Smyrna times., 1907-12-11

Mary has flown" Then she became
aware that the strange young man
across the aisle was regarding her with
much interest in his glance, and she
lifted her chin little and began to
read her magazine The young man
went back to his paper, and after
little she looked him over surreptitious-
ly. He was evidently a college man. |
she decided-clean cut, big and vigor- |
Gus, with a clear, brown skin and gray |
eyes. And presently there came to |
her a haunting sense of familiarity. |
She thought she must have seen him
somewhere.
The young man looked up to see her
gazing speculatively at him. and their
eyes met. Again she tilted her chin,
but it was too late, for she had been
caught. and the warm rosy red tingled
in her cheeks and on her forehead.
! The man lifted his hat gravely, but
with an amused twinkle.
Mary felt horribly embarrassed and
humiliated. In sheer desperation she
turned to the window to put it down.
| II hOIhNd LiOlG GdoAly luuh oAAC
thought and before she could pull her
arm back had caught and imprisoned
the corner of the loose sleeve of her
little pongee wrap. She could not pull
1t out without tearing it, and the suit
was new. She spoke softly to the old
man in front of her, but he did not
hear. And then, while she bit her lip
and flushed still more deeply, the young
man from across the aisle had reached
over her without a word, and her arm
was free
"Thank you" she said icily, and then
in spite of herself she looked up and
caught the CLEAN of a pin on his soft
shirt. "Ohr' she exclaimed and then
blushed again.
He whipped off his panama and bent
down. please don't be formal. You
see I'm from your own college. only
I've been east since at law school,"
Later she asked suddenly: Didn't
you belong to the Dramatic club?
Weren't you Benedict in your class
play? That's where l must have seen
you. The pictures are up in the club
room, you know"
, 1t was three hours later that the
train pulled into the little station at
, OkebOji, and she realized that she did
not even know the young mans name.
"But Madge vii. .emember, and she
is a Dramatic club member and will
! probably be able to place him." she
thought as she sat erect and wondered
what she should say to him when she
! got off
When the train stopped and she rose
to go he didn't move.
. "If you wait a moment. the aisle will
! be less crowded" he suggested. and
she waited. Neither spoke, and wheT
the aisle was cleared he rose, picked
up his hat lifted his suit case from
a the seat across the aisle and followed
: herito the G0or. 1t had never occurred
= to her that he would be getting of
here too.
Madge was waiting for her, and thu
two girls embraced with a sudden rip
pie of laughter. The young man step
ped to one side and waited, hat il
hand.
"Did you escape him?" he hear
, Madge say, and Mary answered: "Eas
> fly as you please. But they'll be fur
Gus when they find out what I've done
. He's there by this time, and'- The
= turned around to go to the waitin
= trap. and Madge caught sight of tn
man.
"Therew she almost screamed an
- stared at the young man and frOr
: him to Mary. "Why, you must be iT
: sane! Don't you know The ma
ie drew closer, and Madge suddenl
ie laughed at the utter bewilderment o
u Mary's face
= "What are you talking about? Yo
IL must be insane yourself! Why
IL Madge wiped her eyes and held OF
y her hand to the man.
"You have hoped out of the fryin
u pan straight into the fire, my dear
le she said to the dazed girl. "AllOw n
to introduce Mr.. Ben Markham"
AS =
"a 1t was quite six weeks before
~ dared to tell Mary that he had n
- run away from her, too, as she had i
= terpreted his presence on the train. b.
~ had been there by design. When 81
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