Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-10
MYSTERi0U ]. c. b
y MARTHA {. EATON.

they had lost It.
/ They all answered 'no." SO she de
\ cided to mail 1t. All day long the name
Page B. Cpshman. kept running
through her head.
Il wonder II he Is young, old, mar
| fled or single
Then she wondered who had writer
the letter, and If they were worrying
! IF / only knew" she said. Readina
the paper, these words caught hel
eye: 'Lost-A letter addressed t.
Page. B. Cushman, Portland, Me. Find
er please return to ]. G. b. care Bos'
ton p
Mercy, what shall !, do?" She de.
cided to write to J. c. B., and tell him
that she found the letter and had mail
ed 1t to the addressee. To think was
to act, with Kathie. She signed her
latter, Il. w. L., that was all, but she
knew she had relieved the mind Of
j. q. B.
Mr.. Page B. Cushman received his
letter In due time, 80 ]. g. 3. re-
ceiyed the answer from him. short
|sIy after his advertisement appeared
In the paper.
But ], c. B. was crazy to know who
mad done him the kindness Of mailing
the letter.
He was young and fond Of adven-
lure, so put q personal in q paper !;
.Wil K w. L. please communicate
With ]. @. B, as same would Ike to
express thanks in person,
Mother r. called Kathie. excitedly,
...come here r rs
ssNWhat ever Is the mattsrr asked
her mother, 40 she came hurrying N.
Listen and Kathie read the per
sonal. ..Shall I tell him-or her-or Il
who ! ann"
Certainly not" answered mother.
So J. G. B. remained In ignorance. In
the meantime Mr.. Page b. Cushman
came to Boston on business, met ..
@. b., and he told him the letter had
been lost. .;% "
Cushman became interested also In
me person who had had the good sense
TO mail 1t.
Katherine went to Portland for .
party to which her college chum, Flea
nor Page. had invited her.
In their bedtime condolences she
related the story Of the lost letter.
Eleanor chuckled at the name OF
the addressee. but said never word.
Eleanor was disappointed. she con-
Guided. Everything was ready for the
party. All was Jolly and bright. Flea:
nor and Kathie awaited the coming Of
the guests. They arrived, lively jolly
bunch OF young people. Il
'Kathie," said Eleanor, when the
dance was over. inject my cousin, Mr..
Page B. Cushman." Kathie fairly
jumped. but acknowledged the intro
duction with smile.
She thought, what fine looking
man. As for Page, his heart gave =
big thump when he looked into two
beautiful brown eyes, uplifted to him.
They danced and their steps were
In perfect unison.
During the evening Kathie said:
'sWho Is ]. @. B. r
II. C. BIZ I am sure I don't know"
answered Mr.. Cushman.
.YOu don't?" questioned Kathie;
''that's strange" she added.
They danced and Kathie forgot her
curiosity as to the person Of ]. 9. B.
Then Eleanor danced with her cousin
and said. "who Isl. G. b., Pager
AFor heavens sake, Eleanor, who Is
this mysterious ]. G. By
That's what want to know" re
marked she with q twinkle In her eye.
Miss Laurence also asked me the !
same question"
"Yes, we want to know"
''Well. why ask mer'
I Because you must know: he Il .
friend Of yours"
Z us he?"
..well. he wrote ycu letter and
lost It,"
"Oh r.
.And Kathie found It."
The holidays over. Kathie went back
to Boston. Page was often In her
mind.
Eleanor came up to Boston to shop
and stayed with Kathie.
They were driving down Washing
ton street In Kathie's car, when they
saw Page with big fellow like him
self. hurrying along in the crowd.
"Oh. Page r. called Eleanor. He
turned and saw Eleanor, and the girl
he knew now was the one girl for
him.
Bradley, this n my cousin, Miss
Page. and Miss Kathie Laurence"
"Mr. Bradley and have met before
haven't we, Jackr'
! 1--WE certainly have, Kathie.r
"Eleanor; behold j. @. B.. John G.
continued Page.
'@Then you did use your own initials
lack"
IT mailed your letter"
''You're q wonder. Kathie; you put
! nice little sum in both our pockets
''I'm glad" quietly. with smile In
o Pages eyes. The young men were
n the car by this time. being rushed
o Kathie's home BY her mad driving.
It did not take long to prove to j.
J B. that he did not hate one little
'irl when he looked at Eleanor's merry
ace.
When Page took Kathie In HIS arms
ind their lips met. she knew that
was Ill right with her
vorid.
When You Feel Rheumatic.