The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-02-15
enced his second impulse regarding

enced his second Impulse fegaru.Lg
mat green bag-and yielded. Pausing
long enough to take something from
his pocket and to tumble with the
clasps, he continued on down the hall.
'Thfs is yours, l think, Miss David.
Elsa took the bag and her voice SAID,
"Why, thank you, Mr.. COrbin! Bur
her eyes looked that, out OF world
filled with stupid and clumsy men,
without a doubt he was the most clum-
sy and stupid of all.
"Now that you have found your
money perhaps you will be GOOD
enough to pay me-" shrilled Mrs. Beebe.
And, as Elsa stood irresOlute, "You
don't suspect Mr.. Corbins honesty,
hOpe?"
With cOuntenance devoid of all
expression Elsa opened the green bag
and looked in. Without lifting her
eyes she took out ten-dOllar bill and
handed it to the landlady. While the
latter was making change with a thin
"thank you!" Robert took the oppor-
tunity to go on his way. At the Slam
ming of the front door, Elsa looked up.
That evening Robert COrbin sat in
the comfortable, shabby easy chair
Raging himself for the easy way in
which he had fallen victim to girl
who suited his ideal only in those par
ticulars for which she deserved no
credit-her God-given lithesome body
and glorious shimmering hair, the color
of white gold. A girl who could fb-
and graft.
Came a knock and with vision OF
an outrageous green skirt before MS
! ewes the occupant of the front room
fastened to ansW er it. But there stood
the princess of his bOyhOOd dreams
A willowy, gracious creature garbed
in something soft and clinging ana
silken and white, whose indefinite folds
concealed and revealed and which, If 1t
did not terminate in an actual train, at
least touched or nearly touched the
| floor in spots.
MAY / come inland eXplaln-ano
thank you?" asked Elsa David.
! Robert COrbin's eyes spoke for his
tongue-the latter seemed an unneceS-
sary part of his anatomy just then.
Elsa crossed to the worn old easy
chair, which Immediately took on the
attributes of a throne. Finding Rob
ert's gaze somewhat discOncerting, but
betraying her embarrassment only Dy
an increase of color which made her
yet the more enticing, the girl began:
SEVER since l was a child and de-
youred fairy tales 1 have lOnged for q
! train. but when | grew UP enough to
wear one there weren't any. Now they
saw long skirts are coming back into
their own again. I don't know, but
saw this fr."k in shop windoW-and
! fell. 1t took my last cent and l threw
my bag into that dark corner purposeiy
so as to have a quarter-way struthfuI
excuse for Mrs. Beebe when she came
to dun me. Now, thank you for coming
to my rescue so CALAMITY, Mr.. Corbin,
and think your worst of me. OF course
will pay you back as soon as pos
sible.'' ur
.'Go out and put on that gypsy rig II
you expect me to scOld you," spake
Robert with his tongue, while his eyes
said plainly: "YOu are beautiful in that
gown-like the princess I dreamed OF
when | was little boy. / WonderF
Could perhaps persuade you TO make
i that old dream of mine come true|
III do just as you wish" answered
Elsa meekly, and then, as if reading
his thoughts and scared by her reply,
she fled down the hall, urged by that
primeval instinct that needs not chang
ing fashions and endures through the
ages.