The Washington times., 1921-05-12
When a Girl Marries ANN By Isle
Dad Lee Proves Be One the Shadowy Figures Seen by % Wife
Skulking in the Shadowy Above ett

other way around. 'Taint any
shorter distance from the starting
wire to the finish tape than from
the finish tape to the wire. Is 1t?
But just tonight 1t happens i ran
acrost-- some old friends. / gotta
have my supper with them. I'd bid
you along. but / don't s'pose you'd
leave Hyland to himself. would
your"
Something impeiled me to say:
"Why. might. IL you wanted
me to meet your friends"
Dad Lee shook his head slowly
from side to side. After a minutes
thought he replied:
ITO. wouldn't ask you to leave
Hyland, and besides these here
friends Of mine are rough fellows
friends i made following the
ponies in the old days. / feel to
home with them. but / don't want
Martha's thoroughbred filly to meet
up with EN-"
will they be here longr / asked.
Something of real import hinged
on Dad Lees reply. Ii he were
busy occupied with his own
friends he wouldn't expect. he
wouldn't even care to meet my
friends. And yet, while i reproach-
ed myself for my attitude of snob-
bishness / realized that i wasn't
proud of my father and didn't want
to see much of him, much less take
him about in the Harrison family
and world.
Sure. they'll be here awhile"
announced Dad Lee. They're To-
Gated right hereabouts. I'll be
running with them a lot. i got
good pals m'dear. I got mighty
good pals even IL I've outgrown
their ways and settled down In
my old age. they like to keep up
with me. And l like to keep up
with them whether or not ! want
my filIy to trot in their class. It's
different with men,"
$50 I've been told" / commented
dryly, adding in great relief: "Here
comes Father Andrew. l was just
thinking L ought to go to look for
him."
Had a caller, Mr.. Lee?" asked
changed greetings.
How'd you known" bristIed my
father.
"Oh, when i didn't ind you in
your room / asked the telephone
girl if she could locate you and she
said a man had called you an hodr
or so ago. Said he didn't give his
name, but she guessed you knew
him all right. because she saw you
crossing the lobby toward the re-
ception rooms with him right after
ward"
A HIDDEN DECISION.
"All right, all right" interrupted
my father peevishly. adding quick
ly! where you folks going to
have supper? Over to that place
was back?'
It don't know. Where would you
like to have your dinner, Babb-
instructive gallantry.
"Oh. let's snoop around and find
a place" / began. Then 1 took
sudden decision. Why not stay
bere?'
Here it is. Does that meet with
your approval Mr.. Lee" asked
Father Andrew.
mo. I'm going out. To meet
friends. Old pals of mine. We
amt going to eat here" replied
Dad Lee, starting toward the door.
Don't go without an overcoat.
It's chilly" admonished Father An
drew.
Mechanically Dad Lee turned and
made his way toward the alcove
where I'd seen the two shadowy
figures a few moments before.
STOPPING down to a crouch far back
in the dim alcove, he grabbed up a
coat and hurried away without an
other word.
1 narrowed my eyes in calculation
as started after him. 1t was clear
now that he had been one Of thu
shadowy figures that had stolen
away when ! came into the room.
Had the other been the bat-eared
man my last glimpse of whom hal
been with Lyons?
/ turned to Father Andrew to
blurt out the amazing coincidence.
But 1 stopped short Why hurt him
again by my undaughterly attitude
toward my father?
Iro "a Cnuttu.~d g.tn~A~-N