The Washington herald., 1913-11-22
A DOLL FOR JENNY.
ry r.. p. SHELTON.
CcoDyrisht, sls.,


Freddy AInsworth was walking back
to the office after a very comfortable
lunch. He was passing one OF the big
department stores when a limousine
whirled up to the curb and out stepped
Constance Long. She crossed the curb
and stepped through the stores main
entrance. In q second Freddy was
through that door also, and trying to
catch up with her But lodging hither
and thither among the mob OF shoppers
on the main floor did not tend. he found,
to lessen the distance between himself
and that green feather on Constance's 8
hat
Still he held doggedIy to the chase.
Down the main floor went the green
feather. Down the main floor went
Freddy in pursuit. 1t was only when
she had stopped at a counter in the
toy department in the rear OF the first
floor that Freddy finally succeeded in
reaching her side and then he was a
trifle out of his usual placid poise. thanks
to the chase through the crowd.
!Oh. how de do, Mr.. Ainsworth." said
Constance. looking at him with one of
those bewildering smiles Of hers. What
brings you here?'
Had Freddy answered truthfully II
would have been a brief You" But
Constance was still Emiling in that dis
arming fashion, and II was borne 70
Freddy suddenly and uncomfortably that
he did not know Constance Long any
too well. surely not well enough to ad-
nit he had followed her in here from
the street
.Tm after a DOLL said Freddy. as
his eyes caught sight Of numerous dolls
Ia their pasteboard boxes ranged on =
shelf. "A doll for little girl" he
added.
I'm so glad it isn't for a little boy,
Uttered Constance.
Freddy seemed not to hear this last re-
mark. Its lucky / found you here,
said he What's cerulian blue?' he
ended with seeming irrelevance.
Why"
well. that's what the dolls eyes
must be. And she must be dressed IN
pale lavender silk-the kind Of pale
lavender that's a pinky purple, but isn't
Your little girl seems very fussy''
said Constance.
She's in the hospital" said he.
"Oh." said the girl quickly. And she's
commissioned you to get her the doll
II must be just right Of course. Tel
me about her."
Freddy extemporized blandly.
Its the gardeners little girl up al
the river place" he said. shes got tc
have an operation they think-hip."
"Oh," said Constance again.
"Queerest. most lovable. quaintest
minded child you ever saw" Freddy
went on with his imaginings-went or
with them because he saw he was hold
ing the gifts attention. Imagine telling
me about that dress-the kind OF Lavender
that's pinky purple. but isn't
"Just wait until leave this order FOL
part of Bob's engine that's broken
and I'll see that you get that doll with
cerulian blue eyes, and the right colorec
dress, too. Was she to have light hair?
'Uh-huh!" Freddy admitted.
They found a doll. after looking al
many, with eyes that Constance said
were true cerulian blue, but the pinkS
purple dress was elusive. There were
none OF them among the stock OF dolls
clothing in the toy department
Meanwhile Freddy was rattling or
about the little girl He said her name
was Jenny. He furnished her with a
quaint and a compelling personality
which won the heart Of the beautiful
Miss Long.
Now look" she said. laying hand or
Freddy's arm, whereat Freddy. thrilled