The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-16

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world to do. especially for Leslie
Camden. Leslie had not become IN
innate with any OF the other board
ers at the samewhat exclusive board
ing house kept by Mrs. Hess and
called the TAmaracks. There Was, to
be sure. one scrubby tamarack out
in front which offered q pitiful ex-
cuse for the name. Otherwise,
things were quite as represented,
Mrs. Hess set a good table, furnish
ed good beds. and there was plesty
OF veranda room. Leslie was very
comfortable there. OF course. she
paid . high price for her comfort.
Her one great trouble was that she
often felt lonely. She was the
youngest person in the house ana
the prettiest; therefore. exceeding.
" unpopular with the women. AZ
for the men. there were only two.
and they were both elderly and
PLAIN. besides belonging to some
body already. So Leslie was cold
to Mr.. knight and Mr. Allaben. al
though she might have fiirted with
them In order to repay their wives
for their unfair treatment Of her.
On this afternoon the entire party.
with the exception OF Leslie, had
gone picnicking to Rocky Hill. Les
lie had been asked. but there are
ways and ways of inviting: and
Leslie had not liked Miss More's
prim: I'VE should be pleased to
have you 90. too. II you feel like IT.
She had answered haughtily that
she did not feel like It. whereupon
they had gone on In perfect con-
tentment without her. and she was
left to the empty veranda and =
book she did not care for in the
least.
A few tears came, and then re-
sentiment and the desire to have
some sort of fun In her own way.
What should she do! The thought
came, "I'll 60 to the postoflice.
Everybody goes to the postofice,
That man they keep In there be.
hind the metal lattice-work like an
animal in Q cage ID worth looking
at and may be worth talking to.
And maybe he's az lonesome % I
am"
She opened q rosy parasol over
her dark head and strolled down
through the sunshine to the village
postofYice.
Now. II one goes to the postoflce
one must have a reason; one must
either deposit q letter or 90 to seek
ore. Leslie had no letter TO mail.
Who in the wide world was there
for her to write to. save. perhaps,
little Annie Martin. who worked q
the next counter? AZ for receiving
letter. that was an impossibility
And yet with ingenuousness sweet
enough to look real. she marched
up to the postofice window ana lsk
ed n there was any mail for Mis,
Camden at the Tamaracks.
The postmaster was reading pa
per. which he put down with q star
when she spoke. He was q good
looking. blond young man. Of thu
clean, sensible. frank sort. Perhaps
he never had seen anything &c
charming as Leslie's young. bright
face peeping In through his little
window. for he stammered a. he re
piled: It'll see."
Whereupon he looked through ali
the letters and got quite breathlesa
before he had to tell her that there
was nothing at all. Leslie pouted
and sighed. and looked 90 disconso
late that he ventured to assure hel
that he was sorry.
Then Leslie sighed again. Never
mind. Perhaps there'l be one to
morrow" she murmured. and wen,
home, smiling to herself.
Hes nice and looks somehow IA
miliar,' she thought. "I've probably
seen some one like him on one Of
those signs they tack up in the cleo
trics-'Reginald Van Buren, indorse.
our Sweet Smoking Tobacco. Onl,
he wouldn't have that sort OF name
and I'm certain he doesn't smoke
Oh. well, shall 60 look for letter
tomorrow"
She did. and not only on that to
morrow but for several morrows fol
lowing. or course, there was no let
ter. and II required clever acting or
her part to make 1t appear that she
really was expecting one. II was nc
easy task, either, for her to pull hel
face down into doleful resignation
when she was bursting with delight
at the confederation in his voice
and eyes as he replied gently
Nothing today"
One afternoon Leslie walked out
OF the postofiice with the determine.
ton never to go back. Her face was
flushed with shame OF herself. 81
won't go there again. can't look
In his eyes and lie one single time
more even for the sake OF seeing
him. He's much too dear and good.
And I'm going away in Just 1--WE days