The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
You Never
Can Tell
BY INES MACDONALD
Copyright. 1918. by Mcclure Newspapei
Syndicate.)
BY INES MACDONALD

The rowing eye Of youth is ever eng
er for adventure. I,omance turks just
around the next corner and the man
or girl of dreams is ever potential
possibility. for in the eyes of youth no
dream, no matter how improbable 1t
may seem. is entirely impossible. "You
| never can tell is the slogan of youth
-"you never can ten"
-You never Gan TELL" thought Sum
mer Lane as she trlpped lightly along
toward her job ut the library. Some
thing might happen today-you never
cnn tell" And she hummed n snatch
of song as she started on her regular
routine. But her lunch hour came and
| nothing had happened. AT five o'clock
she started home and nothing had hap
pened. She entered her little apart
ment and found Alice Martin, pretty
| schoolteacher with whom she lived, al
ready there-and still nothing had hap
pened-and then the telephone rang
and indifferenty Summer leaned to-
ward IL from where Shc sat on the
| couch.
rs this Miss Lane, Miss Summer
| Lane?" asked mans strange but very
| nice voice,
YES" said summer, this is Summer
Lane" and her eyes opened very
wide.
~ am Lawrence Gardner, from Chi
| cago, IN old friend of Elsie Turner's
who was school friend of yours, l
believe She told me to be sure to
look you up while l was in town and
so i am doing it,
Summer swallowed three distinct but
very rapid separate times before she
could reply. "And now that you've
| 'phoned-are you coming up to see
mef' she invited.
I'D love to-" he said geninlly, "but
what about the theater or somewhere
tonight. Is there any particular show
you'd like TO see? They're all new to
me, you know"
1--WE been wanting TO go to The
Eyes of YOUTH" said Summer breath
lessly.
The Eyes of Youth it is then" he
laughed, land If l call about Z: 30 will
that be all rIshtl"
"Splendid-and I'll be ready sang
Summer joyously, land I'm just so glad
you called, Mr.. Gardner, you don't
know how glad. 1t was terribly nice
Of Elsie to send you"
1t happened to be Alice's night for
doing the dishes. and when she came
into their bedroom after her task was
done she gasped in astOnishmept.
MY goodness, Summer! You're all
dressed up like queen. / never saw
you look so ravishing and-so-sO
reckless, you bright-eyed thing! Who
Is this Gardner person. anyway"
But Summer only laughed gayly and
twirled about on her toes. Just then
the bell rang and she danced toward
the electric button to let the ringer In
and then skipped to the door to admit
Lawrence Gardner.
| For long moment adventure clasp
ed the hand of romance, and each
looked deep into the eyes Of the 9TH
er. Romance so shyly and radiantly
lovely-and adventure SO well groom
ed and stalwart, with smiling, quiz
zical eyes and genial, friendly man
ner.
| And few moments later they de-
scended the stairs and were whlrled
away in taxi, and when they had re-
turned after the show he left her at
the door, regretfully.
at has been perfectly wonderful
evening"" said Summer, land 1t was
very dear of Elsie to tell you about
me-"
"Shall l see you again tomorrow"
he asked eagerly.
| "You-you never can TELL" she an
swered demurely and vanished within.
| A short time later she related to
| Alice the events of the evening. And
he is so attentive and thoughtful and
jolly in quiet sort of way I just
hnd beautiful time" she chartered.
| Alice syed Summer suspiciously.
Summer Lane. are you going to fall
love with that Gardner person?" she
demanded sternly.
With brilliant eyes and flushing
cheeks Summer reached up to turn out
the light, then turned and CROPPED TO
her bed, and ns she pulled the covers
up to her chin she chuckled little in
the darkness there. You never can
TELL Alice, old dear-you never can
tell"
| A week passed-two weeks-and
each day Lawrence Gardner either
made 1t point to see Summer Lane
| or to telephone her-usually he saw
her. Three weeks passed-and a month
and still he fingered In New York!
Until one morning at his hotel he re-
ceived night letter from his father
that made him grin just bit, but as
usual that afternoon he happened to
meet Summer at the library and stroll
ed home with her
Lets have II nice little home party
with Alice tonight" suggested Sum-
| mer And so they did He helued set