South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-22

young man, quite the sort she was
used to knowing only more inter
esting. He was college bred and
Travelled and not bit spoiled, al
though he must have known a great
many girls. And Mary was just the
7 kind Of dimpled, wholesome girl.
without too clever a tongue, whom
he had always most enjoyed. Only
she was more enjoyable
Now as they drove back 70 town
again. down the avenue a rather
strained silence fell. Should they
meet again? Not unless Mary wished
it, Of course. And should she?
! Ought she? Desperately as Mary
wanted to ask him TO call there was
a New England conscience i'm her
that kept from saying so. NO. Even
if ne were a soldier. it wouldn't be
right How could she explain it to
her friends? How could she recon
Gle il TO her own sense Of propriety E?
He wanted 10 be asked, that was
certain. He waited and Mary said
nothing Well she knew best What
else should he have expected from a
NICE girl? OF course, she wouldn't
ask him TO call on her. he had been
a fool 10 hope
"Tn get out here" he said as they
came TO a corner. I've had a fine
time. Thanks awfully. hope
youll have a pleasant winter"
Good bye Good luck 20 you. over
there" said Mary.
And there he was standing alone
on the curb while she sped on home
in the very. very empty car. II was
surprising how empty the car could
seem. Mary drove into the garage
and got out standing thoughtful for
a moment beside the place where he
had sat. Oh, why had she let him
go like that! She would never see
him again. She didn't even know
his name, The whole world seemed
suddenly a very lone place.
Something on the seat caught her
/ eve, letter. She could not see the
address in the dim light, but hurry
I ing into her own room she read a
name, mis- name perhaps.
Lieutenant James Deering.
Camp Devens.
Aver,
Mass"
And right there a great plan came
I TO Mary.
Uncle Bob" she said at the din
ner table. 81 found a letter today.
addressed to a soldier. Evidently he
\ had just lost it on the-on the street
I Wouldn't it be fun for you TO ask
/ him TO dinner Sunday and give it
back 20 him? Lots nicer than send
/ ing it,
Genial Uncle Bob thought so. too.
/ It was just the sort Of thing he
liked hest 10 do. Have the boy TO
Fortunately the next day was
/ Sunday, else Mary should have died
I of anxiety. suppose James Deering
/ should be somebody else? Suppose a
whole lot of unpleasant thingsi
But Lieutenant James Deering
. came. and he was the soldier of the
auto If he was surprised to see
Mary ne concealed this emotion very
I well benath a look of absolute hap
7 piness. How wonderfully Mary's
scheme had worked
She told him about two weeks
/ later. when they became engaged
And, strangely enough he too had
"a confession to make.
ct saw you get out OF your CO..
\ that day and 20 into the store. and
I just simply had 10 see you again,
] 10 talk with you you know why.
Mary And Sol got into that car
and waited. If only 10 hear YOU or
der me out of if. And th~t letter.
cident, did you, dear? You see
had the number OF your car. and I
should have looked II up. II you had
NOT sent me the letter. 7 should
have found out whose car that was
land come straight for the letter,
/ Mary and for YOU"