OCR Text |
Show I I A LITTLE 1 ROMANCE H They had como to (ho select board- H ing Jiimse the Fa mo week It was H cany enough to remit the Onto of Miss H Porben's nrrlvnl bemuse or the sensa- H tlon her flrst nppouiimo nt dinner H created. The Inmlliid) hml onoiigh of H llio roast left for rrixiuettoH next tiny, H all becaimc every one wns no busy M gnalng nt Miss Purlieu She was n M perfect blonde, yii ''ilishl. pretty H ways and a clnuTnUiR liinnnei Tho H Ihreo eligible onng men who board- H ed there began 'lng one imother H with dawning dltdlkc liefoie even that H evening was over. Hy the end of tho H week It was an openly acknowledged H rare between them. H Miss Portion took Hie atleiitlon con- H descondlngly nx wan the rlKht of n 1 beauty. A girl nx pietly in she i willy H could not be hlntned foi committing n fl hit: hut tho other IiosipWh wiunleied H whether sho wft not sine of sumo 1 millionaire, that she hImiiiIiI trill, with B tlohliiHon, the broker, who had a small H fortune Iwsldos: with lliml" tho H young lawyer, who was nmKlnu a de j elded flnnnclnl micpwui anil with H Van Normnn. who had Jimt got an In M create In Mlr to $3.0ii0 a eai Tills M clientele shows what a ven select H boarding house It wan H This bolng the situation. It In scarce. M ly to bo wondered nt that Miss flul- M roy had been nt the limine three days fl boforo Hoblnson. HiiiiIk and Van Nor H mnn were aware of the fact It la H doubtful If they knew what she look- H cd like. That wax the effect Miss H Porben's proximity bad on most other M girls. They were ineie dark biota B beneath her Bpleudor. Miss dfilvoy m was naturally shy and did not look H nt one save for the briefest Instant. H otherwise thoy might hnvo noticed M that sho had eyes unusually largo and M soft and darkly nppcnllng. Her taco H was tho oval Hint artists lovo nnd H her lips finely molded nnd sensitive H It was tho day Van Norman wna M feeling bluo because Miss Porbcn had H forgotten to' thank him for the violets. M It seemed ungrateful even for n belle H . nnd, besides, she had laughed twlco M ' at Hoblnson's aslulne Jokes Van Nor- B mnn was staring gloomily ul hit plate, M when his sldo glance showed him n m raroly beautiful hand. To his surprise H ho found It wna Miss (Inlvry'g hand. M Ho turned to hor wlUi a ensual remark M nnd got a briot glance Into her eyes. 1 Tho noxt day ho addressed another M roniark to Miss Oalvey to seo If her M oyes really were dark as he lcinnrn- M bored. Ho was recalled by n luughlng M challengo from Miss I'orhon. Sho B would allow no wandering of her cav- allorB afield. For tho llrst time Van Vr Norman regarded her critically. Ho M found something singularly shallow In H hor bright and alluring faco It H dan nod upon him that tho look sho B gnvo him was Identical with tho ono B sho had Just given Itoblnson and M would eventually bostow on Harris, H Ho could ovon seo Harris' floral offor H Ing In hor hands without a Jealous M pang and for tho first tlmo her trick H of nibbling tho petals did not appeal BBjl to him. They wero nil In tho big par- B lor at tho tlmo nnd for onco Miss B (lalvey had not flod straight to her B room. Sho was watching Miss Por B, hen with a llttlo pained frown. ( "It hurts mo to coo a beautiful j flower 111 treated," sho said, half npolo- j gutlcally, when sho caught Van Nor- man looking at her. H' "It docs mo, too," agreed Van Norman B emphatically. Ho told hlmsolf that B ho had nlwnya disliked seeing Miss Hi Porbon devour her roses nnd carna- M tlons, nlthough ho had never put tho H Idea into words. Any sensitive porson V' would feel that way. Then ho won- , dcrcd If Miss Galvoy over had nny 1 llowors sent her. Ho wondered nbottt i It for thrco days boforo ho began wan- B; ilorlng It sho would think It frcsli of i him If ho should sond her soma. Ho B' could seo her slender, beautiful flng- Bft era taking them from tho box almost &BJ cnrosslngly. That wns tho way sho H had hnndled tho crushed carnation B.. Miss Porben hail dropped In the hall B tho evening before. Any ono who so K loved flowers for their own snkes H roally ought to hnvo them about Van B Norman felt n righteous glow when H , he left tho order at tho florist's that Bifi noon. ?MIss Galvoy did not forget to thank him. Thoro was n soft glow on her H mco .is sho passed him In tho hall, L, "Thank you so much," she said Bi "Thoy are lovely and It was kind of B( Pl "Not not at all!" stammered Van Norman, his heart suddonly thumping, B Maybe It was tho hall light that lent M her such an othorcnl beauty. At dln- M nor ho regarded ItobliiBon nnd Harris B wondorlngly. Could thoy not seo bo- B ncath tho surfaco? Did thoy fancy m, that shallow, giddy, solflsb, blondo B young creaturo tho sort ot a woman H u man could really lovo-t-M Van Norman choked abruptly on his Ht salad nnd stopped nt that word. H Dy tho tlmo tho dossert nrrlvod ho H had calmed down and was getting H usod to tho amazing, absolutely won- H dorful fact that ho was In lovo with H tho loveliest girl on oarth and wnB H scared to death for fenr sho would B not consider such n worm as hlmsolf. B Miss Porbon Bpnrklod and Jostcd and MiM beguiled In vain that evening. It H, , was about two months lator, Just at H tho tlmo when both UobluBon and Mar- H; rls ha decldod that, after all, they H woro not In lovo with Miss Porbcn, Hf that Van Norman's engagement to 9Bu Miss Oalvey was announced. H At present Mis:. Porben Is do,lng H without rosng and violets Chicago H Pally N(.k BBBi An advertisement in tho local papor often .brings 100 fold In rosulU. Try ono, and try It until you hnvo results. Men and women to learn barber trade in 8 weeks. Wngoa paid every night Graduates onrn $15 to $20 por week Cnt. freo. Wrlto us. Mohlor System of Colleges, 62 E. First South 8L, Salt At City. Utah. |