Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-02
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and needed a rest. Happily. Dick was
pne 9f those fortunate young men who
could afford to take q rest whenever
he wanted one; and having made his
lecislon, he packed oil necessary cloth
ing In a steafper trunk 6nd tooN the
rpR foZ Old Point Comfort. lie
couldn't tell why he decided on that
place In preference 20 several others
he might have selected; but he blessed
his lucky star for guiding him In his
selection.
For. after having washed and I'M
packed. he made his way lelsurely into
the broad sun parlor and discovered
Edythe Norton. She was reading n
book, and the first thing he noticed
was that her long black eyelashes lay
carelessiy upon the pink OF her cheeks.
She gave not the slightest Indication
~ noting his presence. Instead she
looked over and through him. and
turned again 90 her book.
Dick felt suddenly that Old Point
Comfort wasn't all that II was cracked
up 10 be. He started 90 back out Of
the palm room. but rs he did so n
young man In uniform brushed past
him and approached the girl OF the
black eyes. She sensed his coming
and looked up with a smile OF greet
Ing. and there was something IN the
way she smiled which made Dick
Huber wish for the FIRST time In his
life that he had gone TO West Point
instead Of to Harvard.
He wandered nimlessiy about the
hotel for time, his thoughts on the
girl he had seen. Still bordering, he
found himself back nj the desk OF the
hotel. A clean-cut young fellow was
In charge. and for want OF something
20 do. Dick engaged him In CONVERSE
tlon. He found. after n time. that the
clerk was Harvard man also; that
he had been forced 20 leave college
for n year because OF lack OF funds,
and that he knew everybody in the
hotel. So Dick questioned him guard
edly nbout the girl he had seen. and
found that her name was Edythe Nor
ton; that she intended 10 stay at the
Point until the first OF March. and that
every good-looklng soldier at the Coast
Artillery Trimming school was crazy
about her.
"other fellows come from up North
20 see her" the clerk announced. "But
no one without uniform has a
chance"
Dick wandered into the dining room
after n time. wishing more than ever
that he had gone TO West Point.
But the next morning, through one
OF those rare pieces OF luck which
come to us all now and then, he found
a mutual acquaintance who introduced
him. That was the beginning OF the
happiest month Of his life. February
wore away and the time came for him
to go back North. he made a desperate
resolution TO ask Edythe 10 marry him.
. "Edythe." he began. IL want to
say something to you"
She nodded. without raising her
eyes. and waited: but Dick became
suddenly fearful. He had never pro-
posed to n girl before, and he did not
know that she already knew what he
was going TO say. and was trying 20
make II easy for him. So instead OF
blur iering along he simply cleared his !
threat again and relnpsed into silence; |
and the girl. simply because she was /
a girl. looked across the room after
time and discovered figure approach
lnc them.
"Here comes Tom Atkinson in his
new uniform" she announced SIN |
Just crazy about soldier suits, Dick"
And because he didn't know any |
thing az all about women. Dick Huber |
decided that his case was hopeless and |
left for the North without saying n
word about the love that was tugging
his heart out.
He tried hard 20 forget Edythe after
that; and because business was not |
strong enough 20 ease the ache which 4
possessed him. he announced himself
! candidate for the Second Qlleggs' \
Reserve Training camp carly in Au-
rust. and September found him at 4
Fort Myer training for a commission.
4 few weeks later he was transferred
10 the Coast artillery and was ordered
% report at the training school at
Fortress Monroe. which Is only across
he street from the big hotel AZ Old
Point Comfort.
Dick smiled rather grimly one after
loon late In November as he made his
way into the palm room OF the hotel,
ooklng for another cadet who had
PROMISED 10 meet him there. II re-
minded him wildly OF Edythe. and IN
he glanced over 10 the
'oner whore he had first seen her
Ind then his heart stopped heating
or there she was, sitting IN the wicker
ocklng chair.
For n long two minutes Dick stood !
ooklng across the room nc her. and
hen she raised her eyes. She gnsped
hlt as she recognized him, but when !
e strobe over 20 her. she rose and
ED out both her hands
"Dick" she said. "What IN the
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