The record., 1917-05-17
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BY EARL REED SILVEaS. /
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Are you and Oliver Crowley en-
gaged?"
Miss Mary Robinson looked squaccly
into the eyes OF Ruth uempstead, her
niece, when she asked the question,
and the younger girl blushcd.
"Of course We aren't" she answered.
"What makes you think SOP
Tn only thinking what everybody
else in town is talking about" Miss
Nary remarked bluntly. eff you aren't
engaged, you ought TO be-"
Cant two young people just be
good friends without bringing in the
question of marriage?" she parricd.
Good friends, ycs!' Aunt Mary
snortcd. But it's got beyond that
point with you tWo.''
'Well, what can 1 do?" There was
q hint of helplessness in the girls
voice, and the older woman softencd.
Il don't suppose you can do any
thing" she answered. "Tf he intends
to propose at all can make him do it
in two days." she announced.
'In what way?"
81 want you to have friend of mine
come to see you tonight"
''Oh, I can't; divers coming!''
"WclI phone him tonight and tell
him you have another engagement"
"But I haven't" Ruth protested.
''You will have. I'm going to bring
Dick St0ycr up to see you
"Who's he?"
Hes Il young newspaper man from
New York who's spending few weeks
in GlenW0od, getting material for
story. I've met him n number of times
! in the Office, and I've always intended
to have him up for supper. So We'll
make it tonight"
'All right, I'll phone to Oliver"
There was a note Of excitement III
Ruths voice. My, but he'll be sur
priScdp' she added.
That afternoon Aunt Mary paid q
! visit to the Office of the GlenWOOd
/ Record, the only newspaper in town.
! AS society editor, it was her duty to
write the personal news items.
/ She remained at the office until four
O'Clock, when q young man with smil-
ing eyes and curly hair entered.
'HOw are you, Miss Robinson" he
asked pleasantly. 'Hard at it?''
Eyes" She smiled back at him. Il
want you to come home to supper with
me tonight!"
I'D be delighted. What timer
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At six O'clock to a dot he presented
himself at the Hampstead front porch.
He acknowledged Aunt Mary's intro
ductions to Mr.. and Mrs. Hampstead,
and then turned to Ruth.
GIVE seen you so often that 1 feel
as if I know you already" he said
'I've been here for q week, now"
The girl liked the way he spoke
she liked his smile and many other
things about him; and IS the evening
wore away, she forgot about Oliver
Crowley and the i'll grace with which
he had received her telephone call.
''You must come again. she urged
when Dick took q rather reluctant
leave ''Ill introduce you to some OF
Glenwood's young people"
Ruth thought about him quite OTTER
during the next day, and deep down il
; her heart she admitted that she was
sorry that it was Oliver, and not he
who was coming that night.
But Oliver came, carrying under hi|
arm the weekly edition of the Glen
+ wood Record which had just been is
I | sued.
: There's something I'd like TO speal
! to you about" he said.
=. Ruth's heart leaped. He was prOba
4 bly, going to say the words she hat
t wanted him TO say for the past 81,
months.
t "Have you seen today's copy OF tn
f RecOrd?" he asked.
f mo" she answered, II haven't ha'
+ time yet"
0 ''Then read this"
f She toOll-the paper from his hand
. and read the item he indicated.
Y cit is rumOrcd that q certain youn
/ newspaper man from New York ha
= been visiting one of our young ladfc
s on Maple avenue" the paper STATED
o ''IIOW about it, Ruth?"
The girl bluShed scarlet.
I'm glad that you are having othe
men come to see you. l have been mt
nopolizing you for the past year or 81
- and 7 feel that I ought to stop ii.
Il have q mother who wants me to itv
Il with her always, and Tm-Im nt
} ready TO get married YET.
Z con-"
} Ruth was taken back by his fran
ie statement. She didn't know what
, say.
'e $50 1 won't be over so much aftt
le this he finished. Il hope you'll undo
II stand! ~
II eyes, l understand" The girls Voic
Ii was cold, and Oliver, recognizing dai
IS ger signs, soon took his departure,
Il In the library Ruth went directly
II Aunt Mary.
IL "Weu," she announced, your new
III fteIu worried, but not in the way yc
thought It would. oliver has thro"
me over"
DO you careY' Aunt Mary's ey'
" we're troubled. ~
IT mot very much" she respondc
Ic Mr.. Stoyer is coming to see me Satu
IL day
iCopyriglt, 1917, by the Mcclure NeWsp
,.- per Syudicitte)
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