Show believed in influence of good spirits the weekly short story by DOROTHY DOUGLAS IT T WAS 11 first trip up to 1 the maine coast and naturally rally she had rever befi re seen the N isn idi ing timer Tra dillon had it that since the old light huse h use ha ho I 1 been abandoned for something modern the pool gool fairies fairles which had always guarded those at sea still lingered ther thero and so an townsman conce conceded hed the itie splendid idea of turning the light h house aue int cintr a wishing toner and for five cents one could enter write alq or her most cherished wish on the wall all and because of the influence of I 1 ie good expect it to come true marjory firmly believed in the influence of good spirits and went straight into the toner to write down a wish once olice inside she site found that she must return on three succeeding dIng days and put a tiny cross be beside beide ide her wish this repetition it seemed showed d keen leen interest in one ones 8 wish and la in ci dentally put fuenty rather than five cents into the pockets of the enterprising towns min having the usual amount of 0 o mance still waiting I thin her un on f polled heart marjory drew a picture pichat t ure that somei somewhat hat resembled that important organ of onar one and wrote carefully 1 I want to be loed by a nice black haired man with brown eves she hurried away lest any of the leeral people strolling about read ing the wishes should laugh at lier tier in her er biste she almot collided bead head on with a fine one big man whose curiosity had carried him also to the wishing tower he lie rather liked lilted the a all 11 too ton swift glance he hp got of marjory and fell to wonder ing uti whether ether or not she had bad nude mide a wish or vili whether ether she was wai just idling about like himself seeking amusement tony arrived at ilar nar borys wish hut but of course he hail no idea that the ha hasty hatty tty young lady with whom he lie blid humped was as the writer the file badly drawn amused him suddenly Sudden iv in a spirit of fun he drew tint ther just oica the line of marjory s and 1 I ant to be loved by a black haired elty eyed girl the next elly ay when marjory vi went ent in to att antich ich her cross to the wish bere rere bere rere were several other peo pie bere rere and one young man had apparently taken up a position foi life alot in front of her wish sit she e lingered about casting shy glances at this human screen and wondering when he lie would nwe mole a juav liar jory t for the world let thi big man with the twinkle in his very blue eyes know that she had put down so sentimental a nish her tier hair closely cropped was of red gold with a strong accent on the red slie he felt a vague tug at cord and was as flung back suddenly sudden Iv to her tier seenah year when she and a lanky red haired boy had been in separable corn com inloes rut but coming A acain aln as swiftly to the pre present vitt she realized that the way was now cleir cler to putting a 8 cross beside her nish wish n ish she did it quickly and turned away tony mcvane out of the comer corner of his blue eyes watched wat clied and smiled when hen marjory had left the wishing tower he went back to the two hearts and wrote something beside his own wish ish after that hf hi went away y and was pleasantly thoughtful V hen blar marjory jory returned next any for her second cross she was highly amud amu d to see that an addition addia addit had heen been made to the heart over overlap lapi ping her own reiding it the clear color tanned fanned her cheeks hae ilme changed my color scheme and unit gulih for tawny hair and clear harel eyes she read rend she slipped out quickly and went along to the neatest sindi fountain as th day wis thirst begetting tony mcvane who had find been hatchl watching ig her from a nearby bench arose and leisurely went into the ai an r r it shop h n p Blar marjory jory was about to sip the fir 1 t spoonful spoor ful of her lui luscious elous drink ilien the color mounted blah in her cheeks the ann sat still down quite near to her nna removed his weed tweed cap gave another sharp tug at brain then the red hair come into full view she cast cas a startled glance at the man s saw a w a tiny scar sear that lay up against the left eyebrow then bril carrots Carro t it Is carrots Carrot sl 1 she called softly the big man bounded over to marjory s table and gripped both her tier hand and gazed into her tier hazel eyes as if there had never been an other gilr of mich such beautiful eyes it really possible I 1 slid said rony Sl mcane elane you used to be spindly and straw colored and 1 I 1 wa want zat hilf as as you were lanky and red headed beaded flashed marjory I 1 but youre the most beautiful rul thing I 1 lie aie ever seen 11 when hen I 1 saw you in the wishing tower something took me bick hick to childhood but I 1 never dreamt of anything like how flow did you 61 me by the car carroty rolly hair and the wee siar or U which I 1 I 1 I 1 r h y you ou go got t t the he d daiy diy ay iy you fell out of the hay loft when we were playing circus well marjory since we have about fifteen yem conversation t to make up and I 1 have to to ch chance atile your mind about color be schemes he 1 ne 8 in men we had better get started my sty heart Is already joined to your own in the wishing tower you know marjory and didat t mind a bit bil al 21 mcclure wms service |