The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-02
The GREEN SEAL
BY JEAN DIckERsoN.

with whom he was madly In love-
why Bob simply backed away from
her fathers front door and rusheo
to the nearest telephone pay station
to make his confession over the wire'
Alma's voice at the other end was
soft, and hesitating and entrancingly
sweet; but the hesitation was mad
dening to Bob Noyes.
Tell me nowl" he urged impa-
tiently.
Il couldn't" she pleaded I'll
write you little note before l go
to bed-honest | will, Bob"
81 wish you could tell me now and
put me out of my misery" he urged.
an tell you what I'll do, Bob, I'll
let you know before you ever open the
note. If it's good news there will be
a blue seal on the flap of the enve-
| lope-and If it's-not good news. why
! there will be a green seal. So you
will know as soon as you receive the
| letter."
With that arrangement Bob had to
be contented.
Would he be confronted by a blue
seal or a fatal green one? All the
evening the query haunted him.
Morning brought new hope.
He sat down at breakfast and
looked nervously at the letters neat
" piled beside his plate. All, here
was the letter. He turned it over.
Green!
Turned down, by Jove!" he NUT
tered, thrusting the unopened letter
in his breast pocket and pushing
aside his plate. "A cup of strong
coffee Dunn, and nothing else,' he
ordered
Not chop-or a bit of fruit, sir?'
protested the servant.
Nothing"
At nine o'clock that evening Alma
Ray heard with a shock of dismay
that Bob Noyes had sailed for Ber-
muda that afternoon.
"He wasn't in earnest after all,
she said with a pale smile as she
danced the evening away.
In Bermuda Bob Noyes hated golf
and bridge and spent his spare time
glowering at the unopened letter with
the fatal green seal on the flap.
"Faithless, after all, he groaned one
day as he strolled along snowy
beach. IF a pair of blue eyes ever
said" he shook his head fiercely.
At that moment he came face tc
face with Alma Rays brother Jack
who was staring at him with ma
rliciously amused eyes.
You're looking seedy, Bob" said
Jack, after they had shaken hands.
mo reason why I should" defend
ed the other. I'm fit as a fiddle
, prsed to see you here at this season.
Governor had q poor SPELL was
detailed to escort him down here;
he's over on the links now. grinnine
like a Cheshire cat and having nc
end of good time. Foxy is my
dads middle name!" laughed Jack.
"Er-family all yell2" asked Bob
, Il told YOU dad Was aiilng," re
, turned Jack with a surprised look.
yes Mrs. Ray and your sister,"
+ "oh, yes Jack dropped the Sub
ject in az exasperating way that net
tied Bob Noyes What was the mat
ter with the boy? Did he know Of
Bob's Experimental he, per
, haps, know that Alma was engaged
70 to some other man? --as.
I'm going over to see how dads
getting along said Jack. Conner
. Not now-1'll be over later was
= Bob's reply, and he was Thankful
when he was alone. Who could i'm
agine I'd ever be so weak.kneed JUS
because a little girl refused to marry
! me? BY Jove, | won't! I'll go bacl
: tomorrow"
I He whirled around to retrace hi
steps and almost ran into Alma Ray
f small and dainty, her lovely face a
n white as her frock
. "Bob!' she cried sharply. "Wh,
did you go away?'
Alma" he was weak with sur
5 prise. "Why-why, | got your lette
that morning-the green seal, yo1
t know" he stammered.
n well, what of it?" she asked i'm
n UutltHlly.
v What of It? Why, saw the gree
=, seal and | knew!'
. She regarded him closely. Then:
:. Did you read the letter." sh
- asked calmly
Not wasn't necessary. hav
Is it here" He held 1t toward her, tn
II green seal unbroken.
r, Read IT," she commanded, and re
m luctantly he obeyed.
,r He lifted a bewildered face, bills,
n. fully happy with the message read 1
Al the letter still perplexed over tn
green seal.
. But, darling, how was | to know ?
70 he asked, holding her in his armi
n you said blue seal would mean We
10 "a green seal would mean no-and
N saw the green seal and thought"
le Stupid interrupted Alma, llftin
,e starry eyes TO his. You see, | foun
II. / was all out OF blue sealing wax, 8
| had TO use green And Won ouot