Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-10


fathers mind disturbing suspicious,
and foreshadowlngs OF indignation and
of pity. See here, Ramsey" he snld,
III there's anything you want to ask
me, or to tell me, you'd better out with
IT and get It over Now, what is Itr'
"Wel-It isn't anything"
"Arp you sure?"
Rnmscy's eyes fell before the seve, g
and piercing gnze Of his father. "Yes,
SIR"
Mr. Mllholland shook his head doub,
fully; then, as his son walked slowly
out of the room, he turned to complete
his toilet in somewhat uneasy frame
OF mind. Ramsey had undoubtedly
wanted to say something to him and
the boys expression had shown that
the matter In Queation was serious,
distressing, and. It might be, critical
In fnct II was--to Ramsey. Having
begun within only the last few hours
to regard haberdaslery as of vital i'm.
portance, and believing his father to
be possessed of the experience and au-
thorlty lacking In himself, Ramsey had
come to get him to settle a question
which had been upsctting him badly
in his own room. since breakfast. What
he wanted to know was: Whether II
chief showing out Of the coat breast
pocket or not, and, If It was right
ought the handkerchief to have n col.
ored border or to be plain white? But
he had never before brought any such
perpleXlties to his father and found
himself too dIflident to set them forth
However. when he left the house
a few minutes later. he boldly showed
an inch Of purple border above the
pocket; then, rs he saw himself about
to encounter several old lady pcdes-
trinns he blushed and thrust the hand.
kerclief down into deep conccalment.
Having gone block farther, he pulled
1t up again; and so continued to oper
ate this badge of fashion, or unfashlon.
throughout the morning; and suffered
a great deal thereby.
Meantime, his father, rather relieved
that Ramsey had not told his secret,
whatever II was, dismissed the episode
,roi'i ms lliilu ahu Joiheu Mrs. NIL
ioila'.u d. 'ne Iron. aoof' re"os ioi
church.
where's h"''ises ne askeo.
Hes gone ahead" she answered,
buttonng her gloves as they went
a1o.e' hearu 'he door quite niue
WINE ago ferilaps ne went over 10
MaiH uo"h WIN Shar'o..e anu N"hee'
Dio you hotice no" neat ne looks tliis
morning
"h!' no, dloht; not PARTICULARLY
boes hef
never sa" anything ike II pe-
lore' saiu Mrs. Milhoiiahd. he only
mas tl'ree necktles' out sa" nm sew
erai tlmes IN each OF them. lie must
nave kept changing ana cnahslhs.
WONDER she paused.
I'm glad mes begun to take Il little
care OF MS appearance at last. III
nave 10 take look at nm ana give
MIN word OF praise. suppose he'll
~ " = o. N
But Ramsey wasn't in the pew; and
charlotte his sister, and her husband,
VINO were there, said trey hadn't seen
anything of him. 1t was not until the
members of his family were on their
way home after the services that they
caught glimpse of him.
Ihey were passing church a little
distance from their own; here the con-
gregation was just emerging to the
open, and among the sedate throng
descending the broad stone steps ap-
peared an accompanied Ramsey-and
req, RED ramsey he was wheh he
oeheid ms iather ana mother ana SIS
yer ana prother-ih-'a" slarihg up at
MN from 'he pavement Deio"' 1hey
were KIM enough not 10 come 10 aii
aosoiute matt put passed SLOWLY on
so tf'at ne was just aple 10 aF"id pa
rauihs up the street IN front Oh mem,
III hoarse Whispers Nirs' MilhoiI''hu
ciiloeo iler husoanu lor an eAc''lll'"-
tioii he had uttered 'olih oh sun
uay hou ought |" De assumed
cou'uh heiP IT. ne eNc'"''.'eo,
WIN, VINO on e"rth Is ms E'i'ls'ns N'he
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