South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-18
: WHAT MADGE DID TO WIN
DICkY TO III Err BAYVIEW

Il say. Madge, what's the word as
10 the toggery for this stunt over at
Bayview? Wen have 10 come home
between affairs. won't we? l sup
pose It's moonlights for the dinner,
but can't wear those in the aft
ernoon TO talk 10 the kids"
Dicky rushed into my room upon
the day following our beIated ac-
ceptance Of the invitation to the
Stockbridge home, an acceptance
which. appeared TO delight my boy
ism pNacipal exceedingly. Mr. Stock
bridge hmm ediately named a day
OF the next week for the appear
ance OF Dtcky before the pupils, and
had conveyed the final arrange
ments to my husband upon his re-
turn from the studio.
Why, I'm afraid there won't be
time 20 come home between times. +"
answered, with as guiieless a man
ner as l could manage, for | feared
an outburst from Dicky at the
words l meant next TO say. Mrs.
Stockbridge expects US to come
down to her home after school and
spend the time there until dinner
and 1 viii of course have ample
time to change from school costume
Dicky sat up hSlligerently.
We'll, if you think I'm going to
cart my moonlights around the
country and change my clothes in
some school principals guest cham
Der. you've got another guess COM
ing" he declared with fnality
Dicly Gives In.
But" L said demurely, there
won't be any need for you to change
If you'll only wear your uniform.
Nothing do" began Dicky,
but interrupted him hastily.
1T will be only for this once,
Dicky. dear. I'll not ask you again.
L cOaxed. and you have no idea
how disappointed the school pupils
will be if you don't wear it."
To my surprise. Dicky looked re-
Elective instead of Uttering more ex-
plosive Objurgations, and after q
moment he grinned reluctantly.
"Of course it's those fool school
ma'ams you're thinking Of more
than the kids" he said. Want to
prove you haven't been fbbing when
you told them about me, eh?" He
leaned over and tweaked nay ear.
We'll, believe me, I'm going TO have
a reward if l get on the old outfit
again. I'm going to pick out the
prettiest girl in the bunch-outside
yourself, OF course" he waved a
grandiloquent hand at me, "and fiirt
desperately with her all the eve
ming"
II give you full permission" 1
returned lightly. but for a second
the laughing face of Bess Dean rose
involuntarily before me. She was
by far the most attractive girl in
the group of Bayview teachers, and
l knew instinctively that she would
have no qualms about flirting VIC
lently' with anything attractively
masculine in uniform or out Of it.
One Stipulation.
$50 far, so good" Dicky retOrted.
But now here's another thing.
What are you going to wear?
haven't seen any new buds for you
around the diggings lately"
Il don't need evening clothes" 1
protested. Mrs. Durkee and have
remodeiled that white dinner gown
and the coat you liked so well, un
til they're absolutely like the latest
vintage, and those people in Bay
view have never seen them, any
way"
mo. that's So" Dicky agreed.
But you can bet they've seen that
street suit and that hat. I'll agree
to say nothing about the evening
rig, but III serve fair warning on
you that I'll go to no afternoon
affair at a school or anywhere else
with that lid you've been sporting,
and that two-year-old suit"
I bit my lip TO keep back the
spirited retort that rose to them.