The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-12-14
I'm search OF A lowell"
BY JOAN COSBY.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Jimmy, blinking and blinded by the
shower, reached for bath towel. His
fingers, clutching the first one with
| which they came in contact gave 1t a
| jerk off the rack, but the towel caught
had Jimmy known it, settled his fate
| forever, for his Aunt Brewster had
given him the towel and Aunt Brew
ster was his chief hope for the future.
oh itw said Jimmy. Suddenly
the towel, or rather the lace of the
| towel, let go, and Jimmy didn't. Out
he went over the end of the tub.
When the fireworks in Jimmy's head
! had subsidized and he had cautiously
| tested every bone for breaks, he swore
you, with your silly blue roses and
lace. Get out Of here" And without
any apologies to the donor, he hurled
the cause of his troubles through the
window and reached for another towel.
Wen leave Jimmy to dry and dress
and rub his bruises, and follow the
| towel out of the bathroom window on
the sixth floor of the apartment hotel.
1t tlOated doWnward-hardly floated,
| either, for it was as wide and heavy
as rug-but it arrived, at any rate,
at certain point in the street over
which a roadster was passing at the
| instant, and having a penchant for
catching on things, it caught on a but
ton of the cars top.
All unconsciously beneath her gay
canopy of lace and blue roses sat Eli
leen Brannon. She saw people stare,
laugh and point, but there was moth
ing wrong that she could see. But in
front of "Anna Katherine's Shop" she
stopped to investigate. What was at
tracing such attention? And then she
saw the towel spread shamelessly over
her natty little car.
where did you get that towel so
blue? Out Of the sky as you came
| through?"
She turned quickly. "Oh, Charley,
isn't it the limit! Where do you sup
pose it came from? Get it down, will
you, and I'll take it into Anna Kath-
| arine. These things are in her line and
maybe she'll know something about it."
But Anna Katharine didn't except
| that there were weeks of work on the
lace.
Then keep it," offered Eileen. MAY
be some nice old lady will buy it for
her college grandson"
In the meantime more things were
| happening to Jimmy.
The pOStman brought some letters,
| and there was one from Aunt Brewster.
I'm starting for Florida" she wrote,
land I'm stopping to see you for day
en- route. l forgot to take off the pat
| tern of the lace on that towel / gave
| you for your birthday. Besides there's
something else want to see you about
that l can't explain here. Until Fri
day then. Affectionately, Aunt b."
For the love of Peter Jones ~
groaned Jimmy. Can you beat it?
| Where in this nickel-plated town do
| you suppose that towel isl"
Then someone rang the bell. It was
Charley Blogett, he Of the titulating
rhyme.
Hello, Charley, come in. 1 just
need tonic like you after bally hoo
day. Aunt Brewsters coming and us
she carries my prospects around in
her bank book Wen have to concoct
some way to amuse her. Proceed,
| Charles !"
Charles lit cigarette. poor Jimmy
Well, I've got story saved up for her
that ought to help some." And he told
of Eileen and the towel.
mine, by jingoes! Where did you
say it is?"
"a n fancy-work shop on Fifth ave-
nue.. Come along and I'll show you
the place"
But when they reached the shop and
inquired for the bath towel they were
told that it had just been sold!
"Heavensm cried Jimmy in dismay.
"Who bought it,"
But the girl didn't remember. A
| 1dtlS, sue Thought.
"We'll get Eileen" suggested Charlie
Maybe she can do something. Women
can always think of way"
So they took a taxi and went to her
house. She had just come in and was
still dressed for the street. Charley
started an Introduction, but to his sur.
prise the two were shaking hands.
you're Jimmy Young, aren't your
smiled the girl, while Jimmy was say
ing: 'If it isn't my little old play.
mate, Dot Brannon!"
1--WE used to play together at Aunt
Brewsters," they explained to Charley
quite forgetting to let go hands and
looking back at each other with inter
est that had evidently been compound
ing rapidly for ten years.
Aunt Brewster Is herew went or
Eileen. "Tve just brought her from
the station"
"But she was to visit mev' exclaimed
Jimmy. Funny, isn't i'll"
'But he doesn't want her since he
lost the towel, so It's all right" put In
Charley.
ITS all right" said a quiet voice In
the doorway. There stood Miss Brew
ster smiling, the towel in her hand
EILEEN told me Of her find on the way
from the station. ! was interested, sc
we drove around to the shop ant
bought it. / recognized II instantly
But the mystery is cleared up now