Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-01-08
HER
STREET CAR
IDYLL
By MARY MACMILLAN
"a BY short stOry Pub. Col

III WAS spring ana not caring eSpe-
cially for time she got on a sur
4 face car and took a seat by an
open window.
She sat looking out Of the window
at the wonderful new grass. at the sill
yer green Of the poplars and the gold
en- green Of the willows in the park
they were passing until she noticed a
young man who was alone little dis
lance In front Of her.
She tested the trick of trying to
hypnotic him by concentrating her
gaze and thought upon him, and sure
~, surely, In the beat Of few seconds
he turned about slowly and the level
look from his eyes came straight into
hers. He smiled-oh, there was no
doubt about his mood this time.
Good morning." she said, and there
was a softness In her voice as delight
ing as the new green Of spring.
He rose and came back. May ~
he asked.
IT was trying to see II l could at
tract your attention by staring at the
back of your head" she said, making
room for him.
Il am glad the back Of my head was
so responsive" he replied.
ut was more so than your face has
been-sometimes"
He stared at her my face doesn't
look paralyzed or anything1" he asked,
stroking his nose interrogatively.
ut has seemed, sometimes, not ex-
actly paralyzed but frozen"
The look he gave her was at first
puzzled, then quizzical. But no one
could look at her long without smil-
ing. you are not fattering," he said
swell, It isn't aattering, is II, to
meet an acquaintance and have him
look at you as the North pole might
have looked at Pearyi" she answered
with a delicious little SILVER.
maybe the North pole made mis-
take and thought 1t was Cook-all fur
coats must look alike to q North pole,
you know. Mistaken Identity and all
that sort of thing. But even II l don't
know the fellow, the next time he
treats you that way send him TO me-"
There was silence for few moments,
then he cleared his throat In a man
ner wholly unnecessary for his voice
was as pure as deep-toned bell.
allow do you like acting2" he asked.
She started. She didn't know that
the question was a barefaced hazard
on his part, and II was her turn to
look puzzled.
"Of course you must remember what
told you about thatr she answered,
sweetly ingenious, and not throwing
the light on the subject he could have
wished.
Eyes, Of course, l must" he said
with far-away gaze which looked
reminiscent but wasn't. 1t was upon
a huge bed of hyacinths which had
nothing to do with the case. They
were perfect enough In a bloom of
ravishing array Of color, purple and
lavender, yellow and violet and rose
but they didn't help him and neither
did she. you are quite right about
it," he went on, but when you pro
coed from success to success so rap.
idly, 1t is hard to remember and keep
track"
What on earth did he mean1 She
had never acted even in amateur the.
atricals In her life. He couldn't
could he-refer to her philanthropiC
work In physical culture classes AT
the Settlement Physical culture
couldn't be interpreted as acting even
In the most extravagant phraseology
n genius might be expected to use. She
remembered he was a genius. She
turned to look at him for further elucl.
dalton but his lips did not move. He
was such a well-groomed geniusl He
looked far more like a Greek athlete
she thought, and she liked him better
and better.
"You must have seen the notice
received in the paper" she said.
"See lt2" he answered. 81 sensed
It," 1t seemed as IL he gave a sigh OF
relief 1T was wonderful but not any.
thing like what you deserved"
She looked at him narrowly. The
notice had been a trifiing three lines
In the social column Of a newspaper
It was quite plain he was lyIng-lying
outrageously. But why? She was
Illuminated suddenly with comprehen.
sion. He had forgotten her and was
pretending to remember her! There
came into her beautiful dreamy eyes
look that appeared gently plying
but 1t wasn't-not at all. IF the un.
conscious young fellow by her side had
understood 1t he might have felt con.
strained to jump from the car at the
next corner.
"What would you have sald?" she
asked with soft appeal.
~ Oh, I should have said every
thing. should have placed you on q
pedestal and then thrown wreaths al
the foot Of the pedestal. Perhaps
should have said too much-I am al
together prejudiced," he said prettlly
and humbly. Oh, the young villainl
How did you like my 'Candlda'f'
she asked
He was walking on the edge Of 8
great gulf. IL didn't see that" he
answered. and for the moment wa.
saved.
But that was the play my motto,
was about"
He mopped his brow. Eyes, Of
course, certainly"
"Yet you say the notice didn't do m,
Justice. How can you know II yo,
didn't see the playr
I'll" he knew that he had faller
into the gulf with a great splash AND
Notice 10 Creditors.