Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-21
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
THE GIRL WITH TWO
SWEETHEARTS
By Liiliuce NJ. Mitchell

l. way YOU have" said her chum
bitterly. ''it wouldn't take me long to
decide to say yes TO one Of them-and
leave the other one for some other
girl"
Ellen stared al her chum, But you
soc. I've known both Of them ever since
] was a child and sometimes J think II
one and then again I think it's the
other" Her blue eyes clouded for
moment and then she smiled. But
know that I'll know-pretty SOON
some way can tell that ] really
love-" she paused.
II believe that you know right now
and are just" :,
Ellen looked aggrevcd, Truly. !
don't. But, some way I know
bah :" interrupted her chum and
slammed out Of tho house. ,
It was Saturday afternoon and Ellen
began preparing for the evening. Tom
always took hcr 10 dinner downtown
on Saturday nights and then they
usually went to q show ur concert
while they were still downtown. Anh
so on Saturday afternoons Ellen al
way washed her hair and maniCured her
nails with extra care for Tom. who. al
though he never said anything concern
ing her personal appearance ni"uSH
! had the air Of regarding her critically
~ she stood in tho front hallway draw
ing on her gloves.
She and Tom ana Dhvld Mc;uire
had all gone to school AT the tItle
red Schoolhouse which 'sy e9rIuIStanI, I
between their three homes ON nau
gone to the city where ne hsd mane a
dchnitc success in the bond business
WITH ny un',e ua" .,II ,"ui,'CW " Give ST had
salS s, oeho I, H"'' II;,,s,au, u,boro bo
s.sGeu Tn.h pi III ~ n,um"' So. ali u,,nr,or
Mo,htu na'u om tnc a ,a, .ho ii.,I,, nnndo,
anu s.a'"u a., W,m,.' M,ii M IA, ',s ", trv;ng n
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per.''t '"o"s" W '"''"',
That evening she was drawing on her
white gloves under inc ahectIohate YET
critical eyes of Tom when David Nc,
CURE was announced. Inc men greeted
each other with the tricndliness that
their school days warranted; yet Ellen
thought. here was reserve on the
part, Of each. While they stood discuss
ing business Snc had soou opportunity
I" co'hP"'e '"en''
Tom wore his clothes well and was
entirely at ease; David. however, was
plainly from the country. His clothc'
were store clothes and Ellen could just
imagine how old Mr.. Holloway had tried
the coat on for David In front ot th'
mirror that stood before the brncl
where new shoes were tried on. She
could fairly sec him slap David on th'
back: 'Wish l could look as peart,
he had probably said MS h" called ole
Mrs. Holloway TO view the tit Of the Goa
that looked like II was made Il"
DaSy.
II was decided mutually that the,
should all dine together and Ellen founo
as they drove uptown in the cab tha
Tom had ordered carly in the Afternoon
that she still had ample occasion t,
look at the two men together. Sh
thought of the two proposals so lk
tho men who had made them.
II cant give you much now
honey-cxcCpt love. David said as the
had stood under tree laden with chcrr
blossoms. but some day the potato
hitler will work OUT and then
thCn---' his eyes had looked far ava
over the hills.
Tom : proposal had come while the
stood waiting for taxicab after iii
I theatre; II think " whole lot Of you
Ellen. and with your. looks and m
money We'll Just make the little oil
town hum-l can give you everything.
E,ycrythinp-ond nothing'