The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
DAILY SHORT STORY.
ANDREWS OF
THE APRIL FLOOD
By WIN. II. OSBORNE.
Copyright. UiS.)

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Andrews rose from his seat an,
looked down upon the girl. He FUN
bled with his hat.
lin sorry." he faltered. :.
thought it might be different. I'm get
ting along so well over in town ant
this spring thought perhaps that W,
that IL might build somewher r,
laround here and" He paused. I'm
sorry" he repeated.
The girl flushed. She glanced oyel
toward the mountain. It was In the
was still white with the winters snow
I'm sorry. too" she replied, in q
tone that indicated that she was moi
so sorry as she seemed. Andrews start
ed off, Suddenly he returned and once
more laid down his hat.
Louise" he exclaimed impulsiyely
tell me something. I can stand il, and
I want to know. We-we've grown up
together You can afford to be frank
with me. Is there anybody else?"
She slowly shook her head. NO one
in particular" she said.
What is it them" he persisted. She
looked him full in the face
"I'll tell you. Stephen Andrews" she
said: lit is not your fault. but you are
not my kind Of a man. Oh, 1 know"
she added hastily, you are a college
fellow and what these people call
smart and all that She hestated.
Il don't know" she continued. "wheth-
er have been reading too many noveIs
in my time or not. but I-I-there must
be something more in the man that
II don't know just how to express it,
l think you understand"
| Andrews smiled in spite OF himself
You mean" he said. that wear
spectacles and that ! don't tan up
quite SO much as The other fellows in
the summer. I am not impulsive My
name is not Ivanhoe. Is that it,
Louise?"
ward the white hIils. Il do like strong,
muscular men," she admitted. She had
no hesitation In saying this to An
drews. for she generally said to him
just what she meant. Andrews smiled
grim smile. He had never told her
that he held the record for boxing and
wrestling in his college class. and he
did not propose to tell her now
Like John Duryea, for instance" he
suggested. Again the girl flushed. For
as she sat there, she had contrasted
the two men, somewhat to the detri-
ment Of the man before her.
AS you please" she answered,
bit cOld1y. Suddenly she turned to
him. You said.' she went on, that
thought you were not impulsive. Tell
me honestly-if this house were on fire
and | were upstairs and you were
down below. would you brave the
danger that might exist and rush In
to my rescue-at the risk Of your life?
Would you do that?
Andrews smiled again. Would John
Duryea?" lie asked. The girl nodded.
lie would know he would" she
answered. Andrews shook his head.
It's a hard thing to answer" he re-
piled. circumstances might alter
cases. 1 should stop to think first
and them
And them pursued the girl. Il
can't tell" returned the man. Il would
do the best 1 could. It's nice ques-
tion." he added.
He said all this in an amused sort of
way. The girl was serious. Andrews
became serious again. He knew too
well that the girl was uttering her
houghts-thoughts that with other
girls exist, but remain unuttered. He
realized with bitterness that the man
who looks and acts like a hero is the
man. after all. Duryea was such a
man.
Il am sorry" he reiterated. and he
went.
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all times an interesting sight. They
strolled toward the Long Bridge. The
waters roared under this bridge like
a cataract The eye could detect clear
ly the trembling of it's timbers.
Wed better not go on the bridge"
exclaimed the girl, hating just before
they reached it. Duryea threw back
his shoulders.
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