The Lamar register., 1920-02-04
To Meet
Miss Dale
By JANE DREW
Dc. i,.s. by Mcclure Newspaper syndlcate.I

II kettle with chain dish cloth. Rot
ten shame, the way your relatives land
these little jokes on You, anyhow.
Don't they know you're keeping bach
elor's hall here with mef"
"She won't come here. Pm only to
meet her at the train and trot her over
to the Long Island terminal. Mother
says she's blonde and wears a blue
serge suit with white silk waist and
white hat"
"There'n be 5000 girls dressed just
like that. Tommy, you poor 9sh, Satur-
day afternoon in the Grand Central
suppose she has a full description Of
you, too-slender, distinguished youth
with dark blue serge suit, brown low
cuts, reddish hair, blue eyes, affable
manner"
"Shut up" growled Tom. perhaps
you'd like TO meet her yourself. No
body'd ever trust you to take a young
person under your wing and land her
safely in the bosom of her family"
yet shall 20 with you. Tommy. TO
see that you behave" Powers warned
cheerfulIy. Have ever deserted you
In any emergency No. sir. Brother
to brother, through thick and thin. l
will stand at safe distance while you
meet her"
Therefore, promptly at three min
utes before two there waited at the
lower level gate two anxious young
men. watching for Miss Virginia Dale,
from Tuckahoe, ". Y. But one after
another the arriving passengers dis
persed and there was no young blonde
person clad in blue serge with a white
hat or white silk waist.
Did We miss her?' asked Tom anx-
iously "If you'd shut up and not get
me all ratified Steve. I'D have been
sure"
But Powers failed TO respond be
cause he had been accosted by young
person. Certainly she was not the one
expected. All in pink she was. short,
ruffy pink skirts above white stock
ings and black patent leather slippers.
Her brown hair was braided in pig
tails with big hunchy pink bows hiding
her ear. and She had blue eyes.
"I suppose you're expecting Vir-
rinlr." she said, In the friendliest fash
ion possible ''Well. she couldn't come.
She's gone 10 he bridesmaid up a.
Elaine Farrell's wedding, because
Anne got sick and couldn't. You are
the right ones, aren't your Which Is
Tommy I've heard your mother and
your grandmother talk so much about
you. guess I Just know everything
that's ever happened to you ever since
you were born"
How did you know about meT
asked Steve. wistfully. you're leav-
ing me out"
We'll" she replied as between them
she tripped to the taxi, virginia
was telling about you. She says she
knew your big brother when he went
to the Jussaud Military school up
where We live. That's about five years
ago"
Hes my younger brother" said
Steve gravely. I'm twenty-five"
"Res1y1 You don't look H. Vlr-
gina's nineteen. I'm thirteen. Tn tall
for my age. don't you think sol Every
body takes me for hfteen. ! didnf tell
you my name. did II Guessr
"Gwendolen." said Tom hopefully.
agnes. Evangeline. Beatrice Barbarn.
tOusthnce.
oh. dear. no. It's Just Betty" she
chuckled. "Is this our tnXlF'
1t was. Steve thought with relief. All
the way TO the Pennsylvania -he kept
up running fire OF questions. and
finally made them promise on her way
home they would meet her, and give
her a spaghetti dinner.
Right up in your most special. Sc
cret place" she urged. last Of all
Good by. I'll tell Virginia how nice
you were She'll want to know which
is the nicer. but don't know myself
Good-by."
"The little nirt." gasped Tom. rs
there anything she mlssedF"
I'm engaged" answered Steve sol
EMMY. 1--WE got her silver pencil to
mend and a snapshot Of her, and she's
going TO send me a box Of walnut fudge
every Saturday. l think she's a honey.
You can keep your lofty. golden-haired
YirEinias"
Letters came from Betty every other
day. all to Steve. Likewise the box of
fudge And he answered all loyalty
and sent back huge boxes Of marsh
mallow creams and Turkish paste tied
In pink satin ribbon Also he sent out
his folding kodak that had seen serv-
ice abroad. and various other things.