The herald., 1917-03-08
'IIInuEp DISPOSITION
Nv LOUISE OLIVER

bis ss, do you mean to say tAat
'asI 1--we is your ideal OF d "oh-
OF Tim. dear, bright, wholesome
aie po, wv with her silly giggle as you =
tft ~ !, fT IS my ideal of a woman ana l
o. =, you'd marry her. >,
s .n. ~ I like Polly, of course but,
' we'd the ash off his cigarette and
slsd to finish ,, moan lin. Yorr
h |. the dashing kind with a dis
m s.,on like all the months OF lne
esuO aombined. June one instant
FI ,he next and regular January
. .s1, to follow. jim you men .9lo make ss
Dc ~ Take it from me, they aren' t
80 sau celestial beings you think, any OF !,
sos..-except Polly. She's an anscl;
ns 1s .ha were here she would laugh
IL, w wonderful wit" answered Jim
N.Y.. .,.oIlv. mo doubt that's what
aoIne now anyway, wherever she
me- mos always laughing. And per
..,,sl good humor bores me as much
! i Ineessant sunshine"
"a lin known 1t, he wGs right
- n no said that Polly was laugh
s And this was the occasion. That
y ,ns a letter had come from Cor
Graham announcing that she
ia visit them for a week on her
NJ to Boston.
co,nelia was pretty rich and spoiled
,no entire relationship held her
ryerential awe.
aoh we can't have her with the
...,s,ers and paperhangers here"
p..,ssted Mrs. Love in panic. And
:. mos are all up and away at the
s.,srs and we've no girl. OF all
a.. ,or her to come! Why couldn't
4, wait q week" >.
,,d then Polly giggled. isn't II
=. ym,tf Well-she isn't waiting,
a.. I'm not mistaken she's here
:. tor there's taxi just stopping at
a, ,urb and-behold, milady."
PALM rushed out to the porch. "Hel-
rornelial You dear! I'm so glad
\ pe YOU. Come right in, but don't
nm dare to SIT down or you'll ruin
Ant exquisite suit you have on. We
M me an accident ward in a hos.
arl-aIl plastered up"
csrueIDa was led through shrouded
hnlture and buckets of calcimine and
ss no to the second floor to Polly's
nan. the only room in the house that
haut been dismantled.
TAeu Polly few to the kitchen to
., What she could scare up to eat.
fSee Isn't much" she declared,
srchins the cupboard. "Here's a
an Of corn and some salmon, but /
kuwe there's another thing. If had
Nd, eegs could mix up a custard-
,vc rent enough. I'll slip over to
Isrs the back way and get some
en- hate to borrow, but I must"
h1y rot the eggs and went home
uea BY Jim In the library.
nat Door child" said Laura, SIS
b N awful Ak. Cornelia Graham,
ait rch cousin Of theirs, has just
ms md their house is a mess. Can't
10 % something to help them out,
dnr
% you mean that girl that was
ias last summerT'
Tea"
By love- you dln't say! You bet
nhep them out. I'll telephone right
my and ask her to lunch and the
heater this afternoon"
When Jim called at the Loves a
sRfman had put a ladder across the
mat door, 30 he went around back.
hly was at the stove getting their
m lunch the best she could. She
We lifting a saucepan from the fire
vAen she heard Jim's voice. She
nnd quickly, the pan bumped against
u high oven and the whole thing
nnn upside down on the floor at
A9 feet.
Me was tired, hot and excited,
nupsny had come on top of con-
nscn and here was a man at the
nlnA door whose good opinion she
Maeo very much and who, she knew,
~ very fastidious. Yet Polly gig
bal
Ion two get out Of herel" she
sned' and I'll clean up this mess,
Nd course you can't help. I've got
nn al over my shoes"
slea they had gone, Polly called
saner, can you come here? Moth.
NJ There were tears Of pain in her
~ nov.
II spilled the corn and 1t was
- Some Of II went on my foot and
h-Aufns
sm came In at six.
w Laura. I take back what ]
sooQt q mixed disposition this
s3nihss
wAatl So soonr
~ I've had a taste Of them all
. afsnccn, everything from Janu.
= . December. I've been scorched
uosen 10 turn until am numb"
80 you don't think incessant sun
nn Speaking Of which. I have
ssws. Polly's in the hospital
21led something hot on her fee,
aided herself dreadfully."
49, nething happened to James
sn aaeld Morgan. he thought Of
~ sundine at the stove and laugh,
sS.ou.A her agony.
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