The Press., 1920-07-15

one of the crowd trying to push his way through for better view.
 Nav" came the rejoinder from some one in more advantageous place. Lady stuck"
 "What you mean, stuck7' came from the first.
 High heel in a iron grating" was the reply. "'Swonder more don't get caught that way"
 Then came suppressed chuckle from the crowd. But young Dawson had heard enough. Eager as he was to get to his rooms. he took time to push up to the crowd and being of more than average height, he did not have to push very far before he saw the center of that good-natured gath ering of lunch hour pedestrians. It was Doris. the dainty blue-eyed girl of his dreams and stuck she was with one high buttoned boot within the bars of a basement grating. fat but obliging man was down on hands and knees trying to pry the shoe loose with a flat key. Some one was sug- gesting that they had better let him cut the heel off with his pocket knife and others were suggesting that the lady unbutton her shoe and walk out of 1t. when 1t could be twisted about and loosened from the grating. but as the lady had no button hook that sug- gestion did not meet the favor of the crowd
 "I have button hook" interrupt ed DawSOn'S clear voice as he pushed his way boldly into the crowd.
 Salesman from shoe store, snickered an observer. '"They always carry button hooks in their pocke "
 By this time Daw "n's muscular arms were moving definitely from side to side with definite aim to dis perse the crowd. And the loiterers knew from the expression on his face that he meant business.
 "Stand back" he commanded. "the lady will faint if you don't give her any air Haven't you men anything better to do than to stand laughing at a lady in a predir"Inent like this?"
 "Serves her right for wearing those high heelS." threw back one of the last r to leave Doris and young Dawson. It was a simple matter unbuttoning the high shoe, and once Doris had stepped out of 1t Dawson easily worked the heel loose from the iron grating. But he did not wait to button 1t back on. He hailed passing taXi cab and bun- dled the poor. speeches. Doris therein, and, stepping in beside her. ordered l the taxi cab to go to the uptown home of his married sister.
 "l cant take you to my own place, obviously. and just as obviously you can't go all the way out to your coun- | try place. And know you'll want tO rest up a bit after that ordeal. Ii will at least be perfectly proper to take you to my sisters and we can do your shoe up there.
 But don't like to take your time" came weakly from Doris. who was making very plucky effort to fight off the faintness that she felt as result of her pivotal position In the street crowd. You oughtn't to take so much time for me. Weren't you going somewhere importantly
 "Yes was" said Dawson. "l was gong nome 10 see IT you ndu Seut HI answer to the letter l sent you, but maybe you will tell me if you had written one and what the letter said.
 "I said yes, of course," said Doris
 with a little perplexed smile as she looked up at young Dawson beside hel
 in the taxi. And. honestly, I'm never
 going to wear those silly heels in the
 street again. knew I wasn't going te anyway, after what you said" | But Dawson wasn't thinking about
 heels at that memorable moment wheI 1 1t was revealed to him that this most
 charming of girls in the world hai | actually accepted his heart and hand.