Show A REAL ROMANCE It was in the Sixth Wajd The yellow beams of Luna struggled strug-gled through the misty fleeting vagrants vag-rants of the air and scattered themselves them-selves the beams athwart the landscape The only sounds which broke the stillness allpervading were the muffled ripples of the limpid current cur-rent in the canal and the sighs which emanated from beneath the celluloid shirt front of Alphonso McJones And why did he sigh quoth the reader Because it was a good time for sighing and Alpb was disposing of his stock below cost And was our hero quite alone Scarcelyunless the gentle Maria Phenicia Smith whose heart had long since consolidated with Mcs is to be regarded in the future tense for she and he looked forward to becoming be-coming one on the American plan limited Tell me my sweetest own said Alphonso his words choked with emotion and a new collar tell me truly and relieve my overburdened mind of a perplexing fear which haunts my dreams by night and makes my waking hours as gloomy as the marriage notices of an Ogden paper wilt thou tIThe tI-The gentle gill wilted while her breathing came as short as a modern ton of coal Anything she said anything What wouldst have C1 must go and leave you for a time he replied with a vain endeavor en-deavor to repress the emotion which surged in his breast like a rise in the Jordan river but let us hope it will not be for long I would improve im-prove my standing among men before be-fore uniting my life to that of my only Maria I have an offer of a lucrative position as brakeman on the Oregon Short Line and after struggling constantly for six long hours against the fate which tares me from you even to be so far advanced ad-vanced and prospered have reluctantly reluct-antly accepted While I am faraway far-away amid the crash of bumpers and the wreck of flats art quite sure you will be the same Marn when I I get back that you are nowthat nat vile minion from the State Road will not get away with you Do not fear said she as the tears from her melting eyes fell thick and fast upon his new overalls over-alls I shall never be other than I am And when you return re-turn be it late or later you will find no State Road for me 1 am yours for keeps By the bright tail of the comet by the mother who boards me by my hopes for the future and memories of the past I swear to be constant till death Thanks he said and pressing the gentle girl once more to his heaving celluloid was gone Maria sought her chamber the ground floor weeping bitterly The thought her lover was gone forever so long and that she was so to speak alone in the world overcome here entirely and she fell to the floor with the customary dull sickening sick-ening throb C These stars mean that along dreary pause of about three months comes in here It is nightthe same PS before The Sixth Ward Hall is a scene of rivalry The bright kerosene kero-sene lamps cast a cheerful glow upon the merry throng of gallant men and fair women who are treading the measures of inspiring music from the tuneful fiddle and borrowed organ Quite resplendent are the costumes and very animated those who wear them Among the gay and festive congregation none outshone the fairfaced Mar Phenicia Smith Leaning upon the arm of a short I but slender youth with a Roman nose and noncommittal hair and looking every inch a man she was promenading around the hall as several others were doing awaiting the return of the musicians who had just stepped out on a little business peculiar to musicians before be-fore indulging in a waltz The youth was ibe State road delegate previously referred to He beamed upon her with an intense West Jordan smile and when the music started up his slender arm encircled her manly waist and they swung themselves loose into the giddy current cur-rent The door opened A man entered Sunbrowned bearded his clothing unbecQialng to such a joyous occasion occa-sion but still with a certain impress im-press ofnatures greatness upon his cheek he stood there and well he stood there that is to say he was transfixed so to speak It was Alphonso returned re-turned from the Short Line As Maria wheeled past him he choked down the clamorous calls of his wounded heart and even tried to smile His immovable attitude attracted at-tracted the attention of the floor manager who appr ached and asked him if he wanted to buy a ticket But what did he care for tickets I then His own M P S in tne arms of another 0 agony The waltz ended Marias attention atten-tion was attracted to the new comer All at once a recognition came She flew to him with the exclamation Oh Alph Begone he said I know you 110 more Go to the State rV1cl and IThe I The fragile girl fell to the floor with a dull sickening thud when ESSAY CAIGII |