The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-05
"A. MAXWELL"
By MISS ESTHER HARRINe.


down the street leading away from the
college, which both attended as day
pupils.
Now, Sib, please tell me what's on
your mind-you've been terribly sober
all day." exclaimed Marjorie
well, guess you'd be sober IL some
child you didn't know was coming TO
your house to visit just at graduation
time. It's this way. As was leaving
for school this morning l heard moth
er tell dad that she had received let
ter from one of her schoolday chums,
Mrs. Maxwell, whose daughter Airline
has just completed her sophomore year
at high school and, as a reward for
good scholarship, her mother is going
to send her somewhere on a vacation.
That much didn't interest me any, and
/ started out on the porch. / saw it
was sprinkling, so went back into the
hall for my umbrella, overhearing
| mother say May be here some time
during the week of Sibyl's gradua-
! tion.'" Here Sibyl paused, but her
expression betrayed the disgust which
she could not put into words.
Dreadful - calculated Marjorie.
''She1l have to go to all the dances
| and receptions, and where will you find
a boy to go with her?''
The days passed along swiftly, filled
| with many happy hours of preparing
/ for graduation-hours at the dress
| makers, milliner's and motoring trips
| to big city department stores.
!, The first big event of the week, the
senior ball, came on a Tuesday eve
| ming, and Tuesday afternoon found
Sibyl at home, resting for the great
event. The telephone tangled sharply,
and Sibyl moved to answer. After a
| few minutes conversation she return
ed. throwing herself dejectedly into
her chair
| "Oh, dear" she sobbed. snow I
can't go to the dance. Those dreadful,
inconsiderate people"
1t SO happened that Sibyl was to at
tend the dance with Mafjorie RusselIs
sailor brother, who was home on a
short furlough, but telegram just re-
ceived, by him sent him hurrying to the
telephone to inform Sibyl that he must
report at his ship at nine the next
morning, thus necessitating his leav-
ing at once.
| The telephone rang again. Western
Union wished to dictate a telegram
for her father, and as he was out rid
ing, Sibyl took the message on paper,
as follows: 'Will arrive on 4:3O ex-
press. See you at station. Az Max
WELL"
."Oh, it never rains but it pours -
sighed Sibyl as she YEARLY glanced at
1.-the clock. "Four o'clock, and nobody
1 at home to meet the child. That means
Miss Sibyl Kendall will have the pleas
ant task"
Soon she was jauntily dressed in a
light summer sport suit and spinning
| swiftly down Main street in her little
roadster. Sibyl drew up at the station
as the train came to stop. No young
girl appeared to loiter around the sta
ton. Sibyl jumped from the roadster
and went into the, station, then started
around on the outside, vowing to at
least do her duty in locating the girl.
Hurrying around the last corner, she
ran squarely into someone. coming in
the opposite direction.
Goodness y exclaimed a masculine
and feminine voice together.
Sibyl recovered herself at once and
CHANGING up looked into the twinkliest
brown eyes she had ever seen. With
out word she swiftly took in the trim
cap, broad khaki shoulders and silver
bar of first lieutenant and then
started as he quickly said, "Why, you
look just like your picture, Miss Ken
4 DALI
1t was indeed a puzzled Sibyl that
looked into the handsome face.
1 "And where did you see my pic
ture?' she said family.
"Why. your mother sent one Of your
graduation pictures to my mother. Ii
was a dandy picture, too"
"Who are you, anyway" Sibyl asked
abruptly.
"What! Do you mean to say you
came down here to meet me and now
don't know who am ?'-and his eyes
twinkled even merrier than at first.
II came down here to meet Airline
Maxwell" said Sibyl with dignity.
'No. you didn't really. You came te
meet Arthur Maxwell-and here I an
at your service" and the young Off
Ger made comical bow.
!. Just then big touring car drew NJ
: and Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall rushed up t.
the two young people.
1--WE just happened to read the tele
gram Sibyl left on the telephone desl
so we came at once-because, you see
we didn't tell Sibyl you might come al
we wanted to surprise her; and on thu
. other hand save her from disappoint
ment If you were called away before
, you were able to visit u.s. hurried,
) stated Mrs. Kendall to Arthur Max
well.
Sibyl began TO see light in the dis
lance. Finally it fully dawned on he
that she had not heard the whole o
her mothers story to her father sew
eral weeks before, and she had a1lowes
her Imagination to run too far, and