The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-20

useless nat ana let the NOW auECu depart.
What you doing there, ST. John2" said
the voice ike fathers lalmost) az his very
elbow. lie twisted about, and there was the
Doctor smiling up at him from a purring
automobile. He began to Chamber down.
Hello" be said; ~ guess III 60 with
you. It's hot up here"
"Right-ohl" said the Doctor, and the
steadying help Of his strong hand eased the
ache most wonderfully. The groccr's boy
was very humble, for such a desperate char
acter He merely observes that the red
headed girl wanted the kid back b. sun
down.
Shutdown il Is, said the doctor; then, to
, St. John: DO you know what a tea party
is, bub9 A regular grown-ups' tea party7"
St. John nodded.
my mother has 'em-but she calls EN-
just teas"
ooh, wisdoml Teas, thenl" And the
doctor laughed. What say we 90 to one?"
I'D Just as soon"
As the car took a hill, leisurely, they met
q young man coming down, walking fast, at
sight Of whom the doctor stopped short on
the incline.
eli, Hold" he called. What's up"
The young man stopped, looked straight
ahead an instant, then came over 10 the
machine and rested bis hands on il; he wore
white hannels, grass-stained and dusty, his
eyes were tired, bis yellow hair mussed, and
be held an empty little pipe between bis
teeth 50 hard that il seemed as If they or il
must break. He talked with il there-not
opening his teeth at allan interesting thing
20 watch; and he spoke senselcss things, as
grown-ups often do, jerking them out.
WHAT Well got mine. That's all.
This mornin' Don't blame her-but / can't
buck up--in a hurry Win pretty soon.
Make iscuses for me, viii you? Someone
may ask. The aunt won't. Shs'H be glad.
She never wanted me"
"Hod-what are you" The doctor
jerked exactly as the young man did, and
St. John was glad to hear him shocked
because the dirty young man was not
wanted. The young man stood away, turn
ing TO 60.
as all right-don't fret, Dick. III walk
myself straight. &c. Say-you get busy.
The aunt's got her 70 say she'll 60 to New
port. Understand"
The doctor made a queer noise-so queer
that St. John turned 60 look at him; but the
doctor was staring with all his might at the
young man. That person half smiled-the
oldest, crookedest quiTk, because Of the pipe.
"You-hlitherin'-idiotln he said. She
can't wait i0rever-you've never said any
thing Lately there's been too much other
lady. Mrs. A., / mean-see2 Be a man
hrst-M. ID. afterward Folks are talkm' -
made me wonder, even. Don't gawp-
makes me feel better { tell YOU Martyr
wrtuous-all that, y'know. SloEg." He
started.
II was pretty at the tea-rugs and
tables and bright cushions on the lawn near
the tennis-court; but there was a large,
foury-faoed lady in q silky lavender gown
VINO sat and talked in a high-up voice 10 the
people about and she put up her Cutlery
glasses and looked at the doctor as though
she wasn't quite certain whether she knew
him, and said: Dear me, I'm afraid the tea
IS QUIT And who Is this boy7" She vas
nicer when she heard St. Johns name, and
said, How quaint" when he made his
bow and pretty lady in a bag hat, who sat
BY a tea cart, called the doctor and gave him
cup Of tea and talked q long time 10 him;
and people whispered something about
" Mrs. Appleton's nephew" and came up
and said silly things. But finally a tall
young lady, in white, with no hat, appeared
bringing cookies and big glass Of milk on a
trays and when she bent down and smiled
!, and spoke, ST. John put his hand in hers
instantly They went 90 a long seat and he
drank all the milk and ate the cookies and
then leaned back against the lady, whose
name was Lydia, and who vas talking %
people, and looked for the doctor. Strangely
enough, the doctor was looking az them; and
St. John slipped down, went over to him and
took bis hand.
Come over where re are, " he urged, and
the doctor all but crushed his fingers. Bub
you're a wonder" said he.
The lady looked up and nodded when
they got 70 the seat, but went on talking
with others. Once in a while the doctor
spoke TO people; but mostly be hunched
down, crossed one knee over the other and
swung his foot-and ST. John saw some
thing that made him start The young
lady felt il, smiled around on him, and
, bent low.
What is il, dear7" she asked. Because
ne liked and trusted her be told her; and he
had never seen a lady turn 50 very red. ShG
hall smiled, but her eyes looked as though
she were going 20 cry, and the doctor must
have been watching, for be said, short and
sharp: What's up. John9 What YOU
wantg" St. John turned candid EYES On
INN, bit aggrieved a. that tone.