Show z HANTI I I i 1 I J lt r The Green Silk Cupid B By Dy ADA BORDEN STEVENS f fj Newspaper r Syndicate t V NU Service lc WO VO umbrellas and two young oun T TWO people collided at the cor corner er He was on his feet at nt once helping the girl he had so unintentionally upset For a few moc moments moe mo mo- c e L fA ments he blocked Wf Ie I.e. W the sidewalk traffic r rs ii trying to say Im Y U Ii sorry beg your pardon pardon pardon par- par don but his tongue S e g R V refused to move He did nothing but look and look into the starry eyes and nt at the be beautiful glowing face Confused Confused Confused Con Con- fused she bowed formally mingling mingling mingling min min- gling with the crowd of oC home-going home commuters With a buoyant step he went to his suburban home Somehow his hish h heavy avy black umbrella had grown lighter and even the color had been changed taking on the hue of the trees and grass His sister greeted him with all the abandon of h hor hr r 14 years Hi there Philip Wright whose umbrella la did you pinch T Temme emme look Wheel Thee Green Gleen si sill silk And the names name's on the inside Its It's Its It's go out of my way Phil Oh now Philip aint you the meanest But her brother despite his dignity dignity dignity dig dig- as bachelor of laws recaptured recaptured recaptured recap recap- the umbrella and hastened tc his room Woven in the cloth were the words Nancy Smith Philip Wright was a man of ac ac- tion He reached for the telephone directory There were exactly 18 columns of Smiths with Smiths Smith to a column not counting those who spelled their name with y ora or ora ora a final e c He took the first one listed listed Aaron Aaron Smith Smith and and spoke into the mouthpiece mouth mouth- piece Hello Is this Mr Aaron Smith Well VeIl have you a green daughter daughter no no no I mean have you an umbrella by the name of Nancy What's that You haven't any daughters or umbrellas either You have my deepest sympathy Good Good- by Then he tried Abednego Smith who proved to be a bachelor HEI He I was S very courteous as all Smiths Smith tare are and wished him success in the quest of Nancy Why not try the radio suggested Abednego and Philip hastened to the nearest broadcasting station R dio fans that night tuning in inon inon inon on UNO XYZ heard the sonorous voice of the announcer If the young oun lady who lost her green silk umbrella this af afternoon at the corner corner corner cor cor- ner of Black and Blue streets will wig call at No 85 Main street Room city she will receive the aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid afore afore- said article The speaker continued Now girls heres here's your chance The finder find find- er cr is a young man of sterling worth handsome unmarried six feet ha haa has hasa a strong jaw and I suspect a strong arm All in in all girls if I were you Id I'd claim that green silk umbrella even if the one I lost was fiery red Oh my I forgot one thing The name is woven on the inside Men women young girls girl and children chil- chil dren answered the advertisement erti ad ement hut Nancy Smith failed to mate male materialize Then Philip used the lost and fo found nd column of four prominent dailies keeping the notice in for foi many weeks It was rearing Hearing the close of oC a sum summer summer summer mer day Philip packed his briefcase brief briefcase case methodically locked his desk and then stared gravely at al the trees I in tHe park His quest so far ha had been futile and yet always before before be be- fore forc him was the vision of a girl girlon on whose face was spiritually written written written writ writ- ten Her price is far above rubies He was startled by his office boy who laid a visiting card on the desk Philip read Miss Nancy Smith Artist Instantly eagerly he commanded command command- ed Show her in in-at in at once J With a sinking heart Philip beheld beheld beheld be be- held the woman advancing toward him She was short sixty-five sixty of 01 great g gr at decision and the possessor of ofa ofa ofa a nose which showed character if not beauty In her hands she car carried ieda a large black umbrella with the name Philip name Philip Wright Wright engraved engraved on the silver band Young man she b began gan crisply I understand you have bave my umbrella la Green silk silk name name Nancy Smith woven in in the cloth Pearl handle and on the strap is a tiny cupid Oh thank you and here is yours I owe you an apology for keeping it so EO long She paused You see my niece who is also my namesake Nancy namesake Nancy Smith Smith here here young man do you realize that you are twisting my arm off oft As I was about to say v e w have havo been to Europe painting Italian sunsets She's an artist too One e evening ening we received from home a bundle of f papers Nancy Jr can- can t cled cl d a dinner engagement and devoured de de- red the news Suddenly she became became bet be be- t came ec excited ted and rushed around the room stuffing clothes into a trunk declaring that she was going home f on the next steamer that steamer that she must rc return urn a n black umbrella r t about all She's down i in inthe n a v r th the well t vestibule well well there's theres he fong ong so o fast Should think he was wason wason as ason on a n track tracI team Che Uhe he adjusted they the strap of or tl the Uc e umbrella remarking wistful wistful- ly In h the cupid Id give ten though thou r. r gh hl sik ik urn umbrellas if I could be beY Y VOL Y ai L d a-d beloved like Nancy 5 1 Via 1 J Ji 1 i s. s S |