South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-31
THE BOX OF CANDY WAS
NOT WARREN'S GIFT BUT
ELEVATOR BOYS MISTAKE.

up and shelf never know nothing"
"Oh, but she Will know by the rib
bon and broken seal-you'll have to
tell her.
The boy looked sullenly obstinate.
Then I'll have to take it up to her
and tell her myself ought to any,
way. L suppose 1 should have looked
At the address before l opened it."
Eyes. ma'am, you should" agreed
the boy, anxious to shift the blame.
Helen rewrapped the box in the
paper and followed the boy 20 the ele
vator. What floor is Miss Cuttings
on?"
Ninth floor front. ma'am"
When she rang the bell of the ninth
floor front she was not as embarrassed
or so conscious as she would have
been had not the weight of her own
disappointment dulled her to any other
feeling.
The door was opened by an attract
i've young woman in a dainty house
gown.
"I-I-am Mrs. Curtis from the fifth
floor. They brought me this package
of yours-it is addressed so careIessly
that it looked very much like Curtis
and I opened tim very sorry"
Miss Cuttings laughed pleasantly.
"You need-not be. / got one of your
| letters the other day and just noticed
| it in time or l would have had it
! opened. Won't you come in? If
were to get each others letters and
| packages we ought TO be little &C
quainted."
But you didn't let me finish" said
| Helen as she entered. You see it's
candy and l have taken some out be-
| fore ] knew"
"And you'll take some more now"
laguhed Miss Cuttings as she opened
Z do I11n sIr-1sx
back.
Miss Cuttings was very charming.
| and had ii not been for the disap
| pOintment that tugged so heavily at
/ her heart she would have been almost
/ glad of the mistake.
And she seemed so radiantly happy.
/ There was something about her that
made one feel her joyous interest in
| life. 1t had been a long time since
/ Helen had met anyone who seemed to
radiate happiness as she did.
Going To Be Married
I'm glad you came up" she smiled.
! Il can never get used 10 New York
customs of not knowing ones next
| door neighbOr. I'm from the south,
/ you know, and I've never been able TO
| suppress my social instincts. You can
| imagine how hard it has been to live
here two years without knowing a soul
/ In the building. Oh, I've been so
fearfully lonesome. But I'm not go
ing TO be any longer" with happy
laugh. I'm TO be married next
month"
AS Helen murmured her interests
the telephone rang.
Pardon me, just a moment and
Miss Cuttings ran eagerly into the
next room TO answer il. "Hello-Oh,
ijoyously-"Oh, dear, you know
would-need you ask that? But are
you sure you will have time? You
know l never want TO take you away
from your wOrk-then at half-past
! three? Yes, il came just now, the
elevator boy made mistake ana TOOK
it to another apartment. The flowers
came early this mOrning--Oh, dear, II
all is so wonderful-the whole world
seems wonderful MOVIES. oh, Ecu
dear, 7 suppose I am very foolish
but I can't help it-that's dear Of you
90 say that-yes, 1 know you under
stand. That's the most beautiful part
you understand everything. All right
then, at $3.50. Pll be ready-good
bye, good bye."
phoning Helen had been gazing at q
silver framed photograph which stood
conspicuously beside a tall vase OF
flowers. IL was the photograph OF q
man. \ distinguished face. strone
and earnest. yet kindly. InstinctivelS
Helen knew that II was he man and
that il was he who was 'phoning.
When a few minutes later Helen re-
turned 10 her own apartment. she
knew that this sparkling happiness
had only emphasized her own disap-
pointment.
j The tugging weigh: Of her heart