The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-11-16
One Eleanor
And Another

BY RIA X cHcy


second day ut the st. Louis exposition.
Even though he had seen the wonders
of two continents since leaving college
he was little uwed. even oppressed,
by the very tremendous amount of in
eenuity and beauty spread before him
lie stopped Mt the end of the Grand
basin and pushing back his straw hat
from his handsome dark face, drew out
his tobacco pouch and carefully rolled
cigarette The air was sizzling. The
sun beat down on the immensely of
white buildings and spanked madden
iugly in the folds of the cascade and
the ripplcS in the wake of the condo
las MS they dartcd to and fro. lie was
telling himself that all this was too
much for one man to see alone. lie
blew out II wreath of smoke and look
ed diSintcrestcdly ut the passing
throng Yes. IL he did not run across
some one he knew before night he was
going To pull out for home.
lie strollcd toward the main entrance
and stopped to admire nm extremely
pretty girl in cool green linen standing
by one of the pillars of the Liberal
Arts building
by Jovc." he said ns he made IL
wide dctour behind her and came
around at the other side. Il know that
girl. Hang 1t, What's her nnmeY
He walked slowly past her again.
She WAS absorbed in II scrutiny of the
TrlumphHl causcway. How refresh
ingly cool she was in TINT green drcssi
Her hair cleaned gold In the sun. That
was Just the trouble her hair! If II
were only brown! Boyd ran over the
names of all the blends he had known
Bertha Scmple, Caroline French? Bah
They had been fat and pudgy.
lie doubled on his steps and strolled
back nonchnlnntly, his hands thrust
deep In hia pockets. But wasn't she n
princess, He tried to smooth out the
quicker in his brow and look pleasant
Hang ii all! She wnS ns much alone ms
he was. and she would he gone In 4
moment His mind raced frnnticnlly
among the girls of two continents Ii
search of the missing name.
EFF she Just had brown hnir, now
he said. staring mt her Enthusiastically
gold curls Suddenly he realized that
he WAS standing stock still md tn,
brown eyes of the girl In the greer
dress had swept from the Triumpha
cnuscway and were look Ing into his
with Ill concealed amusement. Instant
| ly his face cleared. lie swept Off hi
Int with charming bow and went TO
ward her. smiling.
"Mlss lInskcllY' he said, holding on
his hand Miss Eleanor IInskellr'
she looked mt him amazed, but a
sound of the name she smiled. too
| qucstloningly.
II fear you have the better of me
though" she said ns he took her hand
you are
Boyd Thompson, yes, OF Northwest
ern," hc finished for her
"Oh, don't remember" She passe,
one slim hand over her brow and look
ell embarrassed. But I've sure enough
been TO Northwestern" abe said, fash
Ing smile at him, and" triumphant
ly, Yes. | remember your face."
"Oncs memory for MINES Is Offer
tickle. Why, do you know, ] had tn
deuce of II time recalling yours JUS
now, and was afraid every minut
you'd take notion TO go before
could get II by the tail feathers, sO T.
speak. But | did, you see, and al
ways remember faces" lie leaned owe
| .I at Ian ra a.
toying the show?" lie asked swcetly
"Ycs. but it's too overwhelming t
enjoy alone, and my friends are ne
due for II week or ten days. so I've Gle
cidcd to go home. was Just taking
farewell look M you came along
"Come, now, that's jolly, I'm In tn
same fix Whnt do you say 10 doln
the fair In partnerships
And so ii was finally arranged.
Later In the evening NJ he left he
at the Hotel Napoleon Bonaparte h
said, coming n step nearer: You'll fol
give me for staring at you so hardf
Just couldn't remember your name o
the Instant"
Eyes, of course" she laughed. BE
cause do you know. haven't bee
able really to place you yet, though
remember your name and your fac
perfectly"
"Well, we're even" he called bacl
and, thrusting his hands In his pocl
cts, he sauntcred toward the lobby.
Strange he should have thought sll
had ordinary brown hair, he said
himself. when this particular shade {
gold was the prcttlest thing for hal
he had ever seen. Biondine? lie three
away his cigarette. She wasn't tina
kind.
He thought Of the few times he In
seen her mt nrmory parties ana r.
membcrcd that she danced dlvinel
lie had not known her well, aud 81
was u trump for not thinking him pr
sumptuous speaking TO her now.
he picked his way through the crowde
lobby he saw all around him slcnd'
girls in green dresses pulling gold Ia
away from their faces with n prett
movement of their hands.
They were sitting Mt the end OF Il
Grand basin some nights later. HIT
bnck from the balustrade oyerlookiI
the water. Boyd was speaking rs
slowly rolled cigarette.
"Do you know. ! am amazed to thin
how mistaken | was about you"
"I'm sorry to have disappointed you
she said
"Rut you didn't That's just Il
polnt" He leaned over suddenly, NJ
his face took on new seriousness
"And to think missed all that goo
time because | was fool enough to /
afraid of YOU"
What good llmeY" she asked qulcl
ly.
"Why, knowing you better befor
don't you see? You're the jolllest 81
I've seen for long time. If you ha
thrown me over that day at the LII
eral Arts building never should hay
really known you probably. I'm gla
you didn't. And the reason | couldn
| thtnE nf Vnur mama WAS DppnnSe