Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-04-20

eagerly. She recognized him at once.
He was the imam whom she could
love-"
He lifted his scatchel and gun and
placed them securely in the rack
above.
"He hasn't an ounce of superfluous
flesh," she thought. "He is lean"
He removed his soft hat and light
spring overcoat and hung them up.
Then he ran his fingers carelessly
through his thick light thrown hair.
leaving it rather rough. The other
man kept his caifully brushed.
Throwing himself into the seat he
found the sun in his face and pulled
down the shade, when, turning, he met
pair of big blue eyes gazing eagerly
into his. At this he experienced
what was for him strange sensa
ton. 1t was indescribable Perhaps
it was thrill. AT any rate it was
disturbance in the region of his
heart.
Suddenly he looked up and met he
eyes again, where-upon she buried
herself in her book in an agony of
! confusion.
The stranger began surreptitously
to observe her. He saw at once that
she was lady. Everything about
her bespoke Recommendation little
well shod foot peeping from under
her long cloak, her small white hands,
and the proud carriage of her head
upon her shoulders. Her face was
turned away, but he could catch a
glimpse of pink cheek, the curve
of sensitive mouth, and an adorable
little nose.
"She thought she knew me-" he de-
cided-then with another glance, Il
wish she did"
| He began to think of another wo-
man, perhaps because this one was
so unlike her. He admired the other
so much that he had been thinking
seriously of asking her to marry him.
He shut his eyes and could see her
now in her various phases of lovli-
ness-strong and 1.-the, with red
cheeks and wind-blown. "brazZying'
ball across the links; beautiful and
vivacious, surrounded by admirers in
ballroom; atop of a thoroughbred
horse, laughing, radient, flying before
the wind-always brilliant, self pos
sessed, capable, gueenly-what wo-
man to help man in his careers
woman besieged by admirers, and in.
clined, perhaps, to smile-a little-or
him. Yet presently he stole another
glance at the girl across the aisle who
was now apparently absorbed in hel
book.
"What a little creature she is" ht
thought. what a dear little girl fol
man to come home to at night after
|, hard days work."
: On the seat opposite her was he
small satchel. and pasted on the en-,
i, of it, overlooked by it's owner, wa
plainly to be discerned the mischev
, Gus label of New York hotel wher
she had stopped on trip East tn
previous summer. Observing this, h
at once assumed that she lived in tn
East, where she was probably return
, ing after visit South. He was con
scious of a feeling of Disappointment
E "She looks like Southerner," h
thought-then-"A little girl like tina
5 will he swallowed up in the city O
t New York and shall never see he
| again."
A moment later he laughed at him
: self for sentimental fool.
: Presently the train conductor cam
| in for his ticket.
e "Well," he said, "what sport did yo
: have, sir?"
"Oh, pretty fair" was the answer
: CWhat "a pleasant voice!" sh
thought.) 81 have quite a string @
C birds in the baggage-car."
"Glad to hear it," said the cor
e ductor as he punched the ticket. e
e guess you'll find things pretty livel
g when you get back to Washington,
= And he passed on.
f So he was going to Washington
i And she would get off at Birmingham
n Just few hours and she would in a