The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-09-07
I. and after an hour OF this, she bade

until he came to bed, and asking him
few questions, but her modest share
of the unwonted alcohol made her
sleepy, and she never knew how late
the two men-and the bottle of
Scoteh--sat up.
She got no chance next morning,
either. for private talk with George
before they met their guest, and in
consequence Georges calm announce
ment of the days program and his
total elimination of himself from 1t
fell upon her like thunderclap She
caught him alone few minutes after
breakfast and asked him what he
meant by It.
u don't mean anything by It," he
protested. II have got to work all
day, just as told you. Hawkins un-
derstands all right. told him about
II last night. He's got to leave this
afternoon and there's no good Sunday
train from here. so 1t seemed decent
to say that you'd drive him over to
Rockport"
you're simply--throwing me at his
head!' she protested.
She detected a touch of bravado In
the way he said, Nonsense He came
to see you, didn't her" But Charley
was already coming downstairs with
his bag. so there wasn't time for any
thing more.
Well, the events Of that day we're
in Georges head, then. whatever they
turned ont to he.
George babe their guest cordial
almost paternal farewell and, clapping
his hat q little too much on one side
OF his head for Sabbath morning
and an hour when he was certain to
meet their neighbors going to church.
strolled down the street In the direc-
ton of his office,
1t was seven O'Clock that evening
when she stopped their car at the curb
after her return, alone, from the
fifteen-mile drive TO Rockport. George
was reclining, very much at his ease,
upon the Gloucester swing on the
veranda.
.Bello!" he called to her "You back
AlTtduN hhu guOu uHN
She chose TO regard his second ques.
tion as of piece with the first, and
she came up the front steps before she
spoke at all.
Il suppose you're famished for sup
per-" she remarked, e. IL you've
been working all day"
ooh, got home about an hour ago
and scrambled myself some eggs. How
about your"
I'm not specially hungry she said
'Ill get myself glass of milk by
and by"
She sat down facing him, George"
she demanded, "why did you send for
those three plays of Charley's2r
He sat up. "Why did send y
at was either you or Anna who sent
for them" she interrupted. Charley
swears he didn't send them and that
he didn't say anything TO soul about
coming out here
He lay back again. "oh. all right"
he conceded. 81 telephoned to Chi
cago for 'em the morning after found
out he WAS coming"
''But whyT'
know what he was going to he like7
7 didn't know what he was coming for.
So-well, wanted you to be-ready
for him"
She took minute or so to digest
this reply. 81 suppose you mean" she
nha In t0h
he coming out here to see how much
Of a--hick the girl was that he wanted
TO marry once, after she'd lived
twenty years in Ayonia. And YOU
wanted to-fix me up so he wouldn't
laugh. suppose that afternoon dress
Miss Maitland made for me doesn't
look like much"
"Oh, d--nl" he said, and got 10 his
feet. Look here, Emily You're all
right In any dress. II wasn't you
didn't feel sure about But he might
have been any sort Of ass. or course,
saw he was all right before I'd talked
with him ten minutes"
NO" she said you needn't have
worried about that"
She let the voltage accumulate dur
ing ionglsh silence. Then she added.
HE kissed me this afternoon He'd
been rather-sentlmental all day, and
when I said goodby TO him he kissed
me"
"Well," said George after silence
of his own, che certainly Is darned
nice fellow"
She stared NJ him, speechless.
ooh. I'm not much surprised" he
went on. you see, he told me about
1t last night"
Told you, last night" she echoed,
"He didn't say he was going to kiss
you," George exclaimed said he'd
always been romantic about you, md
all the more after he'd got old enough
10 realize hsw kind you'd been to
ridiculous, priggish kid. He said you'd
contributed more to his education than
anybody else he'd ever met. and he'd
always felt grateful to you. Been
wanting to come TO see you for years,
but was afraid to. Scared to death,
he said he was, until he saw you were
Just as you had been hadn't changed
a hair. Actually wrote a telegram to
say he wasn't coming and then tore
II up,
well, then, why shouldn't he have
a. day in the country l hope
you showed him good time guess
you did, or he wouldn't have kissed
YOU
He perceived now that she was cry
ing IL don't blame him for that,
bit" he went on. 81 think he showed
darned good judgment. Because yos
are peach, Emily. and that's me
truth"
He petted her awkwardly on the
shoulder. "Come on in. old lady" he
concluded. "What do you say to some
scrambled eggs You're hungry, that's
ali the matter with you"
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