Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-06
DAILY NOVELETTE,
WHATS IN A NAME?"
BY Annette Green

II
L buzzing of bees through the per
fumed air of the warm Afternoon
brought sigh of content from the lips
of girl who swayed dreamily in Q
rustic swing beneath the elm tree
There was no trace of the wealthy ant
sought after Nivianne Gray in the littl,
gingham clad figure swinging gently in
the leafy stiffness. 1t was almost a
month since the young society girl
wcaried with the gay round of socia1
events which had marked her coming OF
age and into her grandfather's fortune.
had left her beautiful home and fitted
away to the little cottage among the
hills where her nurse. Addie. lived with
her calves and chickens and ducks. And
while the papers reported the departure
of Miss NiviaEne Gray to famous
summer resort. "Anne.' as her nurse
always called her. was spending long,
quiet days at the cottage not fifty miles
from the city, glorying in pure country
breczcs and the loving companionship of
her childhood's friend
"Anne. dear" said the latter, com
ing down the path. will you go down
to the spring for some water while I'm
baking tho biscuits for supper" With
n happy smile for the older woman,
Vivianne took the pail and disappeared
down the path to the spring. Dear
girl" murmured the other. chow much
better she looks already. She was so
pale and languid when she came" And
her eyes followed the girlish figure fond
ly. for Addie had loved the httle orphan
rhlld ana stlll Wat'hed over her with
motherlS care
Meanwhile Viviannc had filled the
phil and was returning to the house
when Il tall young man leaped over the
low stone wall from the meadow be-
yond and took the pail from her hands.
'You're Anne. aren't you!' he said.
smiling at her in friendly manner.
YES, I'm Anne" she returned. smil-
ing. too. yet wondering who her new
friend might be. MY name is Farnum;
yoI probably don't remember me. he
said Anne smilingly shook her head.
"I'm going to invite myself to supper
with Miss Addie. She sometimes makes
certain brand OF biscuits which are
very popular with me, she max
ing them this very minute, laughed
Anne: and just then Miss Addle herself
appeared in the doorway. why. Ned
Farnum she exclaimed. 81 didn't
know you'd got home Oh. yes, I'm
home responded the young fellow.
STOPPING to kiss her withered cheek.
'Well. come right in: supper's all
ready she said, and fastened to set
a place for her latest guest.
Ned WAS at the cottage every even
ing. and the few hours he could be
spared from the farm during the day
found him under the elm tree with
Nivianne. Miss Addie loved him ike
a son and watched th" two together.
smiling rontrntcdly to herself. There
was no mistaking the happy smile on
the girls fair face. and 1t was plain
to all that Ned was deeply in love with
the girl; SO deeply that one perfect
night in midsummer he grasped her
hands as she smiled up at him in the
and poured out impetuous
words Of love and longing. words he
had not meant to say until he was
quite sure of an important position
which he hoped to secure in the fall
Realizing at last that two soft arms
were about his neck. all regrets faded
away as he held her closely in loving |
embrace. 'But Anne. dear. you'll wait,
won't you:' he cried with the trusting
faith of young love. And Anne replied.
'.Dear Ned. III wait"
Early the next day Ned vaulted over
he stone wall waving yellow sheet
u his hand and calling joyfully to the
,irl under the elm tree. "Annp. Anne
Waters. Anne Waters. dearest. I've
rot it, We won't have to wait if you'll
70 with me-" Anne had run toward
lin joyfuly at his first call. vaguely
lware that he had called her Anne
Waters but not until she released her
clf from his strong Young arms did
he think to ask him what he meant by
.alling her by that name. cts your
,ame. isn't it. dear pirl?" he asked in
urprise. "Why. Ned Farnum." ex-
,laimed Viyianne. "do Won mean to sov
hat all this time Won thought nv name
vas Anne Waters - "Wbv =" said Nod
my uncle 'o,u me "heh came nome
nat hiSs fuuie niece WAS over mere.