The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-21


Then Julia was snatched away
half laughing and half in tears
and hurried down to the sid'
street, where a carriage was wait
ing. And here there was one NOR,
delay: Chester Cox, thin, sham
bling figure, came forward from ;
shadowy doorway, and rather tim
idly held out his hand.
Il couldn't get away until jes
now" said Chester. But of course
wish you luck, Julia!"
why, it's my uncle!" JUL;
said, cordially clasping his hand
"Mr. Cox-Doctor Studdiford. In
SO glad you came, Chest"
Glad to know you, Mr.. Cox,
Jim said heartily.
"And | brought you little pres
ent; 1t amt much, but maybe yot
can use it," mumbled Chester, ter
ribly embarrassed, and with ner
vous laugh handing Julia a ratha1
large package somewhat flimsily
wrapped.
"Oh, thank you'll" Julia said
And before she got in the carriage
she put her hand on Chester's arm
and raised her fresh, exquisite lit
tie face for a kiss.
Now about this" Doctor
Studdiford began delicately
glancing at Chester's gift. -
wonder IL it wouldn't be wise tt
ask your uncle to send this to my
mothers until we get back, Ju
You see, dear"
"Oh. no-no," Julia said eager
ly. She sent Chester a last bright
smile, as Jim jumped in and
slammed the door.
"At last-it's all overland you
belong to mel" exulted Jim. 81
have been longing and longing fol
this, just to be alone with you, and
have you to myself. Are you tired,
Sweetheart"
MO-. Just a little-perhaps."
"But you love me?"
ooh, Jim-you IDIOT" Julia
her hand into his. when
| think that / will often ride in
carriages" she unused, land that,
besides being my Jim you are a
rich man, it makes me feel as If
| were Cinderella"
You shall have your own car
riage, Pussy!" he smiled.
"Oh don't-don't give me any
thing more" begged Julia, cor a
clock somewhere will strike IL
and I'll wake up in The Alexan-
der, with the Girls Club rehears-
ing play"
Later, when she had examined
every inch of her Pullman draw
ingroom and when her smart lit
tie travelling case, the groom's
gift, had been partly unpacked,
young Mrs. Studdiford looked at
her Uncle Chester's wedding gift.
She found a brush and comb and
in pink celluloid, with roses
painted on them, locked with lit
tie brass hasps into a case lined
with yellow silk.
Look, JIM" said Julia pitt
fully.
GOSH" said the doctor, 1--WE
often wondered who buys those
"I'll give it to the porter" Julia
decided. HE may like it. Dear
old Chest"
Several weeks afterward young
Mrs. Studdiford wrote to Barbara
that New York was "a captured
dream" II seem to belong to it,"
wrote Julia "and it seems to be-
long to me! I can't tell you how
1t satisfies me. For the first two
weeks Jim and I did everything
alone, like two children; the new
Hippodrome, and Coney Island.
and the Liberty Statue, and the
Bronx Zoo. / never had such a
good time! But now Jim has let
some of his old college friends
know we are here, and we are
spinning like tops.
Jim is going to assist the great
Doctor Cassell in some demonstra-
tons OF bone transplanting at
Bellevue, next week-oh, and
Barbara, we met the PRESIDENT
We were at the theater with the
Cassells, and saw him in a box,
and Doctor Cassell knows him,
and went to the Presidents box
to ask him IL we might be pre-
sented, and, my dear. he got up
and came back with Doctor Cas-
sell to our box, and was simply
sweet, and asked me If WASH I
from the South, and I nearly said,
Yes, south of Market Street. but
RETAINED in time.
+ But we're both getting home
sick; 1t will seem good to see the
old ferry building again-and Sau-