South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-02
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doesn't nab me before the day is
over I'll be truly thankful. I've got
a taxi 20 take us 20 the subway. or
do YOU want 70 20 the whole way
by machine?"
shook my head resoIutely. al
though the thought Of facing a sub
way crowd was dismaying
we must get there the quickest
way" I said
Have IL your own way" he &C
q1lesced. "Ill stand IN front OF you
- can. but I'm afraid it won't help
much"
His words were only too true a
prophecy. That subway trip viii al
ways be nightmare 10 me. The
car in which we found seats also
held girls OF school age. and though
7 tried 20 feel aloof and superior.
yet ] could not help wincing At their
frank stares. their amused com
ments 90 each other-some OF which
were plainly audible-and their
ecstatic giggllnR BY the time we
had reached our station and 1 had
followed Dicky 20 the door or the
restaurant where we expected 70
md Katie 7 was almost ready for
nervous tears
Luckily there's a side entrance %
this restaurant"
Without appearing 20 notice n. ]
knew that Dicky was contemplating
my black eve ruefully, dreading our
entrance into even so unpretentious
Ia restaurant as the one before US
where we expected 20 find Katie
I shrank from curious glances my
self but with true feminine incon-
siStency. I resented a similar atti-
tude IN Dicky Just exactly how
expected him 10 feel I cannot tell.
but 7 suspect that deep within me
was the absurd romantic longing TO
have him take me on his arm and
with head held high. sweep into the
most exclusive dining room in the
city The little detail that I would
almost have died before 7 would
have faced such an ordeal made no
difference I'm my secret feeling that
Dicky should not have been ashamed
Of my appearance. no matter how
bizarre Il was.
But. fortunately for me. my COM
mon sense IS generally strong enough
eTectually to smother the pathos
which. 20 my disgust, turks with
i'm my cosmos. and I forced an en-
thusiastic assent TO my lips.
"Oh, I'm so glad! Do you sup
pose there are many people IN
there?"
"Not now. Isn't quite lunch time
vet. Look here. what are you go
ing % order? I'll tell you now that
7 simply won't eat here. I've danced
around to your tune all the morning,
but this particular worm Is going 10
turn and tie himself up into knots
right here I'll order something for
stall so you can have a chance 20
send for Katie, but nix or eating
here. also non nom"
I saw that he was in one of HE
obstinate moods, so I acquiesced
promptly, and all the more readily
because my glimpse OF the interior
Of the restaurant was anything but
reassuring.
IT thought I'd order some sliced
oranges. toast and a pot OF tea" ]
said. IT could hardly order less"
Dick snorted.
you'll have no takers on that
bet" he drawled But It's a good
enough blum at that. so Wen make
it double Come along"
The Waiter Is Amused.
followed him TREMENDOUSLY into
the side door OF the restaurant
which held less than half a dozen
customers in all. A counter for
serving ran the whole length OF the
room at the back with a hole in the
wall behind Il through which the
walters shouted their orders and re-
ceived in return the food for their