The Taney County republican., 1920-04-22

verse Of her note book. And as she
read back the last letter he had seen Il
--"Katherine Tulane Sterling"
During the day he glanced over at
her. Once he caught her studying him
and she blushed and went to typlng
h...lousiy.
"A couple Of tickets for The Girl
and the Prince Miss Tulane. Take
your mother or some girl friend. And
we are not using our car Friday night;
I'll have It come around for you"
OF course the chauffeur knew. Pres.
emily the cook knew. Then the up
stairs maid knew and said II was a
shame. Mrs. Sterling bit her lips and
blinked hard over an anonymous note
no, she would not let herself cry.
"Green corn and new potatoes, my,
my"
"Now, Chester, you know the last
time--they always make you bilious"
But perhaps there was little twinkle
In Mrs. Sterling's jolly gray eyes as
she literally helped her husband for
the third time.
mo, don't need the doctor. I
should have listened to you last night
same old trouble. A day In bed will
make me all right"
Here, dear, put on these lavender
silk pOJamNs. You know this was the
day l was to motor down to Mrs.
Clem's. OF course now"
go right ahead--itll be all right"
"Well, Ches, hate 10 leave you with
Just the servants and II wouldn't seem
right TO get trained nurse as scarce
as they are, So Just phoned Miss
Tulane to come out and bring the mail
and asked her to stay all day. She'll
make you company and It will be q
little change for her from that stu1y
Office"
"Sally, you are so thoughtful"
His wife patted his shoulder. Could
II be that Sallle Sterling foresaw this
slight Illness when she trailed around
In the heat the day before, trying TO
locate the lrst--the very first green
corn In market1 Could It be that those
twinkling eyes knew how patheticRlly
funny he looked with that little wifi Of
gray hair standing straight up, or was
1t possible that she had, with malice
aforethought, got out those silk pa.
jamas knowing how old and sallow he
looked in lavender1
Or when she called up her fathers
Office and asked him to let young
Jimmy Slater come out for the day be.
cause she didn't want 40 leave Ches
alone, and later got Jimmy on the
phone and told him that a very pretty
| girl was also out for the day, did sh8
suspect that Jimmy would show up IL
white finnnels and looking as young
and handsome us handsome youth can
lookf
ut was good Of you ID come, Jimmy.
It's Miss Tulane, she'll look ufter Ches,
You can make yourself at home hero
on the verHnda and when she Isn't
busy you cnn entertain her. The net
is up md the court just marked II you
two want Tennis
Lord, Sally, l thought you never
were going to get back" was her hus'
bands greeting rs she came into HIS
room late that afternoon. MY, how !
missed you, girl" lie made a pathetic
gesture to Inquire II Miss Tulane wera
within hearing,
"She's out with Jimmy"
Listen, Sally, do you think you
could persuade that girl to leave of
that slckening perfume md drop that
fool lisp she's been affecting, know
I'll have another sick spell II have to
go back to the Office with that"
"Well, honey, l don't think we need
worry about 1t now" And the plump
jolly face went down against the tired
sallow one and her gray eyes twinkled,
For, as she came In hadn't she seen
something on the vine.covered porch
and hadn't her quick ears caught
something that sounded like:
) "Thank Heaven, I have got the old
crank off my hands, now let's get Ia
that set Of tennis"