Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-03

confirmed, boited outright Running
along after them az fast AZ his ungainly
boots would allow. Bruce was relieyed
to zee a mounted policeman swing out
Of the park entrance. grab the bride,
and bring the runaway TO a standstill.
The next time Bruce saw her was rs
she passed nearly beneath him as ne
was dog-trotting along one of the ak
which Ss sGps p S ns SSeNs ahsnS
the crosstieJ and tracks, Seeing her
so unexpectedly near him took Bruce by
Hope I didn't frishten you too much
the other day" he called with wave
and a cheerful smile. -.a
The girl met his eyes carelessly. mot
at all," she said coldly, and spurred her
Bruce would have kicked himself for
his thoughtlessness in speaking casually
to such O girl when he had had no intro
duction. but trolley car passing just
| beneath him advised against 1t as too
hazardous. He might have known. he
one horse. town where a man and a girl
could make acqua 'ntance on such slight
provocation. She'd probably out out
riding that way altogether.
y on the contrary, she seemed to come
more regularly than ever. and Bruce
would catch himself with half his mind
on his work and the other on this brown
eyed young girl Now In engineering,
half q mans mind Is not enough to get
| by on. Bruce found this out one after
| foot steel tape some Of the work that
was nearly completed and upon which
the rails were down.
| Jack Eldr,dge, at the other end Of the
| tape, had all his faculties concentrated
on the Job. because steel tapes and third
rails arc a bad combination. 2.
| The horseback girl came into sight on
| the other. side of the street and Bruce
imrulsively started to cross over. 81.
bridge shouted wildly and dropped his
end of the tape just before 1t touched
the high tension rail. Came bllndint
flash. Bruce's huddled form lay verJ
still ........- ,. Sd. ...
The flremen came and an ambulanc,
horseback girl.
rs It necessary" she asked. "for Mr.
Murray to be taken to a hospital?"
"N-no," hesitated the ambulance sur
geon. His right hand and arm are IL
had shape, but doubt II anything worse
other, than this temporary shock is th'
trouble"
please take him to my home,' .sh,
directed. II am afraid the acciden
vas In a way my fault"
Thus It was that the following da.
Bruce. lying back IN the luxurious
depths of a huge wing chair. heard {
faint rustic and looked straight into tn
brown eyes Of a girl who, dressed 4
|
simple riding habit n which he had al
ways seen her. took his breath away.
i'm Eloise Brown" she said tr'f
hesitantly. "And know you are MI
Murray-Bruce Murray. of Waterford.
But how" Bruce, whose only evl
ience Of his accident was bandage
nrm, had risen IN spite Of her protesting
Rand and was standing beside her, NOV
| ID you know--letters In myspocket? o
oh. Eldridge, suppose"
mo. only partly" and Es se. smile'
'nischieyously. Did you evs hear o
a Mr.. Clyde Brown, friend@of you
rrandfathers? I am his granddaugh
,er."
The old codger he wouldn't take tn
"ouble to look up But how id thi
vOnderful girl get the connection?
I'VE knew you were in the city. You
rother wrote and asked us to keep a.
| We on you---a country boy In the bis
| 'angerous city" She spoke demurely
We wondered why you didn't look u
-. And then one day / saw you. oh
| .verybody knows Waterfords star half
'ack I remember you In the bi
yame!'
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