The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-09-18

W It'll iiNt W dNiiltS dilt hHiIltl IpN II
stairs
"Sillier," Was her only comment
When she read them i'll the privacy Of
her room Then, the loss of her hand
kerrhirt dHWning suddenly upon her
She pronounced "r l." not only Il
bold. bad poet but sneak thief, and
for days Stunned the roof lelielousl4
fihailf, however, curiosity got the
better of her, and she vcntured to 20
up just once more and see what would
happen. The prospect wasn't promis
ing. The only person In sight WAS Il
trained nurse hanging out blankets.
Il hope no ehe is very i'll, - remarked
Sylvia.
We'll, he's pretty sick" replied the
nurse lie took cold staying up here
ON the roof toe long after getting over
the grip We're fearful of pneumonia"
SSisia's heart thumped violently.
I'm SO sorry" she said sympathetie-
ally. lis he delirous?"
The nurse looked 1T her curouSly.
No. not exactly lie talks In his sleep
sometimes Are you u friend of Mr..
l.aufison'st.
II know him slightly" stammered
Sylvia Then after a moment. she
nddcl timidly, is Mr. Laurison con
scioass =
"oh. yes, he's conscious"
"rhen PLEASE give him this" begged
SYN Ia. extracting II little crumpied pa
per from Il mysterious hiding place,
Don't let linn read II til he's better
Hell know Who sent 1t" Then Sylvia
made one of her churactcrlstically dra=
matte exits
The days that followed stretched sol
emily on into weeks Occasionally SNl=
via inquired of the elevator hoy how
Mr. l.auriSon was getting ON II seem
cd an eternity before his ldghhrions
about the same, miss changed 10
the cheerful "ihry say he's much bet
ter, miss"
No more eoHnSelings now with Dame
Grundy rs to the proprlety of trips 10
the roof. Sylvia went every day twice
Il day She knew that some time She
would find him there When n length
She did She almost ran to him for joy.
'NA iA1iilllA'ti'' ~ tittft IN
had met only once before So she call
ed 10 him from the distance
"How do YOU do, Mr.. LaHrseHf'
Paul started up in his steamer chair
and ea2ed n her In glad surprise
"Wh3, how do you do again. he
called ehceril1 Won't You come over
and shake hands =
Sol him tuiail. Ia tHI
extended her little white hand.
81 suppose this Is Miss s. Il | hive
the pleasure of greeting said Paul.
with cordial informally.
Yes Sylvia Randall" she answered
Il like the queens name" Paul com
memed, and wish | could ask her 10
stay awhile but | have no throne 10
offer her"
Without further ceremony Sylvia sat
down on the roof and declared herself
comfortable.
Il want Ia thank You. Miss Sylvia.
began Paul slowly, for your message
While | was H. 1t did me world of
good
Sylvia locked tip at him to see If he
was making fun of her. but Fau lay
back against the cushions, his eyes NJ.
narnntlv closed From beneath those
closed lids however he WIS re1eIiHg
in the glory of Sylva's hair and in the
color that came and Went IN her
checks
81 vrote IT." explaIned sylvia hum
NV "hnforc knew Won were III and
before | found out that YOU are Il read
nulbar.'
And how did Won discover fhatfa in
olired PAM
I'm 4 magazine" answered sylvia
ters.lt cit WAS "A good story much
better thnn your RHYMES"
"Wel YOU SIC. writing poetry isn't
exactly IN my line sud PAUL. laugh
ine Il never did II ill / met YOU
Hnt Hike il lust the same NV two
rovorite lines nrc these;
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p l. e4nq t. T. my haaa4 aud afSIe a hand
kefchlcf
sylvia hung her beae. whether from
majesty or amusement Pam conldni
tell
..lle uuf,er they were written on
vos sIsui, ash watcrmafbed. +" he Oh
served You didn't really cry. did
yorlta
Rain vets Things. answered SYLVIA
lnc0RfaaJly =.gesidcs. what rood would
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