Show EVENING TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S DAILY SHORT STORY THE MAN SHE WANTED By LAURA LAUBA KIRKMAN II Copyright IOU 1014 br by tho the McClure McClur Newspaper Newspaper News New paper Syndicate When John Daniels Daniele had gone Elsie Ebrie Clayton wont went up to her room and stood before h her r bureau There facing her were of the men eho she had known all aU her James life life James Hardy Hard Seldon Grafton Elton Greely and a host of othere others Its IVe a a- aman man bike Jlko one of or these that I 1 must marry she told herself looking over the line of ot handsome faces Men Ien who simply couldn't do startling things In p public as John D Daniels does I I 1 co could d never ne have V st stood od Johns John's Western ways 1 I Idid did right In him Elsie had indeed been tried by Johns John's exotic Western estern manners r She remembered remembered her feelings on her and last last walk walk I with him down Fifth avenue when he hall hail worn a great cowboy hat with Ith rawhide wound about the crown His MIs unrestrained laughter on th the the- night when he had taken her to tho the theatre had drawn the tho eyes of I tho entire audience toward them Hes He's Hei always doing I such strange things thing she meditated her eyes on her 1 I rather pale reflection in the mirror oo No so o. o oven even though I do love him I 1 couldn't marry marry marry mar mar- ry him With w which declaration she h endeavored to shake the matter from her n nih-id nih by preparing to go to the Grand Central station statton to meet her girl chum hum who would arrive on the 3 o'clock clock train John Daniels at this moment was sauntering dejectedly along along- Broadway Tho The game is up he was telling himself himself him him- self sadly Shall I make it the East river or the third rail 1 But ho he was not coward oward enough to make It either Deep down he knew that he would plod plO 1 on through life lite happy happ or un un- un i happy There Thore are packs of at down and outs ju Just t like me ho he remembered as he crossed Thirty and came face faco to face tac with a red eyed pale fac faced d young girl gill who might have Ye been an shop ex-shop girl or oran oran oran an ex After Atter giving her two or three glances Johns John's great Western heart was touched Since his first hour in New York ho he had bad never been able to pass an unfortunate without offering help It had become a habit with him Now No he was glad he lie had formed that habit Almost forgetting his own trouble ho turned and followed tho girl along Thirty- Thirty fourth street Instead of pursuing his course down Broadway If It only I could ge get some orne money into that little Ump limp purse on her rl I wrist t he wished When the two reached the corner of fourth Thirty fourth l-fourth street f and Fifth avenue the girl turned sharply and began to retrace her steps Has she lost Jost something or does she suspect that Im I'm following her hor he wondered won won- dered stopping at a shop window to observe observe ob ob- ob- ob serve her surreptitiously in the glass 8 But apparently the girl had neither lost nor suspected hI his following her With head down she pushed her hernay way nay through thi crowd When they reached reachE Herald Square however however how how- ever er John guessed her reason for fOl turn turn- lug InS Ill Ini bet she's sho's put an ad Rd in Ina a paper for employment and Is going to seo see If Jf theres there's an answer for lor her ta l bo she thought it wasn't much use but decided to try once more Evidently E this was her reason She went straight to a want ad acl answer windoW window window win win- dow and received only ont onta a curt shake shako of the head from the clerk derk who ho returned her slip John could have killed JellIed that clerk Their next course was up Sixth avenue The girl went more wearily now no HanS Hang convention he muttered as he noted the lag of her feet Out West a fellow can offer otter his wad to a woman oman without without with with- out being suspected of villainy At For Fez ty first street the trl took n. n sudden cut ut across the park She Sho caine out crossed Fifth avenue and walked till she he had crossed fadl 1 Madison on avenue then halted She I seemed to be bo In doubt about something This is a a. good gool time to speak to her decided John striding toward to her But he got no chan chance e. e An As he reached her side he was forced to halt b by an onrush onrush on on- rush ruth of ot train folk who wh burst from the Grand Central station In that Instant or of delay dela the girl Irl go got away awa- Where did sho she go ro gor Ho into was annoyed with himself for not nol having trl tried d to ep speak ak to her sooner Was It the station or some rome etre street t he asked d himself But as he could ae SM see no sign of ot her In Rn any direction he decided that it must ha have been th the station U He hastened haten d into the building but At last ho saw MW the girl again She was walking swiftly toward the restroom Thank goodness li he exclaimed Now ow I can get the mo matron tron to hand her th the tho roll roU But wh when n he lie had hacI found the matron and was standing at the door of the restroom restroom restroom rest- rest room talking to her ho he discovered that tha t his hilS problem was not V to 0 be tie so simply solved What Put mone money into a girls girl's bag hag cried the woman incredulously Why I J couldn't be seen tampering with a girls girl's ba bag g. g Then explain to h her r that Ive I've been fol following tel tel- lowing her and want to help her ho hI por- por innocently i Tho The woman threw up her hands Her look said ald plainly Where are you OU from rom I II I I have havo no doubt th Hat t yoU vou mean w well she answered tn in wonder but the l Irl wouldn't take it she tt-ehe she would not dare dar John drew dreon himself up with a look of or defiant determination Then Ill I'll go In and persuade her myself my my- self he lie cried Ye Tes sir Mr Ir Im I'm going into this restroom if I have havo to go to Jail for it afterward Th Then n ho turned swiftly He had heard hearda a 11 slight shocked scream crl m Ii at t his hlA elbow There staring staring- at him in tn horror was Elsie Cla Clayton ton Another r of hl his atrocities her c eyes ce said ald plainly But John paid no heed to the shock shocked d questioning look on her face Cace Elsie he cried crid do for this Job Here take tako this money In and give It to that little HUla girl dressed in black over there thore thereIn In tho the corner She's Sho's a down and out outer r yo you can see It It Ive I've been following follo her herfor herfor fo for blocks trying to pass it to her Then In a lower tone he pleaded Elsie I If you cant can't make me mo happy at least give me methe methe methe the satisfaction of h having helped another down and outer To his surprise Elsie Elle put her hand on his arm and drew him to a n. nearby seat scat In wonder r she looked Into his f c face Sh She Sha stared at him steadily for tor several eral silent moments Then still In tn a voice of won wonder r. r she fa said Id John Daniels what bat a wonderful man n you ou are arM aret Yes Yos you rou are arc different from any other man I ever saw but saw but different In the the- right direction Oh John after all I Iw w want nt you vou |