The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

end 10 ths sspecu of this avfu mezs thai
I've landed you Into
you haven't landed me-
.somehov feel ms my f.uH,-
90. It's the nswsp&ps's f.uit. lid a.
gt1
Said tbs mann m tbers ver, oniy am.
Thing ! could dd Anyhow, n you1
tall me the form you'd nre the eoutr.dsctson
b take IN the evening pspen+ay. We can't
discu8 that here On thess steps Ii
n too early for imchf Wen, then. n youns
mot doing anything TOR tn mom.nt can't -,
get bold a . tan and md .ons qusst spoe
vbers We can sit down and ean this overt.
II young Wye had not been thoroughly IN
Eruntled by AL this extravaganza he would
not have selected . quiet spot for tan.
the park on q nne morning Of midseason-
To his horr1ned mind n appeared that tho
park Immediately became populated by an
the people who knew him. her. or both
They, these friends. an saw. They an
smiled-meaning smiles and full Of approval
-such q delightful young coupled could be
read In every glance. And how like fate 20
arrange that. on this day Of an others. those
people who had given that dance and vhom
they had not seen since then should appear
In the flower walk and should bear down
upon the couple before they had 50 much -
paid the pennies for their chairA
Look. look, They're coming TO speak 70
us- Pretend you didn't see them whispered
49,
q matter Of fact. not seen Let's pretend
that we're going-o. yes-to tan 70 that old
Lady over there
She hustled him IN the direction Of q white
haired dowaser with black lace dripping on
her Victorian mushroom hat-who imnoedt
stely lifted . shrewd. startled f2ce upon thu
two young people r.ctns toward her down
the path and exclaimed srresunsiy
Arthur
Out OF the frying pan into the ire
GRANNY muttered the young man. turn
ing sealing wax red - they pulled up
-Goodmorning. had boy said the old laty
brightly. I'm glad TO see you've the grace
to come up and apologize at once What
manners! Letting your poor old granny see
II In the Post before she'd heard q word Then
telling your village IDIOT Firth 70 say you'd
fed the country! wen. perhaps he didn't say
quite that but that's the way he mumbles
Deplorably stoopid fellow! Change your man,
Arthur. Change your man. Not worth while
before you're married. suppose? And this -
with . keen, approving glance st ths
flushed girl before her this h the young
lady. Ny dear. am delighted to see you
Two little black gloved hands clasped syb1'k
you're so like that wonderfully handsome
young man, your grandfather. We had
rather a Irritation even In Simla-o. soma
years ago When are you coming TO zee me!
Come and have lunch in Mount street Come
now
Young Wye broke In desperately, aware
that this was neither the time nor the placs
to enter into long winded explanations with
deaf old ladies.
lawfully sorry, grannie . another
day tomorrow II we may. perhaps
Promised TO have lunch with-er-
her people hate 70 break away like
this but as q matter OF fact we're behind
forgive us won't you! II we can
Just grab that tad :.
He grabbed It He got in beside the girl.
III see you home, Miss Ashton. OF coursel-
And you don't mind III ask II you
viii allow me to come in and see your people
for fve minutes I'd like to explain 70 them
that this whole blessed affair had absolutely
a. haS.
them to imagine that there was anything h
the nature Of a practical joke
-Joke!" blankly from the girl . You dont
suppose any human being would DO q thing
like that for q joke. do your
-Er-o. ! suppose not returned the
young man all the more hastily because .
sudden suspicion had Just assailed him
A practical joke .. were thsti
On the part Of some one he knevf
Who was always fun Of BOBBY traps and
"soores"f Whose chan was OCCASIONALLY
yes, occasionaIly-on the or sidef Who
had come in this morning specially 10 ras
about that announcement Of the ensasS
mentf Surely he could not hsS
been such an unmitgated bounderf
Good Lord
How frightfui II It did turn out 10 be an
the doing Of little Hope. Impossdoael
Yet-who else could Il have oeen7
Here we are,- cried sybn. more nervout
iy than she had Jet epesred. as the tad
pulled up.
-Auntie, this is Mr.. Wye our fellow suf.
ferer In the matter Of that-that ridiculous
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