South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-11

why don't you marry" There
had come a sudden lull at the table
where a merry company was hav-
ing dinner and Jim Rogers ques-
ton sounded with alarming dis
tinctness. "Of course / didn't mean
for everybody TO hear"
you need not worry about it.
Jimmy" said Amanda Gibson to
whom the question had been adj
dressed. zone old maid is indis-
pensab BILE in every well regulated
family. We are no longer regard
ed as round pegs in square holes.
We ht into the scheme OF life beau
tifully."
You're not an old maid. Aman-
da," said the hostess sweetly. Why,
you're not over 25."
Amanda looked up smilingly. I'm
less than a year. ! shall add the
fatal number three to my age. And
now to answer your question, jim
my, My heart has been vaccinated
with the virus of love several times
but it never really took Dan Cupid
tried to do the job over each time
. y
True, have known many charm
ing men but I never saw one with
whom 1 chose TO seat three meals a
day
Most o, us lunch in town" in
terposed a sagacious one.
I'm doing pretty we'll as it is"
added Amanda. struggling her
shoulders that rose as white as
milk out OF ner sapphire velvet
I gown. When anybody in the fam
/ lily is i'll, ] go TO manage their
household until they are able to be
at the helm of their domestic
boat again. / make a nice guest be-
cause 1 am not the kind of woman
to whom men often feel they owe
homage and no woman is afraid Of
. losing her husband to me"
81 must say you are a cool lot, ="
/ exclaimed the man on her left. per
/ haps you have no heart, You'd bet
ter scare up a thrill, girl, before
/ vOu hitch on that little figure three.
You've got to practice the game of
/ of love, Amanda"
It don't agree with you she
argued Love comes swiftly and
/ freely. One knows it by its warmth
just as the flowers in the field know
I that spring has come by the sun
shine and the soft winds from the
south. why, if love should come
/ 20 me. as lightly as the touch of a
\ butterfly's wing, / would know
and respond"
You're something of a poet
aren't you Miss Gibson?" asked Cy-
ger in the crowd.
/ Amanda had liked him as soon
as she saw him in the drawing
room and she was glad Of this OPP
portunity to look straight into his
| pleasant face. Singing unheard,
perhaps" she answered, smiling
/ back at him.
/ Il think that Amanda is making
\ fun Of US" said Jim Rogers as the
women left them. DO you know,
\ I'll wager that she has turned down
every man in this room, not bar
ring you married fellows" Jim
! Rogers lowered his voice. taking
care that such a statement did not
I penetrate to the ears OF jealous
wives. she's turned us all down,
that - everybody except Cyrus here
and OF curse it's coming to him,
too * ne stays near Amanda"
When the men went TO the draw
ing room, Amanda was at the piano,
her slim white fingers slipping low
ingly up and down the key board.
e.
with Amanda tonight and then set
about to get over it." Jim Rogers
whispered to Cyrus Welcher. Its
coming 10 you"
Cyrus crossed the room and lean
inG over the piano. stood there in
silence. watching the white hands on
the keys and occasionally smiling
with his eyes when Amanda looked
up at him. Presently, she struck
one chorus lightly and began to
sing a love song:
- hear a thrush at eve
Wild notes up-flinging:
Twilight and rapture weave
Shares for his singing
Yet soares his song afar
Seeking his golden STAR
hear a thrush at eve
Thrilling and singing
Her rich. full voice charmed the
chattering groups in the room in
silence.
So through the dark 10 thee
My song is springing;
ThrObbing with ecstasy
Love notes are winging
Lean from they bower above
Lean forth with eyes Of love
For through the dark 10 thee
My heart is singing. "
Through the dark TO me. your
heart is singing" Cyrus welcher
Oent ever her. Il am 30 he said
quietly, and you are my first real
lied ideal"