Show SIMEON by JANE OSBORN jane jenks received 11 and a nd answered many maur hundred lettera letters a week but they were all addressed not to bliss jane jenks but to prof simeon chester handwriting expert of the hearth Comp companion antom jano jane jenks cwass wa the yo youngest angest member of the editorial stall a lit li t tt widely read periodical As part of her duties she had to w rite the monthly article at on what your handwriting shows shor is meantime the she had to answer letters from froin west cast east north and south from era ers to the magazine magaZ lne n e sometimes ilia the dreamed of the day da y when hen she might in ight save enough to leyers the city nod and go off somewhere in t tte ta allds lids and set get a ranch or something and run it it once a letter came from a vre v re bodt po dt who ho his name montana and nd the writing rather d jane jenki but he be hesitate hesi tatt I 1 a moment for really it matter to ti her tier whether or ut not she made a true character st study dy ahe I 1 he writing wan was lf helble lel ille ble and therefore th t she he made the statement state m ent t lat L at the writer riter had a methodical honest nature there were certain covering ave rings in tho the line aad an al this ehe she said indicated timidity 1 I believe that ou are not married ehe she added with ith all the authority of prof sin a Sll SlI chester to back her 1 I believe that tha thet reason why you are not roar mar riad la Is because you hae never had hat the deep inner courage to took about and find for yourself our a woman oman good enough for you lou ou KM ere cowardly coward ty she went on and land hat ion ou ought to do Is I 1 to stand up tip for your onu oin rights iou are small in stature this beca because tho the writing was vas miniature abut that doe does not mean that you should also be timid I 1 llorea weeks beeks lat latr a tall irate person entered her tier office 1 I want to see irot simeon bitches ter hy iw said deliberately 1 I 1 see you aro are bis his secretary the man won continued perhaps I 1 could take the message said jane feebly no wo woman could take the message just om I 1 vv want ant to give alve it and few men could what I 1 want to ask the professor Is hew how in ill add tho the embellish ments hen I 1 see him personally how he dared to call me a coward I 1 wrote to him and this Is the answer bo tie sent me the man from montana threw throw the ue opened letter oa on the deak desk and jane jenn recognized it as the one she bad had recently sent ili lei in very sorry jane pleaded feeling just a little amused in spite of her first rat terror to be sure professor bil chester sometimes makes mistakes she began 1 I an am very sorry then for some reason probably because cause e of 01 jhc thc tt and sear a chinS gaze 0 of the gray eya of the man ahe she forgot her role you see I 1 ara am really prof simeon Sll SlI I 1 try to make maye the right guesses how now could I 1 tell that you were a big man mm and how did I 1 know that you were a perfect bear beat of 0 courage and you wrote that about my tny not having ha tine nal hall the nene neme to get married asked the big man and then be he laughed for the first time well very funny anny ive come all the way from my place in Blon montana tann just to have a tight fight with ith you nothing ever made me so mad in my life as that letter ait I 1 wont fight a lady even when she deserves deserres it so relieved relle was as jare at tha the way the angry one recovered yc re from tuo the first in ta a 0 his anger that she made hin hm tarry on hat first call and pledged him never neer to tell another soul that there was wits real simeon lly of and ranges and the eirl girl a face lighted up with ex and interest ebe told the stranger et ranger of her ambition and hi lis as as interested as its she lo 10 short be he won janes janos confidence to so that when hen be suggested that she take luncheon with him she ho did not think to hesitate so the acquaintance progressed with in the ten days abat the montanan bad had allowed himself to remain in the big city and never again did be he speak ot of the letter but always of 0 the ranch and the girie girls ambitions to lead a country countr 7 0 outdoor u adoor life tho proposal occurred la the girle girls office the ai before b he was planning to return how now can I 1 the ne eald said 1 I d doat 0 let even know your name im dreau fully fu lly frightened just to think ot of the way we have grown ao so well acquainted in la euch such ft a short time rrue he lie said im a bit fright ened myself here ble his ex preagon changed buic ay howd llowd you hit on that name of yours simeon cliches ter ita a good name and it sound faked 1 I think it Is good uld e the girl I 1 wanted to get ft fa name that sounded ae alle what I 1 think a handwriting export would be a thin old crank with a while white beard and a long note nose I 1 got oat out the aboe who and looked through till I 1 found a name that sounded just like that dont you think it li was a v good selection I 1 lea capital pital a thin old crank with a long nose do you happen to know the original jane reached d for the who who oa om the top of ut her deal desk and found fi und the place ho ile seem 9 to be an inventor and a ranch owner in montana why thata where you come from somewhere near said the man mm in act tact rm the white bearded long tons noi ed crank creak now you know who ho I 1 ally am ara will you take mel and the girl wary of impersonate tag the handwriting expert and vind already in a heart surrendered to the caan man who tood before her had no will to a say nc W Vy hytt tt wi dig by the tb mcclure I 1 to a 9 aw aynA cAK |