South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-30

AAnAA > WEIGH I eOU a AANNAt AAeAA "a
. on the boy? Perhaps he couldn't
help it. There may have been a
reason for his delay"
What excuse could he have
] Messenger boys are always late.
looking in the windows somewhere.
/ suppose. instead of getting here
with my suit
Dear, you are unreasonable be-
cause you are anxious TO be on time
with Elizabeth. You will have TO
learn TO control your temper or IT,
may get YOU into serious trouble.
: The poor boy was breathless and
tried 10 explain but you wouldn't
listen. Can't you see. dear. that the
world Will not come to an end be-
cause things turn out a little diff
ferently than you planned? ?"
Mrs Dangeriield looked at her
son with some misgivings. She
realized more and more that he was
giving way to a hasty temper that
was natural &c him and that ne had
no thought of CURLING it.
Harry took the box OF clothes up
stairs and after a hasty dressing
/ hurried out of the house and down
the street TO the home Of his liancee,
| Elizabeth Boothby. several blocks
away. There was TO De a dinner
dance at the Country cluD and he
was 10 escort her TO il.
The boys delay in delivering his
suit from the tailor had put Harry
! i'm a bad hunIor but the beauty of
/ d, r.
/ him responded, ami the anticipation
/ of SELLING Elizabeth. almost eradi-
/ Gated the anger he had felt.
He thought what a lucky chap he
/ was to have won Elizabeth from
among SO many splendid fellows
that they both knew. She was To
him the queen amCng women, beau
tiful, gifted and with a sweet I'M
selfish nature that was always help
ing others over the hard places. Yes,
he was a lucky chap.
AS he neared his destination. he
saw a young man run down tho
steps Of the house, jump into his
automobile and drive away in the
opposite direction. He recognized
him as Harold King, one of his own
friends and a popular young man
of their set, and a pang of jealous
anger shot through him.
He mounted the steps with all the
rage Of the previous hour, returned
What reason had he for calling
alone on Elizabeth when he knew
she was engaged TO Harry? He no c
always been a little Jealous of Har
old: he was a fine looking fellow anu
every one liked him and he had beef.
much interested in Elizabeth, Harry
knew. Now here was Harold in
terfering where he had no right.
When Harry entered the living
room lie saw Elizabeth bending over
basket of pink roses. She looked
beautiful ia her dainty white dress.
the color IN her cheeks matching the
hue of the roses. She looked up at
him and smiled.
Her beauty only made him ansrier
and a wave of fury sursed over
MIN.
''Didn't 7 see Harold Young just
leave here?" he demanded
Yes" said the astonished girl
And ne brought those flowers,
DIDN'T he"
Yes" again answered the now
| frightened and bewildered Sirl.
but
Then this is what I shall do with
them"
Harry took the basket, threw all
the lovely roses on the floor and
stamped their beauty to nothing
ess. Then. turning or his heel
without one look at Elizabeth. ne
left the house and went home.
Weeks passed and Harry uursed
his anger and lealously with stub
bornness. He did not 20 anywhere
that he misht meet Elizabeth. Every
one was so busy with war and Red
Cross work that ne was not missed
as he otherwise would have been. II
anyone asked him why he had noi
been about socially so much "a
usual. his curt answer. Too busy.
was. acc eptcd. HIS freak with Eliza
beth would have been noticed al
other times but passed unheeded
now.
she had sent no word to him OF
any kind.
one dav while Harry was sit;ing
, in mis- office miserably unhappy IN
! his longing for the girl who was &c
have been his wife. the door openel
: and in walked Louise Spencer
S Louise was an intimate friend o!
p Elizabeth Harry was pleused an
! surprised as ne arose &c receive his
visitor.
= Harry" began Louise at once, 81
p came 20 see IL you would help u'
with the flowers7'
r why didn't YOU know that Eliza
= beth is the president OF the Angela
e Flower Mission ana am ihe sccre-
{ tary o"
No. Tell me about IL, please"