Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-03

CT the works. You can see the Presidenf
plainly from the windows there"
All right.-thank you," came from
Lr9esdale. i. But we have a little moro
MIR: Robey, short, stout, austere ap1
eyes and closely trimmed vandykCl
now busied himself with blueprint.
running casually over him. "What >
queer person he is, to be sure-Iivin
In lovely house with no wlfe-oniy :
man man Tor cook and housekeeper. And nd
ei,,t' eiTt' no tennis no club, except the yach(
Gtup Inn ana only speed boats for a hobby
wei, ne Is bachelor at thirty-five.
suppose he'll always stay single"
Mary thought she understood NIL
Robey and she did to some extent an
no Noon one &c; could read thoroughly such an 81
We'll. it is 1890" announced tbl
gentleman gent; ma rising. watch in hand.
the building" ~
wiAd after a q stitch or two Mary did liksl
sne was told that the President WY
sot st IN sight, so she decided to go ba ~
Tor her knitting
When near the office Mary met m
tto attopey, who smiled at the coincidcn2
70 for 'aeir u c,rsr noth = returning; rel Il am goin
courteously opened the door and thsy
entered. Crossing the soft carpeted f;cc1
tney went to their desks for the souef1 /
for articles.
The sounds which came from ~
rountlns-room indicated that the youn1
men were about to go where thew couid
view the procession ~S1'sj
Mary had picked up her knitting and
was was rising 70 go. and Mr.. Robey ha :
aus stss th1und MS cigars, but sat glancina
Robey is a boob % II uas u,r,n.s,
talking. iueSuai ai
Nothing less" agreed Bangs,
Ihe engineer and his secretary both
held high ideals. Although thew AZ
horred eavesdropping their Surprise MAI
them spellbound. -ss-
why; just think of it," expatiated
Iruesdale: as he struck a light for in
cigar. Here Is a man thrown into fh3
uaiIy companionship of the loveliest and
warmest. hearted girl" in all Boston and
he hasn't known enough In aiI ,bss5
years to make love to her. Ugh! I,S,]
disgusted with his blindness - s-'
Same here" offered Bangs. "Htj
sees sees no beauty in anything but a coSil
founded old engine !" 7{
%, II i were he" came from Dooiinx|
=! wouldn't wait a minute, I'd saW|
Mary. Will you marry me?" m!
slam went the door. III
As the young mems footsteps rreA
fainter down the corridor Mr.. Robda
iVonvu W. rum MS blueprint and acrod1
the room at Mary. who Mad slam,ssH
into her chair with her head bent for{{l
ward and her eyes resting confusefliJ
on the desk. Her cheeks were crinoSs,rI
They burned with anger and shame
Crossing the room the dapper ljtfI}
man laid one hand very tenderIv ~ 4
Mary's shoulder: with the other he f<<,ij
her right hand and, raising 1t tc hIj
1T was pretty queer, Miss Greeiey|
but II was true You heard what DoojI
ing said, I'd say, Mary, will you nlarr,1
me-? Now intended to ask YOU fhi3|
ask you now, will YOU? oh. win youI
Mary, still deeply crimsoned, looked
Robey, seeing love and happiness In fh1
glance, stopped and kissed her ~
Hand-in-hand they sauntered doAv
the long passage In blissful Content Il +
where the loud cheering ANNOUNCED M
coming OF inc great exemplar OF peacel |
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turn Of LieuteHant RedsIl.