Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-13

ner time Molly was alone va Der roon
sitting No on her little couch ~ day
and bed by night, knitting. There vas
tap az the door ana Moily. not wish
ing to put down her knitting-lt was
the fifteen minutes during which she
knitted on her owe swcater--eulied ous
'Come in" without rising The dor
opened and the tan young unn VITO
had wound her wool stood there.
won't you come inT- said Molly,
rising aud motioning 10 Tie one chair
in her neat little room.
The young man FIRST said that b.
couldn't and then did eouse Ia and
after FIVE minutes Of enbarrassesl
searching for n cue 20 hts errand. On.
ally came abruptly to the poiHI Nc
wanted to get from her a little ~ the
soft green wool. just enough to make
three or four rows on q mans Sleeve.
less sweater. He told her be had tried
to find some stray pieces when she
was knitting downstairs but had been
unsuccessful.
Molly wound of a generous ball
from a fresh skein. gave Il % hifn and
asked no questions. As b. rose o.
go he glanced toward the service Gas
that she had pulled into her room foF
the night. He walked over 10 Il and
fingered the flag.
rs II brotherf" he asked appar.
entity with some difficulty.
= MOO" said Molly. blushlng guilty.
''That is, / have DO brothers, Molly
was prompted TO add, I'm not blush
Ing for the reason you think am
but of course she didn't.
II was not till after the neighb0r.
boarder had left her room that she be-
gan TO wonder why he had asked for
the length of green wool and her
curiosity increased so that. as the time
passed. she determined TO ask him.
StIll when she met him at breakfast
II was not entirely easy. Then when
she came home for dinner and paused
In the sitting room she heard the lat.
est clearinghouse gossip.
Yes, the tall young man was going
he had his commission In the engi-
neers' division. or something Of the
sort. He had known that he would
get it all along and had never said
anything about it--and now he was
practically gone. II really was too
bad--Mrs. Dean told some Of the
pretty girls-that they had not known
before. He was not such bad-loosing
young man, only very quiet. He would
not be back for dinner-he would per.
haps come back for his things after
dinner and that would be the last OF
him.
Molly was devlsing scheme where
by she might make sure of seeing the
young man. The excuse she made 10
herself was that she wanted to know
what he was doing with the green
wool. She left her door ajar into the
hall and when she saw. him passing
to his room to get his things she
called him. He came into her room
told her he had come back specially to
see her as he could have sent mes.
senger for his things. Il wanted &c
tell you about the WOOL" he said. II
know you won't laugh at me. I'm q
queer sort OF fellow-I never knew
any girls. / guess they don't see much
In me. And the other men were all
having their girls knit sweaters for
them with a stripe of the color of the
sweater they made for themselves
along the edge, and-well, IL was fool.
ish of me--but / wanted a sweater
like that. / didn't want the fellows
to know l didn't know any girl that
would make one. Sol knitted one for
myself and when | came to the edge
| made up my mind wanted to wear
the color you We're going to wear"
why didn't you let me knit the
sweater for your" begged Molly, al.
most in tears.
well. you see, you had your Sam.
my" He pointed toward the little
service flag.
Il think that that flag is for you,"
she said. II got one because the other
girls did wanted to have a man at
the front, too"
And the next day when Molly told
the girls she was engaged to the young
engineer Mrs. Dean said she had
known ii all along and before long
she told her boarders that she made
ha.