The diamond drill., 1919-04-12
A WAR ROMANCE
BY oENgvIevE KELLEY.
Copyright. 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)

qulred a case OF knitting nerves as
the family doctor jokingly called It,
from constant application 10 Red Cross
work. AS result the family had
deemed IL advisable to open weldon
mere" month earlier than usual also
20 be near their only son. Clayton. who
was quartered at a radio station across
the bay.
One afternoon Rose sat In 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 / might be
able TO make some poor boy warm and
comfortable. DO think j am getting
tired of everything and everybody"
Not knowing she had spoken aloud,
she was surprised TO hear pleasant
voice behind her say: ''You aren't get
ting tired OF me, are your" and she
was confronted by handsome young
fellow In the uniform OF radio stu
dent. hardly any older than herself.
"why, l don't know" she answered,
'but don't think l could. Suppose
you sit down for while and rest; you
look warm with that sweater on"
IL don't mind IL do" he answered;
"this sweater is warm. but I've taken
no end Of comfort In IL. and every time
put IL on think OF the girl who made
II and wonder II / will ever meet her
TO thank her for the gift.
you see" he explained IL got this
from the Red Cross unit when IL visit
ed our station over there" as he point
ed across the bay. "and in the pocket
found the cheeriest little note and II
was signed Rose W. Pretty name.
don't you think?
"Id 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 I am
only twenty-three
"0h. i wouldn't call myself a bach
elor at twenty-three II were you. evep
though did feel like calling myself a
spinster the other day. when the doc
tor refused to allow me TO knit. and 1
am two years your junior" consoled
Rose.
"You said you were from across the
bay, didn't your" queried Rose. well.
l wonder IL 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 Carter's Cove. bet he
is exactly the kind OF a man I 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,
becnuse every time / ask him about
the hero Gas call him) he laughs and
says, oh, your dream will come true
and you'll meet your hero "some
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 meditatlng 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 Carter's Cove.
Rose was the first to break the ST.
lence. "My, but / wish today would
turn out to be the prophesied some
day y"
"Well, / think IL looks as IL II
would" said her brother, happening
along In time 10 catch her remark.
atA -. l,,Ye
TO my sister Rose. the mysterious knit
ter OF the sweater that now adolns
your heroic body" said Clayton, as he
laughingly introduced the two, and
then added. "Im sorry can't stay and
entertain you two, hut by the looks Of
things two's company, three's a
crowd"
After he had gone the two stood and
looked NJ each other, and then they
both said I'm unison: "What must you
think of me?" "Well. the only thing
we can do is TO try TO live up TO our
estimation of each other" they finally
agreed.
And six months later, when their
engagement was announced. Earl said !:
"Well, Rose, there was a chance for an
old bachelor Of twenty-three like me
after all, wasn't thereT' "Well.
should think there ought to have been
for hero" answered Rose.
''I'll bless the Red Cross as long as
/ live, and just 70 show our apprecia-
ton OF It's noble work | am going TO
send II generous check In our name" !"
confded Earl few minutes later. as
his arms enclrcled his wife-to-be In a
loving embrace.
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