The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-06-16


and besides" Charlie laughed.
think how romantic this Isl"
did you say 'rheumatic'T queried
the girl, with laugh in her voice.
you know what | sald." declared
Charlie. and he laughed, too.
Before Charlie rang of that eve
ming they'd had quite conversation.
And during the following evenings
they became so well acquainted-over
the telephone-that il was only natural
they should want TO see each other
So at last they made an arrangement.
Charlie was TO come 10 the y. w. c. A.
the following evening at 80 o'clock
and look for girl near the entrance
with red hat and wearing a white
carnation. He, too, was TO wear
white carnation.
But be ready for a surprise and
"a disappointment" cautioned Mary.
Il know I'll not be disappointed"
said Charlie, 'but you may be-"
But Charlie had little fear of Mary
being disappointed FOR he knew that
he was a good looking, outstanding
fellow Of the type that pleases most
girls
Promptly at the appointed time
Charlie entered the Y building, his
heart actually fiuttering. At once
he looked around for a girl with
red hat and wearing a white carna-
ton.
But no such was visible. So Charlie.
now thinking glOOmily of the dis
appointment he had been cautioned
against, found a seat and looked
around him glumly. Just opposite
him, In q chair near the door, was
beautiful girl with rosy cheeks, bright
eyes and general look of loneliness
that caught his attention at once. Now
if only Mary could be this girl. But
this girl had on a black hat and wore
no carnation.
Then, as Charlie was weaving
romance around the girl opposite him,
he received a shock Coming toward
the door was a girl wearing a red hat
and a white carnatiOn. But such
girl Poor thing, she couldn't help it.
But at the sight of this girl who was
so ungainly, so hOmely, so altogether
displeasing, he felt as though all the
world had suddenly zone dark and
all the joy of life had left him. At
first he wanted TO turn and>run. But
then his instructive good breeding as
serted itself. 1t would never do TO
play the girl such trick as that.
So Charlie rose and stopped the
girl.
Pardon me-" he said, you're Miss
Mary Davis, aren't you"
The girl looked at him in surprise
Then a look of understanding came
into her eyes.
mo, I'm nOtV' she answered en-
phatically.
And once more life seemed worth
living to Charlie.
81 know how you made the mis-
take" said the girl. Mary lent me
her hat for this evening and gave
me this carnation. She said the car
nation was important / knOw-she
wanted you to- think that 1 am her
But Pm not. There she is -
The girl turned and pointed di-
rectly at the beautiful girl seated near
the door who had so fascinated Charlie
and whose cheeks were now blushing
rosily.
In some way Charlie thanked the
girl with the red hat and then rushed
to Mary.
'This is wOnderful-this is the best
luck In the world !" he cried.
Mary looked up at him shyly.
You're not disappointed" she
queried.
Il was-a moment ago." said Charlie.
''But now-oh, but I'm glad TO meet
your
For a moment there was silence
as he gazed delightedly down at her.
"But how about your he queried
finally. Are you disappointed? You
fixed it up nicely to give yourself a
chance to look me over before meet
! ing me. Are you satisfed?"
Mary looked up at him with friend
! ly. honest eyes.
IF wasn't" she said frankly, I'D
never have stayed here. I'd have
gone up to my room and you'd never
| have met mel"
Charlie smiled joyously. He knew
instlnctively that his dull evenings had
been banished forever.