Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-13

49,; '' III some detection. n. daft.
wouldn't 30 to lie ,,, n,r,,
;" '"' 'ld suit. He rnrIln., ,r,.
'''''! h'ad" suit and wear ,b,,
r''dN-made suits did NOT fir hin,
~. S'e" I" himself that lie did moi
nave ready-made build.
thoroughly Disguised md t,.,;,,
,'''" out or patience with his sister
''' his way to the hospital. He
' i''hhed to take the rest OF tho
n'"h on. but he would mako
s'''e calls there that he had n,,nn.d
10 put OF till the following morniu,
Just as he was going out Of one o,
'"e wards into the office he fnirly col.
,'"eo with the charming Mrs. BIodre,
'"'Sef. She was carrying something
o''rk ana bulky over her right arm
hardly saw where I was poinr"
"'" MIS-. Fi"dget. IL have such ,n
""N""rh bundle. I'm going to 900 -
.nf h'hd nurse will have this suit
fGniraIcd." ''
!, ''"'"' '""frey recognized at once
HIS wandering spring tweed
hut the n"hhnspS didn't have scar
'e' lever. he explained. taking the
suit from her arms. 81 told Priscilla
'he! "id because Mt first | thou.th
'"trc was Il chance that they did"
lou don't Imagine that | have ynur
sA' said Mrs. Blodget with some
hautenr.
Il am sure that you have" said Doc-
tor Godfrey.
IT,.
just bought II ut the secondhand
store | lave Il poor family I am in
tereSted In. ! wanted to get some.
thing for one Of the sons who has
just taken new position. | thou-h
Ia see II there was anything at the
second-hand store. Hut one never
knows where those things come from
so l wanted to get 1t fumfgated"
us all Priscilla's fault" said Doc
tor Godfrey.
Il sometimes think that Priscilla
neglects YOU fearfully," said Mrs.
hi"dget, with eyes, dancing with
amusement, focused square into the
eyes Of Doctor Godfrey.
Doctor Godfrey laughed with much
embarrassment. would YOU very
>A Ai''iiu IL hepl tie suit :! ne SAID.
III you will let lie take it, I will get
the very best ready-made suit I can
find In town for the poor young man
In whom you are Interested. You see.
this suit fits me very well-I rather
Ike i, u fact, and It happens that
wanted to look as presenlable as pos
sIble this afternoon. have been
asked to tea party"
Suddenly Mrs. Blodget's expression
OF habitual hauteur returned. ooh, to
be sure. l did ask you to tea. Par
don ME for forgetting. thought you
and Hilda would want to meet again.
You seemed SO entertained with her.
/ am sorry about the suit. It was
most amusing"
So saying, Mrs. Blodget, still main
tanning her manner of hauteur, hur-
ried off, leaving Doctor Godfrey
little nonplusset. but In possession Of
his suit.
He spent no time trying to figure
out the meaning of Mrs. BlOdget's
mood, but hnstened home, and without
waiting to get one of the maids to
press ont the wrinkles, donned his re-
triered suit in place Of the shabby one
he was wearing and steered his course
to the home Of Mrs. Blolget. 1t was
past the time set for the tea party,
but Mrs. Blodget had only Just arrived.
The role that was apparently eX.
pected of him-that of devoted fol.
lower of the gushing Hilda-Doctor
Godfrey did not play. For rather
tiresome hour he took part in CONVEX
satiOn that he tried to keep general,
drank tea and listened to the loQua-
cious Hildn. When his sister had left
and he stood up to take his departure
he said to Mrs. BlOdget, still seated
rather YEARLY beside her tea table:
II want to make up to the young
man YOU are interested in. Won't you
come with me to select the sort Of
suit you think would do instead? II
you will come with me now. we can
get to the store before closing"
Perhaps it wasn't quite fair to get
her alone with him in his car on false
pretenses. But Doctor Godfrey had
definitely decided to put off his pro-
pOsal of marriage no longer. And
when he had told her. with much fall
tering and many apologies, Mrs. BlOd-
gets hauteur departed, never to re-
turn, at least as far as Doctor Cod
frey was concerned
~ fancied you were in love with
Hilda," she said. land the fact that
l felt really jealous of her first proved
to me that | really loved you myself"
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