Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1929, Page 44

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY JUNE 14, 1929. THE EVENING STORY Raymo’s Courtship. HE love of man for woman, and of woman for man manifests it~ self in varying ways. Life is not all the moving pictures might lead us to believe. There are times when true love more Tesembles something else. Aiso, of course, there are times when something else is a very good counterfeit of true love. Raymo Fleen was no Adonis in ap- pearance. Nor was he anything else of &n outstanding nature in the village of Fluewater. He was just a hard-work- ing youngster who had no gift for repartee. He was good to his mother, Who was a widow. His two younger sisters worshiped him. It is probable that you know a dozen like him. Hon- est and unassuming and good natured. It seems, however, that he had his depths. This may be suspected from the fact that on the evening of his twenty-second birthday he called on Nina Graham, only daughter of Blue- water's wealthiest man and of- the town's leading woman. “Nina,” he said on that occasion, af- ter the weather and one or two other conversational topics had been disposed o 've known each other ever since we were bables. Will you marry me?” Of course it was a joke, and, of course, Nina Graham laughed in his homely face. She simply couldn't help it. After a minute or two he also laughed, some- he said, drawing a long wanted to ask you. I didn’t think you'd do it. I've got a good job and fair prospects. Father left us a During the following two years Nina Graham had several love affairs, or what the townsfolk looked upon as such, None of the young men involved in|ing these affairs resembled, even remotely, in appearance or personal character- istics, Raymo Fleen. They were for the most part what are known as regular fellows, who believe we were put into this life to have a good time, and acted accordingly. They were lively wmpmf', and many girls appear to have a pref- erence for their sort, but Nina Graham, for some reason, did not yield to their blandishments. Even a handsome young man, who was the heir to a million dol- lars, did not throw her from her poise. A very pretty girl, Nina, and girl of much charm. A distinct leader in the younger set, as was her mother in the older element of local society. ‘Raymo Fleen plodded on his way, still awkward, still somewhat of a butt for the more brilliant ones. He assumed & half interest in the jewelry store where he worked. He enjoyed the work, hav- ing a passion for preclous stones. He others laughed, and thus acquired a reputation for taking life too seriously. He had an odd preference, too, for pok- off by himself through the woods and along the river, when he might have been taking joy rides. ‘One Sunday afternoon in the third | Summer after he had proposed to Nina Graham he was sitting on a rock in a secluded place by the riverside. He was examining something with much evident zeal through his magnifying glass. He heard his name called from the road, which at that point ran along a shelf of the bluff perhaps 50 feet above the river. He turned his head and was astonished to see Nina Graham stand- ing there. “One of my wheels has come off,” she called. “Will you help me?"” He put the glass hastily into his pocket and clambered up the bank. Nina was seemingly in a small rage. She swept a shaki roadster. ‘A wheel came off,” she repeated. kzl‘lh%n machinists!” I might have been ed g hand at the trim | gir] He pondered for a moment. “You must have been driving slowly, else that wheel would have run a mile.” “I was driving slowly. This is not a good road for speediny As was stated previously, Raymo had his depths. He now took a step for- ward, hesitated, then went to the au- tomobile, lifted the cushion from the seat and took from the tool box under- neath the missing hub cab, a jack and a wrench. The girl watched him amusedly. “How did you guess?” she asked. “Your eyes flickered in that direction two or three times,” he replied. “Also your hands have grease spots on them. You should hav he put the wheel in its place. ‘This accomplished, he turned to the his eyes alight. *ve been looking for pearls this aft- ernoon,” he said. “Found one, a beauty, Just before you came.” He took from here? ' Did you come out to lose a wheel —purposely?” “Yes,” she replied, and hung her head. The early stars were shining that night when the trim roadster drew up | at t},{!le big (l’lous@}.; ain “Raymond,” the whispered, “ have been very bold.” = - “You have been very lovely and sen- sible, Nina.” An interval of silence. “You darling old dawdler,” said the girl presently. “Come into the house with me and we'll tell father ana mother.” ‘; And they went in—hand in hand, (The End.) " WE CLEAN BLANKETS And absolutely guarantee against any skrinkage Makes your best breakfast better.. Spread on toast, for dropped eggs. Mixed in with scrambled eggs. Or spread on an ome- Iette. Underwood Deviled Ham makes any ham-and-egg dish taste like a million dollars! It's just fine ham and choice epices, deliciously blended.. ... At all leading chain his pocket "the pearl and the glass. “Look at it.” She uttered a little cry of delight. “You found it in a clam shell?” she asked. He nodded. “Clam shells are not much to look at on the outside,” he said cryptically. “Nina, did—did you come out this way because you knew I was attended church and Sunday school regularly, and there were folks who thought this indicated he was queer. He had not much fun in him, these folks said. As a matter of fact, he had a keen liking for fun, only his idea of ery well. I think I understand why |fun did not coincide with the idea of are not interested in me. |the period. He saw nothing at which b to laugh in the things at which the IZREE 35 pc. Silver Plated, Ware Set farm, all in the clear. Mother and the girls are provided for. My share in the estate amounts to nearly $10,000. I've loved you, Nina, for years. You have known it. and I won't pester you again. I don't like to make a fool of myself Considered simple-minded by certain of | S ‘hoolmates, who considered them- brilliant. They were somewhat in error, perhaps, on both counts. Raymo was a bit bashful. 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