The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
PART IIl-Continued.

In her eyes That made them look as
though they were passing in review
all the unchaperOned years since first
h made her debut as an independent
scullery-naid at Mrs. Blunkum's feed
house. 81 shall change nothing here"
she concluded. "When Randy-Mr.
Randolph cOmes back. he shan't find
his place cluttered with females"
Mr. Milyuns turned on her Il gaze
that was complex with admiration and
a realization that he was on the way
to biting off more than he could chew.
He decided to SideStep.
"Can you be in this ~afternOonT' he
asked.
"Oh, yes" said Pamela, i~nvOluntar-
tly CHANGING at the door and betraying
a h~alf-formed intention to watch that
portal night and day until death or
AR. Robert Hervey Randolph arrived;
"rn be in. Why?"
Mrs. Miiyuns and my daughter
Eileen will call on you at about five"
explained Mr.. Milyuns. Just one
mere matter and l must 60" he con-
tinued. Your income amounts TO
something over eight hundred dollars
4 month. l 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.
AIR. Milyuns took her hand, dropped
1t. and started toward the door; but
before he got there, he stopped n
turned.
MY dear" he said, losing for the
moment his birdlike, chirpy pose, Il
don't want you to think of me as just
your banker. l knew your father and
your mother, and their fathers and
mothers before them. | am fond, by
Did 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.
hinged him, dropped her face on his
shoulder and wept. Mr.. Borden Mil
guns stood very erect, his bald head
held high, his pink cheeks puffed out.
and his eyelids blinking ut the rate of
fifteen to the dozen in Il vain effort to
fan back an amazing lachrymatOry in
CndatiOn.
There, there =" he said, patting Pam
ella on the back. "WhO would have
thought it, you adorable. lonely little
girl?"
Pamela threw up her head and
smiled through the sudden ummcr
shower.
Il know it was r~idiCulOUS,' she said.
but | couldn't help ii. You made me
like you all of Il sudden. and | just had
TO. because you've had Il bath and you
ooh so clean inside and out" She
kissed him as she broke away.
Il see; | see" said the ~aStOundCd
Dir. MiiyunS, 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.. AiilyunS had set for the ar
rival of his wife and daughter, Pamela
with IL slightly resigned air that
she received Mrs. and Miss Milyuns
instead Of Mr.. Robert Randolph.
Mrs. MilyunS flew to her. set hands
her shoulders. searched her face
with eager Shrewd eyes, and said:
Borden indeed told me the truth
about you, my dear. May kiss you?'
Pamela extended one cheek to the
salute while her yes wandered off to
size up the tall, blonde, cool young
person that she SurmiSed must answer
10 The name of Eileen MiIyunS. Being
The product Of two shorts, how on
earth had h managed to grow so
Her face vas regularly bGauti-
1ul. as though it had been carefully
made to order like her clothes. She APP
as passive as a Palmer snow
scape.
After a little skirmishing for posi-
ton, the three ladies seated them
in a triangle, into the center of
the w~ell-trained Tomlinson ran
q tea-wagOn.
Now" said Mrs. Milyuns. having
emptied and put down her cup. "let'S
h sheer romance of the Situa-
ton. my dear, and get dOwn to prac-
problems. The first of all things.
as you must realize, is the necessity of
you a companion. Would YOU
care TO be u guest in Madison avenue
until you can pick one Out?"
81 would put clothes ahead of a
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
in search of words and the
plunging courage necessary to the say
She drew a long breath and deliv-
Pred herself of the following:
Really. it's most awfully kind OF
you, but, as / told Mr.. Milyuns, Tom
is such u dear that I am going
to continue him as my companion"
""TOmlinsOn =" exclaimed Mrs. Mil
yuRs, and then smiled indulgently for
the first time during the interview, be-