“Your unhappy
“Ruth.”
The wedding of a steel king’s daughter into one of New York’s oldest families is worth a column on the front page of any paper. Pictures of the happy couple stared out of every edition.
The weary housemaid spread one on the floor as she cleaned the disordered room her young mistress had left behind.
She gathered a little pile of ashes from the hearth and dumped them on the paper. They completely covered the smiling faces of the bride and groom—not that it mattered, for the ashes were cold.
THE IMPULSIVE MR. JIGGS
By Roger Brown
Marathon Jiggs approached the day-clerk.
“Is Mr. George Jones here?” he inquired.
“He is registered here, but he’s out at present,” replied the clerk. “Would you like to leave any message?”