The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-21
At LITTLE
ROMANCE

eaaT enough tO rscali khe aate ~ MAag
PcrDe1E arrival because Df tAe seusa-
fio1 asf 1rEt appearance At dinnsr
created I1e ianrlaGy had enoagh 81
tie Hoasf ieft fcr croQnet1es next day.
ali because eypFy one waa ~ husF
gazing ~ Miss PoTber- She was =
perfeft blonde. with bright pretty
aags and 4 charming mauner The
three eligible y0n1g men wh0 board
IA there began eFing one anotber
witt 1awning dislike before eren tA2t
eyeuinx was Ovev By THE ene ~ the
meek 4 was an Spenly acxnoaieagsd
race 5etyeen tben-
Miss PcfDen took ne attention eo1-
descendaneiy AZ pas the right n
beauty. "a giri ~ pretty Az xhe really
could rot be blamed for coQuetti1g y
blt. bsf fbe other DoarderB wondered
whether she was nos sure ~ some
mlliionssre. that she should iriae vim
Robinson. the broker. who aad small
fortune besides: with Harris, fne
yogng lawyer, who was making de
eided 1nsnciai success and with
van Norman. who Lad iust got ~ -.
crease n salary 70 $500 q year. This
clientele Shows what q very select
boarding bouse X waa.
This being we situation, II is scarce
~ 10 be wondered At that Miss Cal
vey hzd been At the house three days
before Robinson. HARRIS and Van Nor
man we're aware of The fact II ~
doubtful II they knew what sne look
"a like That was the effect Miss
Porbens proximity had on most other
girls. They were mere dark blotS
beneath her splendor Miss Galyey
was naturally shy and aid NOT iook
AZ one save for The briefest instant,
otherwise they might have noticed
that she had eyes unusually large and
soft and darkly appealing. Her face
was the oval that artists loye and
her lIpa finely nodded and sensitive.
II was me day Van Norman vas
feeling blue because Miss Porben had
forgotten to thank him for the vioiete.
II seemed ungratefui even for q belle
and. besides. ghe had laughed twice
al Robinsons aginine jokes. Van Nor
man was staring gloomiiy AT his plate,
when his side glance showed him a
rarely beautiful hand. 70 his surprise
he found II was Miss GaIvey's hand.
He turned 10 her With a casual remark
and got brief glance into her eyes.
The next day he addressed another
remark to Miss Galyey % see II her
eyes really were dark as he remem-
hered. lie was recalled By laughing
challenge from Miss Porben. she
would ALLOW ~ wandering Of her cav
alters afeld. For the FIRST time Van
Norman regarded her critically He
found something singularly shallow in
her bright and aluring face It
dawned upon him that the look she
gave him was iesnulSsl with the one
she had just given Robinson and
would eventually bestow on Harris.
lie could even see Harris floral offer
Ing ii her hands without Jealous
pang and for the first time her trick
Of nibbling the petals did not appeal
TO him. They we're all IN the big par
lor at the time and for once Miss
Calyey had not fed straight 70 her
room. She was watching Miss Por-
ben With little paiped frown.
1T hurts me to see beautiful
flower 81 treated she said, half apollo
geucally. when she caught Van Nor
man looking at her.
1T docs me, too. agreed Van Norman
emphaucaly He told himself that
be ba0 always disliked seeing Miss
Porben degour her roses and carna-
tions, although he had never put the
idea Into words. Any sensitive person
would feel that way Then he won.
dered If Miss Galvey ever had any
flowers sent her He wondered about
Il for three days before he began won
derlng If she would think II fresh Of
him n be should send her some. He
could ace her slender, beautiful hng-
ers taking them from the box almost
caressinely That was the way she
had handled The crushed carnation
Miss Porben had dropped IN the hall
me evening before. ANY one who 50
loved flowers for their own sakes
really ought to have them about Van
Norman felt a righteous glow when
he left the order at the florists that
noon
Miss Galvey did not forget 10 thank
him. There was a soft glow on her
face as she passed him in the hall
Thank you so much she said
"They are lovely-and It was kind Of
YOU"
"Not-not al alliH stammered Van
Norman. his heart suddenly humping
Maybe 1t was the hall light that lent
her such an ethereal beauty At din
nor he regarded Robinson and Harris
wonderlngiy Could they not see be.
meath the surlace2 Did they fancy
that shallow, giddy. selfish blonde
Young creature the sort of a woman
man could really love-
Van Norman choked abruptly on his