Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-12


to swing Of its own accord around
again so that he sat looking at his
guest.
$3.50 you took my invitation seri-
ously, did you? I'm glad" He laugh |
ed with embarrassment and the girl
opened two blue eyes wide and round,
with studied naivety, behind which
Carter knew lay much sarcasm. "Why,
didn't you mean that you wanted me
to Gomez? she asked "You first sug-
gested the theater, but you see, I've
been at the theater till I've seen every
show in town and every movie in the
neighbOrhoOd. And simply must get
these army sweaters done!" Carter
noticed that she had taken a half fin
ished khaki sweater from her bag.
Even to his inexperienced eyes the
knitting seemed wonderfully firm,
warm and compact and he noted the
gold ends of the knitting needles.
"Ive called on all my friends. You
see don't know many people in town,
and I've shopped till I've bought
trunkful of things I don't need. I've
spent hours in church and other hours
in the museum and the public libra
ries. So your invitation vas very
welcome. Perhaps if / had always
lived in the North I could stand the
apartment. But you see this is INV
first winter North. I came with my
aunt and now she has gone away for
a few weeks and I'm alone. One feels
the cold more when one is alone,
think" Then promising not to dis
turb Mr. Carter any more she con
tinued her knitting in silence. From
time to time when Mr.. Garter felt tina
her eyes were intent on her knitting
he swung around in his swivel chaiI
and caught timid glance at the girl
Sometimes he noticed the graceful an
kle, at other times the slender capabl
hands that were so neatly framed il
the tight white lace cuffs of her darl
sleeves. At other times he noticed thu
CLINT Of auburn in her hair and theT
again the long curve " the dark lashe
that shaded her blue eyes. He din
not know that from beneath those Ion
lashes the blue eyes were perfectly cap
able of observing his stolen glance
though the graceful fingers went o
uninterruptedy with the needles an
wool.
couldn't you give me jOb?" Name
Crosby put this question 10 Mr. Carte
one day after she had been maxim
| ct 10
Of keeping warm during the coarse
an entire week. 81 am getting tired
knitting. One can't do that all the tim
l could do copying for you and Sol
over papers perhaps and stick up Ell
velopes and stamps and things"
SO Mr.. Carter secured a little m
hogany desk, had it placed beside h
own and there established Nancy Gro
by as his volunteer assistant The
had finally agreed that the money thu
she earned as his assistant should
contributed to the Red Cross.
1t was in the afternoon of that d:
that Mr.. Carter dropped in at Il
Marbridge Court and getting Il
emergency key to apartment -Four
from the janitOr there let himself in
the empty apartment and did lit
amateur tinkering on his own accOur
That morning through his incessa
efforts a goodly supply of coal hs
been deposited in the coal bins of Il
Marbridge Court.
Nancy Crosby continued to work
/, fo.- II -l-. l.
one day whether her apartment w
still cold. Eyes" she said, ut rea
is dreadful. There isn't any steam
the living room radiator, though
bedroom radiators are all right. b
you see l can't stay there in the d
time. Isn't it strange. for the 9th
tenants are perfectly cOmfortat
now"
"Yes, it is funny" agreed Cart
and began to read lease Oh his de
with eagerness.
At the end Of that week Name
aunt was expected to return a
Nancy had indicated that she woI
have to give up her job.
II took it just to be spiteful. In ia
l came down TO bother you, just
make you furious. thought you We
holding off the steam so as to 50
money and intended to find out q
to make you so tired Of seeing
around that you would get the C
at any cost. But really / have ha(
lovely time. Thank you for making
so pleasant But now that aunt is CO
ing back I really wish someth
could be done about that apartmer
"Tll go up myself" Garter promis
Maybe something is the matter W
the living room radiator. I'll have
attended to at once. But--but-
aren't going to forget each other n
are WEI You see, I've been gett
terrifcally interested in you, thong
suppose to you I'm an impossible 4
of fellow"
Impossible! !" echoed Nancy. ."
don't suppose 1 would have fib
about the radiator if l hadn't wan
an excuse to be with you. l hav
even noticed whether ii was hot