The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-01-03
THE LOCKET
BY MILDRED WHITE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Moille-Ellen found the gllnting thing
IN the road which led from the suburb
an station 10 her home. Mollie had
not yet learned to call home, the hum
BILE house which sheltered her; but
Il was the place where SIZE spent the
hours when not engaged in Doctor
Brimson's Office.
Mollie-Ellen wished wlstfully that
she might know the JOY OF giving com
fort and courage to one brave Ameri-
can soldier. Her throat frightened AT
the thought Of her own uselessness,
the only one who needed her, had gone.
And thus she came to the golden locket
gllntlng from the roadway. II was an
ordinary round locket. but when she
opened It searching for a clew Of own
ershlp. n soldiers face confronted her.
a fne face with steady honest eyes
"To Jane" she read on the inner
cover. from her Bob" The locket's
long chain was unbroken. so II must
have slipped unclasped from James"
neck. II had been "her Bob's" gift, no
doubt, before he had left for France
Mollie-Ellen glanced up and down the
road, no vehicle. no pnsserby was In
sight. She clnspcd the chain about her
own throat rs she hurried on; she
would advertise the locket In the morn
ing's paper. Even the small amount
paid for advertising. would mean add
cd economy 10 Mollic-Ellen.
She found that she would only be
able TO insert the advertisement occn-
slonally. But though she unsclhshly
persisted. no claimant responded. Mol
lle-Ellen took TO wearing the ornament
hoping that II might be recognized and
returned 10 its proper owner. but
"Bob's Jane" was evidently not In Mol
lie-Ellen's proximity. The locket she
concluded must have dropped from
some touring chr SO each night N
the lonely Girl placed II In her Jewel
case. she smiled into the soldiers
eyes.
Goodnight. Bob" She would wills
per. II was really wonderful how com.
pnnionable photograph could be-
come. Mollie-Eilen rcnd sympathy IN
the eyes when che WINS tired. and she
could see humor lowering about the
lines Of the soldiers mouth over s0sne
remembered incident OF her day. Then
Mollle- Ellen made n discovery--aftcr
all she did own n soldier and she
must work In his behalf NJ the Red
Cross rooms. must send knitted things
across the sea. for would not this a.
bor help one nnothcri That he was
James Boz" mattcrcd not nt all.
neither he nor Jane should know Of
her rival. So Mollle.Ellcn spent her
spare hours In the house devoted 10
Red Cross work. and there overriding
Molllc'Ellcn's aloofnesa. fashion.
able and beautiful worker sought her
out. She hlushed with pleasure nc
Miss Stuyvcsnnt's praise.
"You are 10 conscientious In your
duty" that person remarked, perhaps
like myself. you have n personal In
centlvef My brother Il now In train
Ing" And Just Ms Mollle- Ellen was
about 20 deny the implication. the
golden locket few open. and quick as
she was In closing Il. Miss stuyvesant
hnd gllmpsed for an instant n soldiers
cap;
brothcrf"
"No-" Molllc.Ellen began confused
~. her companions interruption left
her sentence unfinished.
"Aiy brother IN near here In camp.
90 We are fortunate In seeing him
often. Why" she broke on. "thcre he
IN now coming toward us. He ~ go
ing 10 drive me home"
As Mollie.Ellon'E startled gaze fell
upon the advancing soldier. she longcd
TO hide her own burning face. for the
man WIS actually "Bob," himself.
James Bob" OF the golden locket. lie
looked down upon Mollle.Ellen. nc.
hnn'vL'ds his sls' % ialroduction.
I as th00ah-ks wee aware OF those
goodnight condolences.
"foU must let Us take you home"
Miss Stuyyesant insisted. aud as the
three few along In the big automobile
Mollle Ellen dreamed ~ brighter dl..s-
Days passed and Miss stayyesnnt
kindly continued the driyes as mat.
ter OF course aud MolHe, Ellen knew
that she could return the locket 10 Its
/ owner through Bob Stuygssas..s : Gaze.
But there would be the humlllating
fact OF having worn all this time the
picture OF a man she had not even
/ known.
Bob Stuyyesant, ns she met him
again, WIS preoccupled, his steady
gray eyes were clouded. rejecting trou-
BLEED thought.
"Good-by," she said. "yOu have
been very kind. Mr.. Stuyyesant. but
shall not be able 10 See you again be-
fore you sail"
Il suppose" burst out Bob stuyyes-
ant Ia unexpected heat, "the fellow
you wear around In your looLet Is the
reason for-lhati Sis told me about
him, 80 ] ought H. have kept away In
tine first plac brt-"h he laughed short
". II couldn't" he said.
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