The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-09
ANNALS LUCK
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by EDNA v. CANISTER.

"Oh. dear. such time MS have
had today. One thing after another,
all day long. and the boss seemed
be unusually peeyish. ] wonder II II
was because came In late?"
Thus Anna unused all the way from
IND subway TO her home. IS she step
ped IRON the car she quickened her
pace for her thoughts were now cen.
tered on the dance that evening. She
arrived home in short time and was
met nj the door with a morherly greet
Ing.
'Ama. dear" her mother started.
Mrs. Burrows baby across the
street is quite III would you mind run.
ming over for short while? 1t is i'm
possible for me to go, and poor Mrs.
BGrrows is dreadf,lly worried
What was Anna 10 do? She longed
to go to the dance that evening, and
could not bear the thought of giving
1t up. After minutes consideration
she ran TO the phone and before she
had chance to change her mind she
called "Northington 1890" Soon a
deep masculine voice said Hello" in
tones that showed he was busy and
didn't care to be disturbed.
"HellO, replied Anna. rs that you,
Robert? Well I'm awfully sorry, Rob-
ert, but can't possibly go to the dance
with you this evening. No--I can't tell
you the reason now" Not waiting to
say goOd-bv she ierked the receiver on
the hook. but she knew thIt was her
last hope Of attending the dance.
ooh, bother" said Anna. sit is just
my luck. did so want to go to that
dance. but such is life..." With a heavy
drawn sigh she went upstairs to change
her dress and make such preparations
as were necessary. When she ar
rived in her room she could no longer
hold in, and soon the tears fell.
We'll His viii never DO" she said
with Respondent sigh, so after wash
ing away all traces Of the tears she
ran across the street to her neigh
boris home.
Mrs, Burrows baby, only eight
months ca. was very i'll. More serious
than The mother realized. Ii did not
take long for Anna to put things to
rights about the house then. taking
the little baby in her arms. she did
the best she could to soothe him.
I'm expecting Doctor Allen in at
any moment. l hear he is new young
doctor. just came to town, and so far,
I've heard excellent reports of him.
Do you know hin?" inquired Mrs.
BarrOws.
Annals face flushed painfully, but az
her back was toward Mrs. Barrows,
thar good soul noticed nothing and
went rambling on. In the midst Of her
talk the Doctors ring was heard, and
the morher,j fondly taking her baby.
told Anna to answer the bell -
Anna was certainly in Il dilemma
"But, of course, it can't be he" she
said TO herself, "fOr he was only at
college when I knew him" Then her
thoughts turned to the dance again, as
they had many times before during the
evening" BY this time she had reached
the door, and ushered in the doctor.
One look told her that it was her old
friend, Jack Allen, she had known so
well during his college days. Instant
ly 0d-time memories floated back to
her. The many times she had gone
canoeing, dancing and skating with
him. or the time he had proposed and
she hud rejected him for no definite
reason. Then he had left her, and she
had rot heard of him since. Surely, it
was the same voice now that was
asking to be shown to the sick-room
and the baby. Anna wondered if he
would recognize her. and felt queerly
when he took no particular notice of
her.
After leaving prescription for the
baby, he left the room Again it was
necessary for Anna to inonduct him to
the door. As he Was quitting on his
coat he hesitated ntGRlent, and then
turning quickly to AnnN said: "Anna,
must we always reUpin strangers?
These last years have Been torture to
me! Can't you give aae just little
hope?"
Anna blushed, and drawing closer to
the doctor, whispered: Yes, Jack %
Then with a smile that told Jack he
would not be rejected again, Anna
said to herself: My luck has certain
~ changed, and how happy / am that
did my duty instead of going to the
dance"
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per 6yndicate)