The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18
SOME CHAPER0N
BY MARGARET L. AHERN.

Notebooks were tucked away. and tvpe-
writer desks were hastily closed Even
Mr.. Speursr the senior mariner usual
IL hurried AWAY 10 the country club for
lunch and m afternoon ~ golf
Emf TODAY no lin carod ~ his desk al
thoucb Miss Carroll his secretary was
nrenorinq 70 Iaova 1imD,io tho office
bow WIS hustliDg about attending 10
the closing Of the office with his Gus
tomarv saturday oIocritv For Satur.
dav wos tho d,l whom Jimmie and bis
hest girl rs no called U.Ien CARROLL
had rboir wnaLIv marty tho lady f,oon-
cling tba affair for J,,nmfe's nrashnt
remuneration did NOT hermit ~ spch
lavish evnepdituros for b,v,rres Ue,.
on E,rroII's blindness WINS Qua 81 the
rleasont torics NJ conversation IN the
office
"Whore Is II TODAY. Jimmie?" asked
Mr.. Spencer, with an induIgcnt smile,
as the boy stood in the doorway wait
ing impstiontIv for Helen
Jimmie crinned and answered with
his afterhusjness- hours familiarity.
"Oh our car is waiting ~ take MS 70
thn hotel for a little fve-course lunch.
and then to the matinee"
(Which means" Helen interposed.
with n pretty blush. n lunch counter
and the movies. I'm all ready, Jimmie.
Come along. Good afternoon, Mr..
spencer"
The senior partner sat in thoughtful
silence after their departure If only
his son had fallen in love with girl
like Miss Carroll, instead OF with Jul
dith Spalding!
Meanwhile Helen ana Jimmie were
hnrryihg up the street m'rrliy as
cuSSlng "h"t they would nave ror
iuhch.
a p"NN'i'S N"i''I'i "l''i -" NJ
lth'l'.'. "''e S'"pl''n ""' Np"S I" s"No
ai''r MIN
doesn't ne look lonely Jlhihlcl
she salu' win ply IN her voice anu
eyes Ana hungry 700. ferlaps Nc
hasn't any money lot MS lunch' oh'
Jliamie' 90 you suppose we ought 10 IN
VIE MIN 10 20 Win uS' I've JUST s"'
palu anu nave plenty Oh money WITH
me-
Jimmie was all enthusiasm al the
idea. Without waiting for another
word from Helen, he ran after the SOL
der and tapped his arm.
"Me and my lady friend want 20
know II you'll eat with us. She says
you look hungry" he spluttercd excit-
eddy. "And maybe she'll take you to
the movies, too
Jimmie Introduced his new friend
without much ceremony.
"uIs noma,s Jimmia FOO and he,.
GOT three service str,nes and no savs
he's hungry and he'd love IN GO 70 the
rovios-
That wes the becinn,ng ~ , mos,
rordor,,r .r,orroon For Sorgoo,, lin
oh.,,,r r,-, =. 10 hoa 800 &, h,a
+,ov.,s ,v,,b ooIdon bot- ora ,orobipo
oras o,d oo,,n,oxfo, III. .nnIa
sr,s.o,,. o,a y, ,-ronrosc,hIo ro,,nc-
s,orho,,od hin, n q nrocoriors nercb
nm . stool At q luncb-countar The
900 1odr w,th tondor so1,c,trdo ,r.
s,s,oS ,bot ba hove eomotb,no suheton-
t,oI -, 90. hrt ho .xnloinod tbo+ ba
,,o.,t roo,,,, s.or,,ro Co ho sboroa
~ o,- -oou,or SATURDAY. ,urcboon opa
on,ovod tho annie Mo md ica cream
eli, .. rr,,ch nc I,r,mio .,tarwords
thov hod rov,v nrrcbosod a hox ~
cora,o,o ,rbon tbov bas burriad IN
e. o,.,o, r,horo ,rl;io Ji,,mio oova
all bIs ott.r+,on Z, tbe candy and the
.croen HELEN and Sergeant lin ron.
rors.d IN lou, +onoc FOR tho most mart
ob,,v,o,s ~ tho siIent drama ha,np
aroc,oa, .tora their ovas Ue told her
, souatb,rg of HE ayneriences abroad
, a., =, ,ho hott,o IN which no had 70
n,-oa ~, ,o,,,ds ,-o,, ,yb,1h bo ,ros
o,n,os. rooororod And Helen told him
sot,,, =, r,,r,,e tho oIdest of four
,hud-.n ord how tho lad monfp,Iv
,-,d,od 20 ,ra from work everv dav
- soro cor,are and carried unanpetiz-
/, -, ,nd ,noogor lunches IN order tn
,rr, ovo- ,,s nav untouched IN his
i ootho-
A. Ave- O'clock thev said regretful
.rooa NV IN front ~ tho theater but
,o, ,,,+,, oPter Sergeant lin had man.
oood 20 draw Jimmie aside for a mo-
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