The Holt County sentinel., 1916-03-24

pOS1MARKED BOSTON
BY ANNETTE DEARlNG.
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why. my goodness, Dell ne hasn
even noticed rs since the season
opened Marion stared down at the
/ strip Of crescent beach perplevod and
frankly indiGnaut The now life saver
| stood as usual. leaning back against
/ the tall piling near the lite line.
Ever since the beach had opened
I he had been on duty there stranger
to all OF the regular bathers and sui.
fc.cntly good looking to arouse curl.
/ osity among .he girls.
/ II think mes a college boy earning
money for his course. don't YOU" Dell
/ chewed on some grass speculatively.
| Ills name is Taylor Crosby. | found
out that much anyway. asked the
| girl at the post office. and he gets
letter every day postmarked Boston.
and mails one back every day. direct
ed to Miss Pauline Holmes"
How perfectly delicious" Marion
exclaimed
Fat ones" Dell added happily
still he looks anxious: 30 he cant
. w I'titN fNbhh'b F''s l'Att Nv t'N
how anxious he looks?'
lie surely did Even gloomy
I'VE might get dad TO invite him up
TO the cottage. Tell MIN wcy" heard
h- + nero don't you know? I'll cOaS
dad now"
Tho major listened to his youngest
non commit,inrly and sized dp the
Ill" saver at distance
Seems a decent sort Of a fellow.
Marion ho said I'm ask Captain
Brig-s about him II he reports o. *
yuu IAN have him up when YOU lie
The report vas q Il so MIR. eros
hy found himself invited to dinner at
Major Farlo''s coitaro. 40, only did
be- come up that first night but after
warG. often. II WAS enough that he
wa. crosby OF Boston
pad rcli whispered one night
rorchug on the arm OF his chair 7
think Marions falling m love. don't
you?"
Probably, God bless them both" re
turned the major gonlally.
Hut Marion never forgot the daily
letters coming and going from Bos.
ton Not that she would ask him. but
she wondered
They had gone down to meet the
afternoon boat one sunday Taylor
had been telling her OF his home. and
suddenly she saw him stop, alert and
keen'eyed. and stare at somebody get.
ting on the boat.
There she IL. he said eScitedly.
NY Jo,e. never thought she'd come"
" was Pauline Holmes. She knew
H. Something seemed to tell her even
before she was aware that Taylor,
brimiul OF pride and happiness, was
introducing them
Miss Farley do want YOU 10 meet
Miss Holmes I've been trying Tor
six weeks TO coax her down to the
beach to take the leading part IN the
new mo'lng'ricture play I'm putting
over The major agrees with mo that
shes the hnost person could got 10
play Jess, but II took some patience
and perseverance TO win her over
Miss Holmes laughed as she c'asped
Martens hand In hers
Tn afraid ! haven't Mr. crosbys
endurance You know he wrote ire
that he'd actually been u life saver
her" all summer Just To get next 10
the detail and actual facts. think
h. a wonder Hardly any one even
knew wher" he had run away to.
think III 20 straight on up to my no
tel II YOU don't mind There's so
much 10 he done tomorrow,
After she had gone TIA lor strolled
along beside Marion down the walk
TO the deserted bathing beach. lie
talked fast enough now. She heard
all about his aims and plans.
II knew YOU wouldn't mind II had
well. not told you all about my
self. And ] can swim quite dccen'ly,
you know II wasn't putting anything
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