The Washington times., 1919-01-04
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER LxVH.

<fT NJ handing IN my resignation
l this morning, and I'll chase
along to Washington Sum
day. Say, you won't forget
That letter, will you, Jim?"' asked
meal. jerkily, next morning just as
ihe was leaving the house.
~Bless your heart. lad, I'll give
kyou more than one letter: know a
bunch Of the big fellows over in
fwashington."
That's great, Jim. But don't for
Iget the heavy artillery. II I can
tget induction papers in that it's all
y care for"
I'll do my best for you, lad.
But the first thing for you to do is
ehase down to the local draft board
nd tell them where they can get
You IL they want you"
& -All right, Jim, I'll do whatever
you say. You-you couldn't tell me
anything I wouldn't do"
Then, as IL actually afraid OF
what he might be going to say
next Neal fed. As the closing
door punctuated his words turned
to my husband with a happy laugh:
you two"' ! cried--regular
men! There's Neal just dying to
tell you again that your example
has made q man of him and that
he'll never be able to thank you
enough-and instead he shoots a
few gruf sentences at you. I'd say
IT for him. but my hearts so full
I can't FISH out the right words"
~Oh. that's all right" broke in Jim
uneasily, Il just helped the kid f1nd
himself 1t didn't DO to let him
think OF himself as a Stacker. 1
only slung a few words at him.
That's. .)nothing, Anne. But honey,
what tickles me Is that I'm going
to be able to do something for
Terry"
Jim's Ankle Not Wen.
Jim rose to test his ankle gin
gerly. He WINGED with pain. but
managed to grin and say that the
old ribs weren't cracking under the
strain at all-so, one James Hunter
Harrison would assuredly report
for work Monday.
So with kiss on my boys fore
head, left him to his work and
went about mine. / wanted TO fling
myself into Jim's arms and engulf
him in q torrent OF love and grati-
tude because of what he had done
for Neal-but Jim wasn't in a mood
for heroics. 50 my emotions had to
be- stifled.
During the morning Phoebe
phoned. but there was no word from
Virginia The doctors farewell
visit and lunch punctuated our day.
In the early afternoon Envy came
breezing in with the announcement
that Meals remarks about sickness
in the family had haunted her ever
since the night before and so she
had just been compelled to come
and see what she could do for US.
she greeted me with nonchalant
Indifference. She seemed to have
forgotten our quarrel and the oc-l
casions when she had phoned and
ignored me. ! couldn't tell whether
it meant serene enmity-or friend
ship too we'll established to be
broken lightly by mere misunder-
standing. Toward my Jim she was
all sunshine-as bracing as an &C.
tober day. There was no question
of her attitude toward him.
You poor lonesome boy. she
cried. "BeinE sick is such a bore
II you'd only sent for me, Anne, 1
would have been delighted to come
over and amuse Jim. Was he cross
as two sticks? Would he like to
plNy checkers now"
I'D love a game of checkers" re-
turned Jim. Quarter q corner
eh-"
-Give US the checker-bosrd. win
you, Amer said Envy with an air
Of camaraderie- "Oh. Jim, Anne's
shocked because I'm going to play
for money"
Nonsense, Envy. Anne knows
how games bore a fellow unless
there's q little stake"
at isn't that" I said, trying to
persuade myself that Evvy's fond
ness for Jim was merely an express
zion OF old and loyal friendship;
"but I haven't an idea where there
~ q checker-board.'
Evvy, the sharp TonEued.
sOyer in the carved chest" Evvy
cried. "You don't mean to say Tom
never showed you the secret COM
partment Of that chest?"
whereupon Envy ran across TO
The chest and lifted the lid.
why, you never got your blue
robe back from Toni Aren't you
friends with my big cousin any