Daily picayune., 1921-03-03
4 GREAT GIRL
By HATTIE OXFORD.

These i've young women Mrs. Bay lies roomers. were ssturating them selves with the summer morning ont side 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. an- nonncing That's for Dwight El- wood. our interesting new roerner rom the West. Want me 10 read 1t 10 vou 7''
 That would De awfuily cheeky, Miss Lavender Sweater objected.
 .0h. to. do." coaxed Miss Orange Sweater and Miss Blue Sweater, with mischieyous dancing eyes.
 All right, here goes;
 Dwight. my dear boy-Yesterday for one happy She dropped II as though 1t had suddenly grown red not 4 tall smiling young man stood at her side
 I'm not homesick any more. ne said. You folks here are just ike the good, curious folks way back nome
 He picked ID the card and handed if 70 her. Go on. Miss Ainslie, the giris want 10 hear the rest
 lT don't want-t won't read another word Miss AinsIie declared. binshing and looking extremely uncomfortable She handed back the card.
 Very well. then he said oriskiv, I'll read 1T to you.
 Dwight. my dear --fesFeruay for one happy moment thoughr nesrd vnur sootsteps on my veranda. Then I remembered the thousands ef niles between nS. am thinking If van constantly and wishing all kinds of good things for vou. I will answer vanr nice. onG letter s"on. bonf lef anV If the New sngiaId girts take away my place n your heart De- vntedlv
 sYeur e,hum Next Door.
 aThera. he exclaimed with Satis- fed smile. aren't yau glad ] have zirf harl- nome who isn't ashamed n ief rhe world kHow now much sne hinCs or ne2s
 rhe girls mlrmured Nith col <picnons iack If enthusiasm shat ms girf WAS certainly worth having.
 Tist hen seur nf fhe sirts eot en he electric, ear Ruth Holt. n lhr aventfer sweater starred ro walk. as her office vas barely half mile away Dwight Elwood asked perrnis- sion 70 walk with her.
 ' work il rhe building opposite vnuts. hs ~ai,i -.su giei ! can hhv" company
 The young man spoke at tencfh an he ,xeoilence If The giri mack nome as hey walked along. on her eo"i mirk-wifted management 0f her e;F n emergencies. on rhp quantity. qllal- IN, ana fiverSitv or rhe work sne diu -nr her country m war time
 .And her letters. Miss Hoit--i'm go- #ue "a r-aati rou e~tracts sometime. They are so hr12hr n spots rheYh fair,v nut vour ayes our. oh. l fell rnu Priscilla Afzden's great giri. She livaS .tgni next to where live
  aied when vas hahv-and ms always hesn my jolly good rhum.
 N0r fnng after his 0wtghr began ra lcf As f le aad forgotten Pt-sciila Assten ae Hanned -eadine extracts fram her letters fa Ruth. and rarely mentioned her anne. Ruth wondered | great its,t
 Three a, ~aHe passed and SprinG ..amr It,, -aL -olgnr nntil he touli" Rufh n d rne--oV ernd summer houSe m he .a1s.r and If f',e garden me #uv ae aad ~ainethine m his mind. Ar -oile,t righr rilen and there Ii 5erta,.d ta ann ss f | million u' .fghIs Vera making umiuous rhe faei hat Rmn and himself ware jusr nnde e,i. aa, n l1Ael. l4e spoke his conNue aaus .5e Nas anund that rhe nr' -hnuid ,,t. ls he saw and agree 2" mS }ifa-aaeef1er nrnuesIfian
 anr nr 1ir umpeh ID ant thce'i nun SauArpiv ayes flashing ''tanresS vuu made similar fervenr speech 2" vonr ar anyk hoine before you leij- No taah snaa make 9anrher rn stiti lnafhrr .ir' aetor. leug shame on ean for sargett!ng fhar dne sirt.'
 .Ruth. he ronng nm said T rouid ail rau somethiue which would m- ne,tiateiv sef e0ur miud ar rfef. nnf
 want -a seei von trust me without luv more explaining.
 Miss Fel+ etrpr far gon.
 Rnfh faok the Ie,rer from rhe maid. She opened f, and read rle signature il.qf 'prfscilIa Arden. Surpr1sedf she H4s. she Was absur1ly appreiien' slva Haa. so. Dwight had foid The .ir and he girl vas going ro aphiatd npr she started to read
 @siy ear Ruth--gam ara Rur'i ro me already So siad you have de- ,lde,i ra make Dwight happy nur you ean.t gake my place n his hearf--'la one can. You will have I big place of your own How tired ' used ta get