New Britain herald., 1922-01-25

I her-and finished her little speech in d more plaintive tone.
 | "But l do want you to do some thing for me tonight" she said, and | Dicky-always true gallant where
 hSs mother Is concerned-blew a kiss at her and answered promptly; Anything your little heart desires, Mother. dear"
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 My little heart doesn't desire much,' she retorted. "Only a little motor ride"
 Nothing in Dicky's face showed His dismay at this request, and l knew that he would never let his mother guess the reluctance he felt to un- dertake even short drive after the long journey we had just completed. But felt a lively sympathy for Dicky, though l realized that his mother had hit upon the only effective scheme for keeping him out of the way. "Ill be glad to take you" he said heartily. but aren't you afraid it's too chilly for you?"
 I'm not going" she said. Its Elizabeth l want you to take. I've been telling her ever since she's been here about how wonderful the moon- light is on the ocean, and
 But the moon won't rise tonight until almost II o'clock" Dicky pro- tested, and l saw that he was fast be- coming appalled, at the strenuous prospect before him.
 ''I know that as well as you do," his mother retorted tartly. But Eliza beth has some shopping she wants to do in Southampton-she has to go home in a day or two, you know, on account of the children's school. And when she finishes that you can drive back to Bridgehampton Beach in time to see the moon rise on the ocean. Then you'll be only four miles from home, and can get back we'll be- fore midnight"
 Some little bean on my mother eh, what?" exclaimed Dicky, trying to catch in my eyes the sympathy to which he evidently felt he was en- titled. But I evaded his glance. for fear he should see my recognition of the fact that his maternal parent in- deed was possessed of some bean"
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 Greatest little planner on record'' Dicky went on, in a praiseworthy but patently painful attempt to register approval of the proposed expedition
 l was afraid that Elizabeth Harrison would refuse to accept Dicky's sacri- flee, for such his acceptance of his mothers HrcOram really was She, of real reason for asking, and it did not seem possible that normally unsel- fsh woman would permit d weary brother to undertake so strenuous an evening. But Mrs. Harrison is one of these women who take all services for granted, with regal indifference to the comfort or discomfort of the one serv- ing her, and instead of protesting she gave Dicky one of her slow, sweet smiles, intended to indicate placidity and a rare nature, but which ] think would drive me to some desperate ex- pedient of escape were I compelled to be the recipient of many of them
 'I can thing of no more wonderful trip she said. "1 have so wanted to see the moonlight on the ocean,"
 It's some night, all right" Dicky admitted. But it's really wasted | upon a brother and sister It takes an engaged couple. an affinity twain or pair of married spoons really to | it.
 His eyes caught mine and held | them for an instant so brief that no one noticed his look. But l caught it, and held it to my heart He had ! not forgotten, then, but had cherished | even as l. the memory of our wonder ful rambles upon that moonlit beach ! For a few seconds a strong distaste | for my excursion of the evening seized | me, the excursion of which Lillian did | not wish Dicky to know. I realized | to the full it's grave importance, but could not help rebelling at the fate | which had consigned me to spy upon some sordid menace to Katie, while | Dicky trod the moonlit sands with his sister.