Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-17
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
WHEN ISABEL PLAYED
CUPID
By Louise NJ. addison

| WYE KNEW as soon as we saw her
w that she was different. BY the
light of her eve the sprightliness in her
| step, by her quick, defiant expression,
| Isabel made It clear to us that she was
| no ordinary COW.
think he was mistaken ] don't know
much about cows. She wanted place
in the sun. She had a hankering for
caste and she refused Immediately siy,r to
cows in the neighborhood.
Old Mr.. j. who had taken the cows
to the pasture for years, reported TO
father at the end of the first day that
grass-munching companions-and bolted
He had chased her. the entire day
through forest and glade. and brought
her home, after spent day. rebellious
and defiant.
"'Taint no use talking" said the old
man. "if a COW don't act like cow !
can't be bothered. That critters got
| too much sense for an animal. 'Taint
natural. know she Jest did things to-
day out of sheer spite. and shan't
chase after her no more.
And he didn't So Isabel stayed home,
while her companions went meekly to
satisfied. 1t was evident that staying
in dreary barn all day irked her
high strung nerves. She had yeaTninSs
for a higher sphere of influence, so one
day. the door being open, Isabel walked
out in search Of adventure and her place
in the SUM-
And 1t was on that same day that
Evelyn, our pretty young city cousin
was packing her clothes to go home.
Evelyn HAD been with us. for three
months. having been sent by her pa
rents to recuperate after her illness.
Evelyn was working very hard, lips
compressed AMI eyes carefully turned
away from the house next door; Where |
his ring by mail. for she was deter
mined not to see him or speak to him
before she left. or at any time after
ward.
nobody home that day. Mother had
gone to the house of a neighbor< <and I
had been obliged to substitute 'at the
school because Miss r was sick, and
it was deemed nadvisable to close up
altogether. We expected to return in
time to see Evelyn off, and, of course. II
we had known what was going to hap
pen We would never, never have left
her alone in the house. But then, we
could hardly be expected to look so far
ahead.
Evelyn was miserable, but she had
lots of pride She was going to leave
the house and the village with a Won
derful show of carelessness and spright-
the way would discover even a trace of
sadness. Certainly that spying eye
would never discover a tear in hers.
But she had reckoned without Isabel.
for the freshness of the bright summer
day stroled slowly along until she
came to the back of the house. There.
through the screen door, she could dis
tinctly see basket of greens, intended
for the next days dinner, barrel of
apples. of which she was extremely
fond, and another barrel of potatoes
Without hesitation. the screen door be-
ing unfastened Isabel stepped in and
helped herself literally
In the meanwhile Evelyn, hearing a
sound, came forward to see who the
visitorfmight be. thinking, too, that If it
were that Howard B she would let
him see, by her icy demeanor, that his
dlnerence in her young life. Now the
ice-cold demeanor might have been put
on for It's effect on Howard B. but
real chills ran down Evelyn's back when
she saw who the visitor was She
couldn't help It. She knew 1t was alb
surd, but all her life she had had an
aversion for cows. So, after staring at
Isabel in terrified Fascination for a full
minute, she beat a hasty retreat to the
front of the house. And Isabel left her
greens. and apples, and potatoes. and
Followed, IN a calm, dignified. unruffied
manner: Evelyn rushed for the front
door. 1t was locked and she couldn't |
find the key. Mortal terror overlook
her Scream on scream rent the air.
Howard B, in the house opposite, |
sullenly concoctlng schemes for making
Evelyn sorry. jumped to his feet on
hearing his name called IN frenzied ac-
cents. For a moment he stood still, |
doubtful IL he had heard right. Again |
1t came. Evelyn's voice, loud, shrill, ter |
ror-strlcken. Howard rushed madly, |
made his way in to the front of the
house, and took in the situation at a |
glance.
Isabel, not the least frightened of the
two by this time. received, / am sorry
to relate, a blow on her aristocratic
body, and much to her surprise and in
dignation was forced back to her stall
in the barn, while Evelyn, almost faint
ing. fell into her rescuer's arms without
word, on his return.
"Youre-you're--not going away, are
you?" asked Howard, after a minute or
two.
She shook her head in the negative,
and, smiling wanly, put the ring, which
she had intended returning by mail. on
her finger again.
Tomorrow's complete novelstte-A
Ring for Frances.