Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-23

z must serss1 ith you" Mrs. tchSD-
Her assented. u am particularly
sverse TO unattached females ut all
.imes. Waits last letter was all about
tome vampire who has him In her
,lutches."
Miss Tucker forgetting she was In
luded In the category OF unattached
'ruules," Joined in the general laugh.
All knew Mrs. Chardler's husky son
md his doting mothers war ON Turing
sampiresL
The cuckoois four O'Clock warning
cent the Maple Square Ladies' club
scurrylng to their respective homes.
where soups and stews boiled and
'tewed 60 n rapid demise.
Mrs. Chandler, obliged TO pass the
Iewcomer's home. had decided to walk
lnst head up. She would have walked
last nose up. but an unkind Provi-
lence had endowed her with a pleblan
nose. persistently downcast. out OF
he corner Of her eye she could see the
lnwelcomed neighbor rocking on the
porch. She was aggravatingly pretty
n white dimity as she rocked and GRO
'heted, Industriously whlstling a
,atchy tune. II was a warbled trill.
Mrs. Chandler afterwards was sure.
which made her step on the orange
peellng. and the run Of notes was still
IN her ears as her pride and person
FELL. Il all happened so quickly. she
never could determine how she found
herself, nightgowned and doctoned, In
the home Of this ''person." II was Dr.
Nutting himself. who was murmuring
something about absolutely not 20 be
moved" Incoherent thoughts. sharply
interrupted by ugly pains In the leg.
furrowed her brow.
Now. don't let II worry you" soft
and very gentle voice was saying.
Doctor says it's a serious fracture.
and you must not be moved but you re
ever - welcome" The bright smile
aud clear, blue eyes confirmed the
words.
In the many weeks that followed.
Mrs. Chandler cane TO love her pretty
and competent nurse; she had no
daughter OF her own and experienced
for the first time novel appreciation Of
little acts Of tenderness and consider
alton.
Perhaps you've been wondering"
she abruptly began one afternoon.
"why none but my husband has come
to visit me here. You see the folks
round here don't take kindly 20 new
people. and we were all so disappoint-
ed In the Santleys, who last rented
this house, we felt we had to be care
full about the next tenant.
"Dut." she added. vehemently,
when I get on my feet again, I'm
going 70 tell the Maple Square Ladies'
club that you're better than all Of
them put together. Why, you're the
first girl I've ever met that I'd want
Walt TO marry"
The girl blushed and her eyes slls-
tened.
"You know" Mrs. Chandler contin'
ued. proudly. waits my boy-and I'm
hoping you1l blush like that when he
sees you. He's coming home soon"
Autumn had come to Maple squar,
and found Mrs. Chandler well on TN
road 10 complete recovery. Proppe,
up In a cory armchair before the larg
bay window. she watched In excite'
anticipation the children shufiiin
through the fallen leaves swept int
the gutter. She was thinking OF he
son. expected that day. and OF tn
debt she owed this girl who had takeI
her into her home and heart. Trul,
she had learned goodness was NOR
than living stralght-it was loving
gentleness and generous Kindness.
Look" she cried out. striving "a
rise from her armchair. ''there comes
WALTZ Call to him before he passes
byi QulckI"
And Ms. Chandler wns due 20 an
other shock as she saw her stalwar'
son enfoId the newcomer In his arms
Just as n he had done II many times
before.
"Sure. mother" he was explaining
once again. didn't we know how you
distrusted NIL girlsi SO we ht upon
the plan 81 Little Sweetheart coming
here first-for ] knew she'd make YOU
love her"
Mrs. Chandler smiled through her
tears. "She's done more than that
Walt"