The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-03
EDening Story
The Very One.
BY CORONA REMINGTON.

WE'LL" Conway slowly blew
rings of smoke into the air Of the club
room and pondered.
We'll" he went on again, she's
very nice and has a friendly smile and
she's dark and rather small.'N
You've got her down pat, all right.
Ever see her?"
mo. but I'll know it when I do. you
bet!'
You'd better go out on a search
Going TON a way. The boss
wants to transfer me to the Cincinnati
office and, somehow I've got q bunch
she lives there, so Pm jumping at this
chance"
Man, you're daft"
Nothing of the sort. You'll see.''
Wire me when you find her."
III do it. and it won't be so very
long. either"
you're clean off. after ALL" said
Conway's companion soberly Leave
your mother and a good position to go
| chasing girl you've never seen and
don't even know to exist"
We'll. 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 day he blithely took the train for
| Cincinnati.
You'll find her there! You'll find
him, and by theNtime he left the car
| he was nearly certain that he would
find her at the depot waiting for him.
Everywhere he looked about him as if
he were hunting for her. His eyes
searched the faces in the crowd and
he turned from each one with an ex-
preston of impotence. When he
reached the office he glanced eagerly
at the girl stenographers sitting at
little desks all over the big room.
You surely do have an eye for the
ladies' his new boss laughingly told
him as they were finishing the inspec-
ton of the establishment.
I'm looking for someone" an
sWered Conway.
Tell me her name and I'll send for
her" offered the manager kindly.
II don't know that she's here"
he ended lamely.
We'll. 1 can soon tell you if you'll
give me her name"
"It's-that is-Id rather not" STAN
mered the young man, hopping the
An right, old man." laughed the
manager. Il didn't know it was a
secret"
When the ordeal was over Conway
made his way to the hotel, determined
to conceal his anxiety in the future
and 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. He would go
to a different restaurant each day and
sit near the entrance, where he could
see all who came in, and before long
he knew the faces of the patrons of
practically every restaurant in town
but not glimpse of the girl did he
catch.
a. tho v,,ontf,es srfI,ra5 HI, II 1aca N, o
almost a mania with him, and he be-
gan to fear that his popularity would
become noticeable. He caught him
self necessarily looking into the faces
Of the women he passed on the street,
and, after a while he even dreamed
of myriads of them passing in process
sion i'll front of him while he stood
to one side and scrutinized each fleet
ing face.
Suddenly one day at the office he
laid his head on the desk and quietly
fell ten million feet into a dark and
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. :,
In a few days he felt better, and
the boss smiled with satisfaction at his
improved appearance.
Getting along fine!" he exclaimed.
Doctor says we can put you on the
Pullman and ship you home tomor-
row. It's year since you came, any
way-need vacation.
Thanks I'll be glad to see my
mother gain said Conway.
Two days later as the train pulled
into his home town he stepped from
the car and saw two big brown eyes
looking everywhere for some one,
darted forward. smiling friendly greet
ings. Conway's knees shook as he
stood petrified and watched her ap-
proach him.
i've been looking for you every
where" she told him, extending her
hand.
And I've been looking for you for
ages" he said weakly.
why, you don't know me-" the girl
answered.
yes. I do you're my dream girl"
You're talking nonsense" she
teased. you must still be out Of your
head
How do you happen to be here ~
he asked at last.
You know I'm the laughter of your
mothers schoolmate and we came
from California about two months
ago to visit Mrs. Conway. She says
+ she wrote you all about it."
fright in my own homer he kept
muttering incredulously to himself.
A few weeks later he ran into
Gresham on the street, WHO dSkeu
laughingly:
Have you found her yet?"
YES exclaimed the other triumph
antly. Louise Dyall, and she's been
at NY mothers for three months"
''She wasn't in Cincinnati, anyhow"
leased Gresham.
That was a mistake. because she's
the very girl. all right. I knew her
the second saw her and we're going
to be married Christmas.
Copyright. 1920, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l -