Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-01


judge of the peace that they were son
and father, giving their names as
Grover and Robert Wallace. Robert
Wallace was of not much more than
Jackson's age.
The drug store crowd was listening
with huge delight to their subdued ex-
pressions of wrath. But with Broad.
ways entrance the younger of the vic.
Tins recognized a member of his own
indefinable fraternity Within two min.
utes the young men were 'old chap"
to each other, which is a congenial
sign.
"How's your machine?" asked Broad.
way.
"Havent's looked it over very care
fully"
"If it's out of business, I'll get my
runabout and tow you ten miles down
the road There's a good hotel there.
and repair man who knows his bust.
ness could help you out the first thing
in the morning"
No such service proved to be neces.
sary. In fact the strangers car was
in such unexpectedly good condition
that it's owners insisted upon taking
Broadway with them to his gateway.
They reached it simultaneously with
Clara Spotswood and Josie Richards,
who were now engaged in that inef
ficient but delightful see-sawing which
frequently occurs when a girl-friend
takes girl-friend home. Clara had
walked home with Josie, Josie had
walked part way home with Clara
Clara had gone part way back with
her. They had gradually come almost
to midway stand8till in front of the
Jones place.
While the elder Wallace took ad.
vantage of the halt to make one more
examination of the car, before plung.
ing off into the darkness of the sur.
rounding farming country, Jackson in.
troduced his pew-made friend to the
two girls, and they stood laughing in.
consequentially. The young city man
was much impressed by the two pret.
ty country girls, and the two pretty
country girls, especially Clara Spots.
wood, were delighted with the youth
who had been brought SO dramatically
to their attention.
They went along before the elder
gentleman was satisfied that every.
thing was certainly all right, but at a
distance which they felt sure made
them invisible in the soft gloom of the
summer night they paused, with many
suppressed giggle, to look back at
the group, each member of which was
now and then shown sharply against
the background Of Cimmerian dark
ness as he chanced to pass into the
radius of one or the other of the cars
headlights.
II think he's absolutely too hand
some!" Clara whispered cautiously.
"I've always thought so," Josie an
Iswered.
ooh, silly! l mean young Mr.. Wal
lace. And Roberts such a sweet
name! It's almost the same as Robin
Robin Adair, you know? How she
must have loved himt"
Robert or Robin?" Josie asked.
robin, Of course. She sang the
song about him. But Roberts just az
pretty. and it doesn't make you think
| of birds and worms"
| Josie burst into partially stifled tit
ters, and her friend grasped her arm
In giggling wrath to force her into 9
wild scamper down the dusky. fragran,
village street. When they had once
more fallen to a walk, Josie remarked
nnwittingly:
You're very silly. He's not half a.
good looking as Jackson, and you know
1t. Only we see Jackson every day
and"
"O-h-h-h!" said Clara. 1--WE suspect
ed that for long time!"
Suspected what? Keep qaiet!'
/ were the contradictory remarks Of Ne
best friend. Then: "And I'm going t.
be 80 lonely after he has gone! I'd like
to cry. almost did. Think of all the
girls he'll meet there in the city! Oh
] hate New York;"
You've never been there"
mo. But I've heard about the grill
there. observation-disclosures