Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
rgT DAILY NOVELETTE,
A Modern Gaze Man
{, LILLIAN HALL CROWLEY

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n.,,d Henderson, sitting In a Sc
- spot Of the veranda In the depths
Sssnsir, was startled out OF his un.
e.rny line Of thought. when he heard
pp.pnsms mentioned. He got up, think
tbs words arrested him for a mo-
Tnsh He was behind some potted
psnst and egress was not easily gained.
IA not intend to listen. but could
~ ~ Ssip hearing the following In girls
m'wa "is Mardis is just too unkind for
..,thine--the way she treats David.
sZsts fo see her so Indifferent toward
S,r when he is so thoughtful and un-
""Tbst's Just the trouble" replied
.,other girl. "I know Lois pretty
III, and / think she really loves David,
III MS too uninteresting to have some
ne 40 perfect all the time. He ought
% employ cave man tactics. l think
VI David went back to his seat. 80
.hst's H." he thought. Gust being
ssonsiderate Of a woman, anticipating
Ssr every wieh and waiting on her de-
yotedy is not enough. Cave man, in
deed"
He sat there long time, and he
~ssn't looking at the moon, either
lfter while he arose and, with a
,rim smile on his usually placid face,
ioined the other young people who
w,re - celebrating Lois birthday.
He was the first to leave. Lois
,ooked her surprise, for he usually lin
jared until he was the last one to go
home, but he vouchsafed no explana-
don.
"a marry him, but she had never given
Nm the decisive word--still, she had
not refused him.
cot her, and he would be obliging enough
x get her in the way she wished to
b won.
noon when it seemed that every one
IN out OF doors, Lois and he were
crossing some street car tracks on the
Susiest intersection of the city. LOIS
tss|ad, black satin pumps, when she
stonped suddenly with cry of dis
nav One heel of her shoe had caught
= yhe tracks. In her effort to dislodga
X she had withdrawn her foot, and she
stood with the stockinged foot held
asbtly from the dusty pavement.
David turned to the rescue. Cars
we're coming from each direction, and
slsneing down upon them. Pedestrians
bad stopped in amused interest, looking
A. the embarrassed girl in the white
stockings and the one black shoe.
Lois looked to David confident that
Ia could rescue the shoe. He did. But
hat before the cars reached them and
4 Lois put out her white -clad foot for
n black cover he put the shoe behind
him.
"You don't get it until you promise
to marry me - He waved the shoe aloft.
People were laughing outright. Sew
ersl chauffeurs had stopped their mo
tors. The street cars were coming
nearer and nearer as David raised the
shoe high over his head. The wretched
girl was tottering on one foot like n
lame duck. There was no sign Of re-
knitting on the young mans face.
~ won't" she answered.
"You will or I'll go home with the
shoe and leave you here" he shouted
above the noise of the traffic.
iPlease, David" she begged. There
was q loud guffaw from fat man. who
evidently admired David's powers Of
entertainment.
"Promise Promise He waved
the shoe high as he could reach.
Lois gulped. VERY we'll promise
b marry you "
'Soon?" he demanded.
ayes" she cried.
David grasped her firmly by the arm
and slipped the shoe on the poor little
dusty foot The street cars went past
them In fury Of noise.
They walked away in silence. Lois
was frightfully angry. Reaching her
door. she denounced:
"I'm just marrying you because I
won't 90 back on my word, you-you
cave man."
II don't care about the reason, just
10 you marry me-" He opened the
door. pushed her into the hall, and, fol-
lowing her in took her in his arms.
Lois was speechless- smiling.