Ralph Henry Barbour

“ And when it rains the reflections on the asphalt are just too sweet for anything! Do you like Chicago as well as New York? I’m sure the electric lights in New York can't be nearly so nice as ours at home; are they?” The man for a time gazed in silence at the moon and the sea. ”

“ The last words lacked the enthusiasm of those which had gone before, but the occasion demanded something of the sort, and the man was not the sort of man to hesitate when duty called. But the maiden only looked thoughtful at first. Then she replied:
“It is pretty, isn’t it? It reminds me so much of home. Have you ever seen Michigan Avenue at night with the electric lights shining away into the distance at both sides? ”