The Lamar register., 1920-04-14
THE PURSUIT
OF FRECkLES
By JANE OSBORN

Say, Freckles, who was that nice
looking. round-faced young man that
spoke to you when you got on the
carr" asked Laura. with all the conde-
scension OF an older sister who had
overheard so frequently the remark
that she was the beauty OF the family.
and that Peggy was just n nice lit
tie girl that she was beginning TO be-
lieve II.
Don't call me Frecklesi'' snapped
Peggy. as she impetuously pulled on
her Jaunty little tam o'shnnter that
was n part Of her skating outfit. Then
she peered into handglass on her
sisters dressing table.
''They really are fading. No one who
hadn't known before l began using
that new cream would know ! ever had
any freckles, and II sounds Just dread
fully to call girl OF my age-twenty.
almost--by such perfectly childish
silly nickname"
Then another pause. In which she
studied the pleasant. wholesome fea-
lures In the mirror with considerable
scrutiny. BESIDES. he isn't round
faced. It's quite an oval"
who IL her Who introduced your
Don't be a clam
NO one introduced me- So there I"
Peggy Young How dare you speak
to a young man you don't know any
thing abontf
-I do know lot about him." replied
PegHy. who was really very eager to
tell all she knew about the young man
under discussion. "He Is a young news
paper man. I often see him. He goes
70 work about the time I'm coming
from skating. and-well II was Just q
case Of mutual attraction. I suppose.
he ever seemed TO see me. Then one
day he noticed me: he seemed TO be
looking through to my very soul: not
AZ all In an impertinent way. hut In
= searching. serious way. Just that
look was as good as an Introduction.
When \ man looks AZ girl that way.
she Just knows he's all right. I
looked up and he seemed really en-
harrassed. He hadn't meant TO annoy
me. and then. when I left the car and
looked hack at him TO see whether he
was stiii looking. he raised his hat ever
80 slightly. After that we Just natu-
rally spoke 10 each other. And he
told me that the reason why he spoke
raised his hat-,hst frst time was
because he though, other people had
seen him looking AZ me and he wanted
II 20 seem that he really knew me.
Wasn't that thoushttul Of him'-
Il am really sheckedi- Commented
Laura. whose expression. On the con-
trsry. showed intense interest Il sup
pose I ought 20 speak 70 father
7 tiinr tell him about the way you
o., aeousin;si with Stanton jones
each ether coming home from col
iege-
That was quite atSe-ent with
Stanton I; was 3 case OF love az rrst
sight; ana when = man loves az trst
sight. ypu don't tnirk se Is su,ng 70
wait for an opportunity TO have an tn
t->tuesionf
Maybe ., WIS 1, you could have
see Tire Way re looked az nei never
had snycne lees At me ;ha; way BE-
rores OF carrse. he hasn't toid ne he
was very. very mad q rae-
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