Evening star., 1922-03-19

demanded Ray. after he had put
cushions at Amy's back. I've been
here since .Saturday-and this Is
Thursday That means-Sunday.
Mcnday. Tuesday. Wednesday and
today. five perfectly good days of my
life utterly vested"
i've bsen visiting Aunt Susanna.
returned Amy shortly.
What he cried. '.Is that old
termagant still alive? How she used
to scowl at me when I'd come to call
on you. was always afraid Of her"
proves of all young men," said Amy.
"She says they're all bad. every one
of 'em. tricky and worthless She
mimicked perfectly the old lady's
rasping voice.
"Oh. Amy-Amy.' laughed Ray.
How that takes me back. Do you
remember the night l came for you
to go canoeing
THE night hs came for her to go
L canoeing. In spite of herself. Amy
felt her blood run a little faster. "Of
course / remember" she cried. in
voluntarily. THAT was the night"
she stopped and looked up at him. She
had been about to say that you
kissed me-" But she finished it in
stead-'.that l ruined my only pair
of white slippers. 1 would wear
them
Raw Lowrie laid his hand gently
on her wrist. And do you remember
what used to call you-'West
Wind? That's what you were like.
Amy-thats what you are like
still
Henry doomed before them. Going
to drag Amy, shrieking. away" he
announced cheerfully. "she's the only
person who will endure my fox-trot-
ting
1t effectually broke the spell of ro-
nance. past or present. For once
Henry had been opportune. Even
Amy realized that. and. for the rest
of the evening. she was more than
kind to him. Still, as they were
leaving. Ray Lowrie separated them
| again for a moment.
Il shall see you very soon." he said
to Amy. earnestly.
She pulled at her scarf and eyed
him over its scarlet transparency.
| Wen have some tennis" she prom
Used.
"And some golf said Henry. adding
| himself to the group. He sounded
exactly like a complacent husband of
many years standing. and Amy. in
spite of herself. grInned at his tone.
| She caught Rays eyes as he moved
away, and she could have sworn that
he was thinking exactly the same
thing that she was. AS Henry let
| the car out little on the way into
| town, she smiled again into the
| darkness
F.: rays just the same" said Henry,
suddenly, breaking the silence. Il
suppose he's we'll enough-in his way
but what makes all you women fall
I for him in the way you do? Honest
! ly, what is it?" ..-'.
Amy smiled again into the rushing
dark. Henry" she said, sternly,
! ARE you jealous?"
Henry gave little half groan. Il
| suppose am" he admitted
! The car flew along. AS it drew up
under the Thompson's porte-cochere,
| Amy caught UP her scarlet ruf1ies.
She poised herself on the STEP
well, you'd better be jeaious," she
said, and ran into the house.
- y + .E.
IMMEDIATELY thereafter a mid
summer madness seemed to fall
upon the three Of them. They be-
| came, within the limits Of conven-
ton, simply two males struggling for
| the possession OF one female. A pri-
meval, bare-faced contest it was. -
! To begin with, Ray Lowris bought a
car, a big. and powerful car, that
| completely threw Henry'ss little old
| runabout in the shade. Ha had his
car painted scarlet. to match the
dress that Amy had worn the night
of the dance, he told her. And the
car and its owner were at Amy's dis
| posal at any hour. BY the fact that
he had no once hours or business to
| consider, Ray Lowrie could see Amy
oftener than Henry. But Henry, though
he attended faithfully to the affairs Of
the lane-and-sash company. never
| theless took q good bit OF time of
| and hung on doggedly.
! AZ for Amy, she enjoyed thoroughly
the fact that she was the most
courted. the most talked-of and yet
| the most thoroughly blamsless young
lady in the whole Of Greenfields. To
| be sensational without any dangling
! scandal is a fairly, delightful occu-
nation to a girl who in Just on the