Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-16


the word discOuragement. His college
career had been JOYOUS time of sue
cesSful preparation, this first business
position but a stepping stone ITO a
greater. When the greater was won
Jimmie felt his future assured. Then,
10! His castles fell in ruins. jim
mics services were no longer required.
The great plant which during the war
had prospered was now reduced to
economic necessity and Jimmie, one
of many satisfactory employees to be
dispensed with.
He was stunned by the uneXpected-
ness Of ii, as he stood In the spring
sunshine.
But the prcttiest girl that he had
ever seen sat on the seat toward his
right. among the bus passengers. Her
cheeks had caught the stinGing caress
of the breeze, and her eyes were the
pulply hue of the country violets she
wore. The girls hat was not modish-
~ new like those about her; ii was
still evidently a winter hat, which had
I,m,,n,o .aw tbo ,,~ht of adventure
,,,o,. T., t,,o ,,;r,,s .vac nc sbe ricwed
tho oroot hootc on ,ha river He noted
her wondering surprise, rs they passed
''.,.n ~ o,.o,,. villa rimmie,s observance
onI 1;nn1io,s hl;csfrI interest grew
nnt,, ~ nnSt mi,fo.tunos .oomod of no
ao,,,o,,, 90 oil T., foco of this morvoI-
o,.ant - ,o,.o ot sr,, cight
I;n,n,io hnd .coeed ot tbo idea he.
como Now bic ono ovarwhoIminr fear
,,,ar .ho+ tho OWL sbou,d dosconG nres.
on,I,. tho,o tu,,ctinr hus stoirs and be
' - ,, 80 man ON tho
''' I'm 49, , .h,;aaI % n,d,o
, st"' "e>,"e Ni"a ,o, m". .,at ho u,,ant noss
,',ni W.. -, >" y, Wv ao,n@o.,ooIir. ~ no roc
onminnd ,n .bo u,b,te.boired man an
nonosioroI connonion ot his foyorite
,o,torrort +oblo
rno ,,,n. us,,o,,r noordod tbis hhs
,,,o ,., hou,. o,a souot;mas opoin
~ niaht I,mmio r.os dcsnerote when
~ noo>,uod that tho novt stonninr
,Iooo would ba bis own For n mo-.
mant no was temnted to ignore its
significance, but Mr.. Brothers would
be in his office at this hour, and it
was with Mr.. Brothers that Jimmie
hoped TO find employment. If lie de-
layed, the position offered might fall
to another.
With q sinking sense of loss Jimmie
made his way to the office building
and entered an elevator. AT the fifth
flolr he stood, ascertaining MS direc-
ton.
Then, unbelievably, girl came from
later arrived elevator 10 GREATNESS
ly facc him. 1t was the girl Jimmie
gaGped. Her cheeKs were pihher lroii
her haste and her eyes seemed D'uer
in their earneStness. She thrust n
bill purse toward him.
There" She eNcIaiineo' III ''le So't
sor' OF voice Jimmie n"u hio"h sue
Sh0hld nave Is !our puLHe' ou
dropped 1t on the pus seat lo'io"e"
You all the way mere.
Jimmie looked specchlcssly down OH
the welf-filled purse; absently he read
q name on the Identification card
within.
"!t isn't mine," he remarked dis
cOuragincly.
The girl stared; her bright salts
faction vanished.
"Then, whoSe?" she began.
Jimmie came to himself with JOY
full start. Here was the one girl In
the world at his side. Here was a
glorious springtime afternoon before
them. Opportunity sometimes knocks
but once. Jimmie graspcd his oppOr-
tun'ty.
81 Think" he said, That 1t probably
belongs to the whitc-halreu man WHO
sat beside me. lie often taxes uillher
at night in the restaurant where 10.
If you'd let me take you there later,
and we could ride down on the bus on
our way, you might be able TO restore
to the man his properly.
The girl hoSitated. Frankly she
studied JlmmleS race, theh' cEluent'!