The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-03-07
ROBERTA'S HEART
BY JACK LAYTON.


engagement ended because Of some
jealous misunderstanding, would not
have been half so bad, but to be told
In cold blood that the adored one had
ceased to care, this was sorrow and
humiliation complete.
''We'd better cau it off," was the sue
clnct expression Of Harold, "all you
care about is the convenience Of rid
ing around In my car, sometimes you
scarcely look at me, and anyway
there's a girl That was the better
part OF it--anOther girl.
Critically "Bobble" examined her
own piquant face In the mirror. What
she saw there could not have been dis
couraging, for dimpIes flashed out to
mock at the tears in her eyes.
Of" she soliloquized, 81 could only
make him sorry" Then in sudden in
spiraGon she jumped to her feet
"The very thing" she murmured,
and began "a search for a last sun
days paper. Yes there it was, the pic
ture Of a society girl in company with
the handsome aviator who had taken
her al0ft in his machine. Perhaps If
Robbie could find that airman and per
suade him to announce her name as
his next daring passenger Harold
Lathrop might realize that broken
heart can drive girl to reckless
lengths.
It was not at all difficult to find the
aviator but more difficult to win him
to her purpose Though dcferential to
a degree the broadshoudered man of
nerve, was stubbornly insistent upon
having the consent of Robertas father
before taking her up in his flight
through the mir. And this consent Ro-
b1rta knew to be beyond the possibii-
ties. Courteous i'm his refusal Mr..
COvarly. took time to show the girl the
workings of the great machine, escort
Ing her thereafter through the yards.
Put Robbie was not convinced OF fail
urc. Indeed, now that she had seen
the strong face Of the flyer, had senscd
The calm power Of his personality fear
departed from the planned adventure,
leaving new and delightful antlci-
patton. She must go. How wonder
ful TO be sailing on through the clouds,
h IN above the turmoil Of the city. ST.
lCntly like q flying bird, and with that
firm hund upon the wheel!
Again Bobbie sought the man as he
fingered about the alrplanc. His up.
ward glance at her appearance was
surely not one OF ANNOYANCE.
"Obi pleaeen bcgo,d fine girl in
brief oIoouepce.
For ono ,,o,,o,+ Coyo,1v boeitotad
and wog Iosf
For many DAYS Robbie went about
"a Nh tbo oppearanca of guilty child
epioyipg some hidden sugar MUM hut
her name MS an air passenger. did not
appear in the paper. II was only In
fine silonce Of tbe rirbt thot She bod
tine IN remember her broten beort
I,non ono of tha occasions in tbo CO.
cIuston Of her room sbo drew toward
her pen and nanor To what purpo4e
vos fine long aigbt through ire mir
If Harold Imew not Of IFS daring She
npst tell him and warn him also of
tr,e nronogad longer CIV, She WINS sim
to fake Then mo douht in rororse
NJ, world como bocl, bocF IN bso bor
far his soI,e to rlsl, no moro tbe NE
tl,ot had been 10 him so preciops Rut
somewov as EobbIe nau.od tbenothotlc
n.ctnre failed to hrIno tbe usral toors
instead her truont tbouobts 0ew bo.
fore her 10 tbe Yards vhare fba mir.
shin Inv and to tbot sorious drowned
fee which never seemed TO tire Of It's
study.
Wbgt was n ba had said Inst ovo-
ming If going IN mid his copntrv7 And
how valuable would his service beg
That steady thinking mind. his bray
eryl Bobble sighed as she pepned fine
note.
Dear IIarold:
Tomorrow afternoon I am taking n
dangerous flight In an airplane over
West End Park accent your decree
that our rather hasty engagement
should end. Enclosed find ring-Ro-
barta."
And when she had sealed the letter
aud the ring with trustworthy inter.
c.t for the possessor Of broken heart,
Fobble tried ON her a,lation can. EARLY
upon the following afternoon Mr.. ITar-
Old Iathrop presented himself at his
former swocthcurt's home. When re-.
brrtas mother learned the cause OF
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