New Britain herald., 1922-01-10

Hans work, nicky looked at me close | ly His eyes soltened,
 "Nou do look done up.' he said solicitously, while | could not help re. membering his angry sheer an hour or two before at my expression of fatigue. "Comc along, Ill tuck you m, How about you, lil? shall guide your tottering footsteps, too?" | ] Mashed her q negative, and she took her cue promptly, although I | knew she had no idea why l did not wish her to accompany us.
 What About thc Cars?" No, l'll spare you that task" she said lightly, This is the last chance l lll have to look at these mountains. and I'm going to improve it. Tell Marion where l am, will you, Madge 2"
 Surely" l said with the mental reservation that I would delay that | Information until Robert Savarin had had his chance to redeem himself for | his boorishness of the morning. ] Strangely cnough, the rancor which I 1 had felt toward the artist had disap- l noared, dispclled by his willingness to agree with Lillians plans for going home. and l was determined that nothing should interfere with the in- terview l had promised him. l He was standing at the rear of the lawn as we came mp the path from the brook. and I dropped Dicky's arm and crossed to him.
 she is down at the brook" I said in a low voice. Better hurry"
 r1,a ,lr most abruptly and walked swiftly down the path. Dicky looked curl ously at me as l reioined him.
 50 that was it, was it?" he queried. T thought old Lii was developing a mad thirst for sunset on the noun tans. What are you doing, bringing fond hearts together after bitter quar- rel? You'd much better leave 'em alone, in my opinion. 1 tell you again that old Harry, devil as he was, had the makings of much better pal for Lii than this solemn old genius.'
 "We'll never agree on that point" I said saucily, "even if our hearts do | beat as one on all other things. So don't let's discuss it tonight, l really am ready to drop. I'm going straight to the bungalow. Will you hunt up then what about the cars? Are they are fixed up for the trip?"
 Dicky's eyebrows knit into a frowp and his good humor vanished.
 Final Preparations.
 Its a wonder you wouldn't ditch the universe once in while" he said grossly. T should think you'd be tired carrying it on your shoulders every minute of the day and night. But to reassure your anxious mind. I'll tell you that the cars are all fixed up, both of them, or will be before l go to sleep. You get yourself and the baby ready, and see that the eats are in. I'll try to struggle along with the rest, Of course, l know without your massive intellect concentrating on the job that I'm apt to start with a wheel or two missing, but we'll do our little best''
 l was so tired that the anger I would naturally have felt at his tirade died even as it flashed into my heart. All l wanted at that moment was the chance to lie down and to banish, if possible, the headache which I he'd felt coming on for an hour or two.
 Never mind the cars" said wear fly. T don't care what you do with them. Just bring Junior to me as soon as you can."
 But l would have been less than human, if through all the final little preparations for the mornings start. which l made before ] slept, there had not run the malicious little wish that something not important or dan gerous might occur the next day to mar Dickys self -sufficiency.