Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-02-26

that sort, Ronald inuulged In mos,
unusual tactics.
He sat quiet for q time; took a
cigarette, lit it and took two or three
quiet puffs; then he threw the ciga-
rette accurately into the pot which
supported one Of the palms. Then he
rose and did couple Of fancy clog
steps, to the great admiration of the
surrounding children, cumming to
himself the while; after which he left
the room, his face wreathed in smiles.
This is not what might be naturally
looked for from young man con-
fronted with a problem.
In fact, Ronald Young seemed rath-
er like young man who had solved
some tangle than one who had one to
solve. His actions on leaving the
room were equally mystifying. He be-
took himself to the bosky dellS that
were to be found near the hotel, and
abode there until nearly dinner time.
smoking cigarettes and apparently ad-
miring the beauties OF nature.
That evening he went to the pi-
azza in search of Marjorie. He found
her a disconsolate little figure seated
in a deep wicker chair. Her mother
apparently, was nowhere to be seen.
Ronald approached. "Pve found
the bag" he stated without prelimi-
nary skirmishing.
The girl gave little gasp. She
reached out and almost snatched the
bag from his hands, and her voice was
quivering as she said, ooh, how can
I ever thank you? 1 just couldn't
have stayed here another day without
this bag. Where did you End it?"
ION the floor in the lobby, under a
chair"
isn't that strange? 1 know
looked there myself-under every sin
gle chair-and / couldn't find it."
Ronald hesitated, then nerved HIM
self, and made the following amazing
statement. "You couldn't find it be-
cause it wasn't there when you looked.
You dropped it last night and picked
it up after you had left the room.
1 didn't have any idea whose bag it
was, and was going to turn it in at
the desk, but"
But what?"
"Well, 1 thought maybe-maybe I'd
like to meet whoever owned it. And
when you came around this morning,
well, l wanted to talk to you, and
l was afraid that if 1 gave you the
bag right away you'd run away some
where and l wouldn't see you again.
So said I'd look for it. And after
all, did find it-and you aren't very
angry, are you?"
do you mean to say that you knew
where it was all the time l was wor-
rying myself to death? Do you know
that you are a vevy wicked young
MANI? Ronald saw that her eyes
were laughing, and this statement Of
the depravity of his soul caused him
to burst into joyous chuckle.
II always believed in the principle
of finders keepers he announced,
land l was never so glad in my life
that acted on it. How long are you
going to stay Eere?
"Are you sure that you have the
right to ask that?"
"Of course l have the right. Didn't
! find your bag?"
"But you kept it a whole day, and
made poor mother almost sick because
it was missing. 1t had all our trav-
elers' checks in it. What would we
have done without it?"
How long are you going to stay?"
he repeated, ignoring her other ques-
ton. Marjorie hesitated and dropped
her eyes.
"I-I think We'll stay all summer"
she admitted finally.
Ronald Young forgot his boredom.
I'm going to stay all summer, too"
he announced with emphasis isn't
that lucky?"
And Marjorie agreed that it was.