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Celia Rogers. lacking one month
Of being IS and just out OF high
school, spends q hot and weary
July day looking for a job. Her
mother, Margaret Rogers. is a
widow and employed as a seamstreSs
in a dress shop. They live in Bait
imore. with no other income than
the mothers earnings.
Celia Is unsuccessful in her search
for work and goes home. Mrs.
Rogers arrives with a letter which
she conceals from her daughter.
Celia goes for q drive with Barney
Shields. a young newspaper photo
Il .pher who lives next door.
While they are gone. Mrs. Rog-
ers reads her letter. 1t Is signed
John Mitchell" and the writer Of
ters to provide advantages OF edu-
cation. travel and social position If
Mrs. Rogers will give her up. Mar
garet declares she viii never do
this. Meanwhile, far away on a
country road, Shields takes Celia
into his arms and kisses her.
Now Go On With The story
CHAPTER III
Celia lifted starry eyes to Bar
ney's. She was trembling but
happy. Barney's arms held her
close. His kisses we're still warm
on her lips.
oh" Celia whispered and
could not 60 on.
Shyly she dropped her head to
nestle against Barney's shoulder,
Her cheek touched his.
Celia" Barney Shields was say
ing In a low voice that sounded far
away. You're so sweet. DO YOU
know that. honey? Know that I'm
crazy about your"
She would not lock up. Celia's
mind was whirling. This ecStatic
happiness was frightening. But ii
was wonderful too. Then Celia re-
membered that letting a young man
kiss you was supposed to be wrong.
How could anything so pleasant as
this be vrong2
Barney" she said. raising her
head. you've mustn't" She drew
away from him.
Instantly the youth was contrite.
You're not angry. are you?" he
begged. why. Celia. you know l
didn't mean please don't be an
gryl / couldn't help it. Celia. You're
just SO sweet 7 couldn't help IT,"
Color was slowly flooding the
girls cheeks. She kept her eyes
downcast. being unable to trust her
self 10 look at him. Barney mis-
understood. He launched into one of
the longest speeches he had I've In
all his life made.
Listen, Celia" he said earnestly.
don't you understand? Oh. I know
you're really just a kid and I
we'll / haven't any business expect
ing you TO ear for a dub like me.
I guess / should have known better.
But I've been crazy about you ever
since the first day / saw you and
after that, when / got TO know you
we'll, I've liked you better all
along. Girls aren't much in my line.
Guess / never knew any OF EN- very
well before. Anyhow, you're diff
ferent from the rest. ! didn't mean
TO tell you all this the way I have
I don't know what made me I'm
we'll. / sort of forgot everything else
except you being here beside me
and the rest of the world such a
long way off. Just you and me-and
the stars up there-and the wind
Celia. I'm not going to be a photo
grapher all my life. I don't know
how vet. but I'm going TO be IN o
he men who boss things instead 81
taking ordersl Some Of these dav:
I'm going to push up out OF tbs
Undertaking crowd. Do you suppose
some time. maybe. you could care
for me? Celia-could your
She wondered If he could hsa,
lcw loud her heart was beating.
Barney" the girl said. you know
I care about you'll"
That did not satisfy him.
1T isn't the way l mean" Bar
lev said quickly. Il mean do vol
hing yoii could care the way / do
10 you think you could marry me?'
Celia Rogers had never in hel
whole life thought seriously about
marrying. She had entertained
dreamy notions. as do all girls. 81
the sort OF home she would like
for her own. how II would seem K
70 shopping in a big a with .
chauffeur and 90 TO elegant parties
with a husband vaguely imagined
as rich and handsome. But she hac
never really thought about marry
ing anyone-that Is, anyone sh.
knew. After all. Celia was not yet 10
why. Barney" she said. you
know I couldn't marry anyone
not for a long timel I've got tc
take care of mother. She's worked
and done everything for me all
my life. Now it's my turn. 7 Xix: