Evening star., 1921-06-05

from the meeting. Had he not de-
ceived her? He saw now that he
needn't have: that he shouldn't have.
The front door opened. Dorothy
up the walk and threw his arms
around her and hugged her. He kiss
ed her Dorothy kissed him. And
then she drew back. She spoke. She
spoke words that most husbands have
heard from their wives. but that Prof.
Trumbull Gannett had never heard
from his wife until now. She said:
where have you beenT'
But Dorothy had. after all. only one
serious reproach when he had told
her 1t was that he hadn't taken her
along.
II will take you next summer" he
said.
Dorothy knitted her brows
You can't do a thing like that
again, Tom. Really. it wouldn't be
good for you"
Did you ever see me look better in
my life?"
Dorothy smiled at his tanned face.
NO. she admitted. And then she
oh" she cried. Your poor hands"
Poor hands nothing. They're tough
as sole leather. They'll soften UP
again in a week and I'll get the
grease out of them
"Bnt your finger nails"
They'll grow again"
But. Tom," Dorothy protested.
you can't spend your summers like
that. You need a vacation. You
81 got what needed-exactIy what
I needed" he told her. He lifted the
money, belt. Think what it means
we won't owe nickel and we're
starting in the year $500 to the good
Why. il means 1 can go on being
professor
r.
A ND Dorothy. being a sensible per
son and open to logic. eventually
agreed with him. He borrowed three
thousand dollars last winter and dur
ing the Christmas holidays he and
Dorothy went out to Pawnee, Kan.
and made a deal with Mort Smith
and invested the money in used cars
which are a good deal cheaper in De-
cember than they are few months
later and ordered new parts SO they'd
be on hand in the spring. They went
back to Pawnee City in June. and
Smith and Gannett are now turning
those used cars into cash as fast as
T. Gannett can put them INTO hrst-
class running condition. They ought
TO clean up several thousand dollars
on the summers work.
T. -Gannett has already bought the
car which little Richard Gannett. or
little Philip Gannett. whichever il
was prophesied to Mrs. Stewart's
small daughter. il is a Durbrow OF
| the year 1915. which is a long time
| ago. even for a Durbrow. but just the
same the old boat has sporting lines
and rides like Pullman sleeper, and
| when, at thiriy-fye miles an hour, the
i professor steps on her tail. the mo-
| tor doesn't try to jump out OF the
. hood; it just calmly turns up the de-
] sired r. p. Ms.
| r Gannett and Dorothy Gannett and
/ the twins will start from Pawnee in
| this car about the Goth of September
| and drive the 500 miles in about four
! days SO as to arrive in time for the
/ opening of the first semester
| II Mrs. Stewart survives her hrst
! glimpse of the Gannetts in their car.
! She may be confirmed in her theory
/ that they have inherited money. She
will certainly be confirmed in her sus-
| picion that it isn't Dorothy's clever
| ness. Even Mrs. Bender. stanch pro-
! tagonist that she is. will be forced 10
admit that it can't be management.
| Mrs. Bender will learn the truth.
But il is extremely doubtful IL Mrs.
| Stewart will ever discover the dark
| secret of how the GannettS do it.
Monroe is a long way from Pawnee
City. Kan.
| Copyright 1921 Printed by arrangement with
metropolitan Service and The " Washington sur.D