The Washington herald., 1915-10-24
ao1z NO STORY 7.

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train. and met Mr-Mr. Flip on the street and
asked him if he knew where could find c.
c."
Now. Miss Lowery." broke in Trip. loudly.
and with much bad taste. thought, as she
hesitated with her word. "you.like this young
man, Hiram Dodd. don't you' He's all right.
and good to you. amt hep"
.'Of course ike him" said Miss Lowery.
emphatically. HIS all right. And of course
he's good to me. So is everybody"
could have sworn it myself. Throughout
Miss Ada Lowery's life all men would be good
to her. They would strive, contrve. struggle.
and compete to hold umbrellas over her hat.
check her trunk. pick up1her handkerchief. and
buy for her soda at the fountain.
But" went on Miss Lowery, last night !
got to thinking about George. and l.
* Down went the bright gold head upon her
dimpled. clasped hands on the table. Such
beautiful April STORM Unrestrainedly she
sobbed. wished could have comforted her.
But was not George. And | was glad | was
not Hiram-and yet was sorry, too.
By-and-by the shower passed. She straight,
ened up. brave and halfway smiling She
would have made splendid wife. for crying
only made her eyes more bright and tender
She took a gum-drop and began her story.
Il guess I'm terrible hayseed." she said.
between her little gulps and signs, but can't
help it. George Brown and were sweet
hearts since he was eight and was five. When
he was nineteen-that was four years ago-he
left Greenburg and went to the city. He said
he was going to be policeman or a railroad
president or something. And then he was COM
ing back for me- But never heard from him
any more And I-I-hked him.
Another flow of tears seemed imminent but
Tnpp hurled himself into the crevasse and
damned it. Confound him | could see his
game. He was trying to make story of it for
I. his sordid ends and profit.
Go on, Mr. Chalmers" said he. and tell
the lady what's the proper caper. That's what
told her-you'd hand it to her straight. Spiel
up
coushed and tried to feel less wrathful
toward Trip. saw my duty. Cunningly |
had been inveigled. but was securely trapped.
Trips first dictum to me had been just and
correct The young lady must be sent back to
Greenburs that day. She must be argued
with. convinced. assured. instructed. ticketed,
and returned without delay. | hated Hiram
and despised George; but duty must be done.
Noblesse oblge and only FIVE silver dollars are
not strictly romantic compatbles, but some
times they can be made to jibe 1t was mine to
be Sir Oracle. and then pay the freight So |
assumed an air that mingled Solomon's with
that of the general passenger agent of the Long
Island Railroad.
Miss Lowery." said |. as impressively as !
could, life is rather queer proposition. after
all. There was a familiar sound to these
words after | had spoken them. and | hoped
Miss Lowery had never heard Mr.. Cohan
song Those whom we first love we seldom
wed. Our earlier romances. tinged with the
magic radiance Of youth, often fail to material
ize" The last three words sounded somewhat
trite when they struck the air. But those
fondy cherished dreams,""'I went on. may
cast pleasant afterslow on our future lives.
however impracticable and vague they may
have been. But life is full of realities as well
as visions and dreams. One cannot live on
memories. May ask. Miss Lowery. if you.
think you could pass happy-that is. con-
tented and harmonious life with Mr.-er-
Dodd-if in other ways than romantic recollec-
tons he seems to-er-6ll the bill, as | might
savo"