The Washington times., 1918-11-22
By Ann Lisle.
copyright, 1918. by King Feature
Syndicate Inc.9
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<LT OBKS. you're all invited
- to dine wherever Envy
IL edesignates. I've just
i cleaned up almost 5000
on her hunch about that Yankee
Kid. Greyaon." cried Jim in voice
+, of triumph.
! He had rallied from the momen-
tary collapse caused by his shock
, of happiness at the victory OF the
. boy on whom he had -staked all his
money for the week to come. And
I this WAS hia- reply to EYyy's lit
tie mnfThur: You can just take
me to dinner"
was this big party what Envy
had intendedI looked at her face
her ~hps smiled, her wide blue
eyes told nothing.
Jim was all animation now. As
everything about him had twitch-
ed when he was waiting for the
verdict Of success or loss. so now
he seemed to fairly dance in every
pulse and fiber.
Betty and Terry didn't appear to
share IN the general rejoicing. but
rather TO draw close in q common
cause Virginia also was quiet and
subdued. / wondered IL she felt
any of the terror that seemed to
be actually tearing at my dry
throat But she gave me no glance
of understanding. and Betty and
Terry avoided my eyes.
I realized they all had some
knowIedEe they wished to hide
from me II was almost too late
for. that now. But whatever their
attitudsT toward the means BY
which he had made his little store
OF wealth no one had the heart
to deny Jfm's right to be host to
our party. In his Oy there was a
generous qualfty-and a rising
from the humiliation Of being q
guest too often.
.'where do we go. Evvy?" ask
ed Jim.
With q little air OF importance.
EvVY-1Aid her hand on his arm:
Shall we have a committee
meeting about 1t. Jimmy boyT"
There was no refusing her visit
fuI eyes. her quivering lips, the lit
tie note OF pleading in her husky
voice. Jim leaned down to her.
And the rest of us shufned about
a bit impattentiy, while the crowd
began~to surge by .h-and a-Tnass of
men out on the track seethed about
the winning car, and the cameras
focused on the grtnning Yankee
KID" .--.s-f.,.-
& To n small fnn.
At last Envy jumped to her feet
eyes adance;
~we're going round to the Bay,
good people.4 she exclaimed. 'fou
follow our car while we direct Cap
tain winstoa 10 an adorable little
inn whereyWe can have . table out
on the balcony and dinner11-"
Evvy's voice trailed of into a
whisper end she kissed the tips OF
her. rosy fingers IN ecstacy. She
looked like q naughty fairy-and
quite adorabIe For a second her
eyes fastened on Meals. but the boy
caught his glenee away and leaned
down to little Phoebe again.
At this moment Virginia looked
at me almost IS IL she were asking
4 question. I smiled encouragingly.
but she stifened again to remote
ness as IL ! had failed to under
4he moment passed.
Sheldon lowered above Virginia
He was completely
satisfied with the days events.
Lead on. Fair EVelyn-we fol-
low" he chantsd. burlesque fash
lon. - a..
Catching Jim-s hand in hers with
4 childish gesture. Evelyn startsd.
But lin held out his other hand TO
In a maze of unhappiness
and wonder took his hand.
Warmly his fingers curlci against
nF palm, and he drew me close to
MS sides
.yss Evvy to Jim only 4 pretty.
petulant Odd. cOnsoliIG herself
'or the desertion OF Sheldon-and
wen the boy Neal? Or was she a
woman he had almost
-.
As we edged our way through the
.o9d-na tuFed. elbowingr laughing
-hrong Evyy fell silent. I wondered
What thoughts followed - close on
he prsttling she, had hTshed.
,eered around Jim's arm and f.,:;nd
Ter smiling through narrowed eyes.
Hurry. Jim: hurry! think I
'ee some one ] know"-again her
'oice trailed of.
Through a gap in the crowd I
.aught a glimpseof Of a familiar fig
hronR. It was Tom Mason And
iear BIN ~as q sAgray-haiTed squire
4 once strange ana fsmiliar 4
do hurry q BIT. Jimmie boy.
here's good old Cousin Tom. Just
,aek frcer easap. I'll wager ana
svvy wants to see her big cousin.
DO; push harder for Evvy, who
ipped you 10 the Yankee Kid
boys- pIeaied Eve
yn in aher ilttle throat. trembling
joice.i -
linn eaFnsd to, sheldon. who was