Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-13
THE ONLY GIRL

Gordon lined their photographs 10
on the mantel and thought and fought
out the whole delicious. painful prob
lem. There was Betty on the ex-
, treme right by the gas jet-piquant,
! saucy, brown-eyed Betty. Need ul-
itra-critical man go farther? No. he
would ask Betty the divine that very
AFTERNOON. and Gordon raised the
tpicture TO his lips.
In the act his eyes encountered the
ocean-blue ones of Nan, sweet, pen
sive Nan Bancroft. All, Nan-gentle.
loving Nan! A lifetime with her-he
had been all wrong about Betty. Cor
don prepared to press a kiss upon the
lips OF Nancy Bancroft-and beheld
Miss Alike Macy. He wavered.
then Dresden China Alike had her
own exclusive three minutes. After
that, II VAS Albertina, and TO Alnvr-
tina, the erudite, the scholarly. Cor
don proved true. Albertina occupied
the extreme left of the mantel
An hour later, adorned as becomes
the hour of the pleading of love. Cor
don saur tered into the street. his
AAAAhu lullg udNf Up. ~
chic. trim vision in blue dipped
across the avenue a block in front
of him. Alike! Winsome. fragile. rose
petal Alike!
Gordon bounded after the rapidly.
walking girl. His blood surged at
every bobbing OF the red cherries
upon her fluffy hat And Albertina--
well. Albertina had had her inning.
oh Alixel" he called wildly.
"Wait-Tve something vital TO say
But she did not hear and Gordon
brought up sharply at the call OF a
soft. sweet voice from behind.
oh. Bobby!" said pensive Nan.
coming in across the park II have
finished with the books you let me
have-if you'll drop by"
Drop by! or course he would drop
by. There was magnetic catch in
her tone; her blue eyes were grave
and solemn; an air OF pensive love.
illness sat upon her and satisfied his
soul. Drop by! He would never leave
her side, IL she would have il so
And far up the avenue Alike Macy
vanished in the crowd
Man. said Gordon. 1--WE some.
thing to say to you-something vital"
Miss Bancroft blushed Something
Nice, Bobby?" she asked.
You bet" assented Gordon. in,
elegantly. 81 know now you're the
only
Wait until we get home. Bobby"
interrupted Nan Bancroft: and Cor.
don formulated an eternaLstar phrase
while they made the next block.
At the Bancroft home pretty
brown-eyed girl tripped up to them
"Oh, Nan Bancroft" she dubbed.
f1've waited for you for an eternityp'
IL Miss Bancroft frowned almost i'm
Fperceptibly and went in to secure the
books. Gordon and Betty Langham
Esettled down upon a rustic bench be
gneath the dangling honeysuckles.
miss Langham sighed-so did Bob
Gordon
Betty" began Gordon. his voice
trembling. Il have been on the verge
of making a fatal mistake-one that
would have affected my whole life
and yours"
Miss Langham sighed again, very
effectively.
But, thank goodness, there is yet
time" resumed Gordon. Il want &c
say. Betty, that you are the only
Gordon broke suddenly off.
Go on Bobby" pleaded Miss Lang
Fam, all lovely, cuddling eagerness.
What exquisitely beautiful crea
ture - that with Clara Ridgely?
asked Gordon breathlessly. staring
into the next yard.
Miss LanEham frowned "Oh
that's her cousiD, Miss Harper. from
Nincennes," she explained But go
on, Bobby-you were saying
Excuse me for one moment.
please" asked Gordon.
Later in the evening. the lovely
Miss Harper from Vincennes listen
cd to the declaration of an acuuain.
lance of an hour, who compared his
affection to the eternal stars and
spoke Of undying fealty and tlia mat.