The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-22
You Never
Can Tell
~ IMKs MACDONALD

The rowing eye Of youth Is ever Gag
er for adventure. Romance turks jus
ground the next corner and the maj
or girl OF dreams IL ever q potentia
: possibility, for 30 the eyes OF youth NJ
dream. no matter how improbable Il
! may seem. Is entirely Impossible. "You
never can tell" IL the slogan OF youth
-"yon never can tell"
you never can tell" thought Sum
mer Lane nv she tripped lightly along
toward her Job at the library. "Some-
thing might happen todny--you never
cnn tell" And she hummed snatch
OF song as she started on her regular
routine. Bur her lunch hour came and
nothing had happened. At five c'cl0,k
she started home and nothing had hap
| pcned. She entered her little ART
fncnt and found Alice Martin, a pretty
| schooitencner with whom she lived. al
ready there-nnd still nothi1S Ind hap
pened-and then the telephone rang
| and indlfferently Summer leaned to-
ward IL from where she sat on the
couch.
Els this Miss Lane. Miss Summer
Lane7r asked a mans strange but very
nice voice.
Yes" said summer this Is Summer
Lime" aud her eyes opened very
Wide.
II am Lawrence Gardner, from Chi
cngo, an old friend OF Elsie Turner'S
who was school friend of yours,
believe. She told me TO be sure to
look you up while | was in town and
so | am doing It."
Summer swallowed three distinct but
very rupld separate times before she
could reply. "And now that you've
'phoned you coming up to see
me1' she invited.
I'D love to- he said genially, but |
what about the thcater or somewhere /
tonight. Is there any particular show
you'd like To seer They're all new to
me- you know
1--WE been wanting to go to The
Eyes of YOUTH" said Summer breath
lessly.
" The Eyes OF Youth II is then" he
L |
that be all right"
splendid land I'll be ready" sang
summer joyously. ''nnd I'm just so glad
You called, Mr.. Gardner. you don't
snow how glad. 1t was terribly nice
)t Elsie To send you"
II happened 10 be Alice's night for
iolng the dishes. and when she came
nto their bedroom after her task was
lone she gasped In establishment.
My goodness, summer You're all
dressed up like queen. | never saw
'ou look SO rayishlng and-so--so
eckless. you bright-eyed thing Who
5 this Gardner person, anyway"
But Summer only laughed gayly and
wirled about on her toes. Just then
he bell rang and she danced toward
he electric button to let the ringer in
nd then skipped to the door to admit I
lawrence Gardner.
For long moment adventure clasp 4
the hand of romance, and each I
,oked deep Into the eyes of the 9th [
r. Romance SO shyly and radiantly a
'vely-and adventure so well groom 2
4 and stalwart. with smiling. quiz e
cal eyes and genial. friendly man. h
er. G
And few moments later they de- g
ended the stairs and were whrled r
way In Il taxi, and when they had re- IL
Irned after the show he left her at $
e door regretfully a
1T has been a perfectly wonderful 81
ening.' said Summer. "and II was n
ry dear OF Elsie 10 tell you about f
e." III
"Shall | see you ae~in tomorrow" re
asked eagerly. Il
"You--you never can tell" she an ct
erred dernure!y and vanished within. n
A short lime later she related to W
Ice the events OF the evening. "And W
Is so attentive aud thoughtful and IN
ly In u quiet sort OF way, | Just IN
d beautiful time" she chartered. bt
Ice eyed summer suspiciously co
ummer Lane, are you going to fail =
e with that Gardner person. che
nanded sternly.
With brilliant eyes and flushing
.eks Summer reached up to turn out OF
light. then turned and CROPPED TO tor
: bed. and as she pulled the covers th'
to her chin she chuckled little In th'
darkness there. you never can me-
/, Alice, old dear--you never can pr
I" VIII
week passed--two weeks-and SCI
h day Law renee Gardner either
be Il point TO see summer Lane we
to telephone usually he saw SIC
Three weeks passed--and manth 'e"
nd still be fingered I'm New York cru
IL one morning AT his hotel he re- UNI
'cd ulghl letter from his father y,
| made him grin Just bit. but as nv
al that afternoon he happened to N"N
Z Summer AZ the library and stroll ~
home with her. ,"S
line
And ~ they did. lie helped set
table and ran out al the last min. II
10 get lee cream for the dessert. cas-,
after the dishes were done he by
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