The Washington times., 1919-01-30
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER LXXVII-COatInucd

CHAPTER LXXVII-COatInued)
CEN AY, that father Of yours Is
one Eeed old scout for fairi.
] like him-like him fine,"
declared Jim as we walked along
i3elowIy. "But, honey-girl. please
slen't fuss over me 90 before him, or
he'll think you married a husband
s8ut OF bargain basement rummage
SALE
II won't, dear" I promised hap
spily. "But now that we're alone
Tess up-wRsn't the first day pretty
hard on yOu3"
NOrreyH q Wonder.
We'll, ] hated the m6rning-and
she desk where I spent Il, all right.
s13ut Norfeys IS a wonder. and when
.ho took me along to one OF the
Nvoolen mills I sort OF came to.
sWish he could use me for buying.
and get another chap for this
blooming desk Job, ] don't like the
confinement"
But you do like the hundred a
week. don't you, dear?"
'Oh, ttll do for the present. But.
of course. It isn't big money, Anne.
8MIEhty few salaried jobs give a
man real money" returned Jim
acRTelessIy.
ITS enough for me, dear. think
you've. come hack wonderfully"
= Well will-'come baclI'-all
right, and before long I'll show my
Irincess what money is. Well, here
ave are. child-and there's that little
blue car waiting"
S So we Joined Father Andrew and
ENVY. clinging to him for all the
world like a daughter. and the four
sof us went into the .Rochambeau.
As Phoebe held out her hands
both OF them-with shy eagerness
fathers eyes fixed themselves on
her little hand where lay the clrclet
OF diamonds he had given my moth
er. And then in puzzled wonder his
teyes went from Evelyn to Phoebe
Anne's father! Oh, am so glad to
meet youi" cried Phoebe, coloring
ssoftly as she spoke.
PLEASED to make your acquaint-
aance, Miss" Father Andrew replied
a little awlSwardly.
understand just how troubled
shis honest soul must be. Envy had
given him every reason to believe
that she was NeaPs sweetheart. SO
sghat was the other girl doing with
the ring he had given Meals moth
Ter?
Shy little Phoebe froze under his
Ikeen eyes She had seen them rest
zon her ring. Undoubtedly Neal had
told her that this was his mothers
sbetrothal ring and In his fathers
scoldness there was nothing for
phoebe to read but grave disRp-
sprovaL AS we went across the
lobby to meet Virginia, Phoebe
scIung TO me-wordless, frightened.
80 Of
Andrews side, fairly Haunting her
rfriendliness with him.
virginia treated his father gra-
teieusly enough, but to Envy, Vir-
sginia was ice. What she thought
OF me for permitting this encounter
81 could guess. Still, for the time,
Father Andrews geniality promised
TO thaw ice and freezing tempera-
stures.
NOW Jet's get fine table where
1--WE can see all the folks and show
ourselves of to 'em, too" he said,
heartily, with the truly American
shumor that pokes fun slyly at it
self. "Then we'll order the bang
6alp supper I was telling you about,
Miss Mason-oyster stew and cold
boiled ham and greens and all the
7trimmings."
Don't forget the apple sauce"
flaughed Evelyn impishly.
But when it came to the actual
bordering OF the dinner, father
s-turned-to Jim with the innate sweet
ness that. is sometimes better than
fmere manners" 81.
~Son-you know what your sis
tiers like. So you order the repast,
sand II you give as plenty OF oysters
and soup and chicken and vegeta-
Ibles. Miss Mason and won't COM
plain at all But this is a hungry
mans dinner and fathers first
party. so be real lavish"
Then, while Jim was busy with
the dinner cards, father turned and
spoke gently-almost pleadingly-
whether to Phoebe or Envy I
couldn't tell:
I'd like to drink my boys health.