The Washington times., 1919-03-31

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BraRdes sat down on the parapet
Of the bridge and held his straw hat
on his fat knees.
A FsatIy PaFfy.
Then EeTi make Il q family
party" he said, your tSther snd
mother and you, shall we? Ana
ve'H just gs Oft for the day"
%ThAnk yen"
"woHId ysu like it?"
yes"
VIII you got"
"I-WoFk in the mill"
"Every day?"
SYes."
SH0w abopt Sunday"
we 20 to church. . don't
know. 80 Perhaps We might 60
in the Afternoon"
sTTl ask Yosr father" he said,
watching the delicateIy fiushHd face
with odd, almost sluggish persist
SBeF.
His ray-green eyes seemed hyp-
notified; he appeared unable to turn
them elsewhere; and she, grad
uaIly becoming conscious or his
scrutiny, kept her 0Wa eyee eEsrted.
what were you Locking At IN the
watcr?" he asked.
7 was looking for our boat 1t
isn't there. I'm afraid II has gone
over the daal."
"TU help you search for IT," he
said, "WheR I come back from the
village. Tn going 20 walk over
ana and sOnsbOdY Who'u cart that
runabout to the railroad station
You're not Roing that
way, are your he ADDED. rising.
mo"
Then" he lifted bis hat high
and put It on With eGToDEntfi bt-
tie later, Miss CAPeW And
I Eant to apologize for sPeakinG so
fsmiliarly to you yesterday. I'm
scFFY. It's = way We gRt Into IN
New York. Broadway isa't gsOd feE
a mans manners. viii
you forgive me, Miss CareWT"
. EmbSFTSSRmeH4 kept her silent;
she nodded her hSAA, Gaa finally
turned and looked Gt him His smile
was agreeable
EAs smiled faIHtlY. tea. GaG pOse.
Until later, thea" he said.
This Is the GayhsIa FoSA iEu't it?7
Yes"
She turned and walked toward
the house. and a. though he could
net help himself he walked beside
her, his hat IN his hand oaeS meFs.
'I like this place" he said. II
wonder 20 there 81 . hotel IN Gay
Aeld-"
The GayhSId HouEG"
Els It very bSdT" he asked jo-
eosely.
RHe Seaas GaFHFiGoL
she scanned surprised. II WaS
considered good she th0uEh&
With q siight, EiIsHt ned Of ais
miSsaI she odFoSsed the ROAD GnG
went into the house. leaving him
standing beside his wrecked ma
chine oDcs Snora. locking after her
out OF sluggish eYgL
Presently, fFem ths h0uss,
emerged Stun, his pagty face star
Ting IN its paiioF under the olouds
less sky, and walked slowly over 20
Brandea.
well, Ben" said Ehe latter,
pieGsatIy, I'm going TO GGyield -
telegraph for another Sa[7
How soon eau they st enc UpT"
Ah0NANCa oN0AAl ANAlGNkAl EAEkG
cigar into his Glitted mouth GnA
lighting Il
on. In . couple Of dsys, EuosE.
doaT know. don't care much,
sIthsF."
we can 20 on 20 Saratoga ~
tratn,' tugTeEtaG Stun eompiG-
we san Gt1y hsEs. too"
sNWhal G0FPs
nrandss said In Ais ttEht-itpped,
even voioss
- Tho AshiAE'B good. I guess ri
try It." Hs continued to ConteIn,
plate tho machine, but StuIFB black
eyes we're turned en- him lntsntIy,
'HSW about the Faces?" he asked.
DO Ws 30 - notr'
Certainly"
"Whe1T"
when they send IN a car to 90
IN"
isn't the train good snoughT7
The fishing here Is bottSF."
stuIrS Pasty ViSaGa tuFHsA sOGreFT
A DRaWY PFNR@G
"D0 ySu Hsssn We IOs0 q couple u
days in this dOdfDFsaken dump be-
eause you'd rather go to Saratoga
in a FaIFiOad thGA On Q tTainT"
Il tell you I'm GOIRg t. stick
around for a while"
For how loHgT
"oh, dent know. When we get
cur car We can talk It ever
and
"Ah," calculated stuII in disgust,
what the hslI's tho matter with
Fou1 IL Il that little skirt You was
buzSing out here like yOu never
seen one bsforeT"
How did you gueGB, BenT re-
turned BraDdes with the almost ex-
BreBsioBless jecularitY that char
8ctSTiEed him at tImeR
That little red-h0aded, spIndlinE,
freeklsd, miIk-fed mill hand
Funny. ain't III But there's ne
telling what VIII catch the tired
business man, is there, Bear"
We'll, what does catch hImH' de-
maRdeh stuil Hngrfly. What's th3
ansWSEF
Il guess she's the answer, Bea-7
"Ah, leave the kid clone
I'm going to haEs the car sent
up here I'm Golng - take her out
Go on to saratOgE u yhp want to.
I'll meet you there
WhenT'
when I'm ready" replied
BraRdss evenly. But he smiled.
Stull looked At him, end his white
face 8ouFed BY dyGRNbHta bRenna