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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, April 17, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 18

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MARJORIE'S FAITH
By John" Elkins
(Copyright, 1917, W. G. Chapman.)
"I will never marry a man unless
he can support me decently," said
Helen with firm decision.
"Oh, well, of course," temporized
Marjorie, "a man ought to be able to
earn a living but there might come
times when he could lose his posi
tion, or something and you know
you're making money enough to tide
over such times."
"I'm doing fairly well with my de
signing, but it wouldn't be anything
very sumptuous for two. Of course,
in such a case I would be willing to
work for two. But I wouldn't want it
to gefinto a chronic state of happen
ing." "But Jerry Wade is so talented. He
is bound to do something big yet."
"He's a dreamer,"" said Helen. "I'd
like to see him do something, any
thing if it wasn's so 'big.' "
"Well, he's had two stories ac
cepted. "Paid for?" asked Helen.
"Yes indeed, $50 for the second.
It was beautiful. He has two out
npw."
"Have they been accepted"?"
"Not yet," answered Marjorie, "but
they will be."
"Perhaps they will and perhaps
they won't Meanwhile how long can
a man live on $50?"
"Well, he does live," rejoined Mar
jorie, somewhat exasperated. "I
think he does some other writing,
and he is trying for a position on a
magazine or in some publishing
house."
"Well, he'd better. A man must
have something regular to depend
upon."
"It's strange you don't have more
!" Jerry when you know "
sed with a wistful look in her
large, .oft eyes. Marjorie's eyes
were he." one beautiful feature in a
distinctly plain little face with a wide
brow and a tiny chin quite out of pro
portion with each other, une otner
girl of much larger mold, an abun
dance of dark hair, fine natural color
in the well-modeled oheek and mouth
with its alluring curves, was undeni
ably good to look upon.
"When I know what?" asked the
other.
The wistful look went out of Mar-
Told Her Some Great, Good News.
jorie's eyes and something like fury
took its place.
"Oh, you know well enough! You
just want to make me say it! You
know he's up to his ears in love with
you."
"Well, yes, he has said so," calmly
answered Helen.
"And you don't care for him the
least bit."
"Oh, yes I do but I am out of pa
tience with his shillyshallying. If he
would only get something to do."
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