Show PENELOPE N X by M na from her youth penelope was like a sapling so declared her family other folks likened tier her to a flower or a stalk of wheat she was so slim and withal ithal so lithely graceful the pity of it they did not tell her therefore she drew her fine hair away from her classic brow and made herself as nearly a fright as a healthy complexion and very good eyes permitted the joy of life for her centered in the theater each week she bought next weeks ticket tilis this to make sure of an end seat judge then her mental state when all intent upon seeing tho the star play nf the tha winter she found her chosen and paid tor for seat occupied by an elderly man and the row filled with what was evidently a family party a sweet faced white haired woman two pretty g girls eirls a oung matron vivacious and noena stylish and a very young man evidently tier her husband those two were unmistakably urban penelope instantly decided the others had provincial written all over them she waited with a sort of grim satisfaction the ousting ot of the intruder the usher poke sharply to the old roan man instantly the younger one leaned across showing a handful of checks the usher studied them intently the young man rose stepped out in front of her looked at the check the usher held then said politely theres evidently a mix up will you please take my seat you live out of town penelopa Pene lopo asked A thousand miles he laughed so of course I 1 want to see all the wonders you shall seo see this at your ease case penelope assured him smilingly 1 I can call come to see it any afternoon and this is his only chance the young man interrupted gratefully my aly people are leaving town tonight else we should have waited for the evening performance still I 1 dont like taking your seat beat come with me to the box office please it needs a good t t which I 1 am quite equal to undertake by myself sit do down n and see tho y play penelope decided amazed at her own self possession she was even more astonished when ki in the lobby to which lie he had followed her the foung man touched her arm saying baying deferentially you must let me have your name naine here is my card I 1 simply cant thank you enough dal dads d s heert heart was so set on this penelope took the card without lokling at it heading over her own face down in return then with a quick go right lack back jo to dadi she darted outside resolved to have it out with the box office at a more convenient season she had had excitement cit ement enough tor for one day next afternoon she sha had a surprise the maid brought in cards tor for her sir mr and mrs bits adriance had called to see her perhaps fate and previsions anyhow something had inspired poll pen to curl he her hair and get into a pale violet afternoon frock that became her wonderfully well thus it happened sho she was was all unlike the foible ding tailor made self the visitors expected to find the change put them all nt at their ease the tha Adri ances it turned out had several friends who were well known to the chesta Cli esters rs that had them to come over elrd ask pen to make ane one of a theater party the following week with wi t h a lit ala 03 supper afterward erward ft this vas but the birst of a series of happy outings to dinners to the theaters to concerts and lauy delightful en cn after six weeks of it pen took herself sternly to task she was eroding too fond of ct all this she did not admit it even to herself but she knew ehi eha was growing fond of frank adrialice Adri anco lie he was not married it turned out the gay young matron who sat by his side sida at tho theater was his sister in law her husband was abroad on business and they were nying living at a hotel for the winter one day when she was at her worst sallow and hollow eyed from her effort to crush her growl nc fondness for far frank the affair cabrae to lo a crisis A As it happened she had dressed herself in a forbidding slouchy green soia ething at which even eca nony in the person of grandma detton hetton had bad cried out aghast yet when frank Adri adriance anoe unannounced came upon her in the library on her knees sorting old prints and papers he did not pause to see what a fright she had made of herself he lifted her to her feet looking earnestly in her face and began with a husky tremor pen darling I 1 cant live without you so I 1 I 1 came at this unearthly hour to tell you me afe pen cried incredulously 1 dragging him toward 6 a big bookcase bookma se the doors of which furnished a distorted mirror look such a fright you you must be making sport of me A fright youre a goddess just now I 1 admit slightly disguised adriance returned flinging his aims arms about her S sy say y yes dearest I 1 shant let you go until you do you are sure pen insisted tremulously ulous ly what can you see in meto love yourself I 1 I 1 loved you the minute I 1 locked at you tall and slender and different the we woman man of all the tb world for me 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