Smyrna times., 1908-03-11

caused her to WI around The
strange young man. lat in hand. as
certainly speaking to her She merely
looked her surprise
Are .au not Ms Vaughn. and
weren't YOU expecting ueE~ Her blue
eyes widened into posi1Ne stare of
amazement
Il am Madge Vaughn, but you
7ou must he mistaken" she said.
Il am DR.. Nor Tom North my
mother wrote" lie va.. blushing
little at the queerness of her reception
You you are little Tommy.
WHY She began to laugh merrily,
end the young man laughed. too. bit
ftilily, for he did not ul erstand the
joke. You have the advantage of me-"
he said.
Madge sobered mt his tone and real
lied that she was not displaying any
marked hospitality. She held out a
repentant hand, which the young man
took eagerly. Were sort of cousins,
l guess" she said. anyway. If YOU
are Tommy North we've been looking |
for you. so get in. and well start
Il can go away if it is not conven-
lent" protested the man.
"Convenient! After I've worked for |
three days getting picture books and |
! kites and little blue overals ready fol |
YOU? No, sir; you will have to use all |
those things"
"YoI see'- she explained as she
drove along, I'VE got the impression
from some one that you were about
eight years old. Your mother never
mentioned your age or height, and sc
we got ready for Il small boy. and-and
here are some cookies brought along
so that you would not ask questions on
the way home" She thrust paper
bag into his hands.
They were both laughing like chill
dren as they drove in at the gate, and
by the time explanations were made
10 Mrs. Vaughn the young man was
thankful that the surprise had hap
pened. lie felt that it had been a
good thing to take Madge by surprise,
for when two people have laughed to-
yether they have rapidly progressed in
their acquaintance
On the very first day Mrs. Vaughn
had looked at the two with compre
hensiOn in her eyes, and as the weeks
/ grow into months she felt reasonably
sure that Madge would never go back
to the office
, ''Why should She" whispered the old
er woman to herself, when prosper
. Gus young physician is not only will
/ ing. but obviously anxious, to mOnOp.
+ OliZe herr"
Q The day before he was scheduled tC
+ 90 back to the city a new man by
reason of Pinecroft air and agreeable
/ companionship they took the big rec
# and blue kite to the top of a nearb!
g hill to fly it. 1t SCARED clear above
{. the trees as the man slowly unwOunt
+ the long yellow string. The girl watch
IS ed it rather sadly, for as yet there hat
been no word of love between then
ar and she realized that she had grow
r. to care so much that it was hard no
ID to let him see it. She felt glad, though
n that she had not let him see it. bC
III cause there might be another girl l.
= the city to whom he was bound. an
she-welI. she had her work at th
" office The tears had. come into he
ID ewes. and now they splashed owe
m The young man looked up just in tim
IS. TO catch sight of them, and, lettin
the string go, he turned and caugl
as her in his arms.
he Dear" he whispered. what is it:
V. She did not speak. but she did not II
Ii. to get away either, and after M
mpnt he said:
L. rs it because l am going away
tn it. MadgeT' She shook her head.
or "Why. then" he urged, tell me
Suddenly she began to laugh-a so
to little laugh that made the man no
at. her closer
Il was only wondering" she sal
nd whether or not there was a girl'-
| | "Yol bet there is he interrupte
rse and I've got her right where l wa
isa her" Which sentence, slangy as
was. seemed to be wholly satisfactO
me to Madge