Show SHE SPOKE AT LAST L school teacher who woe fettered by ft mather tabled on it was one of choso frosty nippy mornings when tho pavements were icy and winds piercing beall plump damsel by profession a schoolteacher cheeks alight havo been soon tripping along the slippery sidewalks of kenwood it was very early not yet 8 and the little hurried followed by a middle aged man who had got off tho car obviously to follow her its very slippery bant it be puffed as be overtook the young womans eyes flashed but ehe only gave a little tug at her scrap of dotted face veil thrust her hands do into her muff and sped on A calling card one of her own waa sticking out of her little jacket pocket with only the first two words miss elizabeth just visible and the last name obscured tho stout man saw it your namee elizabeth it ho said cheerfully you re leaa ams was an old sweetheart of mine and I 1 was awfully foad of hor no answer from tho young woman except a quickening of her already nancy blanks gait dont go so fast said her tormenter yon might elip and fall I 1 really wonder that you aro not afraid to venture out such a bad day miss blackeyes said nothing she had about reached the drug storo where she was to wait for her car As sho went into the storo with glowing cheeks the cappar young clerk said dont you want to como over by tho stove and get warm 1 I want to know why I 1 am a target fr every insolent man in town this morning she snapped as she glanced through tho door and saw the short stout man patrolling the sidewalk and evidently still intent on pursuit tho drug clerk subsided the car came and on she got with tho man at her heels he sat down benido her when she arrived at her street corner ho airoso and followed her out of the car she biad almost reached her school and was getting brave again he walked beside her and asked her if she say something to him her voice had not a tremor but was deliciously clear and steady as sho spoke for the first time certainly sho said do you know I 1 was just wondering if a man ever lived to bo your age before let me see you must be at least who was capable of acting so perfectly idiotic now for my part I 1 can tolerate a young empty headed masher but as for an old fool like you bu the middle aged short stout man had fled chicago news |