South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
HAS NADSE At LAST MADE
DICkY JEALOUS

TN n nA@-hA<ffh
~ DO had not been for The mem
ory OF Luiian's advice ringing in ms
ears think ] should have much
astouished Dr. Petit and Harry
Underwood when they started into
the surf with me 80 the desert
island where Dicks' and 4 were
giving our picnic
The whole situation vas most
annoying 20 me And besides. Do
was so unuttera bIy silly, might
have been any foolish school girl
OF Il with couple OF immature
youths wing for my smiles. for any
reserve or dignity rhere was 300 the
situation.
NV fingers ltcned 90 sstonish eacn
OF the Sinking men with sound
box or the ear. But my hercest an
ger was against Dicky. If he had
been properly attentive TO me. Nj.
Underwood and DR. Petit would have
had no opportunity indeed would
not have dared 10 pay me the ldiotlc
compliments or 10 ofer the silly al
tentions they had given me.
on the other nand. if DIcky.s I'M
terest I'm his beautiful model, Grace
Draper. had not amounted TO an in
I fatuation which made even Lillian
/ Underwood uneasy. Lillian. VINO
. knew every vagary of Dickys S, /
/ would never have encouraged either
, man even 10 the slight extent that
7 had But Lillian had insisted that
/ the only way 10 cure Dickys undue
. interest in his model was 20 make
him Jealous of me, 20 had ODE
/ diently tried TO play the gam she
had outlined IL.
But how tired ! was of the game.
/ 7 stole glance IN Dicky's direc-
I ton to see whether he was noticing
or caring about me What 1 sa"
I maddened me.
something to Watch.
Dicky and Grace Draper were
romping i'm the surf. like two chill
dreu. splashing water over each
othur. and running hand in hand
/ toward the place far out on the
sand-for il was low tide-where
/ they could swim.
They might have been alone on
I the beach for anything their appear
lauce showed 10 the contrary. And
/ yet as 1 gazed ] saw Dicky 1905
I past the girl i'm ms direction. with
/ a quick. furtive. watching glance
As they went farther into the
surf. he sent another glance over
his shoulder toward me.
As / caught it, guessing that i'm
all his apparent interest IN Grace
Draper he was yet watching me and
my behavior. something seemed %
snap i'm my brain.
would give him something 20
watch
with swift movement ) slipped
little bit away from the two men
/ by my side. and. dllins my hands
with water. splashed it FUN into the
fact of Harry Underwood.
Dare YOU TO play blind mans
bun" I said gayly. sending another
handful into On Pettlts face. and
then slipping adroitly 20 one side
| laughed with ] fancy. as much mis-
/ chief as any hoydeu of 10 could
| have put into her voice. al the pic
! ture the man made trying TO set the
/ salt water out of their eyes.
had no compunctious on the
7 score of their discomfort. cor ] felt
that had score TO settle with
each of them. The way ion which
each took my rudeuess. however
was characteristic OF the men
Harry Underwood. face grev
black for a minute. then 10 c!earea
and me Iau-hed boisterou~lE.
You little devil he said "Iu
paw you TOR that Ever Get kissed
under water Well that's what viii
happen 40 YOU before rhi~ day is
over
NadgC il Punished
Co., Peurs face did NOT change
but into his gray eyes came little
steely CLINT He said nothns. oulS
smiled at me- But there was some
thing about both smile and eyes that
made me more uncomfortable than
Harry Underwood's bizarre threat
7 VAS SO uuskiled I'm this game of
banter and Irritation that I was at ID
IoeS what TO say. Reckle>sly ] grasp
cd the first Trims which came into
my mind
.Nou.I1 has. 90 catch me FIRST