Show 2 21 1 1 q f f fF S lat iSM WHEEL OF FORTUNE They met again one beautiful July morn just as Old Sol was showing his cheery countenance over as handsome Ji tl bit of scenery as any nature-loving nature eye would wish to behold But for a road which struck boldly through the wooded depths almost losing dosing its Identity by overhanging bushes hushes and grapevines the cial ial traveler who upon this particular morn guided his wheel In one of the ruts which appeared clear and distinct among the weedy lane might well have thought that this was the forest primeval Well like the proverbial lane this road had a turning and upon this fact hangs langs a tale Bachelors are seldom sentimental but George Dearborn junior partner of th the firm of Smart Dearborn Boston took ook advantage of the respite from the city Ity grind to indulge in thoughts of the grandeur of nature etc as he sped Silently on toward that fateful turn Instinctively his wheel was rounding the Ithe turn when a startled cry awoke him from his reverie A vision of love loveS rose before him in the form of a alady alady lady Jady cyclist speeding toward him In Inthe Inthe inthe the same rut Quickly he turned at right angles to his course only to be thrown into a mass of vines and brambles brambles brambles bram bram- bles ten feet removed from the road roadbed roadbed bed hed while the fair Journeyer from the theother theother other direction collided with his rear wheel which caused her to dismount In Jn a not very graceful fashion A spell of awkward silence was finally finally fin fin- ally broken by him Pardon me madam very careless earless of me to be sure You were riot not Injured I hope At the sound of his voice she stopped to in the process of arranging her side combs and brushing her natty skirt Leaning quickly forward she surveyed surveyed surveyed sur- sur her fellow unfortunate as he was vas disentangling himself from his awkward position Can it be possible S S Why George George George-er er Mr Dearborn after 1 e i u uI f Ill a I lj I rc SHE HE SURVEYED HER FELLOW UN UN- FORTUNATE Sour Jour years to meet In this fashion As for Dearborn he was speechless for a moment and then tried to act as Ss a man of the world should upon meeting the girl who four years before be- be fore had refused his hand In marriage The attempt met with little success however Delighted to see you Miss Somers he said as he took her proffered hand but how under the sun sun sun- Well its it's Just this way she laughingly laughingly laugh laugh- replied Papa has rented a cottage cottage cottage cot cot- tage on the south shore some Fome few mIles back I was extending my usual morning much farther than usual when you when you know the rest The folks All quite well thank you and andas andas as for me I am as you knew me four years ago older and wiser to be sure Explaining his presence in such an obscure neighborhood he added remInIscently remIniscently reminiscently rem- rem I I too too Miss 1 Somers realize realize re re- alize how young and foolish I was then Let us forget the past and be good friends as before that day r. r when when- when Her face crimsoned visibly l bly fly and Inwardly denouncing himself x z a blundering Idiot for giving the conVersatIon conversation conversation con con- such an uncomfortable turn he be shouldered the wreck of his wheel and trundling hers with his other otherl l they began walking toward civilization tion A short walk brought them to a farmhouse where having procured a team they arrived in good time at her fathers father's house the conversation meanwhile meanwhile mean- mean while being on matters Having been accorded a hearty welcome welcome weli wel wel- come and assured that beyond a slight i sprain in her wrist Miss Somers was cone none the worse for her misadventure be he promised to call at any early date k That night he felt feIt that boyish foolishness foolish foolIsh- 1 tress ness that he had so often scoffed at r tearing down the barrier of reserve reserve that he had bad taken four years to acquire ac- ac ac ac- quire e 0 e e e Our bachelor friend had called to see seethe seethe seethe the fair invalid for the fifth time In Inas Ins inas as s many days nothing meanwhile had transpired that served to remind them of their old relations An unspoken but mutual understanding forbade conversatIon conversation conversation con con- on so embarrassing a subject sub sub- f jest I am feeling finely she replied to his query What lovely pansies How kind of you to cater to one of my chief hobbies hobbles Next to the rose the pansy vansy occupies In my mind the chief position In the flowery kingdom And yet he impulsively ex- ex x- x or i r 2 f t F r y 1 l claimed suddenly recollecting a long- long forgotten incident I have a distinct recollection of at one night four years ago last month when you threw a rose roseI I offered you out of the window and and and- At this point he realizes that he has overstepped the bounds of discretion and meekly starts to apologize apologize apol apol- when much to his surprise she smilingly Interposes What would you say if I should prove to your satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction that my regard for roses even evenIn evenin evenin in that aggravated case was no exception exceptIon exception tion to the general rule He wonderIngly wonderingly wonderIngly wonder- wonder watches her as she extracts a locket from her waist and opening it It showed to his astonished gaze gaze gaz the wIthered withered withered with wIth- ered leaves of what had once been a blushing Supposing he says eagerly after a moments moment's silence that If If after having having hav hav- ing Ilg thrown away and filled with with bit bItterness bitterness bit bIt- a heart whose sole desire was you that If opportunity had offered would you have resurrected it from its Us despair as you did the flower Why George of course I should Boston Post |