The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-01-04
Tin SEARCH OF A 1OEEL!'
BY JOAN COSBY.

unSeIS' cluLSnlng the first zone Will
which they came In contact gave 1t
| jerk Off the rack but the towel caugh
ON a faucet of the bathtub, and tina
had Jimmy known 1t, settled his fate
forey er, for his Aunt Brewster hat
given him the towel and Aunt Brew
ster was his chief hope for the future
| Oh y said Jimmy. Suddenly
/ the towel, or rather the lace Of the
towel, let 90, and Jimmy didn't. Out
he went over the end Of the tub.
When the fireworks In Jfmmy's head
4 had subsidized and he had cautiously
tested every bone for breaks, he swore
again. ''You blankety-blank fool thing.
you, with your silly blue roses ana
lace. Get out OF herei" 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 10 dry and dress
and rub his bruises, and follow the
towel out Of the bathroom window on
The sixth floor Of the apartment hotel
lit foated downward hardly floated.
either, for # was as wide and heavy
us rug-but IL arrived, at any rate.
al. a certain point In the street over
which a roadster was passing at the
instant, and having penchant for
catching on things, it caught on but
ton of the cars top
AIN unconsciously beneath her CAV
canopy OF lace and blue roses sat Ri
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
blue2 Out of the sky as you came |
throughY
She turned quickly ooh, Charley
isn't It the limit Where do you sup
pose 1t came from7 Get IL down. win |
you, and I'll take 1t into Anna Kath.
arine. These things are In her line and
maybe she'll know something about IL"
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 1t 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,
"and 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
else want to see you about
that | can't explain here. Until Fri
day then. Afrectionately, liant b."
For the love of Peter Jones !"
groaned Jimmy. Can you beat itf
Where in this nickel-plated town do
you suppose that towel ISL"
Then someone rang the bell. 1t was q
Charley BlOgett, he of the titulating {
rhyme.
Hello, Charley, come in. / Just I
need a tonic like you after a bally hoo r
lay. Aunt Brewster's coming and as
she carries my prospects around in
her bank book Wen have to concoct
some way to amuse her. Proceed,
Jharlesw
Charles lit cigarette. poor Jimmy! |
Wen, I've got a story saved up for her :
hat ought to help some" And he told d
If Eileen and the towel. 81
Mine, by jlngoes! Where did you s.
Jay it ISL? =
AT fancy-work shop on Fifth ave- y
lue Come along and I'll show you
he place"
But when they reached the shop and :,
inquired for the bath towel they were Il
old that it had just been sold!
Heavens" cried Jimmy in dismay.
Who bought it?"
But the girl didn't remember. A Il
ldy, she thought.
Wen get Eileen" suggested Charlie.
Maybe she can do something. Women ~
an always think of way"
So they took Il taxi and went to her
ouse. She had just come in and was
till dressed for the street. Charley 4
tarted an Introduction, but to his sur
rise the two We're shaking hands. A.
You're Jimmy Young, aren't you?"
ntled the girl, while Jimmy was say
lg; If it isn't my little old play .
late, Dot BrannOn! -
I'VE used to play together at Aunt
rewster's,' they explained to Charley, ",
ute forgetting to let go hands and u
'oking back at each other with inter W
It that had evidently been compound re
g rapidly for ten years. ITO
Aunt Brewster is here - went on Ia
ileen. i've just brought her from lg
Ie station" Va
but she was to visit me /" exclaimed | r.
mmy. Funny, isn't itw =,
but he doesn't want her since he -,
st the towel so It's all right" put In ~
harley. 80
TITS all right" said a quiet voice in
e doorway. There stood Miss Brew eel
or smiling, the towel in her hand. 1t
eileen told me Of her find on the way Sta
ON the station. | was interested so scr
drove around to the shop and
ught it. I recognized it instantly. To-
II the mystery Is cleared up now. Nh
ID it's all right, The towel has done Mo
nat came TO New York to do, TO -.
ing You and Eileen together again"
THE comedy is ended!" quoted az
farley. Go'
opyrtght, 1916 by the Mcclure Newsua.
per Syndicate,) IN
Joe Arnold Of Weatherford. Tx, IN