New Britain herald., 1920-11-16

me hts feeling for Edith when we were seated next each other at the dinner Aunt Dora" had given. had seen also his Jealousy of Dicky. something which had worried mo absurdly. Then. too, there was always before my i'm agination the possible consequences of tho jealous feeling which Dicky cherished toward Hugh Grantland- feeling concerning which I acquitted myself of all blame. hut which l was just enough to acknowledge was war .rantCd by the officers attitude toward me.
 There was no way out Of tho af- fair. however. and I rose and dressed as quietly and rapidly as possible, that Dicky might have the room to himself when he should awaken. We have been accustomed so long to tho really spacious quarters of our house at Marvin. with a large room for each of us. that tt is irksomc to Dicky to crowd his belongings into small room which he must share with me.
 was not successful. however. in my attempt. for as I was arranging my hair in front of the mirror, Dicky's voice startled mo into drop ping my brush.
 \ storm Aycrtcd.. What tho devil arc you up at this | uuearthly hour for?'' he asked. ''Oh, remember, that Jamboree over at tho Paige mcnage! Well, I'll tell the world feel more like turning over for another forty winks than do like trottinE through the woods look | ing for dogwood blossomsl If that isn't just like woman. upsetting everything to get just the kind of flowers she wants"
 | "As it happened, man upset | things this particular time" I an- swcred demurely. picking up my hair brush. As I understand if. Leila simply said she loved tho dogwood | blossoms. and would like 10 have l them around her. and Dr. Jim Paige promptly organized this hunt for them"
 "Oh. of course, he could be de- pended on to roll over and play dead when either of the Fairfax sisters | lifted nngerl" Dicky growled. | There's devotion for you. He's so | dead in love with Edith that he'll get | mp at this hour in the morning to ] hunt for flowers for her sisters we'd diIfg. That's his own business. how | ever. but why in thunder he has to rope in the rest of us"
 Ho was stretching and flcxing his | muscles now, his inevitable prclim- iuary to rising. finished my hair. | arranged my side of the bureau in | orderly fashion, and hastily depart ] cd to my own side of the room to | finish dressing. I did not want to add any trifie to the annoyance he evident 1 iy was feeling.
 Cad. but that fellow makes me sick" he went on. 'IIe and the deah matah ought 10 he tied together and left in tho woods somewhere until they get little sane again. Of all the incoming calves I ever saw in my life they're the limit But I suppose women like that sort Of thing"
 Now this speech brought me sev- eral moods in flashing succession. First, anger. for knew that he meant me. Second, jealousy. because he evidently resented Jim Paige's feel ing toward Edith Fairfax. And then both were dwu rfe.l by sense of the ridiculous which sometimes rises to i tho surface from some depth in my nature and drives lesser waves of | feeling back. turned to Dicky. striking q pose of revercntial admiration. 1 What colossal wisdom" cx- | claimed Saucily. "T. Sandys on wom. ' cn! Really. dear. you ought to retire to cave and be a hermit or a mys.
 tic for awhile. Your philosophy i' | SO"
 "If you don't got out of here. Dicky interrupted, ErinninE. TT l stage cave man stunt thatH keeI
 you away from that breakfast. Nov
 beat it. md let me dress