Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-03-05


& khaki sitting opposite her at the
TsBaa and her blue eyes beamed ap-
Neoyal. She had never seen a more
&ndly or intelligent face, she told her
saNf, and she knew he would be brave,
DO, when the occasion should arise.
Sne began to wish she knew him.
The waitress had been bustling
z4uut the table, and Barbara, looking
Sbxn suddenly, noted to her surprise
1sat plate containing two orders of
nells had been set directly between her
&2ce and that of the young man.
Vhen the full significance Of this
aruck her she became Mortified. 1t
Was eyidens that the waitress thought
Vat they had come in together. Oh,
X she could only catch her eye! But
fAe busy little waitress seemed to
Rok at everyone but her. Why hadn't
ae gone to the place where she usu-
agE went at night and not ventured
kto this restaurant? The young man
was absorbed In a paper and appar-
ertly had not noticed the waitress
nastake
When hours had passed, according
@ Barbara's feelings, the two orders
we're brought in and placed before the
Npung man. He looked up with q
aart; but it was only fraction of q
zzinute that surprise mastered him.
Ehen he started in to serve Barbara
sR if it were an everyday occurrence.
sTt's best to pretend we came to-
ythev," he said in low voice, after
SRe waitress had hurried away to
sIher patrons.
Barbara acquiesced shyly. After q
Esw moments her difiidence wore
sxgay and she suddenly found herself
eaatting with the young soldier in the
most unconventional WHY. She felt
& twinge of regret when the Ginper
was over and they had to go their
separate ways. He had taken no ad-
vantage of their strange meeting. and
: they parted as they had met, strangers.
In the days that followed Barbara
thought much about the young man
A khaki. His kindly dark eyes seemed
10 follow her wherever she went, and
sac often caught herself scrutinizing
81 crowd with q hope that she might
sse him again. She had not entered
the restaurant where they had met
aace that night. Although she had
Ezssed it many times she did not have
Aa courage TO enter
One evening, about month later,
Barbara decided to go tc see Grace
ESncoln, girl acquaintance, who lived
eat of town. In the course Of the eve
wing she related her strange expert
e1are, and when she had finished Grace
HGghed immoderately, a great deal
nore than the occasion would seem
t8 warrant.
Before Barbara took her leave her
fEend said, with twinkle in her eye,
tI want you to come out next Tues
dxy night. My cousin from Wilton is
coming to visit US for two or three
deys, and would like to have you
meet him. I'm sure you'll like him.
You'll come, won't you?"
Barbara promised that she would
come. Ordinarily she would have gone
Rcme delighted, but now she did not
feel pleased at the prospect of meet
Rg Grace's cousin. What did she care
stbout seeing him?
When Tuesdav evening came she
took q train for her friends house, and
IL was little before eight when she
arrived there. Grace came to the door
In answer to her ring, meeting her
with q burst of delight. Giles come.
barbara; and I know you'll like him.'
Barbara smiled unconcernedly. As
Trey entered the living room a tall
EEure in khaki who had been sitting
Before the open fire rose snd came for
ward. The girl could hardly believe
Her own eyes. She was ashamed Of
Rarself for she WAS blushing furiOusly
as Grace introduced her to her cousin;
hut Richard Young soon put her at her
ease and it waS not long before she
was chatting will; him as she had ut
the restaurant. He did not once allude
to their former meeting, and for this
she was very grateful. Just before
she left Grace drew her aside a mo-
Eent.
"Ricfard has been trying to find you
ever since that night" she said. "He
told me all about it-he and have
always been like brother and sister,. 1
never had an idea that you were the
gn until last week when you We're
emf. said you would like him." She
azided, with roguish glance, "and by
the way things lock I guess"
"He's very pleasant" broke in Bar
bar8 her face burning with bushes.
Grace said nothing more but smiled
knowingly.
Barbara was pleased when Richard
Young offered to see her to the train,
aud as they walked along together she
fHt as if she had always known him.
fT'm going to call on you tomorrow