Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-13

'0LGA was senior in boarding school
" and George was a junior in college.
They met at college house party
and, we'll,
| Olga was short with very large eyes
and a very small mouth. She wore her
| hair. black and shining, parted in the
middle. pulled quantity down over her
forehead, puffcd over the cars and high
| in back When George came to call,
she wore hcr grandmothrr's comb.
which was very lovcly-thcn hurried it
| back among tissue paper when he left
/ Olea's dresses were rufily-most i'm
practical. but she was practical because
she made them herself She could play
guitar softly and roll her eyes at the
! rropcr moment and. best Of all. she
was a good listener. But when it came
to talking-Olga was Il failure. She
couldn't say anything funny and her
words seemed to jump out in short,
snappy way. Olga couldn't talk we'll.
and. fortunately. she knew it-so she
didn't talk much.
As for Gcorgc--hc was big and awk
ward, but loads of fun. He could make
| his thumbs 90 out of joint and Olga
| would cover her big eyes with her little
hands and beg him not to be so
naughty" and said she wouldn't look.
but he knew she was pceking through
her fingers. He liked to have her sit
curlcd M beside him, and play soft,
slow music on her guitar while they
both looked into space. Yes, they were
deeply in love
Then the house party ended and Olga
came back to school. fell into the arms
of her waiting roommate. was dragged
upstairs and. lights turned low, con
feSsed the whole story to VIDE eyed
Jane. -,
The next day a special came for Olga
it was n letter from George, and such
n letter, Olga showed it to Jane and
cried and laughed alternately as she
read it for the fifth time. 1t was indeed
A masterpiece, a clever, we'll written
letter, and Olga was wlse-shc knew
her answer was expected to be equally
as clever--it just had to be Moreover,
she knew she couldn't write good
letter any more than she could tell a
good story. and she knew Jane could.
And Jane did. True love should not
deceive. but Olga. in her desire to Keep
Georges affection while away from HIM
was desperate, She realized her short :
comings and she did her best to outwit
them. so Jane. under Olga's careful
censorship. carried on the latter s cor
reSpondcnce with her tiancc.
All went we'll and every one was ap
parently happy until one day Jane, red
eyed, told Olga she wanted to talk with
her. She Topped down on the co
among the pillows and looked up into
Olga'S questioning eyes.
Il can't go on with it. Roomiy, Sh'
said in a hollow voice. II can go oI
deceiving him and myself.
Yes. | tried to make myself believe
| don't love him, but | do--hts letters
, are so wonderful. L
"Stop !" Olga cried. "Do you mcar
you have fallen in love with m!
George"
Jane nodded mserably and the tear
bounced off her cheek.
+ Yes" she answered simply.
Then desperately she went on
And I've read between the lines
it's me he loves; it's my letters; it,
the girl I've put into my letterS-me-
me-
"Oh. Jane, how can you?' and Olgi
, sank down. She wanted to cry. bu
she didn't. so she whistled bravcly.
That night the maid came patterinj
: up the stairs With two cards for Olga
One was George Potter the othc
STANLEY Mills" She coudn' think
she went mechanically down the stair
and into the reception room. Grorg
caught her hands awkardly and, utterl
, ignoring the tall. dark man beside him
said:
"Olga, tell me the truth-do you Low
f me?"
: "Oh George. what's the use if
! Il won't believe it, Olga know yo
love me and I've come to explain every
l thing | was so crazy about You tina
l when | went away. ! was afraid NJ
t letters wouldn't hold your interest, S
| got Stan to write 'em for me. An
n now, Olga, he's fallen in love with you
and he says he's read between the line
b and knows you re his by rights, II
e told me so this morning
Y But Olga shot out from the room
finging a "be right back to the sur
+ prsed man who stared after her. |
a moment she returned dragging a be
!. wildercd Jane across the room.