Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-01-12

me. indsed-Tm awfully interested.
De tell me some more" And Collins
did.
Three weeks later the situation was
unchanged. That is, It was unchanged
as far as Mr.. Hawkins govt was con-
cerned, but there was a decided change
In the affairs Of Edward Collins.
Formerly ne had spent his even
ings reading or wandering over the
grounds alone; but now he seemed to
haunt certain spots. It was a peculiar
fact that Miss Evangeline Hawkins
was nearly always near those spots.
he was also given to incoming about,
and Mr.. Hawkins found some cause
for complaint in inattention. It might
! nave been noticed, in addition, that
he cherished a withered rose in a
/ drawer Of his dresser. This rose had
been worn by Miss Evangeline Haw-
kins at a small dance given at the
! house one weekend. She had dropped
/ 1t and he had picked it up. All these
! signs, of course, mean nothing in par
ticular
And then one>day he lost his note
book and Miss Evangqline Hawkins
| found 1t.
An hour after he had discovered his
loss he came upon her in a little sum-
mer house in the garden. She was
reading sOmething-his notebook With
a sign Of relief he approached. She
rose, and smiled at him-a little I'M
certainly. Here's y0ur beck" she
said.
Thank yOBI" he was relieved thaA
she had found it.
what neat shorthand yOu nakeI"
she said.
He blushad crimson. Tive had Q
good deal Of practice"
did you know" she said idly. Il
went 10 a school SRe0 and learned
stenOgraphy7 thought I'd be useful
/ can still read it."
The red in HE face. dse7snSd
LET me read some Of y0urs-Fva
been looking 1t over and I can read It
very we'll" She was turning the pages
as she spoke. He became conscious
Of wild desire to grab the beck from
her hands and fee; but he remained
rooted to the spot.
"HerS," she said. Dear Sir-YOur
letter Of the 18th received-I love her.
In reply would say that-shs b the
sweetest girl in the world. We are
unable to make any ether terms than
~ In OF
tiOn-Of course, have no chance, but
maybe
He found his voice. "Pleasa Miss
Hawkins, don't torment ne
shouldn't have done 1t, I know-I
haven't any right-but couldn't help
it-wOn't you give me the book"
She handed him the book, and he
left her without 3 word.
That night as he prepared for bed
he glanced once more over the pages
where, in neat curves and angles, were
the damning words that had made him
hopeless for all time. He stared at
them duly as he read sentence after
sentence. Hawkinss tGrse business
English interpreted with the thought
Of his Own-as he thOusht-socret
heart. And then his heart gave q bONRd
and began beating madly; for at the
bottom Of a page, in characters quite
unlike his own. a new line had been
scrawled. He translated 1t breathlesSiy.
'Why say you have no chanceH You
never asked mel"
$50 you've been making love to my
daughter behind my back, chr" Old
Man Hawkins glared at his blushing
secretary.
sven, sir-shs-didn't seem to
mind"
"Oh, she didn't Well, how DO you
know / wOn'tT
The baited Collins could emily gulp
and stammer. But into the room burst
Miss EvangelinS Hawkins, all radiant
and happy and overwhelming
Daddy, you're not to prOtead that
you're angry when you're not. You
know you told me"
Flush upl" roared Ola Man Haw-
kinds. But the mischief was 6oRO COls
Inns turned on him. "DO yeu mean to
tell me that you've been soaring ne to
death all this time fer ROthiRgH I'll
never be afraid Of you again."
There It is! Run along children,
run along. You've found nae Cut, and !
I've lest the best private secretary I
ever had. butt seem to have gained
an excellent son-in-law."