Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-10
THE VERY ONE
BY CORONA REMINGTON.

NO. I'm not fastidious, Gresham.
but | know exactly the girl 1 want and
even how she looks
"Geel You're Iuckier-than most Of
US Describe her. Conway
Well Conway slowly blew rings
OF smoke into the air of the clubroom
and pondered.
Well he went on again. she's
very nice and has friendly smile and
she's dark and rather small"
you've got her down pat, all right.
Ever seen herr"
No, but I'll know it when / do, you
betr'
You'd better go out on search"
Going TON a way. The boss
wants to transfer me to>the Cincinnati
Office and, somehow. I've got bunch
she lives there, 50 I'm jumping at r1lis
chance
Man you're daft"
Nothing Of the sort. You'll see"
Wire me when you find her"
I'll do it and 1t won't be so very
long. ether
You're clean off. after all, said
Conway's companion soberly. Leave
your mother and a good position to 90
chasing girl you've never seen and
don't even know to exist"
Well. I'm leaving tomorrow, any
way and you won't hear from me till
I've found her"
Frank Conway shook hands with his
friend, then left the club to buy his
ticket and pack his grip, and the next
iay he blithely took the train for Gin
cinaafi.
"YouIl find here therel You'll find
her there E the wheels kept singing
TO him. and by the time he left the car
he was nearly certain that he would
md her at the depot waiting for him.
when he reached the Office he glanced
eagerly Al the girt stenograplrers Sit
ting at little desks all over the big
room.
"Y0u surely do have an eye for the
ladies his new boss laughingly told
him as they were finishing the inspec-
tion If the establishment.
"I'm looking for some one" an
swered Conway
TEL me her name and I'll send for
her offered the manager kindly
I'll don't know that she's here"
be ended lamely.
Well l can soon tell you if you'll
sige me her name.1
-.Tt's-that sd rather not, stam-
mered the young man, hopping the
fresh perspiration from his forehead
"Al right, old man." laughed the
manager. II didn't know it was a
secret
When the ordeal was over Conway
made his way to the hotel. determined
70 conceal his anxiety in the future
snd to keep his eyes more carefully to
himself. but he would use every spare
minute in looking for his predestined
life partner. He soon formed the
habit Of going down to the depot in
the evenings and watching the crowds
as they came and went.
AS the months slipped By 1t became
almost q mania with him, and he be-
gan to fear that his popularity would
become noticeable.
Suddenly one day at the office he
laid his head on the desk and quietly
fell ten million feet into dark and
bOttomIess abyss When he came to
his senses he found himself in a little
white bed in a little white room. with
. little white nurse standing over him,
who was not the right girl after all.
ms few days he felt better, and the
boss smiled with satisfaction ut his
improved appearance.
''Getting along finel" he exclaimed.
Doctor SAYS we can put you on the
pullman and ship You home tomorrow
It's year since you came, any way
need a vacation
Thanks. Eli be glad to see my
mother again. said Conway.
Two days later as the train pulled
into his home town he stepped from
the ear and saw two big brown ewes
looking everywhere for some enc, then
they lighted on him and the Girl dart
ed forward smiling friendly greetings.
Conway's knees shook as he stood pet
rified and Watched her approach him.
'I've been looking for you every
where" she told him, extending her
hand
And I've been looking for you for
ages. ne said weakly
why. you don't know me" the girl
answered
Yes, do; you're my dream girl"
you're talking nonsense she
reased -You must still be out of,
your head.
.Ii'.w DO you happen to he here7
he asked at last
"You know I'm the daughter Of your
mothers schoolmate and we came
from California about two months ago
70 visit Mrs. Conway. She SAYS she
wrote YOU an about IT,"
Fright in my own home = he kept
muuering incredulously to himself.
few weeks later he ran into