The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-02-04
Tuning in to
Love
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By RUTH DOUGLAS
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sorry scheme of things entire Of that
bird Omar Khayyam you are refer
tor asked Rosemary frivolously.
1T is not. 1t is this little game of
everyday that we play" went on Beth,
undaunted. She had a new light In
her eye and bright flush on her
cheeks, both of which had been noted
by her observant chum.
Yesterday, with no Interior motive
whatever, stepped into Miss Maryins
tearoom for a cup of coffee and some
cinnamon toast"
Nothing noteworthy about that, is
there?" asked her chum. you are al
ways hungry"
"Of course am. And that was why
l went there. But what do you think
happened to me?' she asked earnestly.
They fed you, l suppose laughed
Rosemary.
Il met the love of my life! Now,
Rose, don't laugh. Something told me
the very minute that | laid eyes on this
man that he was the one and only hui
man being that was intended just for
me. 1 don't know who he is nor any
thing about him, but my fate is mapped
out for me just as plainly as If 1t We're
written down in guide book"
"Such utter nonsense" scoffed Rose
mary. "You are always getting mad
brushes on someone or other"
THAT is the very reason know this
man is the real one, Rose. haven't
seen anyone but him since, waking or
sleeping. l know he is my mate"
you don't know who he is or what
he does?" asked Rosemary.
"His name is Billy and he sells ra-
dos" vouehsafed Beth.
"Clew enough" admitted Rose.
"But I can't go up and down the
world asking people If they know
Billy who sells radios and has brown
eyes, can II" asked Beth with asperity.
Rosemary laughed. "No-but If he
is your Fate, as you seem to think-he
will come into your pathway again.
There-am romantic enough for you
now, dear?"
Beth refused to discuss further her
neW-I0und love.
But that evening, to her brothers
utmost surprise, she took an unusual
interest in the radio.
'How come, Sis2" he asked. "Why
this sudden CLEAN of intelligence!
Heretofore you have considered me and
my air machine bore. Now you are
thrilled with it and want to know the
makes of EN- all. Let me look you
over, kid"
Beth realized that her new interest
in the radio would not be understand
able to her young brother, but that
did not deter her. She found out the
names of the various makes and what
dealers in town represented each one.
1t was a week later that she an
swered her own doorbell to face-Billy.
His card said: "Mr William Travers
JONES'" and it also gave you the infor-
nation, in engraved sentences, that he
represented the Super Something or
Other make of portable radio ma
chimes He quickly assured Beth that
he had been sent by his house to
show her their latest model and asked
her if he could bring it up to the
porch for demonstration.
Evidently, some of the girls friends,
noting her unusual interest in the sub
iect, had given her name to the repre-
sentatives of this make of radio. Beth
was embarrassed, but she was also
so thrilled az meeting again the man
q, x,-l,oy,, cI,A bod hoop so tnrah intnr-
ested that her shyness was quickly re-
placed by a genuine pleasure.
Billy Jones carried the mahogany
cabinet from his little coupe, and re-
turning presently with a loudspeaker
he set to work to find out what was on
the air at o'clock on that lovely June
afternoon.
But don't you need an electric at
tachment- anything?" asked Beth.
NO" laughed the young man. This
is all. You can carry this machine any
where. 1t is all contained in the cabi-
net" He proceeded to- explain the
mechanism and, presently, turning a
few knobs and adjusting a switch, he
had some music from out of the air.
Both young people listened. An or
chestra in big hotel was playing
List "I}rean of Love-
Neither the man nor the girl spoke
until the wonderful composition was
finished. Tlsen they looked at each
other.
''How perfectly wonderful p breathed
Beth.
And Billy Jones, accustomed to dem
onstratien after demonstration, admit
ted that It was more than wonderful.
Each felt that to snatch dream Of
perfect love right out Of the thin air
was wonderful.
Convention kept them from admit
ting this to each other for weeks, but
by the time they did, 1t had become
more marvellous phenomenon than
they had ever dreamed Of. They had
both falitn In love on sight and it was
growing With the passing Of the sum
mer days
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