Show THE TilE GIRL WITH THE TIlE HEART OF CHINA I AND HOV nO IT WAS FINALLY SOFTENED I 1 i II 1 II ui lurl Come Com away Come away Nancy Name I 1 le tJ ce l l herself on ot Item r tin tiny pointed heels and m fluttered r hi-r lIH azure azur draperies like a wind blown jay blue I heJI the stage horn You thou don't want a n. china heart You would brent break It II a as you OU the tb-the the others sh she added with a wicked laugh Natalie held the thc little HUI heart shaped tray between en her eyes anti and the ll light ht excellent china chirm nod 1111 It is enamelled I never sawa saua saw saw- a better hetter picture picture pic plc- ture tuie of or the th fall but I 1 suppose I canth cant can't h have it for or the la last luit lt of rny ny allowance allow- allow ance was gone Rone ione o long og g S OEO- It is horrid to 10 be so 1 wretchedly c y poor pOOl me nun U If you really ally wont want It Ii Itsou you sou have hn only to lo drop a tl hint blat to 10 your yom numerous admirers They will rUe riAl lo to lothe the halt ball like Ilk hun hungry I trout sug tl Nancy laughing mischievously ns itS n lh tho y turn turned 11 away p Natalie Natali gell her not lint dreaming that lint one of sTif her lier lI admirers hall hail hoard heard ever every word Tic lie stood looking after after h her r with wilh open mouth as a the J hits hearts heart's ight so very sery poor then lie had hail always thought her hN rich she sue wore wOn such beautiful clothes s. But Butone one might have hare plenty to lo eat at and amid not wt much mOlle money lilly Dilly knew That vai a his own ease case TI Tie Tic tiptoed tiptoe up to the counter an and 1 asked the price of the tray Two replied the smiling salesgirl Billy fairly out out oCth of oC th the tue store No wonder th the pretty prell lady could ouM not mint bu bit buy It Then he sat down own antI and took account of stock were three cents and never did pennies look so s small Out ot or the time tangle angle that lint pockets he lie ex- ex tr three marbles s nail and a 11 that hat seemed dally valuable Could one small boy ho earn the tue required balance In a n few weeks One small boy hoy would certainly tl try During the long lint hot los days following th lie Hie pennies accumulated slowly Onion rows ours are UI long bug maul time lime I Is fleeting anti and the he valise alue set wt on a small boys boy's time lime I Is deplorably low lois 1111 worked cheerfully cheer cheer- oIly fully but hut discouragement t overlook o at it times tims as It does sines all great eat souls Then lie Ito would trot down to take lake another an an- other lieu look at nt the tH china heart and In Incidentally In- In to hasli bask In flue he light of th the lie salesgirls salesgirl's smile I She ha had ft n wonderfully winning tulle smile ani and ancl Bill Billy had hall long ago ngo told her thu hlf sori secret That was the reason sue she ept thC thic china heart rt hidden In lii an an- In- In last moccasin tin until Ii sIte she hc saw sais Bill Billy coming com ing ug otherwise OttO ont cht else might h 1 I C bought t It I and t the he cit china chilla lisa heart Cart Billy's Billys and al alJ Sh She not ill approve of or tilt the pretty Y lad lath lady with lice her coquettish h airs but hut she never I. toll told Hill Hilly Dilly so 40 for did nuns heartily C of him lie ensue come Into inlo time store one omit night with despair In iii his face 4 to go JO Shell She'll be lo golu away tiny any tIny day I cant can't make mako It he lie sail said To Tn hun 1111 tilt the comings coming anti goings of ii the summer Hummer boarders were an as aimless I as thin Hie flitting of or the Hie lie birds allt anti and but- but quite a as uncertain j I II I 1 wouldn't be discouraged c said tilt till sal salesgirl girl brightly bri Its Jt selling getting eo so lale hate In the tile sensors season that we have hove lied hall a down mark since you were mere here last Ilow lIow much ch chirped lilly Billy with with- rc- rc Urn turn In log g hope ho I I can cui let you ha have haIt It for tor a dollar anti and a half now I T Ive I've got Rol one forty fort 11 ll Bill hilly Billy fumbling wildly In his hits pock pock- ts S. S I think I can take one forty five for forIt forit It it said lip salesgirl thoughtfully Site She Rh took look It from the thc lie showcase and wrapped it il daintily with narrow white whit rl ribbons while Dill Bill Billy fished pennies and nickels from hI his his- pockets Then as he Ito hurried from the store tor holding his hought hou ht treasure tl carefully in both moth hands 9 she took look five fifty cents from froni her own slender purse and dropped It ll Into Inlo the time clI cash h drawer When Billy bankrupt In Iii for fortune hut but r very iery rich In love e came conic In sight of oC the time lug hIS hotel he lie awoke to the fact sin lie he was Clad ad acl In iii garment not too loo whole and clean ienn and that lint huts his face and anti hands bore hor unmistakable cable signs Igns of his hiM wrestle with a 1 i stubborn soil Moil I k ought to a fl a hind had m my Sunday clothes Ion on Diu lie ito murmured mUl distressfully hut but butI bittI I gotta goLta go 10 on now no She Sho might go 0 to Ii- Ii tn-I tn night Hearts Heart's Delight was wa sitting on the lie thelong thelong long veranda surrounded by hy her lice faith faith- faithful till fish courtiers ourt el In the shadow behind th the little group sat a si young man with averted Q and gloomy fc ees yes He lIe hind had ouie to spend Itt his one poor week ck of mi vacation near Natalie but hut h he had scarcely hail had speech with her Tomorrow ow he lie must go gO back mud and well the Hie years In lay before him seemed very try dark dark arl long weary wear years of lr bootless toll toil All 11 his thou thought ht nil all his had hind b h en for COI her tier J although h 11 he ho had never er been very hopeful Anti And nelI I now low the thc last shred of or hope was gone By Dy the time that Dill Billy reached the hue f foot ot of the tall lall veranda he lie was ivas with embarrassment Breathing ster- ster I he Ito began he n the tho long ascent painfully conscious on of time the sudden silence all sil I mice ence above aho and antI th the amused eyes that thai wore re scanning jag his wOIn ami canty Jarm nt I lie laid Hie Uw lIttle packet In lii his ladya lap mu s and would have turned and 1111 fled hut but hits his scented 1 to to d J tin tin- rower power of locomotion Natalie SWiftly untied i tho the string while hll BIll Hilly watched her heC Qt adoringly Hg Re Reas was as not afraid ot of her ber but of the strange trang people with the mocking eyes Oh Ohm In my lay d dear nr lit little tI china cIna heart hearl sit fugl And Aid I thought 11 n W was wan n sold flOJ It was n never ner er there But Bu who sent it hi Billy boy boyr I Y 1 bought It said Billy Bm- with pride Why nilly boy hoyt Where Inthe in inthe the time world did diel yo you gAt so o much much- money Mh she cooed tenderly putting pitting I. I h- h arm s rm around him anti and drawing him to her side aide 1 worked answered anAw July Billy display lug lag hi his brown hard little paws He lie was waR not ant ashamed of nf them now Why Dilly Billy BIlly boy And AntI you ou did dh ill all that for me mer Id d do morn that for you Id I'd do I anything for faT you said Hilly filly stoutly The young men laughingly their approval of 01 this sentiment In- In Natalie turned to In the moody race face behind hp her hr Clifford had not spoken lit lie was wn still looking at th the tho I cov no-co no h hills I I Is that frowned tin ik I y l' l against the tho sunset sky anti and It seems seems- d l to h him I that tiiu-m th the lines hInes pain ln ha lund had tl in Iii his lila fAce nee hal nil all at Onet onci grown de dt dent pr p- p 41 11 r arid anil harder Site She glanced d down again at the thc adoring ador lag InK little countenance on h her r arm Years lj or Cliffords dA fac face mad had worn that lint some same look of and It touches touched her now as ns his manly de do- devotion hall hail failed to do 0 She he rose rose stooping ti to tn kiss Billys Billy's fore fore- hand hand-as she he did soI so I shall keep It ris As long aa s' s I Ilive t Jive Billy nilly she ahe said Anti And you wont won't hr break mk It as ag you did the others Hilly Dilly asked anxiously ly Natalie smiled strangely lf v u- Billy boy oy I shall 2111 never break brcak any more mOTe I think neve think never any more Turning again she shie-anki shie said id gently Isn it t almost lime ti for our walk Clifford liht a fl great g. light In lii iris his eyes eye the young man sprang forward anti and th the made way for Cor him as courtiers mUl must t do tIn wh when n the king conies comes J As 11 t they h two strolled down the ringed road Billy followed at a 0 re- re distance h hand springs Hint relieved cd Ills ida effervescing spirits 4 Had sIn h hnot not kl kissed him before rore them all ll Al Ah she might chatter with tise these grown mOwn young oung men dance danee with them bent drive c with wILh them walk wl with them them vI v r hoe close as she he was waR walking now no but kiss ItI them Never r They wems wem's far tar too bly ti 1111 old for that Billy was sur sure |