The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-05
WRT @ lesI, by Doubleday, Dorsn and Co.

known from childhood days that you were going to meet a man named Earl, and souls reaching out to souls and thought telepathy and everything. 1 guess that just about proves 1t more than anything could.
 "They just had pie for dessert, and saw him shake his head, kind of bored and superior, that he didn't want any. But he ate aw- fully slowly, and he hadn't fin- ished when we left, and had to walk right past him. could of almost touched him. My heart was beating so fast 1t pretty nearly stifled me, and my kfees shook and everything. But even for your sake, darling, 1 didn't dare glance at him as we passed. I'd of died. know I would, and mother was right behind me and everything.
 "But when daddy was paying the check, up in front, 1 did kind Of glance toward him. Mary-Frances, he'd kind of turned around in his chair, and he was looking right at can't explain 1t, but right then an- l ohhGA ShS VI &hy POy ShhS hahGhG1 came to me--you know how they do - and 1t was just as if he'd said, in so many words to me, If you girls are downtown tomorrow after school am going to come up and speak to you
 He'll do 1t, Mary-Frances. I know 1t with all my innermost be- ing. It makes me just kind of tremble all over. Do you suppose we'll dare? The more think about 1t, honest, the more 1 think we just absolutely won't dare. was think ing, like Danty and Beatrice, 1t might just come to be ono of those beautiful, passing dreams"
 Dare! Well, Ermintrude Hill, if you think I'd back down now, at this crucial time, after" Mary Frances stopped, caught her breath sharply. Deep annoyance, coupling so suddenly with her intense ex- citement, had all but betrayed her --"after we've promised Miss By erly that we'd take part and every thing"
 Miss Byerly was their Sunday school teacher.
 Ann hung up the dishpan, and turned on the faucet above the sink, and swished the water about with 0 brush, and decided to let that do for this evening. Phil, sure- ly, would be here now before long Phil was late again. She did not mind, because she had heard or read that the secret. of successful love lay not in ignoring faults but in recognizing them and not mind- ing them.
 Years ago, whom Phil had always been early, she had not minded that, and so, sensibly, there was no reason for minding now because he was always late. Probably 1t was merely habit and not fault at all; or were habits and faults the same?
 She took two damp tea towels from the seat of @ chair and went to hang them on the rack above the stove. 1t was mean of Mary Frances to skip off, as she had be. fore the tinware was washed. Il hand been sweet of Cecily to offer to help, though she should have known Ann would not allow |
 when she had company. Cecily' wal .. in love. For nearly ten minutes Ann had forgotten 1t. Poor Ciss! Ann caught 1t back and tried. tt correct 1t. She likes 1t. of course am in love, and like 1t. O ! course I like 1t. must like beini ] in love with Phil---who is alwayy ss late.
 She turned out the kitchen ligh ! and went through the big dining
 room into the front hall. Mary Frances whs coming quietly dowr the stairs, and she tipped her chir to sauciness as she answered Ann's question.
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