Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23
THE DAILY STORY.
Rummalgel ! Rummnaagel

would have TO wait till Bro'cIock IN the
AFTERNOON FOR another boat. IL was late
in the season and the ferry ran very
much according to the whini OF the
captain ".t N"v
The town did not promise TO ohsf much
excitement. but the stranger took a ,turn
along the shore and then returnedsto the
village square, Immediately he. was
attracted to crowd that stood about the
entrance 20 the chapel tof a good-slttd
church on tne uiainl street. tie etossed
the road and. stood opposite the gather
ing OF inhabitants, md presently a. very
handsome young woman appeared With a
/ cloth sign, which she tackled to the door.
i Then she opened the. door and the crowd
rushed, in.s |E.... ..ss..
Sinclair Knox then stepped across the
Z street TO read the sign, "Rumnhase' sale
Friday and Saturday under the auspices
or theaLadles' Aid Society was what he
read, He had heard OF, rummaKe sales.
but he had. never come in contact with
! one isa -"-f' H.-t = P
Trying TO decide whether or not 10 20
in and broaden his knowledge Of the ways
and means of,workers In village churches
he strolled up the, street. yAs he retraced
his steps he took courage when he saw a
man enter the chapel 4 ~; fs 'y~t
1T can't do me any harn,'' he decided,
"and / can't find anything more exciting
arotsnd these haunts." .ts e.
: And then inithe back of his mind lurked
the image OF that young woman who had
tackled up the sign and thrown open, the
! doors She must be a part OF the Ladies.
Aid for she never could be classed, with
the rummage, he, soltioqpized, as he drew
close to the cdifice. :, i. a. 8 -
! The girl behind tho table of wearing
apparel looked at Sinclair and smiled as
he entered. She knew at once thatf curl
osity must have brought him thither.
She watched him with an amused smile
as he eyed with interest the persons who
were attending the, SALE ~. d ~ a,
He wanted to linser,6 audAt,e onlv ex-
cuse he could find was To-, pretend to be
looking for something. Nothing that he
/ could be expected to want. came to- his
mind. At last a thought flashed into his
! head. He stepped to the young woman
/ who had first been in charge. y, 'S%---''
! ;'Do you have such thing as'a-a-an
antique picture frame with a-=well. with
a, French print, perhnpsgs he inquired,
with hesitation. % s .-.NS; ;t-'-. p -
'I'n, see," the! girl said in most
charming manner. I'VE have almost
| everything I think" And she led the
I way TO another table ~ '.t..&
Cora, have YOU seen any old French
prints 'anywhere?,', she asked smiling
meaningly, at another young woman.
"Don'tt go to too much trouble" ad-
monished young, Knox at her side. Z. '
'Oh, that's what we're here for" said
| the young woman behind the. table. "1ts
| no trouble-if we have itv'' =
Sinclair, took it,. "IL's hardly a French
! print-is .it?' he laughed.
Hardly both girls echoed. with
! laughter, [E o' .
but it's not bad" Knox admitted
Not, with the right girls picture in IT,"
the young woman behind the table sug-
Sinclair looked at the other girl for a
| moment, and then, his eyes on the frame
| in his hand, said: I'm buy It at your
own price II l may hnve-a picture-in
| t." -, - =. 4 a..
Yours, Gerry. yoursl". cried Florence
Moore, catching her friend by the arm.
And well charge a pretty penny for IT,.
1T is for the church, you know re-
minded the young man.. Its in. a good
| cause" ', % . -.,t .@l,,rf -,
Father" Geraldine began. but Florence
clapped her hand quickly over her mouth.
| Father need know nothing OF It, III
| put in tnat picture you gave me. ], can
| easily have another" - 4
Sinclair looked inquiringly at Geraldine.
"rd. like the frame and ia like the pics
ture to put in it.X I'm a stranger In the
village. It's a fancy I've just taken. 1
don't even know your pane. and won't
ask it-now," he said, more earnestly
than he realized. , :.
For the church. Geryy urged the
other girl. ..-r. ,', ,.
Geraldine threw up, her head with de-
! termination. "All' right--and come next
year end III give you another one," she
saf1 laughing. , ~ = .,t -.
Sinclair waited while the photograph
was found and fitted to the frame. and
then he took his leave Of the two girls
and the rummage sale. d" '- -.--
He stood that picture on his mantel-
piece and he learned to love 1T, The
| eyes were so friendly and he could al
ways hear the girls voice as he had nrst
heard II. coming out Of the church door
| that day SEQ, -.
He aid not know how best to get In
personal touch with, the, girl; II was .
, delicate situation. and he did not want to
teopardize his opportunities BY. .plunginS
headlong into the wrong method OF pro-
cedure. But. at lepstr he DECIDED, CIV
year later. can do no harm by going
across the ferry to the same village
/ again. And" he thought. '"I' might
chance TO see her ,.t,.,,. .,'r 3. ..
On the ferryboat a 'dodger blew on it's
nail on the side OF the cabin. He picked
1t up. and. read 1t out OF sheer curiosity.
"Rummage! Rummage! At the chapel
of the First NJ Il. Church. Friday and
Saturday. September 3 and ~" he read
and his eyes widened.
He folded the dodgsrS carefully and
placed II IN his pocket.
When he stood face to lace With GeralS
dine Bonner in the church chapel again
he took the printed dod4er rom his
pocket THE wind tossed this TO me
on the ferryboat this morntns, ~ he told
her by way Of excuse for being there.
The girl blushed. g it's an ill wind
you know" she laughed.
'It is.I indeed" 4Sinclair said earnestly.
] ''And I'm. the one to whom II has blown
| good today. Do you remember that ]
was 10 have another pioture?'s 80
Gerald hung her head. II do--and you
| tional--"
Never mind conventions. the man in
terrupted. Were past that. I'll tell you
all about myself when you'll let me and
wo'fl be observation-disclosures" he said.
l. But they were more than friends before
/ thaxg had really beRlu m knou aach ~ haF