Show i HER LOVER AU ii X c y by EHNE goodale Gd ODALE A 1 one glorious flay aay tast last summer mr zane richmond aged twenty two per bitted himself deliberately to come to a conclusion he would begin boagin immell Im abely to search for or his ideal and when be had found her he be would marry her without unnecessary delay young mr richmond was wa most diligent la in his quest for several months month before his beati flo vision materialized when she did it was ft a most anro mantlo meeting he was wa at the union railroad station one day to meet an gunt aunt who was waa to arrive for a visit when an incoming train brought the angel of whom he had dreamed to hla hist very feet fee t as it were yes there sho ha was in the not to bousted be doubted flesh hair bair face figure even feet nothing had bad been overlooked in the eions she tripped airily to the waiting room and he followed dis discreetly erectly she halted and looked about anxiously as aa does one who expects to be met and Is a disappointed and rather indignant because no eneis ona s in attendance this was zane richmonds opportunity and nd he regarded tt it as aa heaven sent hat in hand ho he advanced promptly and began deferentially 1 I beg your pardon but it I 1 can bo be of any assistance you might call a tari than thanks delighted he was back in two minutes to escort her to tho the taxi but she sao had van shed As he ha was waa permitting himself a lost last hop hopeless eleEs look about the room someone seized his arm and a rasping assailed him young man did you oversleep yourself why aunt matilda he gasped shamefacedly ive been heretta whole minutes im just about soared scared to death declared the old lady reproachfully her neglectful nephew at that moment had no thought other than to call downto earth again the angel who had taken her flight so unceremoniously with that end in view he put aunt matilda into a comfortable vehicle and her olt off safely then lie he returned to the waiting room and took a seat to carry put gut a 9 policy of watchful waiting ho he had bad come to the conclusion that the fair unknown was in town for the day and ana that she would take a return braja some time during the afternoon and he was perfectly sound ili n his judgment m ent five mortal hours he sat eat in that waiting room and then she reappeared she discovered ulm him almost immediately but assumed an appearance of frigid he was waa beside her instantly and saying that taxi has been ready for you yon for some time she tried to frown and look indignant but it was a dismal failure the humor of abe situation overcame overcame her and she awed instead ah thank yo u she phe starA and passed swiftly on to her train he followed not in the same coach but he saw her when she left the train at two on the following 9 a hernoon ter noon at her fathers residence a card was bent in 14 to miss angela odell it wa waa strictly up to the moment la in its ita appearance and it t bore the nane nama of zane richmond As aa she recognized him on om entering en terino the room ehe alto flushed deeply but whether with confusion or displeasure he could not tell 1 1 I I neglected to present my card yes berday ter day he began rather uncertainty uncertainly then ha ba added audaciously 1 l have bava called to repair the omis omission sloe did you regard it as necessary she bhe asked with a dignity which lie he fancied haq was tempered with lust just A suspicion of interest well we I 1 1 yep yea miss odell he be declared his coinage courage reviving the tact fact is I 1 I 1 should alke to malce ke your acquaintance T at ua ih s she ahe did not seem able wholly to repress a sort 0 of qulin cal smal which added perceptibly to her attral only tor for a brief instant however 11 1 I bin am not to in tho habat ot of making no ao quaint inces in th the unconventional manner you seem to preter prefer she bhe said and with a me Beverl verity ty of ex pre on her face that made hla bia peart heart shiver 1 I should at least like the privilege of asking you to forgive me for my violation of the tha proprieties he re turned humility in his voice and adoration la in hi 1 I tX will forgive you if you aul wul prom ise to reform at once she said gen gea 6 erous ero ay ly 1 I wali even en permit penult you yon to explain to my father how this this intrusion tn occurred m during burtn his absence ce now w permit me to bid you good day sir when a few days later he called to make sma the required explanation pon to alea angelair Ange K laiC father he be found to his a infinite delight that mr odell was disposed to take a fir far more lenient view of 0 hla his culpability than his daughter had done aon in fact his hl reception at the odell home horn awas wa so BO frei tre from any attempt on the ahe part dart of the old gentleman to m duco him to sackcloth and ashes that ilia his audaciousness reasserted itself speedily with the result that before tte the close of tho tb year yea he be prevailed upon was miss angela to become hla his good angel irl in fact as well as in fancy copyright IMS 1915 by the he mcclure acci ura Now ippa P por per |