The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
CONTINUED from last week)

~ DulVFlanhtely lOF MT. NllyuHNs IL
happened that certain young scion
Of once lgentlemnnly house was In
clnded in the first large dlnner-box-
party given TO meet Miss Imogene
\ Pamela Thornton. In the natural
course OF such events. the pssty youth
stepped up for presentation, register
ing Ii his protuberant eyes CLEAN OF
dubious surprise What II he should
say, "Hello, viylenne I" Would II Gre
ate sensatiOnl
Something else did; namely. Miss
Thornton's modulated but terribly
clear voice.
Il met Mr.. Beaner" said Pamela.
drawing back quickly her half-extendL
III hand, when | was clOrus-glrl."
She turned with Il winning smile 20
her recently beaming hostess. ~ don't
care TO know him In pleasanter sur
rOnndings.|
For one breathless second tlsrc
threatened one OF those silences thSt
spell social disaster Eileen took II
upon herself to mash It IN ifs extreme
youth with soft tap Of her efficient
hammer
"oh, must you really gofn She re-
marked TO Mr.. Beamer.
Did this spectacular debut strike the
name OF ImOgene Pamela from the lists
Of the matronly elite OF Manhattan7
n did not. Invitations rained on her
and found her unresponsiye. Her
would.be hOstesses would have gone
the length OF submitting rosirums OF
proposed guests as though to royalty
except for the fact that each and every
one OF them wished to put her own
nearest aud dearest to the test Of a
sudden meeting with the most cx.
elusive Of New York's latest crop OF
budg.
Pamela refused and accepted these
bids for the latest thing 10 sensations
In the mast erratlc manner No one
could fathom Just why she said, NO"
and much lass Why she occasionally
said, Yes" The mystery only added
10 the demands for her company md
the Nays soon began 10 show ana aver.
wbelmlng preponderance over the
Ayes Why? Simply because It was
not in the power Of any Of the host~
: esses 10 cali up the moody girl and
say: MY dear we are going 10 have
just pork and beans for dinner tonight
Won't you join us7 Wr. Robert Her
vey Randolph said he would drop In
for pot-luck."
Yes; every time Pamela had accept
ell an invitation II was m The rapidls
waning hope that Mr. Randolph, he.
loved and once ut 1he beck and call
Of these very people, would appear
and come into his own. Could she
have SURPRISED thot on two separate
occasions the knight errant of lFcr
thoughts had actually seen her In her
most rnvishlng blblesg evening tucker,
had driven her 10 two familiar doors,
taken her money with ayerted face
and without inspecting the clock
and had passed on to some quiet stand
TO dream over her new glory aud read
the latest batch Of ads crying for news
OF the whereabouts and welfare Of self
could she have known these appar.
emily insignificant items In the daily
life of the great city, she would have
-wept her lovely eyes out twlce over.
Such being her state Of heark Inn.
aglne her excitement when Mf NJ.
yuns called by appointment and re
tailed word for word the following con.
versation which he had participated IN
that very mornlng with Miss Madge
Van Teller % East Ninth street:
"oh Mr.. Milyuns, are you doing MI
that advertising for Bobby Randolph"
Yes Madge; certainly am, and n
Il doesn't bear fruit pretty soon III
have. 10 give up tobacco"
3 Are you advertising for his own
Agood7 ! mean is II important to him
mot TO you--for you 70 find him?
Would he be really aud truly glad 10
be found even against his WHY"
"Er-yes-er--lt ls--er--he would
er--if he isn't sixteen kinds Of fool
Il think ! caught them all. my dear,
but II ] left aDs ont. please repeat"
''Yes," admitted the lady question
mark your legal mind answered them
all. Now tell me just your human self
IF You were In Bobby's place. would
you want tofbe found by you for the
purpose that you want to find him
for?'
Mr. Mlistlns did not pretend for one
second that he did not understand the
preposterously worded query
''You bet / wouldlp he answered
promptly and emphatically. "Now ten
me what sou'ye got up your sleeve.
Please. Maige; that's a dear girl! II
you only knew how Pm worried seven
7 times dags"
I'm trying to tell you" broke in
MlHs Van Teller but you talk so
much can't get IN anywhere. ,I.ast
night, a taxi brought me home from
er- from a drive, and the cabman was
Bubhg looking simply stunning In one
0f those awfplly hlgh.collared khaki,
wnist-effect woolly coats, chaufenr's
cap, tan puttees. boots and ALL"
Yes. yes interrupted Mr.. AiiIyuns;
Tknow now just how he looked. What
was the lieense-number OF the car. aud
to Which company did IT belongi"
A long pause.