Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-17

1oiced each day in the chance that
had sent him past Woodyine cottage.
Gloria, apparently deeply engrossed
with her hero OF fancy. did. however.
find time to discuss the new gardener
with black Martha, and to learn from
her faithful servant that Randall was
all but a paragon.
HE done cut down our 'spenses by
half with his chickens and 'matoes
and onions. Seems lax never could
make EN- grow"
Gloria had also found many mo-
ments to spare while thinking out
passages OF speech. These she en-
pIoyed by watching Randal's strong
body as 1t plowed or built chicken
coops or gathered sticks for his camp
fire. Her specializing as to his real
reason for working in garden was
more vague than she liked
q wis., knew" she repeated often
to herself.
It was her very interest In him
that kept Gloria away from Randall
when she would often have strolled
about seeking information from him
about flowers or chatting on general
subjects. She was curiously shy about
seeing him and wondered not little
at her own silly reasons for not wish
ing to see much of her gardener.
She had been sitting at her type
writer for many hours and was just
stepping onto the porch when great
man threw his arms about her and
held her struggling against him.
Thought I'd come down and pay
a surprise visit" the man told her
with hearty laugh. isis, you are
daffy to live all by yourself" Freddy
Woodvine told her for the hundredth
time. but it's jolly good to get into
the country for a day. Hope you
don't mind and that | am not butting
into one of those silences or some
thing
Gloria laughed and Rugged her big
brother affectionately.
Hello! Who's the man in the
tent?" Freddy cast swift eyes at his
sister
Much to Gloria's disgust, she
blushed holly.
THAT is my gardener-he takes
charge OF the chickens and"
Guess | will go down and have a
look at him." Freddy said with more
or less brotherly intolerance toward
his sisters mode of living. Il am
not sure that it's respectable to have
strange man camping in the
garden" he flung back at her.
Gloria was so indignant that she
flounced within the cottage TO tell her
troubles to Martha. Had she waited
until Freddy reached the tent she
would have seen the delighted meet
ing of the two men and would have
heard the laughter that followed. She
did, however. hear the returning foot
steps of her brother, and. looking out,
discovered that he was coming arm
in arm with her gardener.
Presented to her gardener in a most
formal manner by her brother. she
smiled the smile that Randall remem-
bered as having fingered on the first
day of their meeting in Gloria's eyes.
you are pair of dippies," was
Freddy's comment in Disguised tone.
Il done knows he was a gentle
man." Martha said, as she stood in
the doorway watching developments.
81 suppose you will be telling me
W hat Lox FOL IN,
with each other" there was a hint OF
hope in Freddy's tone.
Ks You have no right to suppose any
thing of the kind" flashed Gloria.
Besides, Mr.. Randall has not given
me chance to fall in love with him
even IL had wanted to-"
I'VE can soon fix that up" laughed
Randall. sss@a -
THE sooner my sister is tied up to
a sensible man, the better off she'll
be-" Freddy said, and drew Gloria
into his arms. Isn't that right,
Martha?"
ut sure am, Mars Fred Martha
nodded, grinning broadly.
Its a great pity Mr.. Randall is not
the sensible man." Gloria laughed de-
murely.
Il can be anything from a Journal
list to gardener" Randall told her.
Surely being sensible is not so diff
cult when there is SO much at stake"
Gloria blushed with becoming mod
esty.
Copyright 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)