The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-01
'T guess that's right" said the eir,.


'I guess that's right" said the girl
"And besides Charlie laughed
"think how romantic this lsr'
"Dld you say 'rheumatlc'r uuerled
the girl, with laugh In her voice
"You know what sald," declared
Charlie, and he laughed, too.
Before Charlie rang off that eva.
ming they'd had quite a conversation,
And during the following evenings
they became so well acquainted-oyer
the teleplone-that II was only natural
they should want to see each other,
So at last they made an arrangement,
Charlie was to come to the Y w. G. A,
the following evening at 1880 o'clock
and look for girl near the entrance
with red hat and wearing a white
carnutlon. He, too, was to wear
white carnatlon.
"But be ready for surprise and
"a disappointment" cautioned Mary.
II know I'll not be disappointed,d
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 hutterlng. At once
lie looked around for girl with a
red hat and wearing a white carna-
tion.
But no such was visible. SO Charlie,
now thinking gloomlly Of the dis
appointment he had been cautioned
against, found seat and looked
around him glumly. Just opposite
him, in chair near the door, was a
beautiful girl with rosy cheeks, bright
eyes and general look of lovelness
that caught his attention at once Now
If only Mary could be this girl. But
this girl had on black hat and wore
no carnatlon.
Then, as Charlie was weaving a
romance around the girl opposite him,
he received shock. Coming toward
the door was girl wearing a red hat
and white carnatlon. But such a
girl Poor thing, she couldn't help II.
But at the sight Of this girl who was
so ungalnly, SO homely, so altogether
dlspeaslng, he felt as though all the
world had suddenly gone 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.
Go a.
girl.
Pardon me- he said, you're Miss
Mary Davis, aren't your
The girl looked at him In surprise.
Then look of understanding came
into her eyes.
mo, I'm noti" she answered en-
phatlcally.
And once more life seemed worth
living to Charlie.
II know how you made the mis-
take" said the girl. MARY lent me
her hat for this evening and gave
me this carnatlon. She said the car
nation was important. know-she
wanted you to think that I am her.
But I'm not. There she Isl"
The girl turned and pointed d.
rectly at the beautiful girl seated near
the door who had so fascinated Charlie
and whose cheeks were now blushlng
roslly.
In some way Charlie thanked the
girl with the red hat and then rushed
to Mary.
"Thls is wonderful-thls is the best
luck in the world !" he cried.
Mary looked up at him shyly.
you're not dlsappolntedT she
queried.
II was-a moment ago" said Charlie.
'But now-oh, but I'm glad to meet
youi"
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 satlsfied?"
Mary looked up at him with friend
ly, honest eyes.
'If wasn't" she said frankly, "Td
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.