The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-25

cutting reply. "There was nothing else.''
 And there is no ring in front of my door," went on Manvers. Here is the bill for cream for one week. I've had it three or four times. The rest of the time you've had it. You don't happen to have a bill, do you?'' The color flooded the girls face as the inference was made. "I don't" she admitted uncertain ly. "I have been living here only about 10 days, and I arranged to pay by the month. The month is not up yet.''
 "I pay by the week." was the mans triumphant rejoinder. My week was up yesterday
 He made slight bow and turned to go, but the girl caught his arm. E'I must insist that you come to the dairy with me- she said, tensely. "I shall prove to you that you are wrong. You have intimated that am thief, and insist upon my right to vindt- cate myself.'
 '1 didn't start this,'' reminded Dudley, but I'll be glad to see this l matter strengthened out. When will
 you be ready to go7" l ''As soon as I have had my break l fast-if you will let me have my l y l and Dudley meekly resigned the cream to her possession. [ Then he went into his own apart ment to breakfast on rolls and black
 coffee and he detested black coffee. | The girl looked prettier than ever,
 and as they silently descended the
 steps, Dudley regretted that he had 1 spoken so freely. It was evident that outraged dignity would not unbend ! af 10 nj nd
 explained the difficulty to the clerk.
 Dudley smiled triumphantly when
 the book had been consulted and the
 answer returned that only MT. Man vers was entered as taking cream on
 that floor. The sight of Dud1ey's tri-
 umphant face brought a frown to the
 girls white brow, but she turned tc the clerk.
 Please send for the driver if he has come in yet.''
 ! The clerk nodded understandingly
 as he reached for the speaking tube and presently the driver enterd car.
 rying his route book. It was the work of a moment tt show that the cream was to be Jeff at the south fiat and not the north Now 1t was the girls turn to smile her satisfaction.
 Its a funny mixup,'' unused tn, clerk. "Mr. Manvers was entered o1 the store book and not the rout, book, and you were put on the rout,
 book and not the store book, so h, 3 got the bills and you got the cream 8 One just balanced tLe other, and n, 3 | one noticed the mistake.'' 3 Then I have been stealing you : cream?'' the girl cried, turning t. l Dudley in dismay. 8 I don't know whether 1t was you f cream or my cream,'' he said gently
 "1 think we had better call 1t stan, P off,
 e But you paid for the cream" sh f reminded him, recalling his own ar O gument.
 'I was paying for the cream I or o dered, and did not get,'' explaine e Dudley. ''I think that the best wa l. will be to withdraw all accusation
 and-if you wfll-make a fresh star I, toward acquaintance" j. But milk bill is not an intro II ductfon,' she objected. VI ''it depends upon how you wish t
 regard it.''
 d Perhaps she assented softly. e As the driver watched them 2 ,f down the street together, he turne t. to the clerk. f'It won't be his milk (
 her milk pretty soon; it'll be thei ,-J mf1k,'' he declared with a grin. an le the spirit of prophecy was upon hin