The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-04-28
ANGELA'S
HERO
he Turned Out to Be What
She Wanted
By CkARISSA MACKIE

Sunderland was one of those places
that are very nice for young persons
to live In until the time comes for the
boys to choose careers and the girls
to get married or-in these days of wo
mans ndependence-to choose ca
reers too. There was one period when
half dozen or more youngsters form
ed set that was voted the most at
tractive the town had ever contained
Two decades passed after the set had
been all together at Sunderland when
Angela Thornton visited her old friend
Edna Wolcott. now Edna Blake. After
the greetings the two friends sat to,
gether over their work talking of old
times. Some of those who had been
happy together had gone to their long
home. Others had been lost to their
old associates. Presently Mrs. Blake
said:
angela. wonder If you realize that
you are the only one of our old set who
has never married" She smiled af.
fectionately at Angela Thornton.
"Yes." said Angela calmly. II do real.
lie It, Edna. suppose the rest Of you
wives and mothers all, wonder why
am so cOntented"
TELL me the secret, dear, and I'll
not breathe 1t to another SOUL" coaxed
Mrs. Blake.
Angela's charming face flushed, and
aho InoIyod oplv balf of bar forty x,oo ,,
Her hair was so fair and golden, TN.
touched by time. and her skin so fresh
and unlined and her sweetness so I'M
marred by long years of sorrow and
loss Of loved ones that her friends de-
clared she had discovered the secret of
perennial youth.
There was Alexander Finlay," be-
gan Edna Blake mischievously, ''the
first of long line of suitors. Why.
Angela. why did you refuse them alp"
Because" said Angela quite simply
81 was waiting for hero. real hero
to arrive. Edna. am hero worship
er. All my life have longed for some
romantic adventure. thirsted for Low.
er who would bravely ride up to our
gate and carry me off on a brave black
horse. ! know you are shocked" she
ended with Il whimsical smile.
Mrs. Dlake's dark face was aglow
with amusement and some inward ex
element
$50 you have been waiting for
hero, you romantic goose!" she said at
last in this twentieth cen Jury there
are no bold lovers who Gerry their
sweethearts Off ON brave black horses
They usually elope by motorcar. And
Alexander Finlay is still unmarried
and they say he has dix motorcars."
mot If he had sixteen motorcars!''
declared Angela then. with an effort
to turn the conversation to less per
sonal topic, she went on. FLOW Is
Nathan getting Oh with his invention?"
Wonderfully. If one may judge by
his complete absorption in his work.
returned Nathan's sister ruefully
Actually, Angela, he hasn't poked his
nose outside Of that workshop for three
weeks except to take a short walk
around the fields. He sleeps there.
and have his meals sent out to him
He says he doesn't dare leave the shop
a moment. asked him why he built
it in the center Of the ten acre field.
and he said"-Mrs. Blake giggled-
at was going to be a fine season for
turkeys"
"The idea" gasped Angela. You
don't suppose he is raising turkeys
and Is going to corner the turkey mar.
ket?'
TITS something with wings any.
way" admitted Mrs. Blake. IL heard
him talking to Mr.. Fellowes about it."
"What does Mr.. Blake think about
it?"
"Oh, Jim? He declares Nathan Is
building an aeroplane: said he saw
one lowering over the field one night
last week. ButI tell him it's all non
sense. Nathan isn't the sort Of man
to invent an aeroplane or anything
half so romantic. You know. Angela.
what Flooding. practical sort of boy
my brother was Well. he has grown
up to be the most matter Of fact man
in some respects. He might invent a
new sort OF washing machine or some
household necessity, but an aeroplane-
never!
That evening Mrs. Blake repeated
the conversation to her highly edited
husband, and that gentleman. strolling
out to the ten acre field to enjoy an
after dinner smoke with his brother.
in-law, retold the story to Nathan.
Nathan listened. his dark head bent
attentiveIy. When he lifted 1t at last
his expression was noncommittal. The
afternoon sun shining on the lenses Of
his spectacles concealed his gray eyes
from Jim's quizzical glance.
Jim Blake was rather disappointed
at Nathan's silence. He had always
suspected Nathan of having a tender
ness for Angela Thornton. and. now
that Angela had arrived from her New
England home TO make an extended
visit with the Blakes. Jim bad craft
fly planned to do little matchmaking
on his own account. And here was
Angela. most unreasonable Of women
demanding romantic escnpade. with
N roal horo I'm tho borpoin WHY tho