New Britain herald., 1926-07-09
C>ow GO ON WITH THE STORM
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There was restaurant in the next block and there they found a little table for two hidden away in one corner
 It vas Whitr-tilud place as spot less and shining as a model kitchen. Down one side of it ran long lunch counter. On the walls were signs that read. WATCH YOUR HAT" and PLEASE PAY AT THE DESK" It smcllcd of by-gone meals and fresh coffee.
 But so far as Merry Locke was concerned il had all the gilt grandeur of the Ritz. She was so hapy that she saw everything through rose-colored mist that day. Why Is it that those who are young and in love always scent to find their way into restaurants? Surely it is not because they are hungry for food. Being in love takes away the appetite.
 Perhaps it is because there is something so cozy and home-Iike about sitting at q little table, and looking across it into q pair of we'll ! loy ed eyes.
 Merry looked at the man whose name was Gaines and lie looked at her. and they both laughed. They 1 laughed because they were young and in love, and because life was 1 good,
 T don't even know your name, l Miss Locke.'
 "Merry-and what's yours. MT l Gaines?"
 "Anthony" he answered. but people always call me Tony as if ] were q Dago movie actor What would you like to eat, Merry" "' i Merry shrugged her little should CTS. Anything" she said, and 1 laughed as if food were q joke. 1 But when the waitress came up 10 them. Tony grarcly ordered bean soup and hot roast bee, sandwiches and apple pic and coffee. Forty-fiys minutes later. the round-eyed waitress carried most of ! fl, untouched, back to the kitchen.
 By that time Merry had found out ! that Tony was the only son of a widowed mother that he was tWen- weight years old, and that he had desk room in tn, law office Of Forbcslec and Krabmer in the Shali- mar building,
 And she had found out something , else that was vastly more important to her. just then. She had found out that Anthony Gaines had fallen in love with her-as she had with him at first sight,
 Its the only Way.' Tony said dryIy If you don't care for girl the minute you lay eyes on her, shes not the right girl for you, The minute 1 saw you coming down Fir street week ago today, I said to myself"
 He broke off Let's get out of here!" he proposed suddenly, "I cant talk to you in this place.
 Outside it was pouring.
 My car is parked down on Thir- tcenth street." Tony said as they went along, with their heads down. What do you say We knock off from work this afternoon? Let's go for drive and get acquainted'
 'Lct's.' laughed Merry, breath- lessly.
 There were curtains on the road sIcr. and it was dry and warm n- side
 Mons will murder me f she finds out that l skipped school' Merry sighed, as they drove along through ! the rain-swcpt gray town. "Tm learning to be a stenoErapher. but doubt that I'll ever be d successful one"
 Marry me instead" said Tony with his engaging grin.
 Merry wondered if he meant what he said Probably not she thought She sat silent in her corner of the seat watching him Wistfully with her sea-greeu eyes.
 Funny thing but l never thought of you as a stenographer. he re- marked after a moment or two. 'l never thought of you as having a family. l don't know why. Every body has some sort Of family. oi course
 How dld you think Of me2' ] "Just as you--iust as my girl he answered. "I don't like to think oI