Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-30

CT brother in all the world just like hers.
 You are looking fine, Jerry" she told him.
 Never better, Sis. How are the kid dies"
 Splendid. But I do not see much of them lately" Jane smiled apologeticaI- ly, there have been so many dinner parties and teas, Jerry, dear" Jane looked appealingly at him. Tt seems dreadful to drag you out the first night you are here, but l just had t0 accept dinner engagement for you. Do you mind very much?"
 T am ready for anything from a pink tea to a Dutch supper" he told her.
 It was too late in the day to do any thing in the business line, so Robinson jumped into a taxi and went to the Southern Express.
 Some greater force than his own de- sire seemed to be directing his move ments. He felt intuitively that he would see the girl of the postal card.
 He went into the big lounge where so many American travellers meet, and took a chair by one of the desks There, with a pen in hand, he tried to com pose a letter to Wilhelnlina Wicks. Try as he might he could not write satis- factory message to the girl whom he did not know.
 Then, because he was sitting close to the mail windows, he heard her voice.
 'Is there any mail for Miss Wicbs [ want some" she said, and Robinson knew that a smile went to the man be- hind the window. Three! Oh, thank you"
 She turned and it seemed to Robin son as if she had known he was there and her eyes half smiled. After that she sat down in a chair facing him and read her letters.
 Robinson, sitting quietly opposite, could only gaze with fascinated eyes at the girl whose picture he even then i wore next his heart. That he might not speak to her was certain. How, then. could he let her go and perhaps 1 not see her aagin2 While he was thinking of ways and means and glowering at her with gloomy admiration she arose and went out.
 A taxi must surely have been wait 1 ing at the curb with open doors to swallow her When Robinson reached | the pavement there were taxis in ev- 1 cry direction and the girl in one of them He turned toward the Picca- | dilly tube and home to Jane with low l ering broWs.
 You seem to have acquired a beauu- ] ful 'grouch ?' " Jane told him. ] He laughed in spite of himself. "A cold bath will chase it,' he said. But ! 1 am 6 bear with d sore head just the i same" Through the gloom he could 1 not see the mockery in lanes eyes nor | the beauty of her evening toilet, so with an affectionate push she sent him upstairs to dress. ! At the top of the stairs and in the ] semi darkness he collided with some thing soft and scented and feminine 1 T beg your pardon" he apologized | quickly. then-"Bill!"
 The girl laughed a silvery, mis- l chievous laugh at his confusion.
 Again I apologize" Robinson felt his heart going back to normal beat ing. But how in this lucky world did Miss Wilhelmina Wicks get into my sisters house?'
 Tn much the same way that MT Jeremiah Robinson got into my chuH James house" the girl laughed. What ridiculous names we both have,' she ! added. because his eyes were making the color come to her cheeks.
 Still heput in, banteringly, "you will admit upon consideration thai Robinson is not so bad as Wicks.
 She did not answer him. but said quickly: Tt is all Jane's fault. She put me up to sending my picture to tht wrong Robinson.
 .But. you see" Robinson told her Jane knew it would come to the righ Robinson"
 If you two don't stop quarreling, Jane's voice came up to them we vii 20 to the dinner party without you
 Shall we keep on quarreling" Bil inquired.
 "Ob-we can quarrel-afterwards Robinson said pointedly.-St. Loui Democrat.