Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-04

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found 1 Letter, stamped, and addressed
to Mr.. Page B. cnshman. Portland. Ne:
She inquired Of the passerd-by 4
they had lost It. s3s u
They all answered mo-" 90 she de-
clded to mail It. All day long the name.
Page b. Cushman. kept running
through her head.
" wonder II he is young, old. mar
sfed or single a. s.
Then slics wondered who had written
the letter. and I: they were worrying.
re only knew" she said. Reading
the paper. these words caught her
eye: 'LostA letter addressed u
Page B. Cushman, Portland. Me. Find.
q please return to ]. G. B.. care Boa
ton p"
'Nercy, what shall do?' She de
sfded to write 10 ]. G. b., and tell him
that she found tl,e letter and had mail
ed 1t to the addressee To think was Z
to act. with Kathie. She signed her
latter, K. w. l., that was all, but she
knew. she chad relieved the mind OF
J. G. b.
Mr.. Page B. Cushman received his
letter In due time. SO j. G. b. re-
ceived the answer From him, short
" after his advertisement appeared
in the paper.
But ]. G. B. was Grassy to know who
mad done him the kindness Of mailing
the letter.
n. ~ovn. arA Snnd NJ aAvon.
cure, 80 put personal in a paper:
'yNill X. w. L. please communicate
with ]. C. B.. - same would like to
expreas thanks In person"
..Mother.n called Kathie, excitedly.
come hers !"
.What ever is the matter?" asked
her mother, as she came hurrying In.
Listen" and Kathie read the per.
sonal. "Shall / tell hin-or her-or It.
who ani?"
Certainly not" answered mother.
So j. c. b. remained In ignorance. In
the meantime Mr.. Page B. Cushman
came to Roston on business. met J.
C. B.. and he told him the letter had
been lost.
Cushman became interested also In
che person who had had the good sense
to mail 1t.
Katherine went to Portland for q
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 ct the name Of
fhe 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.
s.Kathie.' said Eleanor, when the
dance was over. meet my cousin, Mr..
Page B. Cushman." Kathie fairly
jumped. but acknowledged the intro
ductiOn with a smile.
She thought, Whist flne looking
man. AS for Page, his heart gave q!
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 Kathis said !:
'Who is j. c. B.?"
u. C. b.? 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 ]. q. b.
SNr, has In
and said. who is ]. G. b., Pagef"
"For heavens sake. Eleanor, who is
this mysterious ]. G. BIT"
That's what want to know" re
marked she with a twinkle In her eye.
Miss Laurence also asked me the
same question
YES, we want to know"
well, why ask me?'
Because you must know; he 10 q
friend of yours"
! lis he?"
"well, he wrote you letter and
: lost it"
"Oh!"
:. "And Kathie found It"
The holidays over, KatAie went back
!. to Boston. Page was often In her
mind.
Eleanor came up to Boston to shop
and stayed with Kathis.
:. They were driving down Washing.
ton street In Kathie's car, when they
: , saw Page with big fellow like him.
. . sell. hurrying along In the crowd.
: "Oh. Page!" called Eleanor. HI
turned and saw Eleanor. and tho Dir
|. he knew now was the one siri FOL
him.
Bradley, this ID my cousin, Mis-
Page. and Miss Kathie Laurence"
'Mr. Bradley and have met before
= haven't We. Jack!" s
Il eve certainly have. Kathie."
"Eleanor. behold J. G. B.. John G
Bradley" continued Page.
"Then you did use your own initials
D jack
II mailed your letter"
II you're 4 wsnder, Kathis: you pu
: q nice little sum in both eur pockets
"Tm siaA," quietly. with smile q
to Pages syes. The young men wsr'
!. II tie car By this time, being rushss
: 10 KatAis's home b. her mad driving
3 It did net take long 70 prove %
: |. o. y. that he ID net hate one littl,
" sifl when 10 locked ct Dleanot's nser,
), face.
= = When Pass tosk Kathis in his arm