Show I Dandelions and andI Romance I I I I By JANE OSBORN J Copyright D DOCTOR OCTOR from Crom his KINMORE window looked upon out ool the carpet of green lawn that stretched from his house to the fine old aid white I mansion next door ki It II J Jery J i I very ery verv smooth am IL w was s and I or six sir yellow dandelion very ellon green only green blooms only five II i the perfect verdure marring I That afternoon Instead of ot going 3 straight from the ti 1 to see what hospital to his home JJ turned tu-ed his car messages toward awaited him he the open country coun coun- i try outside outside- Dun ere Presently he be m came to a 4 green field richly dotted over O with yellow and here and there patches of white mist between He pulled to the side of ot the tile his road stopped n car u and alighted He spent the A utU quarter of w. w an un hour nour gathering the blows of dandelions He pushed them Into an envelope he lie produced rom his pocket and then getting back into his car car he lie drove home It was after nine that night when he lie had given n word of ot encourage encourage- z ment to his last lasto office lc visitor A moon gleamed faintly y the tue t sky and making sure sure that his bis clouded housekeeper house house- keeper was In her more room Doctor Kinmore Kin Kin- went stealthily out to his lawn it f und and there proceeded d 1 dandelion to strew th the I blows that he IC had gathered Ni Having Un finished this ij f the task he went vent to garage took out his car carand and drove W away c Early the f tor Kinmore next morning while Doc Doe t i was lingering over his breakfast b before fore go going ng his office olice he Ie glanced out the window And there he lie saw a girlish figure In pink f bending down with a n tiny sharp m trowel In her hand Doctor Kinmore Jumped up from the table and hur hur- rIe ned ried through of the long French window i out to the lawn n lUere are only a few rew more don dandelions dande dande- de lions left eft now said suld the girl looking up to him Aunt Nell Nellie e Is delighted But I certainly have ha worked hard bard get get- ting big theta them out I. I And A d now that they are aU all out said sold the young oung doctor you wont won't be coming over here any more I I hope llOpe I haven't made a nuisance of myself said Helen Heien Maitland archly Tom om I Kinmore did not answer the question He was looking suddenly serious But of course there might be more dandelions he said Sometimes Sometimes Some times the seeds blow from quite a n distance and at this time of Qt year year year- He paused and looked rather eagerly at her I shall miss se seeing you Jou more than I can tell When Im I'm there ther m Ul In ruy II I 1 look out and anu there I s see e you YOU now bending now rising rising- now kneeling It Is Isery very ery beautiful beautIful and ami there them is so little that is beautiful In my profession Then looking at nt her lier he said Do you ou remember the time lime last month when ou you antI and your aunt called to ask me about the dandelions dandelions dande dande- lions You were wearing a pink dress then too lichen Helen laughed it t funny nn not liot not the tile dress dress but but the time way ny we came conic We hadn't seen you ou Aunt Nellie Neme and 1 I had Just I come from tu Li city Aunt Nellie hadn't been in the old house sin since e quite a long time before you OU came Shed She'd sent a gardener on to get the lawn and garden In order and the gardener had said sald that so 60 long 0 as were so careless about your place letting the weeds grow s o he never could get the dandelions out of Aunt Nellies Nellie's lawn So Aunt Nellie and I imagined you rou were u a a rough old thlu timing thing with whiskers and at first filSt we were afraid to come lId And I I was afraid of or your Jour Aunt Nellie NellIe laughed Tom Still SUIl am for that matter Remember how shu simu o asked me mae whether Id I'd have e my lawn fixed up UI and auth I said I didn't see what difference it made to her I dont don't believe c I was very ery civil 11 1 And nd then she asked me time If Id I'd mind having her gardener mow my lawn town and having you ou dig out the dandelions In between be be- tween Well at least feast Ive I've had my own land mud mowed And Ive I've dug lug out the dandelions But Hut thIs tills said suld Helen lichen lifting mUng a n long long- rooted green weed with a n bright yellow yel yel- ellow el low bloom this is the last of at them Then Theu you wont won't come over o to dig them any more morer asked the doctor wistfully Not ot unless mor more come corne up said suld HelenI helenL Helen I I L 1 say sUY Miss he called as she started away I want to tell you something He lle strode over to where 4 she stood on her aunts aunt's green green sward Now that you ou are ure standing on your our j own territory I want to tell teU you OU some some- I ne said Liu Ive planted VW a n lot UI UI of t dandelion seeds There will be a big crop op in iii a n few weeks You'll have bave to to come collie back Helen I endure the thought of not seeing you out there bending and und kneeling and nud about Helen about Helen I 1 love lo you ou Helen Delen standing there before him r was blushing deeply But nut dont don't you ou think It is vcr very very unconventional I telling me here here Jt without out calling nfl on me me I UI haven't hu dared dured call said saki the doc tor Neither you ou nor your Jour aunt have lUl asked d lile me ine Helen lichen I dear do love 10 you ou and and I dont don't want to come COOle and see you ou unless JO you think you could like me file a n little But I 10 do like you you love love you you you-n a great deal right now said Helen and anti then turned away her pretty face In confusion So please como comae In and tell m my aunt you want to be friends frIends' Ht Helen I-helen fled fh-d toward her own front from doo do doand and as us she w went ent she called buck back nut hut Im I'm not going to 0 dig tail out time tho nev ne crop rop of dandelions unless you hel w me |