The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-19
HIS FAVORiTE PAPER
BY JOHN KANE.

Young whitman, who lives in
suburb, was standing with his baas I,
the approaching train one mern,ng
peacefully gazing upon the au,ap, Ia
landscape, with a bundle Of nswspa
pers under his arm-it was youu.
whitman's habit to buy all the news
papers In order to get what he called
broad point Of view-when he Eel
q slight tug at the topmost paper. In
stinctively he frightened his grip.
There was another tug. this time q
more decided one. It was also slightly
impatient, and It was successful. Al
the newspaper slipped from under his
arm young whitman was aware thai
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 tc
see the young woman deftly whip hel
spolls into shape convenient for car
rylng as she ran.
Before he could recover his breath
sufficiently to call to her his assailani
had become lost In the crowd that wal
boarding the train. All he could be
sure Of was the pink cheek, hat tina,
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
n 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 It 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 ne took a decided inter
est in nondescript hats and blue
serge suits for several weeks after
ward. Probably 1t was this newly de-
7eloped interest that made him notice
one evening in the street car which
was bearing him and a number VI
others over to his station that directly
In front of him sat pink-cheeke6
wearer Of a blue serge suit and 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 parcel lying there. He seized
the parcel and made after the owner.
81 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 a more
or less prolonged scrabble" among its
contents she brought forth a small
purse. She scanned its contents
eagerly.
Dear me-" young Whitman heard
her murmur. 81 haven't thing but o
quarter. suppose III have to give
him that"
The parcel was taken from him with
hasty courtesy. Once more he felt a
coin pressed into his hand. A vaguely
!mpersonal voice breathed, THANK
you ever so much" and the owner OF
the parcel had disappeared trainward
Young Whitman stood still, ponder
ing. 81 bet you anything" he remarked,
presently, to homself, that that is the
very same girl. II Is fate!"
Nimblv and shamelesJly he rushed
into the train, searched Until he found
the girl in the blue sci sc suit, ano
then seated himself dir ictly behind
her. He was determin ID that he
would at least know hei next time
they met.
He was so confident that another
meeting had been arranged by fate
that he felt no surprise when upon go
ing over to call some evenings lateI
upon his friends the Parkinsons M
found there the girl of the tips. Mrs
Parkinson presented him to her, in
forming him that the girl was Parkin
sno's sister, and that she was going
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 t
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! II,
insists that | said quarter was too
much for him. but, as matter OF fact
would have gladly given him more
for his shoes looked as II he must b,
hungry. I'm glad married him any
way, for now make him keep hi
shoes looking respectable "-Chicags
Daily News.