The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-30


"Why, that's stranger commented
Madge. ~ thought all the men in Com
pany B were from this section"
Company B-yes, so they are,
agreed the man In khaki, and ther
changed the subject as he followed
Madge Into the room where the pies
had been received.
A near neighbor of .Madge's, who
receiving the pies, eyed Madge narrow
ly, and then the man in khaki. Madgc
colOred, and the man seemed to guess
the cause of her confusion.
you're thinking that those ladies
will wonder who | am, and perhaps
you are wondering yourself. May
present myself. I'm Bob Fairfax" II
was just in time. The critical neigh
Dor had eyed Madge with such disap-
proval that Madge turned her newly
acquired information TO account, and
introduced her companion, adding,
with n pretty little laugh, "ALr. Fairfax
was just walking out the lane to see
my aunt and grandmother, when he
met me with the pie, and I'm so glad,
for ] never could have managed alone
Somehow the usually timid Madge
mustered up courage enough to ask her
soldier TO come home with her for
luncheon, and while she left him on
the front porch she had hasty inter-
view with her aunt; explained how
they had met and the reason she had
introduced him to the critical neigh
Dor, and It was for that reason per-
haps that she received the young
stranger In khaki into her house and
invited him to share their dainty lunch
con.
The young soldier got on famously
with Madge's aunt and grandmother,
vowed that he had rather stay with
them than join in the festivities in the
armOry, and when Madge went to don
her Red Cross apron and veil prepara-
tory to serving Mt the banquet Mr..
Fairfax was still dallying with the old
ladies, walking leisurely through their
garden paths and admiring all of the
aunt llOhNlo q way thot
convinced her that he was "a perfect
gentleman" And being sure he was
such, she had no objections to offer
when he suggested that he escort the
pretty little Red Cross waitress to the
hall of the banquet.
They parted at the door of the hall,
and Mr.. Fairfax held his hand out for
a farewell.
'If l never see you. again, little
apple-pie lady, may tell you that this
has been the sweetest day of my life"
and as Madge murmured "gOod-by-
but surely I'll see you at the banquet;
perhaps you'll be at my table" he had
left her.
Madge, who had expected so much
from that banquet, was keenly disap-
pointed. In spite of the splendid eff
feet of the six hundred soldiers as they
with blaring trumpet and
beating drum into the hall for dinner
she seemed to feel that something was
missing. And as she had time to scan
he faces of the men who sat at the
ong tables, she knew that she was
light. Her soldier man was not there.
Why hadn't he cared enough for her
o stay to the banquet?
1t was past nine o'clock that night |
when Madge, with cheeks flushed with
atigue, excitement and disappoint- |
nent, stole out of the hall. She had .
promised her aunt to come home with /
leighbOrs who lived near her, but she |
dreaded the trip up the lane with
hem. Having finished her share of .
he work, she skipped out, and started
alone.
Fairfax stepped to her side before
he had gone ten PAGES, and so content
lid they both seem just in the con-
ciousness Of being together after their
hree-hour separation that Madge for
.Ot to ask him why he had not been
t the banquet.
AS they turned into the lane she
sked him. II didn't want you TO
now; but I'm not one of Company B
t all. I'm only a movie actor; my
Ompany is Of the film sort, and we
ame out this morning to take some
ictures with the soldiers in old Stan
own as a background. 1 was to ap-
ear to be one of them, so this was
ny costume. Then the rest of the
rev went back to the city, and be-
ause my heart yearned for the coun-
ry told them I'd come back on q
lter train. Then started out the
lne, and met you. was going back
fter 1 left you just now-but I
ouldn't-I couldn't leave you without
nding out more about you. 1 don't
are much for the girls / meet in the
tudios. The only kind of girl could
yer love is a girl like you"
"And just for that you stayed out
ere and waited-and went without
you must be very hungry!
m hungry, too. | didn't stay, though
ne Guards were going to wait on the
actresses and dance with them later.
ou see, you are the only soldier boy
care about. SO let's go and tell aunt
bout it, and maybe she'll get us sup,
er together"
When Lost in Woods.
When one is lost in the woods the