The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-06-14

that was the end of their romance,
He did not even write to her, but
when little later he went to Burton
town to work he was filed one mo-
ment with the fear that he might see
her by chance and then with regret
that he did hot. But to have her see
him sitting there in the cObbler's car
pet slippers was agonizng. Then
came the light. She too had her shoes
repaired while she waited. Then she
was blutting, too No doubt she too
had been spending her eXtravagant two
weeks vacation the same way that
he had. That was only possibility.
still it gave Nathaniel courage and he
peered out Of the side Of his mag
| aZine.
But Ruth, though she peered over
at MN when he was not looking, re-
fused to permit her eyes to meet his.
This Nathaniel felt sure was because
she had felt offended because he new
er mad written to her. Well, that was
OUT natural, especially if she had real
~ cared for him. So when his shoes
were repaired he pu. them on and
lett the shop and Ruth, determined
10 write to her that very evening ask
ing permission to come at once to see
her.
1t might be even that she worked
as stenographer or something in his
plant. Perhaps she was daily under
the same roof. For there were thou
sands of employees there whom he
did not know.
lie walked along convincing himself
that this was true until after walking
toward his lodging house for two or
three blocks he felt distinctly con-
sclous that someone was following a
few PAGES behind him. He glanced
over his shoulder. saw it was Ruth
and then turned abruptly about and
faced her.
Hello, Ruth" he said and Ruth,
though somewhat surprised, said
Hello, Nahaniel." just AS they had
greeted each other on the beach during
those wonderful two weeks of yaca-
ton.
II followed YOU" said Ruth "be-
Rurtontown now and at least wanted
to know where. l did not think you
would turn and catch me-"
"Now you know" said Nathaniel,
eager first of all to explain himself
"you know why I didn't write to you
thought you had all sorts of money
you know, and-well, had put up a
bluff there at the shore. and 1 knew
a poor fellow like me couldn't marry
you because you see I thought you
had all sorts of money!,
Marry YOU" echoed Ruth with &
funny little grimace. So you wanted
to marry me?'
. "Wanted to-" argued Nathaniel, "yo,
know I did. Only of course when
was thinking you had all sorts of mon
ey I couldn't think of it. Really i
never occurred to me till saw 70,
there getting your shoes heeled tina
you could possibly be anything by
awfully rich. y tty good joke III
around, Ell? I .,pose you tool, /m,
for a young bon holder, too"
r would it maze so much difference p
, faltered Ruth as they walked or
> through the main street of Eurtontown
"You see-well, father oy, ms the ma
a jority stock of the plant, and-well
I'm his only daughter hut he has tolt
= me I could marry just whoever
pleased so long as lived him."
:. "He married for Lore. and he wants
), me to, too. And truly 1 love you, Nat
= dear. When I saw .ou this morning
just left the car anQ told the chauffeur
: TO go BACK nome and l. trailed you t.
q the shoe shop and got the strings JUS
. to be sure it WAS you. And l wa
- afraid you'd fec silly and self-con
- scious sitting thsre in the old slippers
- so I made an excuse to sit there to-
in the other slippers so you wouldn'
:, mind. And 1t was so funny I jus
. wanted to laugh out loud. And yo7
8 wouldn't speak to me, so then I 20
a little peeved at first, and then
4 thought MAYBE it was because yo
were so fussed, so decided wouldn
g speak to yoh. either-so as to spar
. your embarrassment. But followe
Il you as sooh as 1 could get my shoe
e on
And 1T Vas remarkable how readil
y after that Nathaniel's rare ability wa
10 discovered at the plant. His salar
took sudden leap upward, and mott
er and the girls down state neve
e guessed that Ruth had anything to
n with it.
D Cloek That ls Never wrono