The Detroit times., 1917-07-07

! .Gg me very much
7 well. OF course" coma laughed
little I'D DO anything TO oblige
/ YOU. Aunt sylvia.
So the acNt day she chose pale
blue bingham with white emhroid-
| cred cufs and collars and put IL on.
I The efeCt was not So ridiculous as
she had expected. Jet she WAS
/ shamelaccd as she showed herself
to her aunt
WHY. IL fits you 20 T." Mrs
Roberts exclaimed And nry or
saw YOU look 80 well IN anything
can't YOU and A pair OF white pumps
and silk stockings 10 80 with it,
Yes. can find eve thing.
coma answered.
She liked herself In the blue ging
ham so much that the next day she
put on a pink one
Il declare. its almost as good as
having Allie IN The house 10 see
YOU, Mrs Roberts said IF YOU
loosen up your hair a little round
your face, Leona, you'd be real
good-looking woman" Leona loos-
ened W her hair Whether IL vas
the clothes or the fact that she was
beginning 10 De rested she certainly
looked better ami felt better than
she had since her first year or teach.
ing. Il believe" she said. laughing.
one day. that Allie must have left
the spirit OF her superb youth in
this house and have caught K.
Maybe. Mrs Roberts replied
You act different. ana believe you
feel different You aren't near 30
oldmaidish ana schoolma'amish as
YOU used 70 be I've been account
ing for II BY the suspicion that per
haps YOU had fallen in love
Leona aushed pinker than her
pink lawn IN love" she gasped
Me ~ my ,ime Of lie on. no."
why not9" asked Mrs. Roberts.
no YOU think that love belongs
alone 20 imma,rrltyr The bes, thing
that could happen 20 you. my dear.
would be 10 find your mate and set.
lie down"
T.eona turned and went ont upon
The veranda. and. smuggling into &
corner Of the porch hammock.
thought wistfully somehow one
could not assemble staid, middle
aged. erab thoughts when one wore
q ruffed pink dress and white
pumps and clocked stockings ard
had ones hair blowing 80 ways az
once At that moment LeOna John
son felt as young as she ever had
in her life A. thai moment she
also lifted her eyes and saw Roscoe
Royd ascending the steps.
He lifted his hat \ beg your
pardon he said but ! have been
told that Miss Iohnson--Miss Leonl
Iohnsnn-is staying al this house.
I.e0na sprang MP Why. PROBES
sor BOYD" she exclaimed. ION
YOU know me-" She held oui he
hand. and a. he took il he looked
her over wonderinaly
NO. | confess did not know
vor he said. "You-you look very
different from what ever saw YOU
Leona laughed You wouldn't ex-
meet me- 70 be wearing my sch0oF
dress and classroom manners IN va
cation time. would YOU she asked
lightly
II was warm day and even in
hts trim summer fannels ne looked
heated and a little weary She gave
him the easiest porch chair and
went in TO make him glass OF
orangeade.
Mrs. Roberts vas 'ying down
who's your caller9" she inquired
Ieona told her Il wish you'd
come out and see him. Aunt Sylvia
NO. I'm going 20 take my nal
now" Mrs Roberts replied. "Bu' H
Won like you can ask him to stay
N supper n he has any sense AZ
all know he'll like that cake you
made this morning.
Roscoe Boyd had come 20 Penfield
on a matter Of business, 40 hear.
ing that Leona VAS there had called
with no other desire than 70 be
courteous But the Ieona Of he
great white veranda and pink ess
was 40 altogether different from tie
mathematically precise Miss John
son whom ne had hitherto knosn
that he was begWled into staying
until there really seemed no reason
Why ne should not stay yet lt'ie
longer and accept the urgent inv
tation 20 supper which he received
II he bad thru his poetry display
&c quite ClIefFut Siuf ~ AiN Aa
ture 10 T.eona. she here in her aunt
house displayed quite different
side OF her nature 20 him -he
stood revealed 20 him FOR the fire.
time. and for Roscoe Boyd tho 90
perience was An acute one. II amaz
cd him that this woman whom he
had thought as dull and unintercs'
ing as one % her own coroilarios
could quote poefry his poetry Along
with the rest When they parted ~
the steps he made up bis mind ~
stay over tomorrow for The sake of
coming again
Well" said Mrs Roberts. ss
I.eona returned 70 her. \ knew
there WAS some one I'm glad .ts
he. my dear. for really like him
You wear that blue wolfe tomorrow
when he comes"
oh. do you think he'll come
tomorrow >" Leona asked wisf-Iy-
Mrs Roberts smiled knowing
Most certainly he'll come tomor
TOW" she said Hell find some ca
cuse for staying another day or so