Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-14
A PAIR OF BLUE EYES

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Howard put both arms around her,
held her close for an instant and then re-
leased her. 1t was in broad daylight on
q crowded street crossing. They were
not related to each other, and he did not
even know her name. 1t must be said
in his defense that she was more TO
blame than he was. Indeed it would
have been a great impoliteness, not TO
say unkindness, on his part to have done
otherwise. She was hurrying to catch
the car from which he had just descend
ed. The street was wet and muddy.
She slipped and would have fallen hal
he not caught her just in time. She
blushcd celestial rosy red and raised a
pair of startled blue eyes to his face.
"Oh, thank YOU" she stammcred. Yet
never was thank YOU said in tone Of
less gratitude.
She was gone before he could speak
and caught the car, which was just on
the point Of leaving.
All day the blue eyes haunted him.
They came between him and his writing
and danced on the pages of The Lane I
although, as he said TO himself severely,
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he been less devoted heart and soul. t.
his profession it is TO be feared that even
his patients might have found him ab
sentminded, for he failed to see two OF
his best friends on the street and at din.
ner that evening was so preoccupied that
his mother worried lest he was workin-
too hard.
DR.. Howard Carston was a rising
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and n fair practice. lie cared almost
nothing for society, and heretofore H.,
brightest eye that ever shone would have
interested him less than a cut finger.
Now, In a moment, all was changed
Chicago is a big city, yet Howard vowed
to himself to find the owner Of those blue
eyes. Persistence was one OF his strong
points. He never entered a street car
without scanning the face Of every WON.
an in ii; he patronized department stores
which be had formerly avoided because Of
their crowds Of women shoppers, and hC
astouished his sister by taking her to tn,
theater more times in a month than hC
| had all the previous year. That young
lady was also surprised and gratiGed by
his snatchiug from his professional duties
time TO attend teas and receptions, and
by his remarkable intrest in social func
tious.
"Blue Eyes" had worn gray. SO agar
and again he pursued a gray suit and Q
felt hat half a block only to find wher
the wearer turned that her eyes were
not the yiolets Of which be dreamed.
Weeks passed aud the memory of thc
eyes was fading into q regret. Then sen
sible lectures which Howard had not
failed 10 administer to himself began tC
take effect. IN the first place, 1t was alb
surd to- hope TO find those blue eyes. Were
not there several hundred thousand wom
en in the cityg Besides Blue Eyes.
might De miles away If found sh,
might belong t0 another man. or shs
might BIZ anything but charming
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