Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-29

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them all right" Calf said.
Collins. We'll. you're coming"
across the hall, He often ran in on
business, for Collins. as = real estate
broker, needed frequent legal assist
ance. Besides. Lima had heard him
say that he liked Gait. Lima knew
something about Gait, though no
more than what che had gathered
from things he had said to Collins.
He was from the country, and he had
the fresh. vigorous look Of the coun-
try bud. There was still carmine In
his cheeks and tan on his forehead.
The city did not possess him yet; he
was free and honest and good. Lin
loved the very sight OF him, but she
believed that he was no more aware
Of her than of her typewriter. He
had a girl. She had seen him walking
with Pearl Baker, who worked In the
big department store across the street.
One day last week they had come into
the little restaurant where Lima was
having her lunch Of lettuce sand
wiches and tea. Pearl was blond.
and she dressed in snowy black. She
city-bred: she had beauty besides, and
a marvellous hat. Lima had none OF
these things.
After Gait had hurried out Collins
kept her working twenty minutes
overtime on some dictation. This was
no new occurrence. When she was
free h put on her little worn blue
serge coat, her mended and gasolined
gloves, and her plain black hat and
went out into the gray, dry street.
The 8 o'clock rush vac over. She
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taurant.
Entering she sat down at one Of the
tables and ordered a chop, rolls, and
tea. While she waited she read a
book which she had taken from her
handbag. The book was Bulninch's
Age Of Fable" 1t was rather an as
tonishing book for a twenty three
year-old girl who handled a type
writer In a real estate brokers' office
to read. And it was a book she had
bought. A good many dimes and
nickels that should have gone into
food went into books, but Lima rea-
soned that her soul needed food as
we'll as her body, and who would not
forego the pleasure Of an extra sand
wich for the sake Of possessing a book
which should not only companion one
but lead on to cheer and entertain
ment and Joy?
Lima fingered longer than usual
over her meal. Evening was gently
approaching as she left the restaurant
and she still had nine blocks to walk
to her room-the little cluttered room
where. she cooked her breakfast over
the a jet and was at once SO safe
and SO lonely.
dow of the great department store
across the way. 1t was full Of beau
tiful, desired things, and Pearl Baker
lived right among them. It seemed
to her that Pearl Baker must be a
very happy girl to work always in
sight Of the beautiful, to be herself as
beautiful AS anything In the world,
and to have the low Of Roger Gait.
She walked on slowly to the corner.
A man stood there apparently wait
ing. When she was within a few
his eyes. He was Roger Gait.
oh, how do you do, Miss Elliott"
he said with embarrassment. His
clear face was all one flush. Tim
~waiting-that is, I. want to ask you
II you'll go to the theater with me
this evening""
Lima started at him. It was the
most unusual thing that could have
happened. 70 think Of Roger Gait,
who had v appeared to even no.
tice her, asking her in this odd way
to go to the theater with him. or
course. he had known that she must
pass this corner on her way home.
AS for going with him to the theater
why, she would go to the ends Of
the earth with him just az trustinsly.
There was nothing in those clear eyes
of his that any girl need be ashamed
to find.
She flushed in her turn and smiled
shyly.
ooh. thank you, Mr.. Gait. I'd love
to co. she said.
A moment later they had Joined the
throng Of early goers that was strug-
Cling toward the welcoming doors Of
the theater.
Lima was not dressed for the the