Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-07
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SSrr YOU pass up Jim Crans-wsll

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ssTT YOU pass up Jim Crans-wsll,
i you needn't come to me Tor sym.
pathy II you never set 40 good 2 chance
again. That's ALL" Bruce Borden spoke
with the full authority Of twenty two
SJano. Ssau rHe, II ~ were sittins alone IN the
Borden living room. Bruce had noticed
for the first time that Jane was not
wearing her engagement sing, though
jt had been missing from her finger for
week, and then It had suddenly
dawned upon him that ho had not seen
Professor James Crane In the Borden
home for several days.
Bruce demanded explanations With
brotherly exactitude, and Jane had in
manner that Bruce considered. much
too Zip, announced that she had broken
with Jim and was glad she had done 90.
s!s you're craE Bruce Bruce ,nnIomnceSd: ynIS%s 2:
sra Sas trying '"'sS to study. IT, YOU'D bs darnsd
lucky to marry q man like Jim Crane.
guess you don't realize what his stand.
Ing IL. Why, he's barely thirty, and It's
generally acknowledged that he knows
Nor more about about oysters than any man in
"Oysters,'' ssspsd Jane. Don't talk
to me about oysters. Who wants to
marry an oyster expert" -.
''I3ut don't you realize. that TO have
won that reputation Jim has to be one
/ one Of the best scientists In the coun'
| try? guess II you knew. how the fel.
sorry for what you've done.
Hes a crusty old professor, and
% absent. minded az the worst Of them"
snapped Jane. That's the trouble. We'd
only been engaged two months, and three
times in that time Jim forgot to call TOR
me when he had promised to, and once
he had tickets for the theatre. He got
interested in some work In the labora.
tory, fussing around with his old Oys.
ters, and forgot all about me. And once
he brought me loaf OF bread instead OF
box Of flowers. His sister had asked
him to get tho bread, 20 no had the
me the bread"
"Signs Of genius, dc; signs Of
genius" commented Bruce; but Jane
was not to be persuaded.
So matters stood between Prof. James
Crane and his erstwhile hancee, Jane
Borden. Meanwhile, the professor per.
ceptibly lost weight and became more
absent minded than ever, and Jane was
secretly perfectly forlorn. After two
weeks Of the severed engagement she hnd
reached the point where she assured
herself that she did not wish ever to
renew it-that was out Of tho question
but that she would like to be friends.
She admitted to herself that she longed
for the sight Of Jim Crane.
It happened that week that there was
an exhibition in town promoted by per.
sons who had interest in seashore
property. ut was called the ocean
Front Exhibit" Some interested pro.
jector Of the affair had dumped mum.
Der of admission tickets on the secre.
| tar of Bruce's fraternity. Bruce had
brought one home for Jane, realizing
that James time hung heavy on her
hands, and an afternoon spent at any
sort Of exhibit would be better than
time spent incoming at home. Prof.
James Crane had wandered into the fra.
ternity house after lectures and feeling
too distraught for more seriou. work.
didn't really intend to use II himself
but, going to his rooms in his sisters S
house where he lived he discovered that
this sister had his afternoons work
SITS nurses day of, and must do
some shopping. Can't you manage to
take care Of Lucille while I'm gone p
| Lucille was four. Not infrequently she
had accompanied her Uncle Jim and
Jane Borden on walks and had been
the excuse for trips to the zoo and the
circus, but Jim did not feel qualified to
play nurse. girl alone. However, he con-
and then decided that his task might be
less difficult II he took his charge to
tho exhibit. A bus ride, thrilling for
Lucille. brought them to the door Of the
exhibition hall and before many min. .
utes had passed Lucille,,s eyes were
agog with admiration of the CAV lights
and gaily decorated booths. What took
her eye from tho first was a corner
booth set up to advertise q newly opened
stretch Of seashore. Orchard Beach was
as yet stretch OF dune. dotted sandy
shore, but its promoters hoped to boost
1t into prominence among the summer
resorts. The booth in question consist ed
Of q space twenty feet square filled
with white sand from the beach. At the
back was a canvas drop painted to
resemble tho far horizon Of ocean and
sky and foamy breakers playing on thu
shore. There was bit of board walk
a bench and a collection Of children'i
sand toys.
This looked good to Lucille and On.
ran to join tho three or fou
children who were already playing ir
the sand. Professor James Crane spiet
not very far off q booth set up by thu
State fisheries. There was a special dis
play showing work in oyster culture
James Crane was interested. He wa
always interested In oysters.
Suppose you stay here a few min
utes, LUCILLE" no suggested, "and IL
go over to that booth and pretty sooi
IN como buck and get you," Lucill'
gladly agreed.
The oyster exhibit proved especiall!
interesting, not, OF course, that tn
State fisheries could show James Gran,
anything about oysters, but no met al
oyster specialist there with whom h
struck UP a lively conversation amen
their pet hobby,
Meanwhile Jane Borden had arrived
She looked about but saw nothing tina
especially interested her. Still there wa
J nothing else to do, 30 she decided t
walk around. She approached the Or
chard Beach exhibit and spied Lucille
In a second she had crouched dow
beside her and was asking her dozsl
| questions,