The Owosso times., 1921-06-17

| unar sort, Ronald INDUCED In most
unusual tactics.
He sat quiet for a time; took q
cigarette, lit 1t 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 a couple Of fancy clog
steps, to the great admiration of the
surrounding children, humming 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
HOOm 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 q deep wicker, chair. Her mother,
apparently, was nowhere to be seen.
Ronald approached. "Fve 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, "Oh, how can
I ever thank you? I just couldn't
have stayed here another day without
this bag. Where did you find it?"
"On the floor In the lobby, under a
chair"
isn't that stranger I know I
looked there myself-under every sim
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
1t up after you had left the room.
1 didn't have any idea whose bag it
was, and l was going to turn 1t in at
the desk, but"
but what?"
swell, I thought maybe-maybe I'd
like to meet whoever owned 1t. And
when you came around this morning,
I-well, l wanted to talk to you, and
l was afraid that If l gave you the
bag right away you'd run away some
where and l wouldn't see you again.
So I said I'd look for it. And after
all, 1 did find it-and you aren't very
angry, are your"
do you mean to say that you knew
where it was all the time was wor-
rying myself to death? Do you know
that you are very wicked young
manY" Ronald saw that her eyes |
we're laughing, and this statement Of |
the depravity Of his soul caused him |
to burst into joyous chuckle.
81 always believed in the principle |
Of finders keepers he announced, |
'and 1 was never so glad in my life
hat 1 acted on it. How long are you
going to stay hereT'
are you sure thht you Ha'e the
right to ask that?"
"Of course have the right. Didn't
find your bag?"
"But you kept 1t whole day, and
made poor mother almost sick because
It was missing. 1t had all our trav-
alers checks in it. What would we
have done without it?"
"How long are you going to stay?"
ne repeated, ignoring her other ques-
-ion Marjorie hesitated and dropped
ler eyes.
IL 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
hat lucky?"
And Marjorie agreed that It was.