Evening journal., 1919-10-08

Ne'if dstu 20 uds ueen spcnQlns
Tie summer at various resorts having
staked her job and $500 savings on the
chance oe winning a husband. After
several thrilling adventures. she re-
turns home, much wiser than when
She left. She is writing OF her exper-
iences 10 Joan, her chum
Benisyille, sunday Night
Joan. my dear:
And so Randy and walked In the
dusk OF the Lite House | shall never
smell that peculiar fragrance OF damp
green things and fresh earln that waits
at nightfall from thriving garden
without feeling again the thrill that
came over me as I looked q. the Lit
lie House
What an adorable darling Of a
home 70 / cried.
"IOu-like 70, Dolly?" said Randy in
a stliled voice from close behind my
shoulder
] wheeled upon him suddenly, and
again caught that look in his face that
had puzzled me once before.
Like 10 Randy--what is your idea
OF a real nome Y
"A-a place OF shelter" he said soft
ly a place where love Is. ] guess
"les-but it's more than that. When
look at this little house OF yours and
Joans. feel what q home truly Is.
It's The souls body. Randy. It's a place
f0r all your thoughts and feelings and
dreams and love 10 work out In. I can
see 10 already-the personality Of you
two. This garden. the fountain up.
there. The flower beds, even the cur
tains-"
For at arst. Joan, the place looked
complete and lived in. 10 was when
Randy whispered ITS only just begun,
Dolly" that saw ne was right-that
lt was an 10 the making.
Joan put the curtains up he went
on. so IL wouldn't have a stark-star-
ing look when you saw 70. ! started
the garden and the tea arDour and the
fountain and the flowers because /
knew you loved outdoor things.
we thought Joan and J.. that II we
kept writing you about them, you'd
begin 10 want 90 see lt all. We didn't
want 20 drag you back TO Bentsville.
But we wanted 10 make you want TO
come Oh. Dolly. 10 was an for you.
dear! Don't you understand? Joan
and -
He stopped 90 abruptly that ! stared
in amazement Joan-yOu won't be-
.ieve. dear. Tim ! could be so slow
vltlcd and denscl 70 was only when I
read it IN his eyes that ! saw your
whole plot clearly. Even then lcouldnl [
believe"
loan and YOU" ] echoed. feeling
hat the world had suddenly begun
turning somersaulis. "Joan aud yOu-'
are the dearest friends on earth, |
Dolly. Joan and ] have built every |
hing on YOU. We believed you would |
come 60 understand and respond and |
cara Dolly. Dolly, don't you know
rye loved you since we went 10 school
together across that hill? Don't you
realize I wanted TO tell you when you
went away. but dared not risk The loss
n everything by thrusting my love
ipon you when you couldn't see and
lidnt want? /
''You wanled a career. The big city. !
Work. Independence. ] loved you 50 I
hat whatever you wanted. | wanted
or YOU resolved that my game was
he old waiting game-tho stay-al-
lone game. lhc working game. And
Il have worked. Dolly. aud I've won
Well. something.
When I saw you weren't so happy.
nd that 'hings We're going rough, (
wanted To bust right into New York
nd carry YOU OF and make you happy
espite everything. your self Included.
Joan wouldn't let me. She said her
ysv was best. 80 she cooked up this
hitting idea about herself and me
ave YOU the impression we were en-
aged or something. She swears she
ever said so i'm words. but you you
eemed 20 fall for 10. de9r-and | began \
o dare believe you did feel a bit OF
uriosity i'm me at least. interest even
He said more. Joan beloved. But ! III
ant tell even you. the-iruly part.
lr what 7 said. Indeed I don't know
,bat said. / was delirious with hap !.
iness. I caroled and yodeled and gig
led and slammercd and gasped and |
ackled and probably cried on his
boulder-my wonderful. wise and
-ue-hearied Randy. my pal and baby
avs friend. my dear. brave steadfast
veetheart whom ] didn't know Good
ight. precious girl
DELIRIOUS DOLLY! ] III