The Yale expositor., 1921-10-13
PART lIi-Continued.

Cant To- said Miss Thornton, with
a new edge to her voice and something
In her eyes that made them look as
though they were passing in review
all the unchaperoned years since hrst
she made her debut as an independent
scullery-maid at Mrs. Blunkum's feed
house. al shall change nothing here,
she concluded. when Randy-Mr.
Randolph comes back, he shant mo
his place cluttered with females"
Mr.. Milyuns turned OF her a gaze
that was complex with admiration
a realization that he vas on the way
to biting off more than he could chew
He decided to sidestep.
"Can you be In this a~fternoonF ne
asked.
"Oh, YES" said Pamela. involuntar-
lily glancing at the door and betray1ng
q half-formed intention TO watch that
portal night and ia. until death or
Mr.. Robert Hervey Randolph arrived
'I1l be in. WhyT"
Mrs. Milyuns and my daughter
Eileen will call on you at about hve,
explained Mr.. Milyuns. Just one
more matter and must go" he con
tinued. "Your income amounts 10
something over eight hundred lila
a month. / shall pay it in advance
until you get settled and have a
chance TO catch up"
please send me only half" said
Pamela. as she rose to say good-by.
Mr.. Milyuns took her hand, dropped
II. and started toward the door; Dut
before he got there, he stopped and
turned.
"My dear" he said, losing for the
moment his birdlike, chirpy pose. i
don't want you to think of me as just
your banker. / knew your father and
your mother, and their fathers ana
mothers before them. / am fond, by
old usage, of every drop of blood that
runs in your veins. You won't forget
that, will your"
Pamela stared at him, swept toward
him, threw her arms round his neck,
Rugged him, dropped her face on his
shoulder and wept. Mr.. Borden NIL
yuns stood very erect, his bald head
held high, his pink cheeks puffed out,
and his eyelids blinking at the rate of
fifteen to the dozen In q vain effort to
fan back an amazing lachrymatory In
undation.
There, there p he said, patting Pam
ella on the back. "Who would have
thought it, you adorable, lonely little
girlT
Pamela threw up her head and
smiled through the sudden summer
shower.
81 know it was ridiculous" she said,
But l couldn't help it. You made me
like you all of a sudden, and | just had
TO, because you've had a bath and you
look so clean inside and out" She
kissed him as she broke away.
81 see; l see,' said the astounded
Mr.. Milyuns, and beat it.
At two minutes after five the door
bell rang again. In spite of the fact
that it was almost exactly the hour
which Mr.. Milyuns had set for the ar
rival of his wife and daughter, Pamela
couldn't help hoping-but in vain. II
was with a slightly resigned air that
she received Mrs. and Miss Milyuns
instead of Mr.. Robert Randolph.
Mrs. Milyuns flew to her, set hands
on her shoulders, searched her face
with eager shrewd eyes, and said:
Borden indeed told me the truth
about you, my dear. May l kiss your
Pamela extended one cheek TO the
salute while her eyes wandered off to
size up the tall, blonde, cool young
person that she surmised must answer
TO the name of Eileen Milyuns. Being
the product of two shorts, how or
earth had she managed TO grow SO
long? Her face was regularly beauti.
full, as though ii had been carefully
made to order like her clothes. She ap.
peared as passive as a Palmer snow
scape.
After a little skirmishlng for posi-.
ton, the three ladies seated them.
selves in a triangle, into the center OF
which the well-trained Tomlinson ran
q tea-wagon.
snow" said Mrs. Milyuns, having
emptled and put down her cup, Tets
forget the sheer romance of the situa.
ton, my dear, and get down 10 prac.
teal problems. The first of all things
as you must realize, is the necessity OF
getting you a companion. Would you
care TO be our guest in Madison avenue
until you can pick me out?"
II would put clothes ahead of q
h%Ousecat," murmured Eileen.
Her mother ignored the remark and
kept her eyes fixed on Miss Thornton's
%perplexed face. That young lady seemed
in no lack of something to say but
rather In search of words and the
%plunging courage necessary to the say.
Ing. She drew a long breath and delIy.
cred herself OF the following,