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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
Romance In The Fall
EV
VERYTHING was serene until Lo- washout, but he's eager to help out a rena Parker came. That spring friend. Elroy doesn't know what to Betty and. Elroy had announced their make of it all."
The
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engagement. Folks of Elmville high- Frequently, in the days that follow- ly approved. The couple were deeply ed, Bill brought Count Ed home with in love, supremely happy.
him and reported in person to Betty Then Lorena Parker arrived. Lo- on the progress of his affair with rena was "summer folks." She had Lorena. come to Elmville with her parents to "I think," he chuckled, "I've got her spend the month of October in the to the point where if I suggested an Wheelock cottage. Elmville folks un- elopement she'll jump at the chance. derstood that the Parkers and the How's the boy friend acting?" Wheelocks were old friends.
"I haven't seen Elroy for a week,
"It's awfully Wheelocks had gone off on a tropical Betty said worriedly. cruise.
good of you to do this for me, Count Lorena was blonde and beautiful Ed. II feel rather silly." and used to activities and conquests "Everyone who's in love feels silly," "I feel and heavy romances. She found things Count Ed told her gravely. dull in Elmville. She thought she silly myself." would be bored to-tears. Then she saw. It was the next evening that Elroy Elroy. Elroy, she thought, was qute. parked his car in front of the Young Elroy could keep her from being bored. residence and came up the walk. Betty Lorena had no scruples. She was was alone. He stood around awkward- beautiful and Elroy was human, and ly, shifting from one foot to the other it wasn't long before folks saw the and grinning uneasily.
"Shucks!" he said finally. "There's two tearing around the countryside in Lorena's smart roadster, or walking no use beating around the bush, Bet. along the wooded lanes pretending to I've made a fool of myself, and I'm be enjoying the Fall foliage.
sorry! You're worth twice what that Elmville wondered and whispered blonde's worth. Will you forgive me?" and said, "my lands!" and "of all Betty pursed her lips. It wouldn't things!" As for Petty-Retty's heart do to fling her arms about his neck and was broken." Fortunately she had say yes. Let him worry a little: spirit, and wasn't one to weep herself "I'm not sure," she said. "I'll have
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By Richard Hill Wilkinson
Come around.
into an unhappy state of mind in soli- to think it over, Roy. tude. Instead, she confronted her to-morrow night." brother, Bill, who, besides being a Elroy appeared the next night, and brother, was also a sympathetic friend, much to his amazement he found. Count
"Elroy will get over it," Bill told Ed there ahead of him. her. "After all, the woman threw her- self at his head."
"Aren't you satisfied in stealing one of my girls?". Elroy, said, his face ugly.
"Even so," Betty replied, matter-of-
Count Ed grinned. Betty said: factly, he's the man I'm engaged to. I don't like gambles. And suppose he "One of your girls? Then I'm mere- ly another. Well, I was afraid of that, didn't get over it?"
"I can
see your point," said Bill Roy.. Count Ed and I have talked the thoughtfully. His face brightened. thing over and decided that if you act "Look, I had a friend in college. A this way before marriage' you might He's a act this way afterward. I hate gam- chap named Edmond Vaillant. handsome brute, descendant of a bles." She looked at Ed fondly. "Be- French title, and rich, He's a good sides, I've just found out why Ed said he felt silly last night. It ----- it egg. I did him a favour önce."
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Elroy looked from one to the other. "Sure. I'll drop him a note and ask ....Sam Browne.him to visit us. No, better yet, I'll Finally what had happened dawned on suggest that he stay at the hotel. This him. He started to protest, but de- Lecuona Cuban boys. Parker dame would go nuts if she knew cided that protesting would make him a title was hanging around loose. I'll look even sillier than Count Ed claim- Andy Iona & hia Islanders.tell Ed to dust off his old title, and use ed he felt.
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"Oh, Bill, if you only would!" So, three days later, a very handsome gentleman, who signed his name as Count Edmond Vaillant appeared at the Elmville hotel and let it be known he craved peace and quiet and a chance to get away from it all.
!
The beautiful Lorena heard, about. him that very afternoon, for a thing. like the arrival of a count in Elmville can't long remain a secret. She made
an excuse to visit the hotel, and found.
the count sitting on the porch chatting
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The next day Lorena drove the count around in her roadster and pointed: out things of Interest in and about the town. The day after that they went roback riding together and the day at that they climbed a mountain.
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