Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-04-24
A WAR ROMANCE
By cENEvlEvE KELLEY.
copyright 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ANAAlNN1

(Copyr1ght, 1913 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
Rose Weldon, the charming daughter
Of the wealthy steel Inagnate, had ac-
Quired a case Of knitting nerves." as
the family doctor jokingly called 1t
from constant application to Red Cross
work. As result the family had
deemed it advisable to open weldon
mere" a month earlier than usual also
to be near their only son, Clayton, who
was quartered at radio station across
the bay.
One afternoon Rose sat in q shady
nook, looking across the bay, with a
frown on her pretty forehead. "Oh,
dear" she said, "they won't even let
me have my knitting and l might be
able to make some poor boy warm and
comfortable. / do think / am getting
tired Of everything and everybody"
Not knowing she had spoken aloud,
she was surprised to hear a pleasant
voice behind her say: "You aren't get
ting tired of me, are your and she
was confronted by a handsome young
fellow In the uniform of a radio stu
dent, hardly any older than herself.
why. don't know" she answered,
''but l don't think l could. Suppose
you sit down for while and rest: you
Jock warm with that sweater on"
II don't mind If l do" he answered;
"this sweater is warm, but I've taken
no end of comfort In 1t, and every time
put ii on think of the girl who made
it and wonder If I will ever meet her
to thank her for the gift.
You see" he explained, 81 got this
from the Red Cross unit when 1t visit
ed our station over there" as he point
ed across the bay, ''and in the pocket 1
found the cheeriest little note and it
was signed Rose W. Pretty name,
don't you think?
''Td just love to meet that girl" he
continued, but suppose she is en-
gagged or possibly married. Gee, there
wouldn't be any chance for an old
bachelor like me, even though / am
only twenty-three! :"
''Oh, l wouldn't call myself bach
el0r at twenty-three If were you, eyeD
though did feel like calling myself
spinster the other day, when the doc
tor refused to allow me to knit. and /
am two years your junior" consoled
Rose.
''You said you were from across the !
bay, didn't your" queried Rose "Well,
1 wonder If you know student over
there by the name Of Earl Morgan. |
have been dying to meet him ever since |
] read about his saving those two chill |
dren over at Carriers Cove. / bet he |
Is exactly the kind Of a man would
like, but can't seem to be able to find
out much about him from my brother,
who is stationed at the radio school,
because every time I ask him about
the hero Gas call him) he laughs and
says, oh, your dream will come true
and you'll meet your hero "sotne
day."
Both sat occupied with their own
thoughts, Rose wondering what the
young man would say when he found
out that she was Rose W., and the
young man in turn was meditating on
what she had said and would say
when she discovered he was Earl Nor
gan, for the young radio student was
none other than the hero of the episode
at Carriers Cove.
Rose was the first to break the ST.
lence. "My, but wish today would
turn out to be the prophesied some
dayt'"
well. l think 1t looks as If II
would" said her brother, happening
along In time to catch her remark.
Morgan, allow me to introduce you
TO my sister Rose, the mysterious knit
ter Of the sweater that now adOrns
your heroic body" said Clayton, as he
introduced the two, and
then added, I'm sorry can't stay and
entertain you two, but by the looks Of
things two's company, three's a
crowd"
After he had gone the two stood and
Ooked at each other, and then they
both said in unison: 4What must you
hink Of me?, even, the only thing
We can do is to try to live up to our
Estimation of each other" they finally
Igreed.
And six months later. when their
Engagement was announced. Earl said: I
Well, Rose. there was chance for an
Id bachelor Of twcnty-three like me G
fter all. wasn't there?" well, '
hould think there ought to have been 0
or hero answered Rose.
I'll bless the Red Cross as long as
live, and just to show our apprecia-
ION of its noble work | am going to a
end it generous check in our name"
Onfided Earl a few minutes later, 40 e
Is arms encircIed his wife-to-be In a n
wing embrace. Il
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