Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-10
FULL MEASURE
BY LILLIAN p. LEONARD

you must know tnat sad, dreamy
eyed type requires finesse and re-
sort to romantic methods to win. You
don't know how to do it, that is all.
Now watch, me %
This speech had been preceded by
an ejaculation made by the younger of
the two men, sitting at an adjacent
desk In the pleasant office.
Partners in a business that seemed
to give them plenty of spare time for
dallying even In business hours, their
favorite Indoor sport" being mild fir
tations with those females who had
become wise as to the depth of their
intention and consequently rather
tame pastime, it was with strenuous
efforts they tried to capture the at
tention of any stranger or newcomer
to their floor.
Innocent, possibly in intent, but new
ertheless trivial and somewhat cheap,
so thought recent arrival in the next
room-a sad, dreamy-eyed, well-pre-
served woman Of mature years, who
had opened millinery shop next door.
The younger man had tried every
means to become acquainted, but be-
yond a cool smile, nod, or passing
greeting, he had made absolutely no
Roadway.
SO the elder man took hand in
this flippant pastime of capturing a
passing fancy, and he tried the ro-
mantle, mysterious way, that his SUI
Tod ortf
A rosebud through her letter slot
greeted her in the morning; blank
card, sometimes. box of flowers de-
livered late in the afternoon, from a
mysterious source. He had the salts
faction of seeing his flowers in wa
ter in place Of honor; but he did not
know that the woman had heard that
that was q habitual custom of his to
try to soften the heart of the fair sex
with the touching presentation of a
flower, and she had no decisions as
from whence these sudden attentions
proceeded.
So 1t was an inwardly-amused wom-
an who set the flowers where he could
see, but no hint of her amusement
looked from her sad eyes as they cas-
ually met in the hall. Her bow and
greeting were, If anything, cooler.
Then one day a tall, blond man.
somewhat younger than the woman
came along the hall. His step was
faltering and there was strange,
cropping movement in his hands, yet
he went straight to the door marked
"Maison, Halter" where cry of rap
ture greeted him. The door was
quickly closed and only continuous
joyous tnurmur could be heard.
The shop was closed for the remain
der of the day, and together they were
lost to sight.
Though silent, uncommunicative and
aloof in the time Of trouble, hiding
Spartan-like, her exquisite torture Of
uncertainty through a most grilling
ordeal; in the glow Of this most GER
tain Joy the woman expanded and had
to give out of her happiness and re-
lief from a corroding anxiety.
SO the news spread like wildfire
through the building, for human ma
an office building as elsewhere.
Eyes, my baby brother; we are all
that is left Of the family; was in
France" she told a neighbor. Had
suffered a peculiar affiiction was
struck totally blind while in action.
Nothing could be done to relieve him.
He was examined by noted specialists
who diagnosed the case as paralysis
of the optic nerve resulting from
shock.
Sometime he might regain sight,
but they held out no certainty Of
hope.
"Oh, yes, remarkable cure.
Through the treatment Of noted
psychologist, DIR. - he had regained
his sight, misty at first, but daily
growing stronger"
On hearing this "the man next
door" under his apparent lightness
being a 100 per cent American, flushed
a dark red from shame, but grew pale
moment after as a sudden realiza-
ton that he loved this woman as a
man loves only one woman in life
time, that his careless pursuit had led
him into deep waters OF emotion, and
that his feeling now was akin to wor-
ship for this brave soul who so pa
tiently had borne her sorrow in ST.
lence for so long.
Late In the afternoon next day
he called at the hatter's and pleaded
his sniff She laughed at first. The
sad dreamy eyes were sad no longer,
but dancing wells of joy. But as she
saw the mans depth of emotion she
grew serious.
II am sorry but you see next month
! am going TO marry the psychologist
who restored my brothers sight J"
A Humorous Spectator.
A speculator on the stock exchange