Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
DAILY NOVELETTE,
FATE?
BY Minnie NJ. Townsend
UDO YOU really believe that,
~ Dave?"

~ DaveY
The big, athletic fellow, lolling on the
hot beach sand, turned toward his com
panion a little bit impatiently. Sure.
II two persons are meant for each
other they will come together. What is
to be will be-"
The girl at his side shrugged her thin
shoulders. A distant bell changed and the
man arose with alacrity. First call
for dinner. Coming? No; well, so long,
then"
She watched him swing easily down
the beach.
If what he had expounded was true,
there was no chance at all for her; but
she glanced down over her shapeless,
washed out blouse and shabby white
skirt down to the homely sneakers ;
! she had minds eye view of her hair,
plastered back tightly in a careless pug
there was q decided chance for i'm
provement.
When her boss had granted a we'll
earned two months vacation she had
thought only of the long, lazy rest she
could enjoy, and had come prepared
only for that sort of time. just recently
she had begun to realize that her life's
happiness was at stake.
Suddenly she jumped to her feet, n
little smile of determination about her
lips. Ocean Beach would see plain Anne
Brown no more-a new Annette Browne
would grace the pleasure resort.
David scarcely noted the two days
absence of his little chum, but when
she did reappear he was somewhat per-
picked and very much aware of her
presence. He did not voice the admira
tion in his eyes, but Anne's intuition
told her that he had taken stock Of her
trim green linen suit which went so
we'll with her dark hair, now displayed
to advantage under the soft green out
ing hat. That evening she wore the
new frilly pink organdie, and this time
David paid her the first compliment
since their acquaintance. With arms
akimbo he viewed her from shiny hair
to white satin slippers. my, how fine
we look" he said boyishly. "Anne. ]
never knew before just how becoming
pink is to you"
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