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Show Modern Romeo. Juliet was the Ideal imc about 14. She wote a red coat that Just camo down t her loot tops and she had on a IiIr lilac K lint that partly xhadowed her Htrlklnpl pretty face. She lind Just come out of Sunday school with n companion who was too yoiuiK to flsuie an tln Nuise, ly comparison, yet was old eiioiiRh to tympathlze with the con 'notion that was laslng n Juliet h lie. rt Side by si o the two t;lrls walked Blowly up tin. noss street and then, as If they were measuring their steps, they turned about and returned to thb corner When they i cached a point wheic Juliet could nan n yonnK man who was Mauulm; half way down the block talking io a group of his frlsnds, (die east a demure idaneo In his direction di-rection but quite as though bIio woio looking miles beyond him and then turned about and retraced her steps up the sldo street Slowly sho walked walk-ed up and slowly she walked back ncnln. Just as sh reached tiio corner it was beautiru' timed Hotneo crossed her path. H' -iieo was at the stago In Ills youth when ho probably would refer re-fer to the maid as "a llttlo girl,' though she was almost up to his shoulder. Ho was undeniably good looking, and ho was also courteous, for ho bowed to tho two girls and tn' ore ,s nat wjti, a 8Wt,ep ns lc II Hut he went on his way, Icaw Juliet standing on tho comer with au ecstatic glow In her eyes and one hand piessod to her coat over her heart |
