Evening star., 1921-01-23

Mr.. Glendenning smiled in his toler-
ance of misguided young womanhood.
much to Mrs. Sharpes relief.
Miss Wilmerding now reappeared
ing the piano, whereupon the Misses
Palmer rose majestically as one
woman and departed for their rooms.
Really. it's very nice to see you
here, Miss Wilmerding," remarked Mr..
|Glendenning. leaning languidly upon
the piano. "Our table needed just
the spirit you bring to it. Delighted.
really, I'm sure."
He opened and closed his eyes and
he spoke these words in tone OF
suppressed rapture.
Thank you" said Miss Wilmer
ding. glancing from a battered volume
Iof Chopin to bestow an Indifferent
glance upon him as he stood droop-
ing like a tired lily before her. He
bowed to the remaining guests from
the door and strolled away toward
his shop through the rain that had
begun TO fall dismally.
lJH7HEN he reached his room be
" hastily changed his clothes. dom
ming a well-worn suit of corduroy, with
a faded hat to match. and pair of
heavy shoes. Then. having safely
the village, he threw off his air of
llangor, drew his shoulders erect.
took a deep breath, and set on with
long strides over the wet road. In an
hour he was again in his room,
where he opened a locked trunk and
drew out a great mass of manuscript
and. with drawn blinds. fell to work,
writing furiously and occasionally
jumping up to pace the floor abstract
edly 1t was 2 o'clock when he
addressed himself vigorously to a
pair of dumbbells for fifteen minutes,
tossed them with his papers into the
trunk and tumbled into bed.
well, your protege has put that
conceited. monkeys nose out of Joint,
remorked Bob Overton to his wife at
the end of the week. Her shop was
crowded when l passed it this after
noon."
II feel so sorry-in a way" his
wife replied. "Mr. Glendenning is so
nice, and seems to triste and wistful.
I feel very guilty that I didn't give
him just a hint of Josie's coming.
"Oh, you needn't worry about him,
Overton returned with asperity. by
the way. Doane has dashed for the
swallowed enough tea In Josles snop
to float a battleship" -,
"Oh. if we can pull that off 1t Will
be splendid" cried Mrs. Bob. He
and Josie just suit each other other ana no
IN have aye. the ne eri1iaa" dea.n'esS sA''u -
"Well, don't let her shut up shop
till the seasons over. l want her TO
put Glendenning out of business"
This hope might have been realized
but for the fidelity Of 1,ai,ors MI sne
rival shops divided pretty evenly on
sex lines. Women of all ages showed
marked loyalty to Mr.. Glendennins s:
! men, young and old. with any sort OF
excuse, flew like homing pigeons 10
Miss Wiimerdings efa;, men mho onni.
versaries and their wives and chil.
dren's birthdays remembered them
, now and invested heavily in MISS
| Wilmerdings loot. Men who nateo
tea drank quarts OF ,,a,,ai IT: Go,, n,,mber Iob
| Of Young gentlemen to the clubhouse
and the big hotel on the point, and
Miss Wilmerding's business was SO
| augmented that she was obliged 10
employ village girl as a secoho as
sistant. .,,
Mr.. Glendenning's cup was not az,
bitterness. His feelings were soothed
by the warm expressions OF SYN
pathy given him by many old pa1rons'
and Bob Overton's attempts 10 elm
nrnved fruitless, as Mrs. F'anshaw.
who was the heaviest contributor 70
the casino expenses, had personally
demanded a card for him. and had
remarked at bridge party, Within
hearing of a kind friend, VINO repeal
ed her very words to MRS. Overtoh'
that there never had been any snob-
bishness at Cedar Harbor. and that
she-Mrs. Fanshaw@had every IN
! fention of frustrating the attempts
Of Bob Overton to introduce II into
| the colony.
! That Mr.. Glendenning had COM
petitor. and a very keen and resource
full one, in Miss Wilmerding. was no"
apparent not only to all Cedar. Har-
/ hor but to other summer resorts trlo-
utary to that peaceful haven. IN
deed. as word got about that MT
GIendenning's prosperity was threat.
ened. the boats that piled the coast
brought to the scene many pilgrims
who, having heard OF the pattle oa
the shops, were anxious to see tne
Young lady who had SO daringiy
! thrown down the gauntlet 10 MT
| Glendenning. .,.
hibited at Mr.. Glendenning's had al
! ways been noteworthy for their re-
| strajnt and felicity. Miss winner
| ding's window now presented IRON
day to day inscriptions which mockeo q
at the cards attached to articles IN
M Clendenning's. For example, an
nI6 glass bowl for flowers, in quaint
desiSn. inscribed 'Made in vienna;