The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-23
JUST A GIRL
Blu JANE PHELPS
A NEW MAN WITH A NICE NAME
CHAPTER 81,

We had a wonderful afternoon at
the opera-at least I did. Jack had
asked a new man, some college friend
of his Granville Dawson, a Young Eng
| lishman. thought him charming,
and he appeared to think me nice also
Anyway he showed me lots of atten-
| ton
He was tall, slender and very dis
tingushed looking. Very English in
his speech and manner. Jack acted
terribly peeved ! was almost rude onre
or twise. But I didn't pay the slight
est attention. unless it was to be still
more interested in Granville Dawson.
May 1 have the pleasure of calling
upon your" he asked.
Mrs. Sheppard heard. and nodded to
me that it wohld be all right to say
yes. 1 knew then that she had looked
him up" as Claudia used to say she
did with every young man she was al
lowed to know.
IT shall be glad to see you. Mother
and I are at home nearly every after
noon at A."
took the thank YOU to mean he
was looming. Jack had heard and re-
marked:
wen call in a day or two. Daw-
SON."
could have slapped Jack! I didn't
want him listening to everything Mr.
Dawson might say to me.
told mother all about Granville
Dawson-all knew. rather. When
told her he was going to call, and that
Mrs Sheppard had practically told me
to allow him, she smiled and re-
marked:
'It makes me feel almost like an
old lady, Zena, to have the young men
want to call, and for you to be old
enough to receiev them. l suppose 1t
is only natural that woman with
grown daughter should feel rather
aged"
you look almost as young as 1 do
and you know it," I declared.
Granville Dawson and Jack Pryor
came in the very next day for tea.
Zena." Jack said after they had spoken
to mother II coul dhardly keep him
until now"
Really"
Yes, really! Drat him! What he
wants to come butting in on my
There, Jack, that will do I don't
belong to you as it happens, and l am
very glad Mr.. Dawson wanted to come.
1 think him charming"
go on praising him. 1t makes me
so happy" Jack grouched. He acted
peeved all the time he was with DIG.
Mother saw. and wrinkled her placid
brow in little frown of caution. But
1 pretended not to see. and went right
on talking with Mr.. Dawson, who paid
entertaining me instead of expecting
me to entertain him as Jack always
did.
isn't he charming?" I asked when
they had gone.
isn't WHO charming55 mother re-
turned. 'Jack?"
NO. indeed. Mr.. Dawson"
He seemed a nice agreeable young
man. I prefer an American. however"
You mean you like Jack best?"
Yes. Perhaps it is because 1 know
him better" Mother always tried 20
be fair in her judgment of people.
Jack wears we'll"
Il think he gets a bit frayed around
the edges at times" l declared. I was
a little disappointed that mother
hadn't enthused just a little over the
handsome Englishman. Claudia has
invited him TO her dance next week"
"Of course!"
"Oh, I didn't mean Jack wal
thinking of the Engl!shman."
Il am afraid you are inclined to be
rather impressionable, Zena. Your
Englishman is all right, but the boys
you have known all your life are the
ones to hold fast to as friends
didn't say so, but I wanted to tell
her that Jack Pryor wouldn't be just a
friend. He wanted TO be friend hus-
band" 1t was so silly In him when 1
had told him I wasn't going to marry.
Granville Dawson was a very nice
sounding name. I decided. as I said it
over aloud when 1 reached the privacy
of my room. A nice name indeed
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