Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
You Never
Can Tell
o0
By INES MACDONALD
ht. 1918. by Mcclure Newspapel
Syndicate.)


Syndicats.)
The rowing eye Of youth IL ever eng
er for adventure. Romance 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
lyon never can tell"
"You never can TELL" thought Sum.
mer Lane as she tripped lightly along
toward her job ut the library. Some
thing might happen today-you never
can tell" And she hummed 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 indifferently Summer leaned to-
ward 1t from where she sat on the
couch.
us this Miss Lane, Miss Summer
Lane?" asked mans strange but very
nice voice.
EYES," said Summer, this Is Summer
Lane" and her eyes opened very
wide.
II ain Lawrence Gardner, from Chi
cago, an 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 was in town and
so 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
meT she invited.
nd love to-" he said genially, "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 them" he
laughed, land If call about 80 will
that be all right?"
"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"
It 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 establishment.
'.My goodness, Summer! You're all
, dressed up like queen. l never saw
you look SO ravishing and-so-so
reckless, you bright-eyed thing Who
is this Gardner person, anyway"
i, But Summer only laughed gayly and
. twirled about on her toes. Just then
the bell rang and she danced toward
. the electric hutton to let the ringer In
|. and then skipped to the door to admit
Lawrence Gardner.
r For long moment adventure clasp
|, ed the hand Of romance, and each
; looked deep into the eyes of the 9th
e er. Romance SO shyly and radiantlJ
1 lovely-and adventure SO well groom
o ed and stalwart, with smiling, quiz
: zical eyes and genial, friendly man
z ner.
And few moments later they de
scended the stairs and were whirle.
away In taxi, and when they had re
b turned after the show he left her q
0 the door regretfully.
r ut has been perfectly wonderful
= evening"" said Summer, 'and 1t wa
: very dear Of Elsie to tell you abou
8 me-"
h "Shall I see you again tomorrow
d he asked eagerly.
e "You-you never can TELL" she an
g swered demurely and vanished within
A short time later she related t
Alice the events of the evening. IAN,
9. he Is SO attentive and thoughtful an
jolly in quiet sort Of way! jus
:. had beautiful time," she chatteret
. Alice eyed Summer suspiciousl.
Summer Lane, are you going to FIJI
.. love with that Gardner person. sh
3 demanded sternly.
70 With brilliant eyes and flusl,in
: cheeks Summer reached up to turn W
the light, then turned and CROPPED I
her bed, and as she pulled the cover
mp to her chin she chuckled little /
ID the darkness there. "You never ca
d. tell, Alice, old dear-you never Gu
d tell"
e. A week passed-two weeks-an
III each day Lawrence Gardner eitht
X made it point to see Summer Lar
a. or to telephone her-usually he sa
Il her. Three weeks passeu-and mont
al and still he fingered in New Yorl
n Until one morning at his hotel he r
'. ceived night letter from his fath'
that made him grin just bit. but ,
" usual that afternoon he happened
m meet Summer at the library and strol
IA ed home with her.
NJ Lets have a nice little home par
. with Alice tonight" suggested Sur
mer. And SO they did. He helped s
the table and ran out at the last mi
ute to get Ice cream for the dessel