Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-02
THE DAILY NOVELETTE, IL
rho Red Star Special

stful breeze caugnt Wy H.,
a NJ nI's s;cn that hung over the d3o'
palh'cu, A. swinging gently TO anu IT,
and @i iIobu Henry's head. ~ toiu az
abo,yss abS,so,snt ant world that John Henry. ..
inu'npI !, npIIorcker street, sold lawn ui,oncc niIm
ga psuvnnerior and eternal exceliehcH,
Of os sui il swayed back and fortn;, fo;,;t,. IT.
anu, al N be the only thing WIN si"'
see,neb seaneb TO move in the whole cry. .ot
engyus yyn and down the sun pakeu & n''u n'ns
" in in the August heat, tnere ,oon wa"
.o.p,' .'"t a sign Of life; 1t m,ght h"'' '''"
~, = deserted village. . ..;rr,,g not
a mouse" murmured Jonh iieus ~
sSehh hh;mself, He stepped PACK INV nI ,n
70 ,o,nnme nr shadow Of tho doorway a",'
wv"rvcysd w..ved the shining rows Oh srns.e ,he
lawn SSV, mowers that lined the s'oe u -"
wall. :. .u reminded John
uenry of the summer two yeuts .ho % Roi
mben % he had been salesman tor nJ Wy Nod Nod
Stor Special Lawnmowcr 20. Sot,n au airi
Dss .riod TO sell machine to q p,nt PREY s
n small town up IN Sohnb n - bar
Whenever John Henry tnousne ~ ~ The the
standing there in the doorwas nor
little I'D farmhouse, with inc sun nan ~, % bs
hoir and the Dlue ohy ~ i,,,,r In his
was was conscious Of little jump III LIE
heart beats, oa o,d +be wholc
he c,Vn cnme hack to him. He had
ler scehs oIoouentiy Of the way hed
soA'SS 'Snscioi worked; he had shown her
star bbeautifully easy IL was TO take
now She had listened attentively
ca,9 bo % thought he had made safe.
anu IN bond. he stood ready to write
S~wn 6v1n the order, when. the girl SUDDEN!
burst forth: ,,,a,,. hrv n
.,,n mower il I had so much money
M 7 had to hire bank to take care
s" sI, Look at that one under the tree
horo--works " a few minutes day ano
,a.no nil the rest of the time. Does
se,binr s,eIi but cut grass from one year
nod % another. ] hate grass ana trees
ndNoh end very much and-lnwn mowers
W ~ Won we're selling city pavements ant
,rowded street cars or something ina,
.aoi,v lived. Mr.. Agent, I'll buy. Bu'
as r. "a. ri save my money Tor cartar'
90 q nlace where there Is no grass thai
needs to be cut. ,
She had turned on her hee! ant
damned the door in John Henry'o race
He eaye a sigh as he remembers!
,he nicture she had made In her pini
sinobam dress. her sun-tanned cheek
snsbed with anger at lawn mowers ant
liz In general. He was wondering
,rhere she was now and II she had eve
.oved nm enough money for carfare
rhsn soft exclamation from the door
nav made him turn quickly around
There. but for the gingham dres
,rj tbe angry discomfort, stood the cir
from Connecticut! Her French heele
slinpers and blue georgette frock pro
claimed her very much Of the city
ctiaed-but John Henry knew her Il
an instant. -,
while he continued inadequately to mo
his brow. II do not know how l ca
use one exactly in an apartment--bu
somehow l think I'd just love to hav
one around. I suppose I could use
as A sort of hatrack effect. Painte
black, with rosebud pattern on tn
handle, It might be quite effective
She paused a moment in dee
thought, and then suddenly inquired:
II don't suppose by any chanC
these are Red Star Specialist
Then for the first time she locke
straight at John Henry. Bleeck'
street outside was beginning to wal
up, for from block or so off came Il
softened jangle Of a hurdygurdy. an
boys voice singing so that they cou
hear the words quite plainly:
"A veranda with some sort Of clingii
yiner
And kitchen where the rambler ros
climb.
"oh !" said the girl. "It's you. NJ
Agent, isn't it,"
"Yes," answered John Henry, rath
breathlessly. Il had just been wor
dering whether you ever saved
cnOugh-carfare, and then looked
and here you are
Better than palace with a gild'
dome
Is a love-nest we can call home
came the boys voice outside. nearer tn
time.
when you saw me that day
wouldn't even talk civilly to you abo
lawn mowcrs-though we really d
need new one-just because tn
stood for the grass and trees and coui
try. I thought l was fed up. 3
spoke in such low tone that Jol
Henry had to step quite close to cat
what she was saying.
To-day" she continued, when
saw your green sign, l would give an
thing possess to be running one up a
down, up and down"
Here" said John Henry, thrust
the handle of his choicest grade A in
her hand. TRY it. l often do. A
i almost seems as if the grass n
The dandelions were growing right u
der your feet. Well do little col
petition moving act right here"
Quite solemnly they walked back n
forth over the dusty boards Of Jo
Henry's Beecker street store. the wis
Ing carpet Of their imaginations TAXI