The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-21

Elizabeth Ann was tired, lonely and
hot. Little hall bedrooms under the
caves of old-fashioned houses, three
stories high are, as q rule, freezingly
cold in the wiDter, and unbearably hot
in the summer. Her tiny room was no
exception. Besides, she wanted des-
perately to go home A letter from
her father that morning had made her
homesick. "Better come home, Liza
beth Ann" it read. "The climbing
roses are all pink and white and
sweet; also, we are getting wonderful
vegetables from the garden. Too bad
you are so far away; we would send
you some if New York were little
nearer to Ohio"
"No," thought Elizabeth Ann dis
mally. Nothing keeps here-not even
my usually sweet disposition" She
shook her small fist at the image
frowning at her from the mirror.
"They all expect you to come flying
home, LiZzie-Ann, 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
cent together to give this year of nu-
sic in New York"
Two salty tears ran down the side
of her straight little nose, but she
brushed them away impatiently. She
decided to take a ride on the Fifth
hue, l.
She dressed carefully, putting on a
ruffled white dress and white shoes
and stockings. When all else was
ready, she took from it's box and tissue
paper wrappings a bros 3-brimmed
white hat. It was a lovely hat, with
its wreath of dull blue corn flowers,
and 'LiZabeth Ann adored it.
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 at
tentiOn was attracted to a young man
sitting on one of the front seats. He
looked so white and i'll that Elizabeth
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 heard a
smOthered exclamation. Realizing
that her broad hat must have grazed
his cheek, she flushed.
'Tm so sorry" she said gently. SIT
must have hurt, and I am afraid you
have been i'll, too"
'Typhoid,' he said briefly but Liza
beth, seeing him smile, knew he was
not offended.
She found herself thinking of him
as the bus rolled and lurched on It's
way, and as for Richard Bennett, he
cursed the convention that made ii
impossible for him and this sweet
voiced, pretty girl to talk together
and then, in the midst Of these rebel
1iOus thoughts, he saw her handker-
chief lying on the floor at his feet. AS
he stopped to pick it up, he felt the
coins in the corner, and a wild idea
came to him. Why not? He had heard
many times that everything was fair
in love and war. Unobserved by the
girl, he placed the little piece Of linen
in his pocket.
When Elizabeth Ann saw the con-
ductOr starting on his round to col
lect the fares, she felt for her hand
kerchief. 1t was not where she had
put it, in her belt, and she frantical-
ly looked under the seat and around
the floor. She cast a desperate look
at the young man beside her.
''Have you lost anything? Can I be
of any service to your" His voice was
the voice of a gentleman.
give lost my handkerchief, with my
money in it. If you will be kind
enough to pay the conductor, and will
give me your name and address, will
send you the money in the morning.
Richard smiled reass1ringly. into her