Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-06

tcr"StS him"
mat night Joan remained little
AFTER five to finish some letters. As
She stood in the hall waiting for the
elevator to take her down to the
street. Mr.. Davis stepped from bend
in the corridor. where 1t was quite
obvious he had been waiting, and
Joined her.
AS they both lived uptown II was
simple thing to begin the practice
q going - the subway together.
Once The6 1t was little late Mr..
Davis suggested that Joan dine with
him before they start on their sub
way trip. That seemed to seal their
friendship. but it gave Joan little
opportunity to make actual verlfca-
tion OF her character reading.
One evening several weeks later
when Joan and the constant Mr..
Davis were jolted along together In
the subway, Mr.. Davis suddenly
looked at Joan with an air of annoy
ance. Clearly he was disturbed, ap-
paently piQued and disappointed.
Followed much confusion on the pnrt
Of Joan.
Il know what you are ANNOYED
about said Joan. II can't explain
now, hut tomorrow III tell you all
about u. 1t wouldn't do here In the
subway, some one might hear u.s."
"Then Ill get out of the subway
with you and see you to your home.
| ,,l,
tell Inc about it," was Mr.. Davis spri
Gus reply.
You were annoyed" said Joan as
soon as they were In the open, be
cause you thought l was staring ut
that self-satisfied young foorwalker
opposite"
"You did seem to be interested
but how do you know he was a floor
walker?"
I'VE were in the subway late for
the Office crowd" explained Joan.
Most of these people were store
workers. That man wore cut
away coat. He wasn't the type OF
man who'd have cutaway coat
unless IT was part Of his Job"
Il guess you're right" agreed Mr..
me is that you were obviously inter-
ested In him. You don't look like the
sort OF young woman who would in
vite acquaintance with strangers. I
guess I don't understand YOU"
You don't think I was trying to
fiirt, do you?" gasped Joan.
i don't want to think so, I'm go
Ing to be frank. When / first came
to the Office I noticed you. picked you
out as different from most girls In
offices. I fiatter myself I am able
usually to size people Up on sight.
Anyone with q Keen eye and ordinary
Intelligence ah do It. From TIE frst
you We're q contradiction. You
seemed almost demure, and yet that
very first week you-well, you know
how you used to look out at me. I
wouldn't have dared to wait for you
that first evening II 1t hadn't been
for that. 1t was a challenge. And
now, Joan, l have grown more than
fond of you. Somehow I feel that
you are the kind of girl would like
to marry. But, of course, II you would
rather flrt with every other man YOU
see, L"
Joan did not let Mr. Davis finish
his sentence. She explained then and
there, with perfect satisfaction to
BOTH the reason for her apparent
Doldness. She told him, too, Of he
trip to the character reader with
Maud and Margaret.
"One thing he did say" admitted
Joan, that l wasn't quite sure of.
That was that l would meet the man
l could really care for"
She told the whole story to Maud
and Margaret when she told them Of
her engagement to Mr.. Davis.
"And just to Think sighed Mar
garet to Maud, "if one of us had tried
our hand at character reading we
might have valnped Mr.. Davis instead
! of JOAN