Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-04

|, ly asked for a ride. The young man assisted her to the seat with alacrity and she proceeded to try out the CO., i quettish glances she had so often seen l Louise use with such gratifying re- suits. She biushed as she thought | how shocked her mother would be to | see her. but resoiuteiy put the thought from her and talked as frivolous as 1 she was capable, of doing.
 Many rides followed; not in the hay wagon but behind a pair of prancing bays. The days passed quickly and everything seemed to be working to gentlemanly and wei1-to-do was all that a girl could desire. It was the talk of the village that Elizabeth Arn- old had captured him. but she was not quite sure herself. Up to the night before her departure he had not com | nitted himself and she felt that much depended on the few remaining hours. A pie social was held in the neigh
 borhood that evening and she donned the peek waist and short skirt and with them her gayest mood, but the attitude of her companion was disappointing to say the least. He than usual and frowned quite fre- quently In fact he was having a mental struggle with himself. Here was girl that he had fallen in love with at first sight, but her frivolous attitude troubled him. Occasionally glimpses of a noble character had
 been revealed to him and he had made up his mind to ask her to be his wife, but tonight as be looked upon her he realized more forcibIy than ever that she was not of his world. He could never ask her to live on a farm. She belonged to the city, where all was gay and beautiful.
 Sadly he held her hand in parting. You are leaving tomorrow" he said. T will not see you again, Good by. That was all. He could trust himself ~I-z darkness.
 Elizabeth stood as if stunned. then fled to her room white and trembling. Her mother was right, after all. Men liked to have a good time with frfvo- lous girls, but did not ask them to marry them. She wanted a good time; she had had it, but she wanted something more.
 She had learned to care for him more than she fully realized and dur ing the long days that followed her return to the city the aching void in her heart seemed greater than she could bear. She grew pale and list less and to her mothers anxious .n- quiries replied that she hated the city. it's dusty streets and endless crowds stif1ed her.
 Then one evening, as she was hur- rying home after an unusually trying day at the office she coEided with a young man going in the opposite di- rection; turning to apologize she found herself face to face with Joe Harris. For an instant they stood gazing at each other: then, noting the curious glances of the passers-by, he turned and walked with her in the di- rection of her home. She was the first to recover herself. and in gentle tones asked about her aunt and uncle and the neighbors in his old home town. He answered absently, won dering all the while if this quietly dressed lady.ike girl could really be the careless, light-hearted girl of his dreams.
 On req ching her home he gladly ac- cepted her invitation to meet her mother. The warm welcome he re- ceived put him immediately at his ease and he sat for the next hour n1arvelling st the change that had taken place in Elizabeth. He listened in astonishment when the mother told of her daughters distaste for the city and when she had left the room for a moment turned eagerly to F iza beth
 '1s it possible that you could be happy on a farm ?"
 Tt is" she replied. quietly.
 With an old farmer like me-" he asked. anxiously.
 With an old farmer like you,' she replied, tremulously.
 Explana tions followed that were en- tire-y satisfactory to ali parties Later Elizabeth in one of her conf dential chats with her mother. con fessed al her little deceptions and her mother freely forgave her know ing how dearly she had paid for find ing out that mother knew best.-Bos- inn P0Sf