Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-25
A GREAT GIRL
By HATTIE OXFORD.

Hower garden. were bending over the
! beds with delighted ordinations.
These five young women. Mrs. Bay
, lies ro"merS. were saturntinS Them
selves with the summer morning out
>ide before going To their respective
/ places of business.
The poStman handed Miss Old Rose
Sweater the mail for the house. She
! separated card from the rest. all
n"uhcinE: That's for Dwight FL
wood. our interesting new roomcr from
! the West Want Inc to read il to
you:"
THAT would be awfully cheeky"
MISS Lavender Sweater objected.
"Oh, do, do" coa1ed Miss Orange
! Sweater and Miss Biue~Swcater, with
mischicSous dancing eyes.
"Ail right, here goes:
dwight, my dear boy-Yestcrday
for one happy" She dropped 1t
as though ii had suddenly grown red
hot. A toll. smiling young man stood
at her side.
Pm not homesick any more" he
said. "You folks here are just like
the good, curious folks way hack
home"
He picked up the card md handed
1t to her. "Go on. Miss Ainslie, the
girls want to hear the rest"
II don't WANT won't read another
word" Miss Ainslie declared. blushing
and looking extremely uncomfortable.
She handed back the card.
Every we'll, then" he said briskly,
"I'll read it to you.
Dwight. my dear boy-Yestcrday
for one happy moment l thought !
heard your footsteps on my veranda.
Then l remembered the thousands of
miles between US. ! am thinking Of
you constantly and wishing all kinds
Of good things for you. I will answer
your nice. long letter soon. Don't
let any of the New England girls take
away my place in your heart. De
votedly,
"'Your Chum Next Door"
"Therc," he exclaimed with a salts
fed smile, aren't you glad have n
girl back home who isn't ashamed to
let the world know how much she
thinks of met"
The girls murmurcd with q con.
spicuous lack of enthusiasm that his
girl wns certainly worth having.
Just then four of the girls got on
the electric car. Ruth Holt, in the
lavender sweater, started to walk, as
her Office was barely half mile
away. Dwight Elwood asked permits
sion to walk with her.
II work in the building opposite
| No I'll tat,< oil
company"
The young man spoke ut length OH
the excellence Of the girl back home
rs they walked along. on her cool
| quick witicd management Of her car
in emergencies. on the quantity. quail
ity and diversity Of the work she did
for her country in war time
"And her letters, Miss Il"lt--Im go
Ing 10 read you extracts sometime.
They are 81 bright in spots they'd
fairly put your eyes out. Oh. ] tell
you. Priscilla ArdVn's great Girl.
She lives right next TO where ! live
with my father and aunI-my mother
; died when was n bahy-and has
always been my jolly good chun."
Not lnn= after this Dwight began
10 set rs if he had forgotten Priscilla
! Arden. He stopped rcadin" extracts
from her letters 10 Ruth, and rarely
mentioned her name. Ruth wondered
IL great deal.
Three seasons passed and spring
came. Dwight sought until he found
Ruth in IL vime-cOVcrcd summer house
in The lower end of the garden one
day. He had something on his mind.
Off il rolled right then and there.
1t seemed to him as if million arc
lights were making luminous the fact
that Ruth and himself were just made
for each other. He spoke his convc-
tons. lie was bound that the girl
. sh"ulG srr rs Ec saw and agree to
his lif".tnEcih"r proposition.
But the girl jumped UP and faced
him $qnarcly. eyes flushing: Confess
y0n made Il similar fervcnt speech to
your girl back home before YOU left.
No doubt you'll make another TO still
another girl before long. Shame on
YOU for forgetting that fine girl"
"Kuth," the young man said. Il could
tell YOU something which would i'm
medintely set your mind at rest, but
"Hhl ~ ltfi Nou ilISl iDc "ltnout
any more explaining"
Miss Holt, letter for you
Ruth took the letter from the maid
She opened it, and read the signature
first: ''PrisClla .w'ien." Surprisedf
She was. She was al'sui dly apprehcn-
sive. too. So, Dwight had told the
girl and the girl was going TO lpbraid
her She started 10 read:
MY Dear Ruth--You are Ruth TO
me already. SO glad you have de-
cidcd 10 make Dwight happy hut you
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