The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-05-25
IL Doesn't
Always Happen
ny JUSTIN wENTwoop

"'And worship her with years
Of noble deeds
Until he wins her -"
Little Mise Kramer repeated the
words TO herself softly. They were
out sf her fayorite Tennys son. and Miss
Kramer was romantic.
She was the telephone girl at
Bridge a Stours. the Wholesale tile
people. she had held her Job ave
years she was romantic She had
slipped her Tennyson under her hat,
aud she was reading the poet In the
lunch hour.
"The trouble ls" sighed Miss
Kramer. men ARE 80 horribly swim
nowadays. And there's ~ little room
for noble deeds How Is one 10 be
sureT"
She almost wavered from her fixed
determination never 20 lct any man
speak TO her of love until he had wor.
SHIPPED her for at least two years
Hut things did 20 faster now. and
Miss Kramer was twenty-five.
That was not old. Of course. bu,
she could be twenty-seyen before her
knlght.errant had worshiped her for
two years. even II he came riding
along Immediately on the elevated.
No one had ever shown any dispo
sItion 10 worship Miss Kramer. Every
body liked her. and twice In her life
Young men had behaved foolishly and
Miss Kramer had looked at them re-
proachfully and they had shrunk.
That was the pits OF II. Men took 50
much for granted. There was young
Don Hayden. the assistant bookkeeper.
for Instance. They had been good
friends for nearly a year. Then he
had asked permission Co call at her
boarding house. and-well. just what
had happenedf
All Miss Krnmer could remember
ing along the edge OF his chair and
had shown a tendency to stray across
the arm 81 her chair 90 where her
hand rested. And then
Subtly. very subtly. Miss Kramer had
conveyed the impression that that
vac not where Don Haydon's hand
ought to be. He had left lew MIN
ute- afterward. Ana they had no,
been such good FRIENDS since he hhu
never called again.
She glanced across the hsii AZ MN
as DE sat "resuihs WIN 'he poVAs
Perhaps thrill OF apprehension ran
throush her-perhAps he was even
no" srusknhs :" aver .ne '",no'e"
insolvency "i iN'use S'.ur. I,s'y
one Ahe" tue "'"' WIS w WV "'''''
The cashier came out OF the man
ayers once. carrying = paekase u
letters. lie ieft one on MISS hrainer
desk. went on Without speaA'nk, 10"
one on the next desk on every d"s.
| MISS Kramer op~hso ners anu 'enu
Win terror
| "on account OF the windins'up OF
business We shaIi De uhaoie 10 u'inhe
your services si'er SATURDAY next n
eheck Tor TWO ~eeAs sa'ar' " Gu
closed hers"''n.
she lei the SIP OF ,he ehecA nuuer
unheeaea 10 'ne moor, inen sue
picked +" Up ana ps, u IN her oas.
Az TWO O'CLOCK the once was akok
WIN ehei'enen,. INe'soous nsu
ceNeu houoe. iha' uAs was '.u
oay. anu u mean, o'e "o'e uas
wotA' one wees OF sa'a,y 70 'onv"'
ahu-he sruei'hs searvn ioe loos
'ooS Nv h'ne N"en u".s VIZ ~
scare hs 'aspoer''es !" 'anu'.s
Tough luck. Miss Kramer IL was
Don Hayden speaking outside the OF.
nee III means the oreakihs w OF
oid dissertations Tor al OF US
Miss Kramer NODDED she eouiu not
trust hers'li 70 speaA' AFTER All she
might mol have Insisted aoou'-"oou'
the hand'
VIII you Ie' me 'aAs S'u !" UNI
nerf Don asked
friue suuss'eu WV" p'"0'Pe
wen. a very inexpensive 'es'auran''
sald '"mpr"nhse'
Thsy SAT over ,he nea'. %