| Show ROBINS mm AND PEOPLE by LOUISE OLIVER katharine long lang raised her blue eyes to the brown ones above her inquiringly then she arose and smiled pleasantly as the tall young man handed her his requisition slip most people smiled at homer braden ills his frank courageous face and brown eyes which looked so fearlessly at the world were always paid bacle back in the coin they gave a smile tor for a smile just now they looked with open admiration at the pretty little girl with wibb the golden hair and blue eyes eyed 1 I am sorry mr air braden glancing at the name on the slip but you aro a minute too late the last scientific american has just been given out will anything else do no thank you I 1 will look over the want ads in the papers whery wheres shall I 1 find them please they are all on file at the long table to the right I 1 hope you will find what you are looking for she added hesitatingly ta tho the next day he came again this time the desired periodical was in and he seated himself at a table beside tho the desk of the pretty librarian arlan at tho the end of halt half an hour however ho he could have told more about a pair of wonderful blue eyes and tho the wave of a certain girls bright hair than about tho newest process of producing tantalum ile he returned the paper but she bhe noticed that he again scanned tho the want ads anxiously before ho he left after that he came every day always asking aking for some magazine of science and then anxiously scanning tho the advertisement ti ment pages of the dally daily papers her interest in the man deepened when tho the anxious look g greeir aw more intense ills his face had grown thinner and his linen frayed although always immaculate katharine found herself worrying tor for him watching his faco face anxiously as lie ho perused the columns evidently in vain ono day ho he did not appear at tho the usual hour and although katharine watched the green baize doors expectantly all afternoon he did not come when she went hor homo nohe bhe felt that tho the day had been incomplete and insufferably dull the next day the samo same and tho next A week went by and still tho the stranger did not come one saturday she left the library at noon it was her time for shopping AS aa she made her way through tho throngs on tho the busy streets she watched every face eagerly as she passed the day was warm and bright tho sky blue and in the atmosphere was EL a soft mysterious something which tells of coming summer Kath katharine arIno decided to walk home since it was not far and most of tho the way was through the park As she came to the lake a fussing and chattering among the birds brought her to a standstill beside a bed of opening tulips she watched an unfair fight between a dozen sparrows and two huge redbreasts red breasts with blazing eyes the little beasts she cried indignantly there any place for decent birds or decent people in this cruel world sho she stamped her foot furiously the action loosened a bundle from its nest in her arms and it rattled to her feet A figure on the path behind her stopped stepped forward quickly to restore it and katharine looked into the pleased face of homer braden this seems to be my lucky lay day miss long lang he said with a smile in which the joy was unmistakable sho she wondered how ho he knew her name katharine noticed the change in his appearance his old clothes had been replaced by now new and the transformation was miraculous A certain confidence too had returned in his manner his next words explained the reason for both 1 I did not tell you about my invention before I 1 will tell you just a little now and save tho the particulars for later on it if you dont mind I 1 have something more interest interesting irig to tell you first I 1 had given up all hope of success till today when I 1 received a check from the manufacturing concern which is to use my patent it will pay me a small fortune and I 1 shall have no need for your advertisement columns now you have been my mascot in a great many ways was since I 1 have known you and now for the other thing Kath katharine arino I 1 love lova you I 1 have loved you dearly from the first moment I 1 saw you I 1 may seem precipitate to you but I 1 want this to bo be my red letter day and my happiness will not be complete until you have given me some hope for the future A clump of japonica bushes held catharines Katha rines attention tor for a moment then 1 I think you are a very audacious presumptuous overconfident young man she said severely but the expression in her eyes belled belied her words are you quite sure sura that your splendid good fortune turned your head completely mr braden it seems to me that it is rather unusual upon such short notice to tell chance acquaintances that you love them katharine step but dont you think yourself its a litile i you and I 1 bardl know temporizing you do know you must know look at me katharine dear tell me you love me she hesitated an instant then whis pared softly yes I 1 do love you and her cheeks were almost as rasy rosy as the japonica blossoms T i 1916 1914 by the mcclure newspaper syndicate |
