Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-08-19
[ARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1927.

straight back into soft bob at the
back Of her neck and whose blue eyes
did not quite voice the pleasure her
words had expressed.
The opening speech Chris had SO
carefully prepared crawled into some
hidden corner of his brain and Knocked
him. On all sides bright eyes APP
praised him; ears, from their coverts
of hair, listened.
There's good picture at the En-
pire," he blurted would you like to
gof"
I'll be ready in jlffy." The girls
voice betrayed amusement. All ut
once and for the first time she under
stood this tall solemn young man
he was bashful, woman-shy-and that
was what caused all the misapprehen-
sions!
Chris emotions that evening were
mixed pickles, sweet and sour. After
all, she was such little thing, this
girl, and so pretty she vast would
only be the decent thing If he took a
protective interest in her. Then again
no he'd be dinged IL he would He'd
use her to win that bet and that would
be the end Of It, 1t was what she
deserved
1t happened on the day following
the making Of the bet that Sam John
son contracted cold which grew
worse and developed into pneumonia.
Meantime Chris brought Mary Brown
to the semi-weekly dance at the frat
house where the three friends lived.
Chris did not dance, but the girl did,
and made quite a hit. Immediately
upon his return from seeing her safe
ly back to the city, Chris went to
Sans bookcase and took therefrom
the autographed copy of "Ollver
Twist"
The story Of the wager had gotten
about, but the real interest came when
Chris appeared at the next informal"
with the girl, and 1t was reported that
they had been seen together several
times In the city. Chris beauing a girl
around was irresistible, but when they
tried to jolly him he shut up like
clam and would have nothing at all to
say about her.
When Sam was convalesclng Tom,
who was the first one allowed to see
him, related how the affair of the bet
had developed.
II can't understand itw exclaimed
Sam. "Chris-whO always hated shams
even worse than glrls-to take up with
chemical blonde!"
You're wrong about her hair, I'm
sure; I'll say that much, Sam" Tom
was emphatic
"Tn bet you" began the patient,
but here the nurse summarily sent
Tom away.
1t was the third dance to which
Chris had brought Miss Brown and
the first Sam had attended since the
wager. Coming down the stairs rath-
er late, when the dancing was In full
swing In the big living room, he spied
Chns-girl-shy Chris-with an arm
close around slight figure and a
naxen head Struggled in seeming con-
tent into the hollow of his shoulder
Five minutes later Sam cornered
AVhi anu hlCH OuL VI tuT-
shot Of the crowd. "Who is the girl
with Chrisf" he asked excltedly.
"Why, that's Mary Brown, the one
you brought the message from" an
swered Tom lmpatiently. did you
know that she's Chris stepslster7
And that he's made up with his dad
and is going to marry herr"
"WhewT exclaimed Sam, yet more
excltedly. '"Whewi Why that's not
the Mary Brown l met at all. never
saw this one before. World seems full
of Mary Browns. What do you make
of 1t, Tom7"
After a moment Of acute concentra-
ton Tom brought forth trlumphantly:
Statistics BY Jove, that's the an
swer Among 800 girls there's bound
to be more than one of the same name.
He got the wrong Mary BrOwni"