The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-12
You Never
Can Tell
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BY INES MACDONALD
Copyright. 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)

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Copyright. 1915 by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate)
The rowing eye of youth is ever Gag
er for adventure. Romance turks just
around the next corner and the man
or girl Of dreams Is ever u potential
possibility, for In the eyes of youth no
dream, no matter how improbable 1t
may seem, Is entirely impossible. you
never can tell Is the slogan Of youth
you never can tell"
"YOu never can tell" thought Sum-
mer Lane as she trlpped lightly along
toward her Job at the library. Some
thing might happen today-you never
can tell" And she hummed a snatch
of song as she started on her regular
routine. But her lunch hour came ana
nothing had happened. At five o'clock
she started home and nothing had hap
pened. She entered her little apart
ment and found Alice Martin, pretty
schoolteacher with whom she lived, al
ready there-nnd still nothing had hap
pened-and then the telephone rang
and indifferently Summer leaned to-
ward 1t from where she sat on the
couch
"Is this Miss Lane, Miss Summer
Lane?" asked mans strange but very
nice voice.
"Yes," said Summer, 'this is Summer
Lane" and her eyes opened very
wide.
81 am Lawrence Gardner, from CHI
cago, an old friend Of Elsie Turner's
who was II school friend of yours, |
believe. She told me to be sure to
look you up while | was in town and
so am doing It,"
Summer swallowed three distinct but
very rapid separate times before she
could reply. "And now that you've
'phoned-are you coming up to see
meW she invited.
"rd love to-" he said genially, but
what about the theater or somewhere
tonight. Is there any particular show
you'd like to see? They're all new to
me, you know"
"Tve been wanting to go to The
Eyes Of YOUTH" said Summer breath
lessly.
""The Eyes of Youth 1t is then" III
laughed, "and If l call about 1880 viii
that he all rlght?"
"Splendld-and I'll be ready" sans
Summer joyously, "aRd I'm just so glat
you called, Mr.. Gardner, you don
know how glad. 1t was terribly nic'
Of Elsie to send you"
1t happened to be Alice's night fol
doing the dishes, and when she cam'
into their bedroom after her task wa
done she gasped in astonishment.
"My goodness, Summer! You're al
dressed up like queen. l never saw
you look so ravishing and-so-s
reckless, you bright-eyed thing! VIII
is this Gardner person, anyway
But Summer only laughed gayly an
twlrled about on her toes. Just the
the bell rang and she danced towar
the electric button 10 let the ringer !
and then skipped to the door to adml
Lawrence Gardner.
For long moment adventure clasI
ed the hand of romance, and eac
looked deep into the eyes Of the OIL
er. Romance so shyly and RADIANT
loyely-and adventure so well groom
ed and stalwart, with smiling, quiz
zlcal eyes and genial, friendly maj
ner.
And few moments later they d'
scended the stairs and were whirle
away In n taxi, and when they had r.
turned after the show he left her {
: the door regretfully.
"It has been perfectly wonderf'
evening" said Summer, land 1t WI
very dear of Elsie to tell you abol
} me-"
, "Shall see you again tomorrow
he asked eagerly.
3 "You-you never can tell,' she a
swered demurely and vanished With
A short time later she related
Alice the events Of the evening. "Ar
he Is so attentive and thoughtful ar
jolly In quiet sort of way! ju
had beautiful time," she chattere
Alice eyed Summer suspiciousl
. Summer Lane, are you going to fo
love with that Gardner person?" 81
demanded sternly. ..
With brilliant eyes and tlushir
n cheeks Summer reached up to turn q,
Q the light, then turned and groped
r her bed, and as she pulled the cove
I'D to her chin she chuckled little
the darkness there. you never CT
e tell, Alice, old dear-you never c'
: tell"
A week passed-twO weeks-aI
each day Lawrence Gardner eth
made it n point to see Summer Lal
or to telephone her-usually he 50
her. Three weeks passed-and mon
and still he fingered in New Yorl
Until one morning at his hotel he I
ceived n night letter from his faith
, that made him grin just bit, but
usual that afternoon he happened
> meet Summer at the library and stro
ed home with her.