Show tJ HIS LITTLE FLING if ift t- t By JACK LAWTON i l. l 11 lUI 1913 Richard had cl an nn uneventful life lite Raised by lIy two exacting w mull mull- th thod od had been the IDe keynote r f hi Iia ex exI I tenc- tenc Marlon Marion his sister ulster had shared the Fame fawe monotonous but Oil coin tate Any custom hut but thru that I of the little towns town's was WUK frowned upon therefore Hi el d I passed duly and dull dully through Ii high chool school th the Gru bunk curne bt-curne chief chic clerk and continued pa IU pus lively ively his dally daily routine JUnOD ev eventually In the school chool and rend read at ot evening e from Crom books book approved by the two dominating old ladies Indie Marlon Marions life lIe prom promised 1 ed to blend exactly Into loto what theirs toY toV to to- V Y day dat T The TO Gro schoolgirls of his da day had bad grown glo up and greeted him smilingly now v upon the streets there WB his Interest ended Perhaps it wax was the first breath o of that turned him to rebellion or perhaps the sentence o of a story read tb the pr previous night One must hun have his little fling the theat at story tory J had bad Insisted and Richard real reel d suddenly and Indignantly that he be t thad I I had bad never neer had any ant fling tUng at all II Everything had been arranged d and I ordered for tor him Going to spend m my holiday week In Inthe inthe the tile city he told the banker abruptly abrupt abrupt- ly 7 and departed By fly long distance I I phone hone he later notified his hb astounded h family Do you suppose e he be has hall gone gooe to to see He ee the dentist Marion asked I Urgent and private banking buHi bust bud Hi undoubtedly declared th the th el el- el UT Hum aunt a Jl Rut But Richard had gone gon to have hue his bla little HUh fling His Ills vision of an meted good time was wall rath rather r hazy There would be he vaudeville vaude shows of ot course coarse famous movies moles and meals at atthe atthe the big st est hotels He Ue regretted having hay hav In lug ing no acquaintance in the city efty enJoying en on- things alone was not tory If lf one know a companionable ble rant man or or Richard actually blushed blushed- I an lIn exceedingly attractive girl like thoM 1104 of ut the stories and stories and at this part of his meditation an nn exceedingly attractive at at- e girl irl seated herself at the opp op- op p Jt side of or the hotel table table- i May I have hn the salt snit please she asked and the Ice was vas broken It seemed a n natural thing after that to fall Call easily Into conversation The war How terrible It W wai II I I II The TIlt at the 01 Strand had Strand piny play had he be seen It It- It so it-so so o very good etc tc Richards Richard's e eyes es spoke open admiration admiration admira admira- tion of the he girls girl's Irl's modish spring suit Good by by said the girl as she be I clasped her white gloves but bat Richard url an with surprising ln temerity Oh Ob please he be begged you ou take tak pit pity on a 8 lonely fellow and go 10 over O to the show with him Why she be objected I might be bt married But yoli ou are not noU Richard ques ques- No I am am not not th the girl admitted She considered I have an nn enga engagement engage engage- e- e ment meat for this evening would tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row afternoon do He agreed with willa alacrity Dazedly Richard passed out of ot th the glittering dining room How remarkable remark able It had all aU h been n. n Never before ore had hid he be freely laughed and talked with nay any young toune woman There had always Iwas been an uneasy desire for tor flight Now his Ida one desire was wu to see ue again this daringly lovely lorely creature If U he Its might one persuade h her r to him through various pleasure trips o of th the week to come And the girl prore proved easy to persuade One ODe might almost almos Imagine her as eager for or companionship companionship companion companion- ship and aDd hearted free ree-h ree amusement a as 81 himself Twice she abe had permitted him hint to call can for her at the home bome where eh she was a guest A home In a favored residential district It was but tall til that tha Richard could learn of ot the girl lid washer was wu washer her ber name Faith Stanton Of or her own owe home life she be was reticent nt Richard had Introduced himself elt b by card Miss Stanton did not further present him to her hostess But of ot th the therl's girls girl's rl's life or people Richard cared noth noth- Ing With the headlong impulsiveness of ot this his first adventure he ha had bad fallen tallen Irrevocably Irre In lor love Then Then before he himself knew what wha he was doing Richard proposed The girls girl's prompt and flat at r refusal futa brought him quickly to earth You Tot do not know me at nt all she sighed I r am amery very ery different from what you ou think Nothing could move her from her tearful determination The Grovetown rD home when he returned re r- returned re- re turned seemed duller than ever the hank routine more distasteful Then one ODe day a familiar tone temp a at athis hi his window started hl his aching hear rt to hammer When he looked o over his mahogany railing Into the face tae b bih be beneath I neath he could only murmur You The girl Irl o of hl his adventure ad stood tood thrusting a bank book before himI him I 1 told you OU that I was different from the flat dashing creature I played at be he- heIng beIn being In ing Faith Stanton protested I know w A you on Oll all ull along You have cashed canned fathers father's fa fn- n ther's checks for me with scarce a glance the Rev Re Jabez Stanton min min- ister tr We came here last lust month I 1 Iwas Iwas was In n the city attending d It school chool friends friend's wedding when I met you I want wanted l to know how It would seem Hem to list lire as other girls I rill Ito do and she h he let me wear war her clothes Faith touched her prim hat haf with a 3 grimace Mother r makes 8 me IDe wear this style sf e said eald Through the barred window aught and held heir the lilt girls girl's hJ hands Ohl Oh t Glory t he whispered whimpered Oh Oh I Glory I II IJ I J im tai D corning coming to C see ou you tonight |