Evening star., 1921-11-06

low" says Barry Sorry II We seem
to intrude. but we're nearly starved.
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IHJE could hear a whispered discus
w sion in the other car. the girl
urging her companion to do some
thing. and . male voice answering in
monosyllables. Finally the girl
: stepped out, and as she came into the
path OF the searchlights we saw that
| she was q cute, zippy young thing
with full, pouting lips. plucked eye
| brows and rouged cheeks.
This is a private house." Sac an
nounced. so you'd best go along
is 1t your house?" asks Barry.
why" says she, "it-it's Donald's;
that is It belongs to his father"
! 'Yes?" says Barry. Then suppose
talk to Donald. Who is Donald. BY
"He-he's my brother" says the
gtN.
what a whopper!" I breaks in.
| "Shocking" says Barry. Just for
that. miss. we demand to be fed"
You-you've got your nerve with
you. haven't your? says she.
I'm desperate person. Come. nowi
| Almost anything in the shape Of food
will do. Remember, know the way
back to your boarding school,"
! Clever man" I whispered. nudg-
-! But we were only beginning to get
/ acquainted with Miss Pouty Lips.
What she indulged in next was a
regular tantrum. She stamped her
feet. her eyes gave off sparks. and
less. Barry's blufins threat had
started something. She told US lot.
mainly she dwelt on the fact that we
; were mean old things. and that she
; didn't 1han., care re, darn darn what We did. So
sosbnr sesfs And 1T ,Sa n,shed sash T. IN ,ns
car calling to Donald.
Chase 'em of. Don," she demanded
than he H."
! And as Donald crawled out from
behind the wheel could see that she
taller than Barry. and he had wide.
capable shoulders. Rather a good
looking youngster. though, only Just
now he was scowling.
"Shush up, Betty" he advised her.
mo. don't paw me. We're in this
sec II I can't get us out"
He went at 1t man fashion. must
say. He marched right up to the
roadster and looked US over. "Do
you mind telling me Just who you
Charmed" says Barry. my name
Is Plat: and this is Miss Dodge
! Trilby May Dodge"
oh" says he. Then you're-er-
there's an actress by that name. isn't
Barry. this is fame"
stuck to the point. How far back
did you pick US 9p?" he asked.
When you LETT the boarding
'T5sn It's ali fE off:" says Donald. "1
! say. Betty. we've got to ask them to
have supper with us If they insist"
we certainly do," says I.
"Oh. well!' says Betty. What do
! I care? Let 'em come"
| 1T 1t wasn't quite the warm welcome
! extend, but 1t was enough. We got
out and followed tho young coupIe
| up on the veranda Of the dark house
and waited until Donald had dug up
key from somewhere, opened the
door, and lighted q couple Of lamps.
ceilinged living room that was a
| dream. It was all furnished in old
mahogany. with rag rugs on the floor,
quaint paper on the walls and q fine
old d-fashioned fireplace at one end.
that had been partly closed for the
season. but was still in shape to be
used for occasional week end parties.
Suppose you touch of the flre. Mr.
Plat" says Donald. while I rustic
through the pantry for eatables.
| table?" :"
! "oh. bother" says Betty. II was
Just going to try some Of these Jag
records on the phonograph."
Then let me set the table," says /.
! I'm a professional at that
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| A LSO helped with tho welsh rare.
bit and the coffee, and inside of
half an hour we were ranged around
drop-leaf table in front Of . cheer
full fire, with quite a satisfactory meal
before US. 1t wasn't exactly a merry
party, or a chatty one, however. Dom
aid was glum and sulky, and Betty's
! entire contribution to tho affair was
| to hum the words Of some Of tho
jazz tunes which she kept constantly
going on the music machine. As for
talk much. and know was watch
, ing these two youngsters rather curl
| Gus. Donald guessed to be either
1s or 10. and Betty a year or so
younger. You didn't need to be much
. Of a guesser to be fairly sure that
( they were not brother and sister. It
was plain that Betty had never been
In the house before. So whom we
had quite finished the. rarebit and
Betty had demanded q. cigarette Of
Donald was almost relieved to hear
him ask Of Barry what We intended
to do next
"UsT' says Barry. "oh. we're going
"Then-then, You're not going to
tell Miss Judd7' asks Donald.
"Eh" says Barry. Then, with 4
wink at me: "Oh, LORNA? No, I
don't sec how We can after having
been b.ibed into silence. Gould we.
Hardly" says I. 'But I'm going to
suggest something. When we start,
Donald, you'd better go along, too,
and take Miss Betty back to her
| school"
"Of course" agrees Donald. -.
| "Why. Donr' protests Betty. You'll
| do nothing of the kind I'll never go
back to that pokey old school never;