The Washington times., 1921-05-25

during his varsity days. he
had stayed up all night with.
= friend, trying to dissuade him
from marriage with rich widow
ten years his senior. but woiaan
whose fat money bags would have
helped that friend out of horribly
tight corner.
You'll regret 1t for the rest Of
your life II you do it. old man."
Philip had said over and over again.
Some day the right woman will
como along, and then
Oh. he had been very eloquent!
he smiled grimly now. remembering
how at last he had gained his point.
Fielding had not married the rich
widow. and he had faced the music
like a man. and had gone away.
Young Winterdick wondered II he
stood now in "a similar position to
that once occupied by Fielding.
Eva was not q rich widow ten
years his senior, certainly; she was
. young girl. and a charming one.
% no doubt many men would say
but he did not love her, and that
was all there was to IL.
On the other hand. there were his
mother and father to be considered;
they had been so laundering good
TO him. and he was their only
son
Ana 1t wasn't as IL Kitty cared!
''I'll ask her IL she'll have me-" he
told himself. "I'll go over to-
day and ask her IL she'll have
me y"
In the Garden.
But 1t was nearly o'clock in
the afternoon before he could screw
up his courage sufficiently to go
to the Dennisons,' and even then
he walked the whole way instead
OF taking the car
In the drive he met Peter, who
passed him hurriediy with a rather
self-conscious mol.
toys," he said. Go round, will
you? They're picking plums, ! be-
lieve."
Phillip walked on slowly: he
knew quite well where Peter was
going and he could not quite con-
troll the spasm OF jealousy in his
heart. So many times he had
made his way to Kitty with just
the same Joyous anticipation.
One CT the younger Dennison
boys overlook him as he crossed
the lawn.
"Bonnie's up in the tree picking
the plums.T he said. 'She's going
to make jam. Mothers wild. be-
cause she says the cook ought to
do 1t. but Bonnie won't let her.
81; ways made 1t before We
IA ere, you, know" - -
had reached the fruit gar.
den Low, and Philip saw a ladder
planted against the trunk of one
OF the largest trees; saw, too. a
pair of feet on the top rung and
heard voices somewhere up above
in the laden branches.
He went forward a step.
"Can 7 be Of any assistance?" he
asked.
There was a little laugh of con.
sternation. then the dainty feet
came down a couple of rungs ani
Eva peered at him from among the
leaves.
You, And I'm not fit to be seen.
L<pk ou, I'll come down"
She scrambled down quickly.
jumping the last couple of feet. and
landed beside Philip.
Her I face was flushed and her
hair disordered; the sleeves of her
cotton frock were rolled up to the
elbow and her hands were stained
with che bark Of branches.
Square Thing.
II suppose he's thinking what a
sight l look" she thought helpless
''wen, I suppose I can help, can't
II" he said. "Or does 1t take brains
to pick plums7'
Hd took off his coat as he spoke
and went UP the ladder. He dis
covered the youngest Dennison boy
up among the branches.
WANT any help he asked cheer
Hel was beginning to enjoy him
self; it was long time since he
had done anything like this. He
picked away manfully till the tree
was almost empty.
"I think you might come down
nowy you two" Eva said presently
from the ground below. Philip
WinIterdick dropped out OF the tree
and landed beside her. He was
rather grimy and there were bits
of leaves sticking In his hair. He
psss)ed a self-conscious hand over
"We'r~ a pair now, any way he
said whimsically.
The girl flushed a little; she was
looking very happy and her eyes
shont.
81 am sure you didn't come ur
With the intention of doing this"
she lssid laughing.
Hell sobered suddenly.
"Np." he said; 81 didn't y
He paused looking from her across
the Ilawn. where the setting sun
was icasting long shadows.
'T{ wonder II you Will spare mo