The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-05

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up into his face now and then.
There's no doubt that she loves him,
Robert"
The man laughed again.
"And did your eyes tell you all
this?"
"My eyes and my heart, Robert.
When Edgar and the girl turned the
corner l hurried out and found Mich
ael-he had the car on little side
street-and l followed them"
''In the carr"
"Yes, Robert"
Rather an obtrusive way to trail
your prey. But go on"
"They we're standing still when we
turned the corner. but Edgar did not
look around. Michael ran ahead SLOW
ly, and as we passed them Edgar
left the girl-she gave him her hand
as he turned away-and ran and
caught a car. The girl looked after
him-she is very fond of him. Robert"
1--WE will admit the fondness, my
dear. What next?"
"I told Michael to stop at the curb
and l leaned out and called to the
girl"
was that discreet?"
"Wait, dear. At first she didn't
hear me- And l called again, and she
heard me and came toward the car.
She-she has nice face, Robert"
The man laughed once more.
"Your mother heart is defending
the boys taste"
mo, Robert, the girl has an at
tractive face"
"You will admit it's little crafty
and hard about the mouth?"
NO"
"And that it suggests paint and
fiaunts it's powder"
mo, Robert"
And that it is feebly pretty and
altogether cheap?"
mo"
"Then it was much better than you
expected?"
"Yes, Robert. She has nice face
not beautiful but frank and clear
eyed" She paused. "If she had been
simply pretty it would have hurt me,
Robert 1t would have looked as II
Edgar had been caught by dimple
and curl But the affair is more
serious than thought"
He caught her eye and nodded.
What you are telling me is good
to hear" he said. I'm feeling easier
about Edgar than ] have felt since
he left college. 1t looks very much
as If his liking for this girl was the
first sensible symptom he has shown.
And there's another thing"
"Well, Robert?"
"If the girl can run the gauntlet of
your critical mother eyes there must
be something very attractive about
her. But you haven't told me all the
story"
II called to her and when she re
allied that I wanted her she came tc
the car. told her l was nervous
and a little faint-which was quite
true, Robert. And 1 asked her If she
wouldn't sit by me for few mo
ments until the attack passed away
She looked at me wonderingly and
then something In my face decided
her and she took the seat by my side
1 asked her where she lived and she
told me and I directed Michael moi
to hurry. Then I talked to the gir'
and found out something about her
She Is an orphan and came to the
city from an interior town. She has
been we'll educated and Is qualified tt
teach singing, but her present work
is fully as remunerative and more Ger
tain. And she is twenty-three."
The man laughed.
That's extremely interesting
don't refer to the age item especially
But go on"
II don't know what she thinks o.
me. I tried to interest her."
"By asking her questions?"
II asked no questions. She told me-
all this voluntarily. l am quite sur,
she will tell me more the next time
we meet"
"Then you have planned to see hel
again?"
Yes. I am going to take her witt
me for ride in the parks Wednesday
evening. l told her l was fussy OLE
woman and that she was doing the
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me. l said ! had taken fancy tt
her-and it's true, Robert"
"Eh!"
Eyes, Robert I can't quite say tina
I am ready to take her as daughter
in-law. Think of the talk it woulC
make!"
The man laughed.
II see you haven't quite surren
dered, my dear. And what's the girl
manner"
"Elinor Viets."
That's not bad. OF course, yol
didn't exchange cards?"
II thought of inventing a name, bu
/ couldn't bring myself to do that
suppose she thinks I'm a forgetful OLE
creature who doesn't remember ever
the common usages of polite society,"
The man leaned back in the deeI
chair and interlocked his fingers.
"Well," he said, things are no