lifetime to meet such a girl and allowed herself to be led toward as you. Will you do me the very the platform. As In a beautiful dream great honour to become my wife?" she saw H. Harold watching her. He She settled herself comfortably and seemed even more handsome, more studied H. Harold's handsome profile, gallant.
She
arm
to cling enhanced on every word of Then Mr. Hatfield led her up on the sweet lullaby he was singing." the platform. They were surging to- After the performance, she knew, she ward the receiving line. Now it was would be presented to H. Harold. This their turn. Proudly Mr. Hatfield pre-
By Barbara Ann Benedict
had become tradition. Bettey was an sented the "Queen of our fair village", outstanding beauty. She possessed. omitting nothing from his customary poise and a gracious manner. When- flowery, stereotyped speech. Her hand Lever a celebrity came to town those was in that of H. Harold. He
in charge of the particular function bending low, just as she had pictured. then in progress, usually managed Betty sighed deeply and gazed into somehow to introduce the personage H. Harold's eyes,
was
to Betty. Nine times out of ten the It was then that H. Harold turned celebrity was pleasantly impressed. with a little polite gesture. It Was It would be her big moment, thought then that Betty saw standing beside Betty, the moment for which she had him the dull looking creature with waited almost a lifetime. She would the gold-rimmed glasses. assume her most gracious attitude, “Allow me," "H. Harold was say- her most engaging smile. H. Harold, ing. To present my wife. She has like the others, would be pleasantly been ill and is not herself to-night. I impressed. He was young and hand- know you will forgive us. some; hence he would not feel awk- Mr. Hatfield couldn't understand ward about asking her if he might Betty's sudden desire to get down call. Of course she would consent. It from the platform. But Mrs. H. would be the beginning of her great Harold Bessington understood. Romance, the culmination of five years she smiled contentedly and clang hap of dreaming.
pily to her husband's arm.: ·~·
And
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She was glad now that she had waited, glad that, she had merely ed Newspapers).
amused herself with the affection of
Ashland's young elite, glad that she CHIANG TING-WEN had alarmed her mother by scorning
young Bob Stevens' proposal to mar ASSUMES POST AS riage. At last he had arrived! Her
knight in armour! There he stood NEW SHENSI
before her very eyes! The man for
whom she had waited! Her lover! ⠀⠀ CHAIRMAN
Sian, July 2.
General Chiang Ting-wen, newly
The thought was deliciously sweet. Already she had begun to plan. Pro- bably he would take her away. She would leave all this behind; the drab, appointed member and concurrent- uneventful life of which she had been ly Chairman of the Shensi Pro- a part. Her eyes wandered aimlessly vincial Government Committee, as- about the room: Familiar faces were
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the concert. She noticed one woman, Mr. Wang Te-pu, member and in particular. A thick-set creature,
Commis obviously young, but with the marks concurrently Provincial
of old age and
and worry deeply imprint- sioner of Finance for Shensi, and ed on her face. She wore gold-rim- Mr. Chang Chiung, member of the med glasses and seemed to take no Shensi Provincial Government Com- active interest in the concert. She seemed dull · and bored. ::
mittee, also took up their duties yes-
,!:
Batty gave a little involuntary shud- terday. dor. Thank heaven she didn't look General Chiang Ting-wen is also liko that. Thank heaven she possess Director of the Sian Provisional ed beauty, beauty that would win her
the man of her
would figuratively, the knight who leadquarters of the President of
away, with the Military Affairs Commission.