Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-25

seeing what can do. I got a job to- day!"
 Did you?" Rissa asked weariy. The roast had come and she tasted IT
 doubtfuiiy. For wonder, It was gooo; She was interested in her dinner, ana she feared her neighbor was going 10 be talkative and rather nuisance. Because he came from her own place in the country he would probably rect that he had the right to be friendly. She had never noticed him there. Any
 body named Jordan naturally felt above a Powell. And this was old Bob Powells son Dan.
 The next night at dinner she found that the landlady had changed his seat and put him at the end of the table.
 She was very glad. It saved her snub-
 ping him. It was amusing, however, to think how differently she would
 have acted if she had had that chance to be nice to the fioorwalker. But the f1oorwalker and the pink willow plume were both immeasurably above her. The sky was no farther.
 Many pink plumes had gone to grace the velvet hats of richer girls, but still she had not realized her wish to pos sess one. and the ioorwalker, that ideat cashier, to the theater twice. and to dinner once in a single week. So. it
 was that Dan Powelrs smile and eager intention to be friends meant some tnlng to hlSSd.
 She was quite gracious to him dur l ing a week of stormy evenings: then {. one night he asked her in a whisper : if she wouldn't like to go somewhere with him. You'll know which is the
 best play. I've not been yet" he said Neither have I,' Rissa admitted And then they looked at each othe~ ! in mutual atonishment and laughed. Together they got a great deal of | enjoyment out of the exceedingly med
 iocre performance. And when Rissa | had said good night to him at the bot | tom of the second fight she was all most happy as she ran up to her room. There was some admirable things about this Dan. even if he were )ld l Bob Powelrs son.
 From that evening they fell into the way of going to the theater once or twice 8 week. And once, when Rissa
 was sick with a cold for two days Dan l sent her a new book and a bunch of carnations which bloomed in her water | pitcher for quite a week. But it was not the carnations that made Rissa 1 like Dan so much more than she had ever dreamed she could like anybody 1 besides the fioorwalker.
 In the meantime the fioorwalSer had shifted his attentions from girl to girl leaving Q trail of mourning hearts be-
 hind him. One could not fancy Dan l Powell as ever being thus mercurial
 One could be quite sure if he liked her
 that he would like her forever. And
 Rissa was beginning to be sure. More
 over, she liked the idea exceedingly
 And then one afternoon the great
 and unexpected happened. For the 1 fioorwalker sauntered up to Rissa': counter, and leaning upon it bent al | the e7chaptment of his dark eyes
 upon her. He was aware of her al
 last.
 VIII you go with me to the theatel | fn- yiCbt MiSS TQr6a ho r-1o o1 ;x tones that were intended to make one feel that a refusal would blight his life forever
 Eva Spencer and the rest were look ing on with impotent jealousy and rage l and Rissa knew it She folded and un- l tines before she anSwred: Pm very sorry. MT. Pettingill, but I have another enga agement."
 She told Dan about it as they were walking home from the theater later 1 The March night was as warm as
 summer. Dan laughed q guess yor
 nut like me quite a lot," he said. l 'I do.' Risa replied.
 "Then will you marry me? Ris ga say" and he told it all. I'm getting
 $150 per as chief engineer at the light. ! -" plant" he confided. It was tht first time Rissa had ever known any. thing definite about his job.
 The next day the f1Oorwalker avoided her reproachfully. The next day aIsC i Edna Beers gave her a bit of news Say, ain't the new hats stunning Pm going to have a wing on mine she said. You can have my pink vii low now if you want it, Rissa, I'll sel it to you cheap"
 Trere had been times when the sigh of Fdna's pink plume set Rissa's hear to shaking terribly. But now she onl, smiled. "Oh. willows are all out" sh
 said, carelessly. And besides, I've 20 over wanting one."-Philadelphia Bul
 letin.