The Denver Jewish news., 1923-09-06
Ideals
(COntinuation)

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match.
They had not long to wait. Hello
Mildred. hello. Fanny" doomed Bob il
his good-natured voice. Joe coultln'
legs or me-" he finished with IL winl
at Fanny.
Joe embarrassedly shifted from ont
foot to another. He was loose knit
tall fellow and would have been called
handsome except for the decided Jew
ish cast of features.
Mildred turned sympathetically tc
Joe and smiled. Joe could not resist
the smile, and smiled in return.
Joe. Fanny was waiting for you i'm
patiently and could hardly keep her
here" winked Mildred. and Joe Joined
in the good-nntured laugh that followed
as Fanny blushed then giggled.
Lets CO." said Fanny, as she rose,
it is getting late and we may not finish
before dark"
Joe, began Mildred. as she stepped
to his side, II was just telling Fanny
about matching colors. She didn't want
to believe that ideals were just like
colors, had to be matched very care
fully"
dots right, Mildred. Once ideals
is always ideals and If you can't per-
haps match them You just better leave
them alone" answered Joe in strong
ly accented Yiddish English.
Joe, what do you know about it,
called back Fanny; then malicicusly.
do you think because you can tell II
fellow the kind of necktie to wear with
his everyday suit, you can match
ideals?'
'.Listen. Fanny, because a fellow
likes you it is necessary to pick OH him
all the time?' asked Joe with Il half
writhe; do you think because YOU,
know some Shegetz' with fancy cars
you know more about it,"
Bob hurried into the threatened
breach. 'Oh, can it.. Fanny. why don't
you let Joe alone and pick on someone
else for clinnge?"
Fanny would have answered scnth-
ingly. hut Mildred laughingly threw her
walk was without incident and they
soon arrived mt the tennis court.
They paired Oft, aud for the sake of
avoiding hostilities Mildred and Joe
played Fanny and Bob. But it began
to grow dark when three sets had been
played. Fanny and Bob had beaten
Mildred and Jos, two out of the three.
The boys escorted the girls to Mil
dred's home, but Fanny told them that
she would have to go as she had a date
for the evening. So leaving her racket
with Mildred she hurried of. Turning
to Joe she threw him kiss hut when
Joe would have accompanied her to the
street car. she laughingiy shooed him
away.
Somewhat crestfallen. Joe watched
her for a moment but was called sud-
denly back to earth by Mildred Never
mind, joe, you be the patient. steady
boy and she will come to you. You
won't have to 90 to her
Joe smiled, half sadly. 1t was no
secret his open admiration for Fanny.
The two boys sat and chatted with Mil
tlred few moments and then went Off
together.
Fanny's folks had in the early years
they were here tried to restrict her.
but they had found it much easier to let
her have her own way. SO bowling to
the American spirit. as they called it.
they had contented themselves with
having her come home before they
closed mp the little store. which was
usually at very late hour. Or Fanny's
rides with Gentle boys they had ru-
mors. but when they questioned her
she at first denied it and then would
fly into rage, SO they decided to drop
the subject.
Just now Fanny was hurrying to meet
her latest beau. the proud poS:;esor of
the latest model. Cadulac. Jack Sand
pTS Deti Ds ilom
the first instant that he met her. She
differed very much from the type of
girl that he was familiar with. An
indefnable something: n pleased ex-
pectancy II naive curiosity that would
at times show itself-something differ
ent from the blase girls with whom he
associated. Though he did not know it
this WIS lingering charm that had
been impaired to Fanny by the sense of
spirituality that had pervaded her fam-
lily. and had not been corrupted by the
glamour of materialism.
She aiighted from the car within a
block of the place where Jack was en-
ployed. He was Whiting and as he saw
her he got into the ear and drove III
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