The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-12

sidewise, her little upper lip lifted in
an odd way. Then Of sudden she
shook her head and swung her knees
up over the arm of her chair.
"Well, Dicky, as describer you
sure are the slushy spreader. Say,
you've got Eleanor Glyn backed OF
the boards"
She went c. eagerly: 81 don't care
though; slushy or not, your pictures
just perfect for her. Why, your girl
must be ringer for the girl at Rad
cliffe. Only thing you left out was
the freckle on the chin"
Freckle on the chin! By Jove, !
left it out on purpose, for I thought
she might not like it. wondered if
all girls at Radcliffe had freckles on
the chin.
She lay back, regarding me in,
scrutably. "If she looks like that"
she sighed, you ought to love her
very much, Dicky'
I couldn't say anything, for words
are so deuced inadequate, you know
But 1 just made an effort to look it all.
tOf course" signing, you ought to
feel that way; and, another thing
Dicky: you'll never forget where you
first saw her, will you? One of the
things one never forgets.'
Right in this room," I murmured;
"and in that wicker chair
"Really?" Her surprised ejacula-
tion was delicious. By Jove, how en-
trancingly coquettish Of her! How
jolly clever!
60 on; tell me how she was
dressed-never mind any more pic
ture business; just tell me in four or
five words Bet you can't do it," She
slipped over again to the arm of my
chair.
In her eyes was a challenge and I
took it up.
!''In black silk pajamas," I said dar-
ingly.
Her blue eyes opened wide. For a
moment l feared she would be offend.
ed at my audacity, but her birdlike
carol of laughter reassured me.
Say, you're not so slow, are ycu?"
And her hand came down on my
back with force that made me jump.
"Only shows" she gurgled merrily,
chow little Jack knows about you.
Say, you'd better never tell him about
those black pajamas!"
She spoke chokingly through a
storm of laughter as she rocked there
against my shoulder.
"And say-the joke of it," She
banged me on the back with clublike
blow, incredible from that little hand.
''The joke of it is, he thought I'd be
so safe with you! Oh, mammal"
And off she went again
"But Tll-I'll never say a word,
Dicky," she said, coming out of her
laughter and painting breathlessly.
Never! And don't you, Dicky-don't
you ever! Understand? Nuns the
world"
But"
ooh, but me no 'buts'-promise!"
"Why, then-er-of course, if you
wish it."
That's right, because want to
come again-that is, if you want me.
But if Brother Jack was on to you,
Dicky, as am, he would sooner have
me at a hotel, that's ALL
"But my dear Frances"
'I tell you 1 know, Dicky; he doesn't
approve of young ladies in pajamas." }"
She chuckled Not even black ones" :"
She stood up, looking at herself and
performing a graceful pirouette be-
fore the long pier glass.
Nov, if they had been crimson" )"
she proceeded, che might have felt
different. Old Jacks great on Har-
ward, and so am II
Of course. All Radcliffe girls were,
I knew.
By Jove, how I wished I could show
her the lovely crimson pajamas Mas
termann had sent me from China!
But 1 would have to summon jenkins
to find them, and besides, it would be
of questionable taste to present them
to her attention.
"Great idea, this, having pajamas
in your college colors,' she said. l
thought so, too, as noted admiringly
the rich effect of her golden head
above the black silk. But l thought
the color a devilish odd one-somber,
you know-for colors of young girls
school.
"My! my" she murmured, wouldn't
1 just love to live in pajamas-just go
about in 'em all the time, you know!
Why can't we, 1 wonder?" Her face
flashed me a ravishing smile; and
while I was blinking over her ques-
ton, she went on: Funny how the
girls even are taking to 'em-even Sis
wears 'em!" She chuckled: Hers are
gray dannellette. But the girl I'm
telling you about-she don't; Sis told
the mater about it. 1t seems that be-
foro che loft China some high muck