Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-11-21
THE CUPID CLOCK
BY AGNES @. sRoeAN.

Nan went out Of the way In ordel
10 pass again the shop where the clocl
was displayed The clock had fasci
r mated her from The moment that sh,
had first seen il 10 the jewelers. win
dow--a cleyerIy Fashioned biz of mech
/, anism. the face Of the Cupid whose
arm encircled II worthy the study OF
an artist.
Nan had many fancics about the
little clock. She liked TO picture il In
the center of her plain mantelpiece,
where the alarm clock now stood
The clock was expensive. Nan
thought when she stepped into the
small store to price II. An interested
young man noted The wistful note in
her voice as she questioned him as to
the possibility Of the clock being
promptly sold.
"You see. she added 81 want 20 buy
II myself little later"
The yonne man understood the sig
niiicance Of "a Title later"
1--WE issue charge accounts" he sus-
eesfcd
Nan blushed. I'D rather wait" she
answered frankly. until = have the
cash price"
The man gazing unaware into Mans
clear eyes was pretty certain thnt the
clock would be in stock for some time.
"Thcy 20 10 The bigger places as a
rule for that sort of thing" lac told
Nan.
She pointed out hat no bigger place
could possibly offer clock with that
particular Cupid's expression.
"lIe seems to be laughing right AT
one" she said
The young man had noted the chal-
longing smile.
THE little fellow seems cocksure OF
HIMSELF he said and he also smiled
al Nan.
When She was gone he removed The
clock from the show window and
placed II in deep drawer.
Nan, entering the store breathlessly
next evening. wanted to know II II
had been sold.
The young man eagerly treasured
her.
III customers don't see It," he ex-
planned, another clock will do as well.
am keeping II for YOU"
Nan was grateful her eyes told him
so. And the proprietor of the small
shop stood. after she had departed.
watching her trim figure out of sight
down the street
''Saw little clock IN your window
a collector OF curlos began, when the
young man briskly interrupted.
"Sod.' he said
II was radiant Nan who came glow
ing In out of 2 dismal shower 10 place |
her complete savings on the shop coun-
ter.
Il want my clock" she triumphantly
demanded.
The proprietor was as pleased over
the sale ms herself.
"You had better bring IL in during
the next few days" he admonlshed
her. ITO let me see how II Is running.
We like 10 keep them regulated at
first"
Nan obedicntly brought the clock in.
Il was keeping good time with Cupid
,till silently jubilant.
The young man himself was not so
ubllant. II would be an unreasonable
hing 10 ask his fair customer 20 re-
urn again with so well-behaved a
lock. also suggestion TO see her
lgain would be under the circum-
taDces unwarrantable.
The wistful note which had been in
Mans voice as she asked the price of
he clock was In the young mans as
lie babe her goodby.
"Fool," he told himself "Why didn't
ou ofrer 70 carry the thing home to
Ierf" !
Nan laughed at the Cupid on her no
onger unadorned mantel. !
"You desrl'' she said, "you make me :
elieve every time l look at you that
omethlng delightful is going to hap
EN-. You're hypnotizing me. so that ] Q
tart out singing in my heart every
ay."
But II Nan started out singing she
eturned Mt evening YEARLY and with
n unaecountable disappointment
here the song had been.
She had not passed the shop once,
hough she had often wished to do so.
Common sense asked her why she
hould 20 out OF her way and to what
urposef And Nan could only bow to
ommon sense and take the short and
rndent way homeward (
on a certain evening OF depression :
IAN saw as she glanced at the clock ,
hat Its hands were still at the hour /
hen she had left in the merning--the i
our also 10 which the roguish Cupid l
ointed- and The hands refused to be I
loved