Evening star., 1917-12-09

plain why he couldn't. But after every
try she'd come back with this wall:
''oh. but you don't understand what
II Is to be q mother"
Thank the stars. I dont. says he.
as he marches out of the room.
I was for clearin' out SO he'd be
free to shoe her in any style he wanted
to. We'd been havin' dinner with the
to go home anyway. But there's no
"Don't you think Torchy might find
out where he is?" she suggests. "Bein,
SO clever at that sort Of thing. should
think
why, to be. sure" breaks in Mr..
Robert, perkin' UP all of sudden and
rescue. Of course He's the very one"
Jaw, say; how'd you get that Yay:"
He's of. though. callin' Mrs. Stanton
stickin' her on real enthusiastic. Also.
there's Wee urgin' me to see II can't
do something to locate Wiifred. So
had to make the stab.
Got that wire with your 1 asks.
Yes. Mrs. Bliss had all the documents
right handy. I takes the yellow sheet
over under the readin' lamp and
sauints at it sleuthly. partly to kill
think of anything else.to do. And of
course they all have to gather round
and watch me close, as IL T was about
to pull some miracle. Foolish! It was
great deal worse than that
III m-m-m-m'" says l. "Philadelphia.
J. suppose there's some sort of naval
trainin' station there, eh?"
Mr.. Robert says there is. .
But il Wilfred was at it," ! goes
on. "and didn't want you to hnd him.
he wouldn't have sent this from there,
would he?"
Mrs. Stanton Bliss sighs. TIN sure
I don't know" says she. II suppose
not"
Must be somewhere within strikin'
distance of Philadelphia. though" says
Now what camp is near?"
Couldn't we wire some one in Wash
ington and find out?" asks Mrs. Bliss:
official answer from the Secretary Of
War about II am. next spring. It'll
be whole lot quicker to call up
Whitley Weeks"
paper offices, but there are mighty
few things they can't find out. Whitley.
though. didn't even have to consult
the copy desk or the clippin' bureau.
About the nearest big one" says he,
SIS the Ambulance Corps camp at AL
lentcwn. Somewhere up on the Lehigh.
Slong.' .
Here was another jolt for Mrs STAN
near keeled over again. just hearin'
me say 1t. oh, OH Did I really be-
lieve Wilfred had been as rash as that
Why" says she. they drive right
up to the trenches. don't they? Isn't
that fearfully dangerous?"
War isn't a parlor pastime,'' puts
in Mr.. Robert. '.and the ambulance
drivers take their chances with the
goin' on at Allentown. II wEfred is
there"
IF he is" cuts in Mrs. Bliss. 'I
must go to him this very moment"
Someway that statement seemed to
cheer Mr. Robert a lot.
Naturally" says he. 'T'n look I'D a
train for you. Just a second. In the
As. Allentown Allen. All, page 1856.
M-m-m. Here you are. First one
starts at am. and gets you in at 5:15.
Mrs. Bliss turns on him sort Of dazed,
and blinks them round eyes of hers.
She's fairly well put up old girl. you
Know sxms b, bu,is sort sort Of & on the
waist and complexion that she's taken
lots OF pains with. Dresses real classy,
and. back to. she's often mistaken for her
Sansh sysl. ,,S in quite gay
Bliss kind of trainin' along behind Usu-
ally, when she amt indulgin' in Mysteries
she has very fetchin. kittenish ways You
males jump through the hoop for 'em.
But when it comes to arrivin' anywhere
at 6:15 a.m.-well. not for her
snould pc sight,, says she.
You'd still be a mother. wouldn't
your" asks Mr.. Robert
1t was rough of him, as he was given
to understand by the looks of all three
ladies present. includin' Mrs Robert; 30
he tries to square himself by lookin' up.
a 10 O'Clock train, all Pullman, with diner
and observation.
II would gladly take you up myseh,"
says he. lyin' fluent. .tf I didn't have to
60 back to my boat. But here ID Torchy.
He'll go. I suppose"
''Of course says Wee.
And that's how / came to be occupyin'
DRAWN room A, along with mother and
sister Maron. as we breexes up into the
Pennsylvania hills on this wilfrsd hunt.
A gushy. gigsiy young party Marion is,
but she turns out to be quite a help II
was her who spots the two young soldiers
driftin' through towards the smol<in' COM
partment. and suggests that maybe
they're going to the same camp.
And thsy would know e WIlfred
was theres Woul1n't theyf' she aAds.
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