The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
INITIALS
BY CORONA REMINGTON

with its two happy passengers.
I'm wild about this car, Dick. II
moves so smoothly one hardly realizes
II, yet We must be going pretty fast
10 pass all those other machines"
Yes, ii is a pretty good car, Flor
ence," Dick Former assented rather
uneasily. "And ! love TO go out IN
it-with You"
Thanks, tiatterer," she smiled II
won't tell you / Ike 10 go out in il
with you Ii might spoil you and
you're too nice for that; il would be
q shame and would make some poor
girl unhappy one Of these days"
Some poor girl" he scoffsd Flor
ence, for heayen's sake don't play
with me. I'm too serious about II
You know the girl / want, and vou
know If l were through college I'd say
all the things long 10 say /,
"Oh, Dickie, l didn't mean TO hurt
Forgive. Honestly, / didn't know you
were as serious as that {
If l thought you weren't going 10
marry me I'd chuck everything and go
10 Inc 1DES ll4S A44AALC.
That's a nice way TO talk You
know you have a little more back
bone than that II you hadn't
wouldn't even like you as friend
Florence Oliver looked ar the well
cut profile beside her and her lips
parted in smile. Did she love him
enough 10 tie herself TO him for Ifef
IT was such q big question. Yet, when
she thought OF sending him away from
her the whole world seemed 10 die.
81 don't know, Dickie, but I'll think
about il, dear"
Cant you tell me now? How can
I wait another twenIy-four hours?"
Truly, have no idea myself which
way it will be, but III let you know
tomorrow afternoon"
II was the longest day FORMER ever
spent He cut classes and wandered
around, one minute in the depths OF
despair. and the next on the noun
taintops Of hope. At last the time
arrived, and he hurried 10 Florence's
home She came 10 the door herself
in answer 10 his ring, her face radiant,
"Well2" he asked eagerly.
81 can't endure the idea Of giving
you up. Dickie, so I guess / must love
you enough"
"Oh, Florence, you angel!" he said
taking her in his arms. .'Ypu could
never have made any man as happy as
you viii me-"
You're an old dear and I'm sure
you're going TO make me happy, too.
The next day they took long ride
In the car 10 celebrate. Florence was
Ike a child on a picnic, but Dick
seemed a little preoccupied and
solemn. He felt Ike hypocrite, as
If he had won Florence under false
pretenses, and the harder he tried 10
confess the more impossible II seemed.
She would probably scorn him and
throw him over Why hadn't he told
her in the beginning that the car they
were riding in was not his, but be-
longed TO his generous roommate who
had put all his possessions at Dicks
/ disposal?
You seem all blue and solemn.
pickle" said Florence after q while.
whats the matter? Can't you tell
me?'
She was so gentle and sympathetic!
His heart throbbed
IL am sort Of blue" he con-
fessed. "Just blue, / guess" he STAN
mered, losing all courage.
aWell. you must cheer up Dickie, or
/ won't think you're glad. And l was
about TO suggest a plan, but now may
be you wouldn't like Il"
Course 1 would. Tell me"
IL thought il would be fun 70
meet your roommate You've talked
so much about him and / thought
maybe we could all three have dinner
together If you'd call him up. In
way he's sort Of responsible for my
falling in love with you
"How?"
I'll don't know and I'm sure you'll
laugh. but somehow, like you most
when you're driving this big car. That
was when you first thrilled me. You
manage il so easily and look So
manly. On, Dickie, you couldn't un-
derstand, but l believe another girl
could"
"Oh-h-h-hi You frightened me sol
thought you were going 70 run straight
into that other car"
IT came mighty near It. Sorry
frightened you. dear Frightened nay
self, too. but somehow you upset me-
After a while he managed to say
casually enough:
But how did you know this car be-
.longed TO my roommateY'
"T knew his name was Jim Ander-
son and the initials on the door are
]. A A. so guess must have jumped
TO the conclusion. but didn't you tell
me so? I was under the impression
that you had"
sM-maybe / did, he answered at
ter a while "Sure Wen have Jim TO
dinner. / want him TO meet my girl.
I'm Just the happiest fellow In the
whole world"
what a moody old thing you are,
Dickie, laughed Florence, timidly
patting his coat sleeve. "A minute
ago you We're so blue and now you're
! so happy. Men are such funny crea-
lures, but like them just the same"
Good Day Coming.
"we now have an invention from