The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-11
HIS FAvORITE PAPER
BY JOHN KANE.


a the approaching train one morning,
peacefully gazing upon the autnnnia!
: landscape, with q bundle of nswspa.
, Ipers under his arm-it was young
, Whitmans habit to buy all the news
| papers in order to get what he called
, a broad point OF view--when he felt
q slight tug at the topmost paper. In
stinctively he frightened his grip.
There WAS another tug. this time
more decided one. II was also slightly
Impatient, and It was successful. As
the newspaper slipped from under his
arm young Whitman was aware that
a coin was being pressed into his
hand. He turned Just in time to catch
a glimpse OF pink, softly curved
cheek under an engulfing hat, and to
see the young woman deity whip her
spoils into a shape convenient for car.
rying as she ran.
Before he could recover his breath
sufficiently to call to her his assailant
had become lost in the crowd that was
boarding the train. All he could be
sure of was the pink cheek, hat that
looked to his bewildered masculine
eye like all the other hats that were
bobbing about the station and blue
serge suit.
Young Whitman looked at the coin
In his hand; then he looked at the
newspapers that remained under his
arm. She had taken his favorite, the
one that he really depended upon for
his literary meal. Then he looked up
into the grinning countenance OF a
neighbor.
! Took you for newsboy, did she?"
chortled the neighbor
Once more young Whitman looked |
down at the money in his hand. He
held 1t out helplessly. Can you beat
that?" he said. dazedly.
In spite of his loss, the memory OF
that pink cheek remained pleasantly
with young Whitman for some time.
For Its sake he took decided inter
est in nondescript hats and blue
serge suits for several weeks after
ward. Probably 1t was this newly de-
veloped interest that made him notice
one evening in the street car which
was bearing him and number Of
others over to his station that directly
In front Of him sat a pink.cheeked
wearer OF blue serge suit and a hat
Of the kind already inadequately de-
scribed
He was some little distance behind
the young woman and when on getting
out he passed the seat in which she
had been sitting he saw that she had
left a parcel lying there. He seized
the parcel and made after the owner.
Il beg your pardon" he said, raising
his hat. but think you left this In
the car"
The girl looked down at the parcel
1T Is mine," she said. Thank you !
ever so much"
She moved to the sidewalk and a lit
tie way out of the crowd without ia.
king the parcel. Then she opened and
plunged her hand into the recesses OF
an enormous handbag. After more
or less prolonged scrabble" among its
she brought forth a small
purse. She scanned its contents
eagerly.
Dear me-" young Whitman heard
her murmur. II haven't thing but q
quarter. suppose I'll have to give
him that"
The parcel was taken from him with
hasty courtesy. Once more he felt q
coin pressed into his hand. A vaguely
lmpersonal voice breathed, Thanh
you ever SO much" and the owner Of
the parcel had disappeared trainward
Young Whitman stood still, ponder
Ing. II bet you anything" he remarked,
to homself. that that is the
very same girl. It is fatei"
Nimbly and shamelesaly he rushed
Into the train, searched until he found
the girl In the blue SCI Re suit. and
then seated himself dir Dctly behind
her. He was determin I'd that he
would at least know her next time
they met.
He was 10 confident that another
had been arranged by fate
that he felt no surprise when upon 60
Ing over to call some evenings later
upon his friends the Parkinsons he
found there the girl of the tips MIRA
Parkinson presented him to her, in
him that the girl was Parkin
sno's sister. and that she was goina
to pass the winter with them.
The rest followed naturally enough
They are married now.
my dear" young Mrs. Whitman
says whenever her husband starts ia
tell the story OF their early encoun.
tiers. really, the only thing noticed
about him each time was his shoes-(
they we're shockingly rusty and worn
II you could have seen them! He
Insists that said a quarter was too
much for him, but. as a matter OF fact,
would have gladly given him more,
Tor his shoes looked as II he must be-
hungry. I'm glad married him any.
way, for now make him keep his
shoes looking respectable Chicago
Daily News.
Polite but Empty.
The age when we hnaatad 90 49,