Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-24
A WAR ROMANCE :.
By GENEVTEVE KELLEX.,
Copyright, 191S by Mcclure Newspaper I
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 Rose Weldon the charming 'daugfiten of the wealthy steel magnate, had ac- quired a case of "knitting nerves" as the family doctor jokingly called stt; from constant application to Red Gross work. As result the family had deemed it advisable to open ''Weldori7 mere' a month earlier than usual; also to be near their only son, Clayton. who was quartered at radio station across the bay. !.i.i..'
 One afternoon Rose sat in shady nook, looking across the bay, with a frown on her pretty forehead. "0h, dear," she said, "they won't even let me have my knitting and I might be able to make some poor boy warm and comfortable. l do think I am getting tired of everything and everybody"
 Not knowing she had spoken aloud, she was surprised to hear q pleasant voice behind her say: "'You aren't get ting tired of me- are you?" and she was confronted by handsome young fellow in the uniform of radio stu dent, hardly any older than herself. "Why, don't know," she answered, "but I don't think I could. Suppose you sit down for while and rest; you look warm with that sweater on.'
 q don't mind if I do" he answered.; "this sweater is warm, but I've taken no end of comfort in it, and every time put it on I think of the girl who made it and wonder if I will ever meet her to thank her for the gift.
 You see," he explained. q got this from the Red Cross unit when it visit cd, our station over there," as he point cd across the bay, land in the pocket I found the cheeriest little note and it Was signed Rose w. Pretty name, don't you think?
 "Td just love to meet that girl ha continued, but I suppose she is en- gagged or possibly married. Gee, there wouldn't be any chance for an old bachelor like me, even though ! aal only twenty-three
 ;.., "'Oh, I wouldn't call myself back elbr at twenty-three if I were you, evep though I did feel like calling myself a spinster the other day, when the doc tor, refused to allow me to knit, and I am two years your junior" console6 Rose .,
 rNeu said you were from across the bay, didn't you?" queried Rose. "Wells I wonder if you know as student over there by the name of Earl Morgan. have been dying to meet him ever since I read about his saving those two chil. dren over at Carter's Cove. I bet he is exactly the kind of a man I would like, but can't seem to be able to find out much about him from my brother. who is stationed at the radio school, because every time l ask him about the hero Gas call him) he laughs anG says, oh. your dream will come true and you'll meet your hero ''soms day"
 thoughts. Rose wondering what the young man would say when he found out that she was Rose w., and the young man in turn was meditating on what she had said and would say when she discovered he was Earl Mor- gan, for the young radio student was none other than the hero of the episode at Carter's Cove.
 Rose was the first to break the sl- lence My, but I wish today would turn out to be the prophesied some day!"
 "Well, I think 1t looks as if it would" said her brother. happening along in time to catch her remark.
 Morgan, allow me to introduce you to my sister Rose, the mysterious knit ter of the sweater that now adorns your heroic body" said Clayton, as he laughingly introduced the two, and then added, '1m sorry can't stay and entertain you two, but by the looks of things two's company, three's crowd"
 After he had gone the two stood and looked at each other, and then they both said in unison: What must you think of me?" Well, the only thing we can do is to try to live up to our estimation of each other," they finally agreed.
 And six months later, when their engagement was announced, Earl said: Well Rose, there was chance for an old bachelor of twenty-three like me after all wasn't there?" Well, I should think there ought to have been for a hero," answered Rose.
 'I'll bless the Red Cross as iong as I live, and just to show our apprecta- ton of it's noble work I am going to send it a generous check in our name,' contided Earl a few minutes later, as ais arms encircled his wife-to.be in