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This is something like it," said


1T sure isl" agreed Miss Clancy.
She shrugged her shoulders as she
glanced back at the lace curtains of
the boarding house window. Inside
the parlor the gas glared holly, light
ing UP the hair wreath above the man.
beneath.
Now, that it's got warm enough to
sit outdoors" pursued young Borgus,
stretching his long legs over three
steps below him, I'VE can shake the
parlor in there! Gee, but it was
fierce last winter, never to get a word
with you without a lot of old women
butting in with, Excuse me, but l am
looking for my crochet work! Lovely
evening, isn't it, Mr.. Borgus?' or
glaring at us for being there at all!
Or having callers of their own! Nice,
chatty conversations We could carry
on that way, couldn't We? /"
ooh" said a voice behind them as
the screen door creaked, lis some one
out here? Oh, it's you, Miss Clancy
and Mr. Borgus, of course! Ahem-
not that l meant anything, at all!
suppose I've interrupted your CONVEX
sation, but it was so hot in there
can go right in"
Don't think of 1t, Mrs. Miner" said
Miss Clancy, airily, rising. "You can
have the steps and welcome. We are
just going for walk anyhow. Come
on, JIMMY"
Wouldn't that frost you." exclaimed
young Borgus after they had proceed
ed safe distance. "Just wanted to
find out what We were talking about!
Catch her sitting out there by her
self! Well circle the block and see!"
When they got near enough again
to see the steps young Borgus gave a
low gurgle Of triumph. The steps
We're empty.
Come on" he said. Lets go get
some ice cream. Just as sure as we
go back there somebody else'll come
QUIT"
In a sympathetic sort of disgust
they sought the brilliantly lighted
candy store on the corner and found 8
vacant table.
"Strawb'ree for me-" said Miss
Clancy. 81 just wonder, Jimmy, that
you haven't got tired before this and
quit me. It's fierce. going to see q
girl that hasn't a parlor of her own tc
entertain company in! We've sure
been chased around enough by then
other boardersi"
"Well, were's away from 'em right
now" said young Borgus. Lets make
the most of it. l."
why, the ideal" broke in a high
pitched voice at the next table. al
it isn't Miss Clancy! Oh-how d.
you do, Mr.. Borg us!" There was ar
arch infection to the greeting thai
was intended to carry the idea thai
the speaker appreciated the sentimen
tai situation.
"How-do, Miss Binks?" said Mis-!
Clancy stonily.
Miss Binks was forty, dressed like
twenty and fondly thought she looked
like sixteen. She made eyes at youns
Borgus, who turn ed purple. Then she
arose with her p ate Of ice cream ant
fluttered into the vacant chair at thei
table Its so lonesome by myself,
she purred apol' getically. 81 was 81
thirsty l just h. d to come out afte
something cold, Tut I shrink from go
ing out in the ve,ning unescorted. tt
more sociable tits way, don't yol
| Think"
ooh, my, yes!" agreed Miss Clanc!
with sarcasm that was totally lost
Sorry we're just through. We've go
an engagement to meet some friends!
Let me slip back and stick SOM
cold poison in her ice cream" growlec
young Borgus throatily after they hal
escaped. "She's the limit! Anothe
second and she'd have asked to &
walking with us! Let's go down t.
| the little park. It's only few block
| away"
He tucked Miss Clancy's hand in tn,
crook of his arm and they walked OF
with regained ieerfulness. 1t wa
not so bad to be out in the dusk will
the faint echoes of a street plano II
the air and auto lobiles whirring by
Presently their ft ct crunched the grav
ell of the walk that ran around the Iii
tie park and they etrolled on till the.
found bench that was unoccupied
A lilac bush in laoom waved abov