The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-02-11
IESSlCA

sy X. LOUIS RAYsoLo.

w her letters ln such = careless fash.
lou certainly needed d secretary. Here
she had been waiting aud waiting fSf
. reply 10 tho lOig letter she had sent
Aef Husi. aud nov had come this brief /
note addressed " the head Of soms
vocational bureau asking said head .
10 please secure me as soon ~ pos
slble. an efficient secretary. not too .
prepOssesslng ia appearance"
Jessica had spent her life Ia . ting I.
western town With her invalid father.
Released b. bis death from years "
TEDIOUS II arectiOnaie devotion, she
had followed biz last wishes aud writ.
ten 20 bis sister Ia New York. fron
whom be- had not heard Ia mauy years
A note requesting . secretary I'm
cient-but Dot prep0sessing 1hai
Nas an odd requirement mused Jes
slcn. Aunt Louisa had no sous
Startled IL the Idea which occurred
10 Der. she jumped w, ran " he
dresser aud leaned toward the mirror.
undoing With rhpld fingers her sold
tinted. softly curling hair
Two weeks lsterAunt Louisa. q sig
orUusly intellectual woman. sat 10 Der
library interviewing q simply gownsd
sober eyed young vomau Nh0 had pre-
suied herself ~ applicant TOT The
sscfriaryship
The only trouble said the aunt
- chat when you smlle-well, you
Shes possibilities 10 be- quite frank,
~ dear young lady. ! am through
With attractive secretaries With me
liv,s my ward. the son u 40 old friend.
AID although ~ estimable younE man.
uiay say that be has an eye fer beau.
y. Ny at secretary uss Que of ihoss
Eighty. blue eyed sf-baby dolls. a.
thsy say. and but you understand
shat en- getting a."
Never hsfore had Iessica been -
happy as she vas Ia The days that fol.
loved
Then home cane sIads Trem0nt
Add n Aunt Loulss had sea possiohi'
tes in is-slca. no less did slads
4 say. Mic Boardman vhy don't
you wear your hair more-mofs nufJ
o. someihiugf h. asked The second
momIng u bis arrival
please 40 DOT b. personal Nc Ire.
mont" said Iessica coidly fof ths
b nrsi time In bis youug NE slads as
hard hit
The afternoon that slsde announced
Bis intention u running % 10 bosiot
for . day uf two. her aunt also De
! ciied 30 visit q friend sho had . mod
81 farm 10 the country jes@ca. lsf
10 charge % the house. yielded 10
sudden vhim 10 fofgst Cor . m0men
, that shs was me very plain pehoral
Boardman
Going 20 hef room. shs touk out hs
oue ffIlly. feminine Fown. and laid
o. The bed Then hef eyes spafkllnl
shs did ap her hair not as shs be-
worn o. 90 the Old days bot Ia u
latest most daring ooinurs shs ha
obssr,sd lu ths fashionable city.
Al. this animated woman siih n
. @niilus lip. ihs soft throat risin
IRON The lace nchu-this as Dot u
unpfsfos-essing I,eborah-uof yei %
ca Iessica THIS AS . quite nss vi
son. touched wiih The nagie sand !
r love-
Jrssica ran lightly down the stat
snd OCT late the garden She dranh
the psrmeaunE fragrance lifted ~
head and Looked straight into The ey'
u Elade rrenout'
Il BE- yoaf pafiua VII NJ
n-auimau youf' The luos u surpri
90 SHADES face became one " putfle
but happy beelldefmsnt "iou ~
70 dsrfui uouisrful gifi I Toi ss {
a. ths station aud csms hact 10 q
you / loved yoa And I adore yoa
Jsssicss eyss hiisd 9Th happy 10
>. then tell
!. az, dsrilns said slsds NJ %
:, ms prbufah
" -Othsrsiss Iss.ics.- interrupted
tslos dpiy
-Nour cried S.sie
-Iusl ms. said Aunt Louisa
cane home for -1meihlna ! had Z
soften / found more thsu ! stIesl
-wsitw Shs lifted . hand % 20
49, ~ lsssIca's rushing etplanatle
Rat Got murs Than hopri NJ "a
has g,en me several uneasy mousI
e. res yau have. Sisds aui when ,
Jsssios. wrote 10 NE u oycuffed ~
that goa might b. Just ne Sife
ifr my uafd Hut hos 10 tell u yeu ~
rr. 10 1 tried hat little ruse u appars
" MIXED letters Thought 20 mys
n ne girl T. vorih snsihlns ani Il
al -. as1l sre ths ohaucs aui iake
xsntafs uf q. sud IN 81 ishi
hss rel elf p.iat you ever 500
why ysu didut hsar usain. ef Wis
position wasn't niiei before
camsf
isy sYsss mumured iessi,s 20 esu
bat
srmeliy oontinusd be- sunt
'-' - / wanted sisas 20 ~ yua ul
TIE least favorable cif,umsiuuoca
g.. then he fel in love. veali h.
wasn't iusi viii . PRETTY face.
though yeurs ls prel1 enough
ine concludsd Eraclously.
= can't thank you enough. y
Isssica. bat hef aunt psrhapi