The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-07
THE LADY IN THE MOON.
By Evelyn B. Whitmore.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)

| (COpyrlght, lSzl, by wheeler oyH-
dictate, Inc.)
One month had elapsed since
Aunt Cynthia's favorite nephew
had come to live in her attractive
home.
! The apartment house in which
she dEeIt was a duplicate OF those
on either side, so it happened that
when rushing forth to catch a car
| one morning Oliver collided with a
girl turning to hurry up the steps
of the adjoining house. An armfUl
of books fell with a tiIud as he
made a precipitate motion toward
his head for the cap which was in
| his hand.
81 beg your pardon he ejaculat-
| ed. For an instant he looked into
a. pair of laughing eyes. then the
girl vanished. Oliver gazed at the
door which had closed behind her,
while his car with Changing bell
rolled past
Heretofore he had thought Of
girls merely as girls when he had
given them any thought at all, but
now came the realization that there
might be a particular girl who was
worth a second glance, Gather
ing up his scattered volumes, Oliver
started on, egondering how he could
have lived a whole month in such
close proximity to that jolly look
ing girl and be unaware of her ex-
istence until he had nearly run
her down
After that he watched the next
door neighbors, ever on the alert
for a glimpse of a petite figure in
garnet corduroy norfolk, with a
chic little three-cornered hat set at
a jaunty angle.
THE Fair Unknown" as Oliver
dubbed her, was most elusive, and
cautious inquiry of his aunt failed
to elicit any information except that
the people we're strangers, had liy-
ed there a couple of months, and
she intended to call some time
Nevertheless, the fates were kind
to him. Occasionally the familiar
garnet suit was observed at dis
lance; various times he saw it dis
appear into the neighboring door
way and once he actually met THE
Fair Unknown" face to face
A. swift glance of amused recol-
lection was all he got, but Oliver
was satisfied she remembers me,
at any rate" he chuckled, and de
cided to risk a casual hint which
dropped for Aunt Cynthia's benefit,
might hasten the call she intended
to make some time.
This plan was unnecessary, how
ever, for his aunt greeted him with,
I've called on our new neighbors.'
New neighbors," scoffed male
impudence, you said they had been
here two months"
Fine people; very old family"
Oliver, wisely refraining from
comment, picked up the newspaper.
Listen to this" he began. partial
eclipse of moon tonight. Good op-
portunity to view the lady in the
moon
Here's where your humble serv-
ant HES roofward this very night
to hunt for that lunar goddess"
Haven't You ever found herr" in
CURED his aunt
Found her? Bless me, I've never |
looked for her. Most people talk of i
a man in the moon, you know. How |
does this female look?''
She mas lovely face. replied /
Aunt Cynthia, rising to answer the !
phone.
Later, Oliver, armed with a pair !
If field glasses, was wandering |
about on the fat roof of the build |
ng he called home. The moon was
ridden by a cloud and while waiting
or it to appear he surveyed the
immediate surroundings.
The adjacent roof rose several