The Press., 1922-12-28

Remembered What Susy Had Said. the things the other girls did she only got out of step; she never seemed to catch up.
 As for Jamie Ludlow, the Jess said of him the better.
 He had black hair that looked as though it were polished. He had the: kind of eyes that looked at you and laughed with you and tlirted without; any excuse whatever, The worst of 1t was he had the most sincere man ner in the world 8 manner that made you confidential and then made you wonder afterwards why you had told him so much That was Jamie Lud- low.
 As she got the dinner that night for Tom and Frank, who usually arrived on the 5:19, Lily remembered how S4sy Ludlow had told her all about Jamie when he came home last year; from France. He had stayed on to; study at the sorbonne. Lily had. thought a great deal about him before: she met him, but after that evening it was only with a hot blush she re- membered him.
 He had come over with Susy and, entering the dim, fragrant living room, he had exclaimed, "Why, it's like a, French room, so exqulsitely dainty !". and then looking at her he had said, "And you're like a French girl !'
 Lily could never forget that evening. She was rather quiet person, but she had laughed and talked a great deal with a great many gestures as she fancied French girl would and had said good night to Jamie Ludlow in her high-school French.
 He had never called again. Lily knew why She had not been gay enough. He had thought her stupid, too old. The remark that Susy had repeated had been Illuminating:
 "Jamie said when he first saw you he thought you typicalIy French, but he realized you're not bit what he thought"
 Lily hated Susy's brother after mat with quiet, bitter scorn. Something was implied in that remark that she couldn't understand. But at any rate she would show Jamie Ludlow that what he thought didn't matter.
 At first she decided to be cold and dignified. Then she feared he might think her offended. So she decided to be fippant and cool,
 But when the men from the 5 5:19 had come up the street and Tom had pushed open the screen door and cried: "Oh, LII, will you mend this glove, want to go out t0nightP" and Frank had burst in to say: 'Do you know where I put my pipe?" Lily found that she had not time to be anything to Jamie Ludlow but just natural There were too many things to do.
 Her brothers. although they were both older than she. had to be looked out for. She'd made n blueberry pud- ling for Frank, and i.o actually seemed nseaSed bout It. And Tom stopped in the mitIdie of conversation tO say to her:
 'GoOd kid, fnund you'd pressed out all my ties fo: me-
 Lily flushed up happily.
 Things like that made her happy that she was just little old-fashioned and that she did find her happiness in mothering the boys and pretending they were quite helpless without her.
 Tom sat on the stool in the corner while she filled the dishpan with wa ter and Frank carried out the dishes and Jamie Ludlow stood at the door watching her with something ironical in his eyes.
 She knew he was scorning her. was sorry for her that shs was just little household drudge for these big broth CTS she wished he'd go.
 When he did say good night, 1t was just general remark that he flung out on the evening air.
 Then Tom went wlaistling off down the street and Frank buried himself in his journal of engineering and Lily felt sudden sense of loneliness. She remembered what Susy had said to her before she left for Washington.
 You'll be an old maid before you know 1t, LilyI You ought to get out more and meet people. YGull never -ss---. -4--