The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-10-05
THE GIRL IN THE CAR
By EILEEN FARLEY

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Dillingham; wondered whether any.
body had ever discovered that tiny
dent of dimplc near her lett eye that
winkcd at him wickcdly when she
laughed
80 one could over call you plain
MARY" he said. absontly. and started
to hud himself thinking aloud
And If pcrchance. 1 might wish to
address you-ono never knows what
may happen what her dancing
eyes questioned him.
For cusc ln conversation I'm Rich
ard be- assured her Just poor
Richard
Poor Richard In an automobile"
she laughed
lie ordered sweets with the coffee
aud she muuchcd them with the aban-
don OF a child Then with sudden
return To schoolgirl uaiycte. she cx-
claimed. as she nllod her wisp Of a
/ handkerchief with almonds
"Oh. dear. ! forgot that plaFuoy old
| school Aud now I've got 10 &C. back
/ The girls will be- just crazy when /
tell them And I'm going to take
those To- prove &c. II was O. lovely din
nor Aud you've been lovely. too
Then she added slowly. What must
| you think Of me-"
What must he think OF her Dilling
ham wondered % she would be- very
angry n be- told her all that he
thought about the flickoriug dent Of
a dimplc and the sweet hardness Of
her voice and the tantalizing wltchcry
Of her eyes and the pointed oval OF
her chin and-oh. well
"uut Il is what you think of me
that b. worrying me- he finally as
surod her. forgctful Of the iathcrly ad
vice
u want To go home" said the girl.
and 40 the unHtcadlncsH Of her tones
Dillingham; jumped up rcpCntantly
Whom Dillingham; returned three
minutes after the little table looked
dcHolatc with its disarrny Of cmptiod
dishes llo looked about uncertainty.
Whore she had sat pink coral stick.
pin stabbed O. torn corner OF the menu
card To the table lie picked Il up
aud reads
II never saw Guyham Manor There
is mo- Annabol Morris You were
only you-and nicer than : deserved
10 was all-nction-CXcopt that ] was
hungry with mo- prospect of dinner
tonight or breakfast tomorrow, Good
by Plain Mary"
Dillingham; wondered next day ant
, again at intervals an the succeeding
week why she was hungry. and hi
heart stood still at the thought tina
a she might be- hungry at the moment o
/. his thinking In some obscure corner o
e. the city.
Then one night gloomy and moroa'
b. he dropped into the Modern thoate
10 10 watch the opening night OF ne'
rs comedy. Llstlcss he watched a bizarr
q ballet In mlsmatchcd stockings an
Z powdered wigs come prancing or
~ Then his glance wandered rostlessl
n over the audience and back again L
N the stage.
% And thcro-winklng disappearing
d wlnklrn, again. IN the face Of q girl a
II tho end Of the front row WAS a tin
~ dent Of dimplo near the lcft oye-I
! dlmplc which ne foollshly felt h.
owned by right Of discovery.
q An hour later she walked swiitl
q from the stage entrance, her name
q sumy ropollant aud ignoring the wait
ing groups of men about the door
q one lifted his hat and smiled broadl
:. nt her
u silly idiot" she murmurod bcnoatl
, her breath. as she escaped his hear
i, Ing
Naughty. naughty, plain Mary
.. voice chided In her ear and sh
= wheeled suddenly. rosy from chin 4
a forehead
t, OF course, In the saffron journals
was headed "Milllonaire's Romano
a Begun at Stage Door Ends In Orang
a blossoms" but Dillingham;, himself
n know from the FIRST that the stag
a door was really the finish.
d Copyright 1900, by Daily story Pub Co