Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
Our Weekly StOry
THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF
'LIZABFsTH ANN.
(By ELIZABETH ACKENs)

'IlzaDeth Ann was tired, lonely and
Rot. Little hall bedrooms under the
ewes of fashioned houses. three
stories high, are. as a rule, freezingly
cold in the winter. and unbearably hot
In the summer. Her tiny room was no
exception. Besides, she wanted des-
pcrately TO go home. A letter from
her father that morning had made
her homesck. Better come home
Liza beth Ann" IL read. THE climb
ing roses are all pink and white and
sweet; also, we are getting wonderful
vegetables from the garden. Too bad
you some II New York were n nttle
nearer to Ohio"
NO" thought 'Lizabeth Ann dis
mally. Nothing keeps here-not
even my usually sweet disposition"
She shook her small fist at the image
fTowning at her from the mirror.
"They all expect you to come flying
home, Lizzle-Annie, the first time any
little thing goes wrong, but you're GO
ing to fool them. You are not going
to do it, Not when that blessed daddy
OF yours has ralted and scraped every
cent together to give this year OF mu-
sic in New York"
Two silly tears ran down the side OF
her straight little nose, but she
brushed them away impatiently. She
decided to take ride on the Fifth
avenue bus and forget her troubles.
1t was part of Lizabeth AIMS creed
never to 90 out of her room unless she
was looking her best. Romance might
find her at any time, she reasoned.
and she wanted to be prepared
She dressed carefully now. putting
en- a ruffled white dress and white
shoes and stockings When all else
was ready, she took from its box and
tissue paper wrappings a broad
brimmed white hat. 1t was lovely
hat with its wreath OF dull blue com
flowers and 'Lizabeth Ann adored II.
She went down stairs. tying as she
went, three dimes in the corner Of her
handkerchief. Two were for her
fare and one for a soda water after
ward As she climbed the perilous
stairs to the top OF the car, her atten-
tion was attracted to young man
sitting on one of the front seats He
was very good looking. in a whole
some, clean-cut way, but he looked so
white AMI i'll that 'Lizabeth AIMS
heart went out TO him in. pity.
As it happened. the only vacant seat
was the place next to him. and as the
girl sat down she caught a GLIMPSE
OF pair ot gray eyes. very tired, and
very appealing. As she turned her
head to look down into the street be-
low, she heard n smothercd eXclama-
ton. Realizing that her broad ha.
must have graZed his cheek she
flushed.
I'm so sorry" she said. gently. at
must have hurt. and I am afraid you
have been i'll, too" The youn,s man
looking into the blue eyes underneath
the white hat, secided that illness had
its compensations.
Typhoid" he said briefly, but
'Lizabeth, seeing him smile, knew he
was not offended.
She found herself thinking OF him
as the bus rolled and lurched On its
way, and as for Richard Bennett. he
cursed the convention that made IL
impossible for him and this sweet
voiced, pretty girl to talk together and
then, in the midst of these reLellious
thoughts, he saw her handkerchief
lying on the floor at his feet AS he
stopped t. pick it up, he felt the coins
in the corner. and wild idea came to
him. Why not? He had heard many
times that everything was fair in love
and war. Unohserved by thc girl, he
placed the little piece of linen in his
pocket
dnrtor starting on his round to collect
the fares, she felt for her handker- |
chief. II was not where she had put
it. In her belt, and she frantically |
looked under the seat and around the |
floor. At last she realized that 1t was
&c ne. and knew that she would have |
to have a disagreeable scene With Il |
probably suspicious and indignant |
conductor. She cast a desperate look |
at the young man beside her. and |
flushed furiously when she saw him |
LACKING at hpr with Splfnifnftt- "
eyes
Have you lost anything? Can I be |
of any service to you?" His voice |
was the voice of n gentleman, low and |
pleasant Lizabeth Ann took the |
plunge. Il
'I've lost my handkerchief with my |
money in it. II you will he kind |
enough to pay the conductor. ana will
give me your name and address, |
will send you the money in the Morn-
ing" Tears were very near the blue |
eyes, and Richard Cursed himself |
1t was too late now, tho, for regrets.
and he smiled reassuringly into her
troubled face as he dropped the two !
dimes in the box.
IT'S funny, isn't it, how accidents
will happen at the most inoppCrtune
times! l remember one time" and |
before she realized it, 'Lizabeth Ann
iouIlu HeTSell listening 10 liie INTEREST |
ing conversation of this stranger
When she got off the bus he got off |
too, and II seemed perfectly natural
for him to walk to her door with her.
As they reached the steps he held out
his hand. Lizabeth Ann put hers into
it, thinking he wanted to shake hands.
When she drew it away she saw that
her handkerchief, with the coins in
the corner. lay in her palm. She
stared at it hewildered. Butt don't
His eyes were looking at her with
such a wealth of tenderness in their
depths that Liza beth Ann felt "a lump
come up in her throat, and ner heart
began beating very quickly Richard 1
took her two hands tightly IN his.
"Of course, you don't understand,
Little Girl Whose Name l. Don't
Know, because you don't beiieve any
more than l did in love at first sight.
But I'm going TO make you believe in
love at second or third sight-if you
will give me the chance.
'LiZabeth Ann felt very weak in the
knees. but with it ALL she felt, too n i
great happiness. She smiled up at
him. q sweet. whimsical smile. MY
name is 'Lizabeth Ann Gregory" she
80 id shyly.
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