Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-21
EVENING SHORT sToRY.
A SURPRISE
FOR STELLA.
BY s. E. K1sER.

WIS" Ae"inohOAu 10 perfectly Dedull-
ful?"
She's a charming girl, but l
wouldn't call her perfectly beautiful.
nave never seen more than one per-
fectly beautiful girl, and She"
But Stella's features are what you
would call classic, aren't they?"
Il don't know. Perhaps they are.
The fact is, have never been sufi-
GENTLY interested to make a critical
study of her features. There is one
girl, however, whose features are"
And she's SO graceful. She never
makes an awkward gesture. Have you
ever noticed what small and tapering
fingers she has?"
Il must confess that / haven't. But
there is one whose beautiful hands l
would"
Stella is really a wonder in her
way. She stood at the head of the
class when she and l graduated. They
say pretty girls never are very bright,
but that theory doesn't apply in her
case. Did you ever know a girl who
was as witty as she or who could be
as interesting on-on general sub
jects?',,
Il never have had much to say to
her on general subjects, but there is
one subject that l would like to dis
cuss with another girl, who is so
much lovelier than"
Il don't believe you like her. Come,
confess
That's what I'm trying to-"
But you and she have never quar-
relied about anything, have your"
mo. I've never spoken half a doz-
en- words to her. In fact, l haven't
thought anything about her, one way
or another. My thoughts have all been
Of" .
"I'm going to tell you something
that | suppose | shouldn't. Stella
would never forgive me if she knew,
but she really admires you. Do YOU
remember that night when we met at
the Waltons? She
How can l ever forget that night?
1t was then that l began to live. It
was on that night at the Waltons
that l discovered"
well. she told me on the way home
that she thought you were one of the
most entertaining men she had ever
met
81 can't imagine why she should
have said that. don't believe | spoke
half a dozen words to her, and when
| was saying them my mind was full
Of" /,
"Stella isn't a girl who raves over
men,. you know. Really, she doesn't
seem to care for them at all, as a
general thing. She could have them
at her feet all the time if she wished
to-"
VERY likely, and l hope some good
man may get her some day. But what
| wished to say was"
Then you're not one of those who
think it is always the girl who is try
Ing to entrap the mani"
mo. I know of one girl at least
who"
do you know you're different in
some ways from any other man l have
ever known"
III what ways!
ooh. l don't know that I can ex-
plain just now. But you have such a
funny way of talking. YOU"
81 don't feel funny, l assure you. I
never was more serious in my life.
Can't you see that"
"It's too bad that the Waltons are
going to Europe. l enjoyed the mus
icales they gave sc much. There is
nothing that will take their place
and"
"Confound 1t! There's Joe Bingham
coming this way. l wish he were
in"
Dear me, I thought everybody mad
gone. All, he hasn't seen us. See.
he's gone into the library"
ooh. well, suppose it doesn't make
any difference
What d~oesn't?"
His not seeing u.s."
as that the way you feel about it?"
"You don't seem to want to near
what my heart prompts me to tell
you"
"I-I-what do you mean?"
Cant you see that l love you with
all my soul?"
"And-and you're not in love with
Stellar"
stella? No. darling. How could |
love Stella, or anyone else after | had
seen your"
"The only thing I'm sorry about"
she unused. when she was alone again,
"s that it couldn't have happened in
a conservatory. I did so want 1T to
be just like they are in novels. must
ring Stella up by phone and tell her.
She'll be so surprised. She had an
idea that he wouldn't for at least a
week yet."-Chicago Record Herald.
Orioin of Appendicitis.