Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18


Sain. Her nose proved II straight.
thin, then tip-tilted and lust the light
sshhaaae-naturally sha pinky-wfite. Unusual,
like II. '' 'a' mover seen one
He got out his mental notebook and
Mens i,nns to appraising the brunette love
Dressed Gfs light he too TRIM b1 oSs navy SsilSr Mo-.
sIaisht heels on her shoes, neat hands,
syou-Iooklng, but not too good-looking
piouse, well pressed skirt, but slightly
Morn. ts economical Nice, sensible bag.
Ali Now she was @ looking oot az v round d''is, SO
sne could see the lights in the park
,Vnser. Ihat was IT, She liked outdoor
.minss. roger tried to make the brown
eyss sys look at him. They did. Then they
their favor, He'd got to meet that girl
somehow. There wasn't any other way
ABOUT It. That nose had got him.
Oh. here they. were at Emmons street
Wnere the newsboy got on. But Roger
zines All needed no newspaper test for the
car fares He almost forgot to get his
COPY OF the Messenger and quite for
got TO notice the sheet in the girls
nands !, until In lurid, ftve-inch headlines
liza IL larry hung itself upon his bewildered
ssnt. Tnere seemed to be all colors
or the rainbow, all the sensations of the
universe spattered about the crinkling
page the amazing girl was bending over.
It's a sure test, too. the newspaper.
but so Is the nose ~ grumbled II. Ames
SSLtnout Sh enthusiasm. Il don't believe II;
Snes the first girl I ever saw that"
~, ~ the excitement and threatened dis
illusionment of the moment suddenly
Roger Ames strode forward. He never
indexed exactly what he intended to
railing angel and walk to the lonely
rooms or ask her to marry him at the
next stop. What he did do was to trip
ghbly over the angels sensible bag that
had been projecting into the aisle. reel
unbecomingly on one foot, clutch madly
at the air and grasp something fairly
supporting. Then amid a carful of
ssnlckering commuters, r A. landed on
the lurid headlines in the girls lap.
with handful of navy sailor as his
visible lifesaver.
Shall we get Off here?" Roger asked
politely as soon as he could get his
breath.
And they got off at Park Corner After
all. II was easier to face each other
alone than under 100 rapid-fire eyeballs.
The girl spoke first. Just what is the
idea? she asked with praiseworthy
Roger Ames fumbled in. his indexing
but not from the index region.
Never believed in love at first sight
DelOIe, Dut 10 now. fnrdOn me Tor De-
ing blunt. Know I've never met you.
I'll walt any length Of time, or more. or
longer, II you'll promise me you'll sort
of try to see I'm not such a bad chap
and marry me and we'll have square
house and rows of larkspur and peonies
and-fruit trees-Miss er--er---''
The girl deliberately smoothed the
crumpled paper and folded It into her
sensible bag. Then she gazed squarely
into the mans lover-eyes.
rs all this quite according to Hoyle
and the index system, professor?' she
asked.
'Pro'essorT You know me by sight.
then, You've heard Of my filing hobby
But I beg Of you. don't lay It up against
me. It's impossible. ] love you. Might
not %suts1w take you ypu,issns bone MisSerer 49,,
park, you know This is where I always
get off. Believe you do. too. for that
matter, though not always in the fashion
you chose tonight. But we're both on
the same car always. I'm Elem Green's
Green. I'm In your Math A, Division I
class. Sit In the front row. third seat
and I've gazed at you every day for
three years. because you funk me out
because you-amuse me. and plan to
funk. you see. Don't faint
"Flem told me about your silly news
paper hobby and about the noses and
things. So tonight I got desperate and
nose with a knob on the end. II can
be done, and deceive. II one doesn't look
too close Wondered II you'd notice me
at last I've tried everything else. Did
you?"
In the suburbs is a certain nooky bun
galow. nothing square about It, and
tangles OF roses and bridal wreath, not
an even row among them, and chickens
In the back yard, not n single fruit tree,