Show Romance Out of the Sky By Jay AD SCHUSTER Copyright o OX N TEE farm of Arthur Reynolds SI Miss Its Nancy his sister was n ile privileged o character There hele was n none no noone one oue the tine countryside over oyer who did not know v the sedate her bobbIn bobbing bobbin g I mm elute nar Jiuu neL speech m arid and th there ie was no one who Jill did 1 not Ilot think of or her when there was a n. case of measles n a quilt milt to be d or a n winters winter's store of preserves to b be e made Miss Nancy ancy was the friend In need the gentle assistant and the strong anchor Because she he smiled and wen wont her way uncomplaining It it was as as- routed Binned she was happy Arthur Reynolds Rey ney- Reynolds and his wife gave ne her bor a u goo good d where the work was none too to har hard l. l There here were ere some who envied n a woman who when she was atone in 1 n her ro room felt sorry for herself It was Wl because there ther had l be been beon n n no o romance romance romance-In in her l l' l life Jlee tIm that t MIsa Nancy NaJ J grieved She did ill not look for a R prince i it to t come riding o over er the hill bill but Alt she shedid did long for somE tl something to break tit the thc e monotony She told lold herself hersel It wit was s very cry wicked to be he dissatisfied lint hut t there were times wh when n she wished d some one would wait upon her Its uIt's m my fault Inuit I suppose They have havethe e the habit o of calling on me for every er thin thing I wish something would happen hap pen Then something did Id happen It wa was wac small enough perhaps but hut for one o oa on ona onn n a n farm fa far I from roni the change and bustie bustle bus hus hustie tie tle of t the world the coming of or th the e snail mail airplanes s lanc-s was ns nil nn an event Th The plane in Its dally daily course flew over tit the fhe farm faint of or Arthur n Reynolds and md Miss Nancy timed her afternoon walk tha that t she cite might be In the field Held each ench d day n nIt as asit asit S it went by hr In time s she Je was able t to So o recognize various planes and pilots to know that flint the man who flew over ove r one duy CILlY l y would be the one to do it i t five Ave days 8 later To 10 herself herselt she gaethe gave ga e the prunes planes and md pilots names and al always always al wn ways s 's wizen When they passed she spoke a R pleasant pheasant greeting quite ns us If df the they could see anI anti and hea hear Perhaps it foolish she told herself but It wa s adventure This TI W was S more enjoyment than s she H had In years She Shew decided to be In the same Bame silo spot pot each lay day when wilen the plane went ova over r In lit time they would notice her So 8 sh she le e stood close to the lar large e oak tree Lot Lute Luke e D hired man mun of ot the sort who wit 10 was called n n hit lilt helmy noticed he her I i there thane sow saw now how she silo faced the vest tees t I with the le first t hum of an nn approaching g motor und and smiled hen site alis he made a polity polite how bow to the distant airman Then The aa a he Jle saw I. a R queer thing thing the the plane plan e bowed back It might Ica have e been heen nn n accident hut but most certainly the nir at r rum dipped lipped his ns S If Ir In o c of ot Miss NC Nancys Nancy's 8 greeting greetin g To o l. l I. e e It waa a n strange strang et but hilt to It was wa s i romance ate splendid than she hit hud dared dream lie He hows bows to irs that one she sit e saId saM II He e Is Jt a n real It was enough 1 Miss Mies Nancy di did l not no t ask u k that the airman c if t tend from the skies to curry carry her o off otT IT lIe He had given en her her adventure ul something to think about and she site was happy It was no longer a H drudge to work for oth others r me be went about her hel task tusk singing sinking wait jn fug JPE for the one day in ea each l five when I the man of or the airplane wo would dip his Ills plane in n the heavens in answer cr to her bow Il It was almost too good to he be true She Site watched the others 11 fly by hy hut but it was only on 01 the fifth firth day she stood near the tree to bow how to the one onelio who lio understood how much nn un answer cr seemed complete She Sile fell III Ili The rile work she hall had been doing for others proved f too much and nul suddenly A Arthur ne Reynolds and his wife wire realized hint bow much thc they hind had depended upon the frail woman They Tiley tried t to make up In carp card lJ hut but t Miss Nancys Nancy's mc s strength th was gone JUC There came ante the day for her lier air nir- airplane plane to pass and the sick woman sur sm surprised item till nil b by insisting she betaken be betaken taken to ti the tile fI licit Held Near Neal the tree she asked 11 that she he be left atone She was has to how for tor the last time to tofile tIe the perfect gentleman who had brought lIt bar het romance out aut of ot the sky shy I The a airplane came cune over 01 the tile hill and Miss Nancy standing ln erect and print prim nodded anti for fOl this first and last time date waved wa h her Iter l' l hand It wn was more than she would have e done she tol told herself were CIC It n not t good The airplane alt air plane untied dipped mill and she smiled Then from the sky sly there fell at nt her feet a bunch of or The rite plane Ilane was WIS aspeck n a speck In to the tile blue but hut bliss Nancy flowers pressed to her boson bosom ut watched it until It disappeared Then with ith anew anew a n new and beautiful look on her het face ince she lle returned to to tie the tl house and went to sleep In the mol morning ning the flowers were in her hau hands s anti ami the smile was wason wason on her face They sal said site she was us happy hippy when she site died Luko Iulo D Dwiggins the hired man who Is a bit lIlt halm balmy watches watches- the Ilse airplanes air ull planes planes' pass and waves Wn his hand hund I guess Uc ss I didn't nt do o wrong he Ile says frays n iS climbing ing into that tree and and chucking 1 the limners flowers It seemed to please Mss Miss Nancy and and nd she site was us my friend filc |