Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY
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would carry it himself, so that she would
surely know who had sent it.
AS he started to leave the room he caught
sight of himself in the mirror, and it sud-
denly struck him that he looked very boyiSh.
That broad collar outside his coat was surely
not the thing for a grown man in love with
a lady of her age He put the collar inside
his coat but it did not fit He really needed
a mans collar.
Tiptoeing into his fathers room, he took
one of his collars from the drawer, and ran
back to his own room. He put the collar on
but it wrapped itself half round his neck
again. He got the scissors and cut off the
ends Now he needed tie; so he took a
black one of Fathers and hid his own under
his mattress.
where she would be- Perhaps at the public
library. He would see.
Miss Milliken, the librarian, had put him
and Bimmy and Reddy out of the place two
days before for cutting up, and would not
let him have a book; but perhaps if he went
in and showed her what change there was in
him-well, Faint Heart never won Fair Lady!
He passed Bowkers for the second time
that day, and for the third time in twenty
four hours the dog came out. This time he
did not run away even when he saw who it
was. Now, for this chance to get hold of
Bowker's dog, our hero had been waiting for
week. The dog was one of the few in town
whose speed when trying to escape from a
tin can tied to his tail he did not know. And
now he had him by the collar. For mo-
ment he hesitated, wondering where he could
find a can. The next moment, patting the
dog softly on his forehead, he went on his
way Another miracle had happened But
the doc did not kr1Oy If
AS he entered the library, his heart stood
\ still; for there she was, sitting at the
reading table with two or three of the girls,
and Sam Watson not ten feet away. He
could have killed Sam; but he knew that
such things were not allowed in the library
Furthermore, he hoped there would be no
scene when she saw him enter and realized
that she was face to face with the man she
adored.- Wouldn't it be embarrassing if she
should kiss him right there? Doubtless they
would both be put out.
He thought he heard a slight whispering
at her table as he passed toward the counter
where books were given out, and he knew
in her direction He would await his oppor-
tunity. As she went out he would follow her
and hand her his valentine.
"Well." said Miss Milliken, as she saw
him, "what are you doing here?"
1t was on the tip of his tongue to say, "To
meet the one love, who sits yonder!" but
the words did not come. Instead, he asked
"Please, may l have a book if IL be gOod?'
ooh, l suppose So" said the librarian
Here's your card" and she slid across the
counter the card bearing his name, which
she had taken away from him.
And at that moment he became aware of
presence at his side. 1t was She! She had
come to him!
He dared not look uD, he dared not press
close to her dear side. He dared not breathe.
He heard her ask Miss Milliken for slip,
and then, as she received it and was about
to step away without having spoken to him,
he gathered all his courage and said:
"Hello!"
She glanced at him; she blushed-and
then she laughed, and he was alone.
What did it meano Had he been too bold?
Did she wish him to dissemble his love in