South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

for that very same moment she
saw him and recognized him. The
: girl spoke first
II am sorry about what happen
al last Sunday" \ basnful little
smile came into her face. But
| you know all uniforms look alike "
Bob thought OF a hundred pretty
things he might have said when he
! recalled IL afterwards.
"Oh that's all right was all ne
uttered.
rs the train from Upton in? she
) said anNiously.
About ten minutes" Bob said.
"Oh Fred was TO meet me here"
the girl said, and looked about her
] Maybe he is coming On one OF
the later divisions" BOB said CURLY.
The girl looked at him question
ingly. DO you happen 20 know
Fred Bowers"
Bob answered quickly. why yes
he is in our barracks He was down
at the station He got there rather
late. just saw MIN as we We're
pulling out He won't be here till
the third division. a good two
hours"
The girls face olouded. Two
hours 90 she said. wait two
hours?"
Just stay here a minute" Bob
said and 1 viii find out for you
He made his way back to the
! Long Island division and after much
| questioning, ne at last found out
that it would be az least two hours
or more.
Would you mind" he said
spending those two hours with
me? Just a little walk up the
street and maybe a soda. l don't
know anybody in New York and IL
makes me kind OF blue"
You don't know anybody in New
Hork ." the girl said sympathetically
and an odd little smile came over
her face and a twinkle in her eyes.
4 almost think I owe it to you
for having been so rude last sun
day and she colored up again. But
YOU know all uniforms do looN
alike"
Together they walked up seventh
4AftAAAN ONtl AONGEuH GEOdQMd A-
They stopped and looked in the
store windows and as they passed
a candy store they went in and
ordered sOdas. They chatted like
old friends about nothing in par
dcular, but somehow they seemel
10 have a lot in common.
suddenly they realized the time
and hurried back 10 the station
where TO their horror they found
the train had been IN a good hour.
Rob went 10 the man who gave
him the information and called him
harshly. but the man only shrugged
his shoulders.
They cleared the tracks for the
soldiers he said. got the infor-
nation five minutes after you left"
Bob turned TO the little girl. You
don't think 1 did it on purpose"
and he looked so pathetic that she
smiled as she shook her head.
NO" she SAID Il know YOU didn't.
but I'll have TO phone home right
away" she came from the booth
looking rather crestfallen.
Fred has been home and gone
again" she said. He said he'd meet
me at the station tonight; the $50
train"
Bob looked up at the big clock.
1t was just noon" he said
Yes" the girl said quietly. III
take the subway home--we live in
Brooklyn-and see him here to-
night"
And ] have robbed YOU Of your
whole DAY with him. I am sorry"
NO" she said "he has gone out
with my mother and father to one
Of my aunts TO spend the day Only
Grandmother was at home and she
didn't remember which one" Then
she added Grandmother is getting
on in years and her memory is not
always what it ought to be-
Then you Will be all alone all
day?"
The girl nodded. Bob thought
, for a moment and suddenly be
turned.
Let's go 10 a movie. found a
little Italian restaurant the last time
! was here where we can have sup
per and you can come back here
for that $3.50 train"
The girl didn't answer right away
and Bob walked beside her anxious
~.
1T means nothing 10 you he said
and it viii mean so much 10 me to
remember always" and then added
with an embarrassed laugh 1T Is
better than sitting home alone isn't
it?"
Fifteen minutes later they were
laughing AT Doug Fairbanks and
ais antics.
After the show they walked over
to one Of the side streets and had
the typical Italian table d'hote, but
TO Bob IL was like a feast. He
never could remember exactly what
they ate, for that part of It was
mechanical. but he remembered
every word that was said
B0Ore Bob had realized il was
nine o'clock and they FASTENED back
to the station. Crowds had already
begun to collect. AS they stood
there waiting Bob suddenly turned
10 the little girl
Il wonder" he said If you would
kiss me Just once the way you did
last sunday knowing it was / that
was in the uniform? ''
A frOwn came over the girls face.