South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-20

il was most unprepossessing
lookIns place. and the bare side
room In which our dinner was serv-
ed was as uninviting as the rest Of
the house But the dinner was as
excellent as its setting was crude.
Dicky noted my surprise with evil
dent satisfaction.
queer looking dump for such
bully eats. isn't III" he inquired,
and then with a twinkle of mis-
chief I'm his eye. Il beg your par
don. professor mean that it is
AN unusual appearing habitation
for such ID display of culinary eX-
cellence."
laughed 1 could not help it.
at Dicky's mimicry of what he
mockingly calls my 'sonorous pc
riods But beneath the lauhter
lay "a vague discomfort and uneasi-
ness Was / perhaps as he him
self would express il. too high
brow for Dicky2 Would he rot
have been happier with a woman
whose ideas We're less rigid. a wom-
am perhaps like Grace Draper?
was l4FtAi lily acAAe lAAFn u IAlF
pettiness which had made me OBJ
ject 10 his slangy way of asking
me whether / was ready for din
ner / forced myself TO the sem
blauce of gayety.
Go TO the head Of the class"
said laughinely. You are right. q"
demurely The eats are certainly
bully"
DlcI>y stared then threw back his
head and laughed with such hearth
ness that the tall lang proprietor
of the eating house put his head in
at the door
House shook so. thought per
haps some SPY had exploded a bomb
i'm here. he explained with easy
familiarity of the average shore re
sort proprietor. but without the
sem blance of a smile upon his face
knowing Dicky's objection 90 any
freedom .n the manner of those
who served him. I expected TO see
him regard the man coldly But
evidently the host OF the little inn
was privileged character.
Just trying 20 digest your cook
ing 10y laughing Jake Dicky re-
torted. Impossible TO do it any
other way Now I suppose you'n
expect real kale for this feed Gee,
If ] had your crust I'd he mil
lionaire."
Yes. ] expect YOU need lot Of
crust in your business drawled
Jake as "a took the bin Dicky
handed him. stuck it i'm one capa-
cious pocket and drew from anoth-
er the change
All right. Jake. chuckled
Dickv. wen let IL GO a. that" He
handed the man generous tip.
pcoketed the rest OF the change and
turned to me.
Ready Madge
smiled an assent to him, and
we passed ont Of the INN drawing
'Good-by" from Jake ACCOMPANY
ms us
I'M my newborn resolution 10 be
as chummy with Dicky as posi-
BILE determined 20 put down my
own feelings toward Grace Draper.
But it was an effort for me 20 say
what 7 wished to D,c1y We had
chatted about many things. and
were nearly home. when 7 said tim
idly
"picky. now that Miss Draper is
back. don't YOU think YOU and I
ought TO call ON her and her sister.
and have them over 20 dinner
picky frowned impatienJly
.Tor heavens sake don't monkey
with that old cat. Mrs German.
She is making trouble enough as
30 is"
AT the cid doubts and suspicious
couceruiue the friendship OF nay
husband ard his beautiful model
and protege Grace Draper rushed
back into nv mind ar Dicky's ex-
ploSiNe speech concerning Miss ORA
per's sister. Mrs German
Because believed 10 10 be my
duty / lad proposed that Dicky and
should 80 90 call upon Mrs Cor
man and Miss Draper. The answer
my husband made 90 my proposal
.~ one that shall not soon for
get
-For heavens sake. don't
monkey with that old cat Mrs.
German. Do had cried sine IS
making trouble enough as b. isl.
Tie had bit his lip the next in
slant ass IL he wished the words In-
said. and for 90 wonder ] was wise
enough not 60 question him as 20
the meanips OF the little speech
But into my heart crept my own
particular little suspicious devil
always TOO ready 20 come. Is this
small familiar demon OF mine
aua ence there he stayed contiu-
Ialiy whIsper.nc ugly doubts and
queries concerning the trouble thar