Evening star., 1921-01-23

day in Miss Wilmerding window,
with the card: MADE in Mazooma;
very precious" Oshkosh. Mishawaka,
Warakruss and other indubitable
tached to articles which. in Mr.. Glen
denning's window, were declared to
be importations from glass factories
and potteries of the old world. A
four-poster bed in Mr.. Glendenning's
inscribed: From an Old Dominion
purchaser at Miss Wilmerding's as
Owned by the late Duke of Argyll"
These -insinuations against his good
faith as merchant seemed. to amia-
BILE souls who visited his shop to see
how he was taking it, to have no
effect upon him whatever. His bear
ing throughout this ordeal was
praised even by persons who in pre-
vious summers had spoken of him
contemptuously. Even Bob Overton
complained that the fellow was acting
like thoroughbred. Mr.. Glenden-
pings equanimity may have been ex-
planned by the fact that his assistant,
carefully noting the arrival of par
cells of freight at the dock and rail-
roads. informed him that Miss Will
merding had received no shipments
since. the arrival of her first stock.
Her room, he reported. was crowded
at the tea hour. chiefly by the young
and frivolous. who used it as con-
venient rendezvous. but made few
and unimportant purchases. Mean
while Mr.. Glendenning, languidly and
indifferently presenting his wares to
his visitors, managed to increase his
sales over the previous year. The
Misses Palmer. who knew all the cot
tages. had rallied to Mr.. Glenden-
ning's support by publishing broad
cast with invisible exclamation marks
of horror the radical opinions of life
Il
ding. They reported Miss Wilmer
ding's conduct at Mrs. Sharpe's table
as detestable, only that they might
remark upon the perfect sweetness
Of temper displayed by Mr.. Glenden-
ming thrice daily at the boarding
forbearance toward his insolent rival
confined to Mrs. Sharpes dining room.
At the second casino dance Mr..
Glendenning, to the extreme vexation
of Bob Overton, asked Miss Wilmer
ding to dance with him. That Miss
Wilmerding graeiousiy accepted him
as partner. while Billy Doane glared
from the side lines. was not lost upon
the colonists present.
'aThat fellows cheek" remarked
Overton in Doane's ear. "surpasses
human understanding! He doesn't
know when he's been slapped in the
face. You'd think that Made in Ma
zooma' sign in her window would be
enough. Look at him! There's some-
thing Sinking about the chap! He
doesn't act like normal human
being"
The fox trot having ended. Mr.. Glen
denning was guiding Miss Wilmer
ding across the ballroom to the We
randa, whence he could be seen with
his head on one side, looking at her
$50 Overton declared) as though she
were a piece of imitation mahogany.
''The fools sissing her! He's trying
to firt with her. the cad" This from
Bob to his distressed spouse.
Really. the night is sweet-very
sweet" Mr.. Glendenning was mur-
muring. in low. rapturous tone to
Miss Wilmerding.
'Tt does seem to be thoroughly
sueared." was Miss Wilmerding's dis
couraging reply.
The music struck up, and again Mr..
Glendenning glided over the floor
with Miss Wilmerding. They danced
we'll together-evenM Mrs. Overton was
forced to concede this; but it was her
duty to protect Josie Campbell from
counter in the role of Miss Wilmer
ding. so she sent the willing Bob to
rescue the girl at the earliest possi-
BILE moment.
X X X X
TT was Mr.. Glendenning's settled
l. habit to leave his room over
the shop every night to blow the
dust of trade out of his lungs by a
dash into the wilderness surrounding
the harbor. In an obscure cove some
what beyond the line of lakeside cot
tages he maintained a canoe, which
he manipulated with the greatest
skill. Usually before returning to
shore he would indulge in a swim,
and then trot along sandy beach to
throw off the chill of the icy water.
The contrast between Mr.. Glenden-
ming dawdling in his shop and the
same gentleman as he indulged in
rather violent exercise under cover
of night was marked. The discreet
village Watchman alone was aware of
the odd hours chosen by Mr.. Glen
denning for his recreations, but he did
not trouble himself about the ways
of a young man who always treated
him right" though he did wonder at
times why the light in Mr.. Glenden-
nings rooms was SO often diSeernible
until 3 o'clock.
On a night when stars danced upon
the lake after tempestuous day, Mr..
Glendenning, driving his bark farther
than usual. caught a glimpse of an
other canoe, somewhat beyond him,
driven by . girl.
He marked the long sweep OF her
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