The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
Daily Short Story
Molly's Maneuver

IL returned TO the pictures and
Hla1e selection of the faces His
long and earnestly al the one he ~
Shoseh After moment he found
nlinseH returning the smile In those
iduehlns eyes and wanting TO brush
o"Ch lne "lnd-blown hair. There was
Il parasol somewhere in the nic.,,-a
ana Tor brief seaond Danvers fell
Intimately acquainted with that nara.
sol. but the vague memory refused 20
draw near. He separated this one
picture from the others and trans
lerred II TO his pocket.
After week of constant associs.
non win the picture Danvers knew
mat he would recognize the original
anywhere ma
On the night OF the Kanawa dance
an unreasonable sense Of dissatisfac.
ion took possession Of Danvers He
'hhed TOUR small ties and smeared
one white waistcoat in an effort 10
please his fastidious taste.
Danvers was in the middle q, The
'hlrd waltz when he felt rather than
ea" the entrance of some one He
vas near the door and he looked M
ohe mad come, The girl whose pic
uIc was at that moment near his
heart was standing In the doorway
Danvers managed his steps so ina,
ne would pass near her Did he
imagine ~ or did "a great wave OF
crimson flood her cheeks when her
YES met his? From that second
DanVers felt that invisible wires were
attached 20 his feet and that the girl
hands al her
After the dance he made his wav
toward Jerry McNeal. the man with
whom the girl had come NcNssi
was already surrounded
/ Danvers.
Great Scott" sighed McNeal
every one Of you fellows can't have
Your girl" Danvers turned fire
laden eyes on the unlucky man Is
she engaged 10 you7"
Not yet" McNeaI admitted
- And never will be" supplemented
Danvers as he found his hand enclo.,
This dance" he said ouicllv
May ! have it," fu''A'S'
-, The girl had not found her voice.
/ she held out her card. There were
three dances left and Danvers took
mem All and put down three extras.
, Molly keene only laughed unstead.
iiy when she saw what he had done.
-.Mee are missing something We
should not miss" Danvers suggested
Molly stood up and for the space OF
second before he put him arm about
her she looked into HIS ewes
DON'T Don't 20 that ne said and
brought her quickly near him
When the strain OF the first meet
ing had worn or. Molly remarked. u
believe ! saw you at Rye last sum.
II have seen You for the last four
weeks-every day" Danvers looked
down into the original OF the picture
U was for more lovely even than the
picture. Last summer-my camera
got mixed up with thar Of somebody
else. le continued The other fai-
low had taken snaps Of many pretty
girls. ! selected one and gave her The
prize. Danvcrs laughed
For no reason a all Molly Keene
blushed
Il VIII show you the picture. after
the dance-if YOU care 20 see H." Dan
vers told her
81 have often wondered how they
came out Molly said and looked up
into his eyes.
You What do you know about
mixed Camcras?"
II happen 10 be the mixer" Molly
hlushed partly from The confess on
and partly because Danvers' arm had
tichfoned SO closely about her. Il felt
reasonably sure" she went on swiftly
that We would meet-since know
so manv Kauawa boys"
We were bound 10 meet" Danve -
said.