The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-03-29

Il I. Uas almost seven O'Clock in the
,,oynjng. hut in the early winter 1t is
-aorly dark at that hour. The sharp
hitting wind swept away the light
snow that was falling except for the
ara white line close to the houses.
Adele, waiting for her car, wondered
~ there was enough for q SNOWFALL.
She shiyered. The first emblem OF
winter. ouch a Joy a few years ago.
was now a barblngsr of trouble. Win
81 TOR now meant a season OF diScom-
fort and almost want for herself and
her mother.
She held her mum before her face
ii n break the force OF the wind and
stood close to a telegraph pole for
protection.
The time seemed long. Her car was
late.
Suddenly there vas a snort and q
xhlrr and a big limousine swept the
n curb at her feet. With the muf be-
fore her eyes and the wind In her ears,
Adele had neither seer mol heard the
approach OF the machine.
Instipctively she threw herself back
with a cry, trIpped and fell. 1t q
all over In a second.
The car stopped within a Few yards
NJ the accident and a man sprang out
and ran back.
The girl was sitting up by this time.
but was too stunned and shaken to
stand. although she tried to when sne
saw someone coming, but her brain
was spinning and she sank down help
lessly.
The man was beside her in an In
slant trying to raise her in his arms
at the same time calling to the chaut-
feur to bring back the a at once.
Adele's floating senses returned. u
i am not hurt a bit, thank you. l.
will be-aI? right in a minute and you
do not need to help me at all"
The man noticed with contr1tion
how small and slight she was and how
pretty the pale little face was, al
though almost CHASTITY IN tire rays OF
the electric street light. But she was
N ano,Iina hrovaIv and tho confusion in
her sweet brown eyes may or may
not have been due to the fall.
a Il am SO sorry" said the man sim
ply I'll never forgive myself. | get
a t;raa ~toIIing wilson IN not drive so
,e'e aS t,,.t r,+ htr go
IA sor,otimos p,,t n toll thA truth Won
v,oro ~ noor tho no,a neither If us
o,w von unit, WI, tnmnad Rv Georse
g., ;rot too had, sure Won are ali
r,o,t2"
q "grron smuod A5o,o
u "No snroined artlosr TRY IN stand
ON vorr riont foot That,e tho ticket
81 Nav vour lort"
Adolo oho,od Fvorybody ohaved
1ohr Moro,,rd ubop bo snolo that
wav
III "How.s tho bnadq Aching ri hot
III No? Well If Won are going IN tha
& city Won will lot us take vop IN won't
YOU? Not to make amends hut IN be
zA certain Won will stav all right Vol,
might faint or sometbins after we
were gone"
70, no thank YOU" declined Adele
NJ hastily. please do not be so remorse.
full about my falling. | was too g a
N to the street and II wasn't your FAINT
at all. Here is my car. Good morn.
ing"
Adele had no luck that dav get.
81 ting Subscriptions for the books she
was selling. or course. thew were
good books and eyerybodv ought IN
want them but somehow the busy
VI men In busy offices either had no
VI time to see her at all or their minds
We're too intent on their own affairs
to get the least bit interested. She
q was tired and discouraged.
II While eating her luncheon she sat
thinking of some new plan. II have
1t" she exclaimed, suddenly, to her.
self. Il am going to try the gamblers
system Of sticking to one number till
he wins. Only | shall try a name III
stick to one name till somebody sub.
scribes for my books. Let's see!
What are some names of companies ?
Central, Ideal, Union. Manhattan.
Consolidated, Mutual. There, that
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