The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-22
THE GREEN SEAL
BY JEAN DlckeRSoN.


Rob Noyes was as brave as one
! could desire when he had to face
actual danger. but when it came TO
! proposing to one little blue-eyed girl
with whom he was madly in love,
Why Bob simply backed away from
her fathers front door and rushed
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 now" he urged impa-
tiently
II couldn't" she pleaded. "Ill
write YOU little note before ! go
to bed-honest | will, Bob"
4 wish you could tell me now and
put me out of my misery" he urged.
IN 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
blue seal on the flap of the enve-
lope-and if it's-nW good news, why
there will be green seal. So you
I Will know as soon as you receive the
letter"
With that arrangement Bob had to
be contented.
Would he be confronted by blue
seal or 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
ly piled beside his plate All, here
was the letter. He turned it over
Green
Turned down. by Joye," he NUT
tered thrustng 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 bit of fruit, sir?"
protested the servant.
Nothing"
At nine o'clock that evening Alma
Ray heard with a shock of dismay
muda that afternoon.
He wasn't in earnest after all"
she said with a pale smile as sne
danced the evening away.
In Bermuda Bob Moves 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 a snowy
beach. If pair of blue eyes ever
said he shook his head fiercely.
At that moment he came face to
face. with Alma Rays brother Jack.
who was staring at him with ma
| liciously amused eyes.
You're looking seedy, Bob said
Jack, after they had shaken hands
No reason why | should" defend
ed the other I'm fit as a fiddle
having no end of a good time. Sur
prised to see you here at this season"
Governor had a poor SPELL was
detailed to escort him down here;
he's over on the links now. grinning
like a Cheshire cat and having no
end of good time. Foxy is my
dads middle name," laughed Jack.
"Er-family all well?" asked Bob.
Il told you dad was ailing," re-
turned Jack with a surprised look
Yes. Mrs Ray and your sister,"
"Oh, yes Jack dropped the sub
ject in an exasperating way that net
tied Bob Moves. What was the mat
ter with the boy? Did he know of
Bob's isappointment-did he, per-
haps, know that Alma was engaged
to some other man?
I'm going over TO see how dads
getting along said Jack Gomez"
Not now-I'll be over later was
Boh's reply, and he was thankful
when he was alone. Who could i'm
agine Id ever be so WeaK.Kneeu lur,
Socause little girl refused to marry
me? By Jove, | won't! I'll go back
tomorrow -.ss.-
lie whirled around to retrace his
steps and almost ran into Alma Ray.
small and dainty, her lovely face as
white as her frock.
Bob" she cried sharply. why
did you go away?"
Anna! ne was weak with sur
prise. "Why-why, l got your letter
that morning-the green seal you
know!" he stammered.
Well. wha. of it?" she asked i'm
patiently.
What OF it? Why, saw the green
seal and ! Knew"
She regarded him closely. Then:
Did you read the letter." she
asked calmly.
Not wasn't necessary. | have
IT here He held it toward her, the
green sea. unbroken.
Read it," she commanded. and re-
iuctantly he.obeyed.
He lifted a bewildered face. bliss
tully happy with the message read in
the letter. still perplexed over the
green seal.
But. darling. how was to know"
ne asked, holding her in his arms.
You said blue seal would mean YES
"a green seal would mean no-and /
saw the green seal and / thought"
STUPID interrupted Alma lifting