Show tt Lucy Lucy's Answer to Leander Br HILDA SPRAGUE v tilt LEA T BANDER INS rattled up the village street In his noisy littie little lit lit- tie lie car finally coming coaling to a standstill before foe the snug white cottage of ot Capt Dan Bruce Captain Dan trotted swiftly th the the- shell bordered I path to the front gate What you l bringing that giggling old craft around here to for I Leander lie Ile complained I was vas feeding my liens hens t bey's beys s all scudded off orr and It'll lake lnla a a. lot Jot more of bait em Leanders Leander's car ciu was the official bus that ran to the railroad station and Leander hail bad the contract to curry carry the mall fund And In an Ull almost Imperceptible degree Leander cl was improving He lle was IS sa saving lug money and thinking o of getting geWn married lie He co confided this lust last determination to to Captain Dan Dun Mu Married ried the tho captain lifted his head quickly an anti I regarded Leander f from his Ills I keen n frosty blue c eyes es that seemed the color of ot tine the blue seas SN he heI I had hud sailed railed Inc lac 1 with white whito foam Married he repeated again Picked out fairy one ono us as yet is-yet yet ct Leander PeI Perhaps said suid Lean Leander cr Nc cautioUSly cau cau u. u I You Ton can laugh Dan Dan Dnn- lUlb youre you're Ih thinking of getting married d yourself change my luck lucI muttered nut mut the iho bachelor captain his blue blueeyes blueeyes c eyes cs fixed on the distant hOl horizon izon You You you OU wanted m my help bell What ca can I do o Toll tell her I well I well I haven't got the tho nerve ncr D Dan ll Maybe e you 1 0 coul could The captain glared at him What do o you ou want to marry manS for if youre you're of Immen r 7 he demanded You keep out of it it Leander I wish 1 I could coul sighed Leander cr but Jut honest Dan I ought to get bet married And besides it might be bewell bewell bewell well for 01 the business Next r year ear I could buy JuS' a real motor bus nn and that means success for me inc Fool sll si sneered ered the captain angrily Ill see her hel What feith headed feather r-be r girl do o you ou want me to ask 7 no head feather D Dan n. n She's sensible Im I'm talking about Lucy 11 Wayne ayne Will Vill you ou d do it or 01 wont won't you ou lie climbed into U the e little car Then climbed out again and cranked it climbed e in again nn and lighted a pipe and ami all alt this wl while whale pe Captain Dan had not Ic answered What sa say Leander was impatient Ill Ill d do it dp r it Leander promised the till captain his gaze back to Leander and und then a WHY away to to the the horizon horizon- 1 gain again ain She shall havea Im a chan chance c. c what I I- thought murmured Leander smugly Excuse me ejaculated tie the captain cap cap- tain thin as ns the tile car rattled away Many minutes he ho stood there his his- thoughts busy Y with hi his ilia past in which Lucy Wayne had a part Even E now no wit with Hc r gardens adjoining they fliey did i little littlemore littlemore o moi more than pass the tine time of day when thc they met A A voice olce su suddenly cut the sl silence ence of of the thea a afternoon ft Why Olt dont yott U COI come coine C and Leander Hutc 1 r message asked the 10 fond Io tones of of- Lucy I. I y lio Ho HoYns was leaning over snow d hd c between cn their yards PUs Slie ns Pair fall and anil fresh frash looking with bit ut big brown e eyes cs that were inclined to lie be mischievous and ami a a S ic sweet t l little face ri d that refused to glO grow rot ol old as the years rS lIed over OCI her bonn bonny brown head I 1 want to hear heal what lie ile h had The Thee captain came to the liege Lucy i he W wants s to to marry ou he hs announced abruptly Oh 1 J. J Lucy c was Jis really realy r sur surp ins is d dI I 11 thought he iio lO to hoi n row rO mone money to g go i lute into the automobile automobile- business r I II Isaid Isai I sai said I would ask ash you you ou-he Ive I've a done fh it It g growled the the captain out lut luthIs his pipe and putting g It into the pocket of his blue nc II t jacket et fl H was razing at nt her with hungry c eyes es liu hu hulo lo looked lonely lonel and wistful standing there asking her hel to marry another r man It Lucy ry was sorry for the lost years Jars too teo She handed handed- a little envelope over 1 the hell hedge e. e My el anS answer answer- to 10 Is l 1 J cre-J I heard iris his co conver conversation comer comer- sut on with you you-I ro you I I- I Iwas was was pruning my grape vines vines vines-sn so I I I- wrote down Iown the provisions rno under which I would m marry r t Leander You lou would would would- you would you ou might might marry him him gaspe gasped the captain as ns she he walked n a away toward tow her co cozy little H lE ClOuse tome Ho Ilci knew there was a bright tour coat fire In the sitting room grate two cats would be Je on the rug am hm Holy perhaps perhaps' laps laps' Brownie the spaniel Lucy SI Lucy would he In there now making sinne C some ten tea and unit preparing her supper while slie consi considered Leanders Leander's proposal of f marriage He ne tore open the thc envelope nn and read the tJ e few penciled lines line's over over and over oer again T f n agree ree to accept Leanders Leander's proposal proposal pro pro- I If Captain Dan does docs not ask me mc to forgive c and forget torget and If If It he docs not ask me to m marry rry him before nine o'clock tonight At last the truth smote the captain cap tain between his blue eyes and they lost their frost forever something forever something came into them the that warmed them with Uh the fire firc of youth ne He leaped lealH fI over o the time hedge and ran up the thC pres presenting nUn himself elf at at Trucy's LuCYs door In breathless haste Ill telephone re Leander ller that youre you're going to marry me nie and anil that we will willbe II he be glad Ia to lend him money so su that he can start a n business suggested suse stag sug e the rim captain That Is Just what I 1 was thinking agreed Lucy lcy demurely as she poured another cup of ot tea 77 |