The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-19
WHICH,
BY DOROTHY !. DUFF.

story 10 tell. Kitty IL teacher OF
languages. Nell Is now Eleanor Marsh
Whitney, authoress Alice. the class
beauty, Is married; while | am set
Element worker.
MY story1" asked Nell, in answer to
Kitty's question, "Weil yes, have
story TO tell, but Il Is about someone
else"
Lets hear IT," we all cried, and 80
she began:
"When Billy Appleton struck New
York he had with him u suitcase con-
tanning his clothes, 5000 and a picture
Of Elsie Hin, in silver frame.
"Billy was a designer Of ability. lie
loved the work. much to the dlsap.
polntment OF his father, who thought
the boy would quickly tire OF art II
left to himself. and would return
home ready to enter business.
Back IN Portland. Conn, where Ri.
ly was born, Appleton & Co. VS. the
leading dry goods store, and Mr.. Ap.
pleton was POrtland's most prominent
citizen. Proud OF the fact. Nc. Apple
ton had his mind all made up that his
only son should follow In his footsteps.
Billy. however, had other plans. lie
wanted TO he something more than q
big toad In a small puddle-te wanted
to he famous And 80, with on,y 500
In his pocket aud his fathers anger Oh
his head. he struck out for New York.
'Of course. he hated to leave Elsie,
hut q fellow had to have his chance IN
business before he could get married,
anyway. Billy, With the confidence Of
youth, assured Elsie that he would
soon make his fortune and then she
could come to New York aud they
would live happily ever afterward.
"But Billy soon discovered that life
In New York was very different frru
life in Portland. In Portland hc lived
in big white house with y lawn In
front; he had two horses and u little
ruuabout he had an adorng mother,
whose whole time seemed to be taken
up In doing things for Billy. In New
York he lived In one small hall bed
| room, without cheerful thing In IL
except Elsie's pretty face, The eie-
waited train rumbled by night and day
and made him wish with all his might
for Portland. And the landlady
seemed to he ever present With her
hand out to take some of BUYS
precious cash.
"In Portland he had been the one
and only designer: but here In New
York. Well here in New York every
body seemed Ia be designer.
AT last, however. Billy found u job :
not a very good one. hut ut least a
fob which would feed him and pay
his room rent with little To spare,
lie was set to work designing borders
aud figures which were To be used on
the beautiful windows made by that
firm for churches and public buildings.
"AbOut this time the firm offered n
prize To their employees for the hest
design for window. Billy had many
ideas, aud he worked all his spare time
on that design. lie wrote to Elsie
about Il; alI his work was for her.
| Every girl he saw lie compared with
her, much tn the strangers dlSpurage-
ment.
"And then he met Adele 1t was
| quite unexpected, and Billy'S heart
thrilled as Il had never thrilled before
| Adele's eyes were rs black as midnight
and she had straight black hair, quite
a contrast TO little goldcn-hNired Elsie
with the blue eyes. Adele was a won
derful girl. She liked to dance and
Billy liked 10 cGnoc. grh II took all OF
his spare change to pay for the din
nerS and the theaterS and the flowers
which Adele demanded. Billy himself
was in the seventh heaven OF delight
and time lew for him much faster
than ever before.
eat last came a day when Billy wa
awarded the prize for the window de
sign. lie was wild with JOY, for will
It he also received substantial In
crease in salary. Now Elsie coult
come to the city, was his first thought
now they could be married and he for
ever happy,
"But did he want to marry Elsie
What Of Mlele? HE loved Elsie, oh
YES. nobody could doubt that; bu
didn't he love Adele2 Elsie seemed
like dream, while Adele was an ever
present reality,
"And then Billy Appleton had III,
hardest day of his life. He was At hi
wits end. He sat down and looked a
their pictures. when he looked a
Elsie he was sure that he loved he
and no one else; but when he locke
at Adele he was not so sure. Woul'
quiet little Elsie be happy in the nols,
cityl Would Adele be happy In qule
POrtlandl
"About midnight Billy wrote lette
|, OF proposal Should he send II 10 n
/ sle7 or 10 Adelel Then slowly, slowl
he slipped II lnto the envelope an
, lust MS slowly addressed II. lie pm
a on his hat and coat and weDt on
After moments thought he droppc
/, Il into the letter box. And then
, Nell paused
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