The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-19

"You are looking fine. Jerry" she
told him.
Never better. Sis. How are the
kiddies?"
Splendid. But do not see much OF
them lately" Jane smiled apologetical-
ly, there have been SO many dinner
parties and teas. Jerry, dear" Jane
looked appealingly at him. 1T seems
dreadful to drag you out the first night
you are here, but just had to accept
dinner engagement for you. Do you
mind very much?"
II am ready for anything from
pink tea to a Dutch supper" he told
her.
1t was too late in the day to do any
thing in the business line, so Robin
son jumped into taxi and went to
the Southern Express.
Some greater force than his own
desire seemed to be directing his
movements. He felt intuitively that
he would see the girl of the postal
card.
He went into the big lounge where
SO many American travellers meet, and
took a chair by one of the desks.
There, with pen in hand, he tried to
compose letter to Wilhelmina
Wicks. Try as he might. he could not
write satisfactory message to the
girl whom he did not know.
Then, because he was sitting close
to the mail windows, he heard her
voice.
SIS there any mail for Miss Wicks?
I want some," she said, and Robinson
knew that smile was sent to the
man behind the window. Three! oh,
thank you"
She turned and 1t seemed to Robin
son as II she had known he was there
and that her eyes half smiled. After
that she sat down in chair facing
him and read her letters.
Robinson sitting quietly opposite
could only gaze with fascinated eyes
at the girl whose picture he even
then wore next his heart That he
might not speak to her was certain.
How then could he let her go and per-
haps not see her again?
While he was thinking of ways and
means and glowering at her with
gloomy admiration she arose and went
out.
A taxi must surely have been wait
ing at the curb with open doors to
swallow her. When Robinson reached
the pavement there were taxis In
every direction and the girl in one Of
them. He turned toward the Piccadil.
ly tube and home to Jane with lower
ing brows.
"You seem to have acquired beau
tiful CROUCH" Jane told him.
He laughed in spite of himself. "A
cold bath will chase It," he said. "But
am bear with a sore head just the
same" Through his gloom he could
nor the beauty Of her evening toilet
nor the ebauty of her evening toilet
so with an affectionate push she sem
him upstairs to dress.
At the top of the stairs and in thu
semidarkness he collided with some
thing soft and scented and feminine.
II beg your pardon!" he apologizet
quickly, then-"Bill!"
The girl laughed silvery, mischiev
GUS laugh at his confusion.
"Again I apologize" Robinson fel
his heart going back to normal beat
ing. "But how in this lucky world dit
Miss Wilhelmina Wicks get into m.
sisters house?"
"In much the same way that MI
jeremiah Robinson got into my chun
James house." the girl laughed
"What ridiculous names we bot
have" she added because his eye
were making the color come into he
cheeks
STILL" he put in banteringly, "Yo
will admit. upon consideration, tina
Robinson is not so bad as Wicks."
D She did not answer him, but sal
a quickly, 'It is all James fault Sh
e put me up to sending my picture as
to the wrong Robinson"
g "But you see," Robinson told he
;, "Jane knew 1t would come to the rigf
il Robinson"
"If you two don't stop quarreling
9 James voice came up to them, "w
will go to the dinner party withol
YOU"
II "shall we keep on quarreling
Il Billy inquired.
= "Oh-we can quarrel-afterward
y Robinson said pointedly.
"