Evening star., 1923-10-21

Morning. Sue" he saluted her
.heerfully.
Hello, Roddy." she responded, and
they passed.
He glanced at his companion. She
was looking easily ahead with a
vague, polite smile. A good sport!
They walked on in silence. At the
door of an inviting tea room he
halted.
Suppose we stop in here" he sug-
gested. I'm perfectly hollow. This
escaping criminal business IS an
awful strain"
"I suppose we might" she agreed.
''I had to catch a train. 1 didn't have
much breakfast"
Seated opposite each other they
drew long breaths. then burst at the
laughter.
You certainly are q good sport,
Miss-Miss Tallmadge," he remem-
bered.
my name is wyckofs. Granny
Tallnadge is my great-aunt," she
corrected. II had just come in from
Cincinnati and she let me stay in her
apartment two or three days. That
was how-of course, there were no
servants there"
''Of course. The same with me.
! Now I've got it all arranged with
| that red-haired girl and l think she
, will help US through. It's the dates.
unfortunately, that I'm afraid we
can't help my sister knowing, and
thats-"
"oh. know. But she can't pos
sibly---"
She's terribly clever. She writes
books" he interrupted gloomiIy.
I'll see what she's found out today
and let you know tomorrow. Where
can 1 see you?''
I'm stopping with Granny I
| came in from the country this morn
f: ing. But do you think you ought to
right next door. you know"
"Pooh? he answered daringly
What Of 1t? Sue never saw Won be-
fore. I'll tell her Tn coming in 70
| call"
By the end Of the long luncheon
known each other
Who's your good-looking friend %
Sue inquired frankly at dinner. DO
I know her?"
Il don't believe So" he said easily.
She's Miss Sally wyckofY from
Cincinnati. She's staying in this
apartment house with her grand
mother or something-old Mrs. Tall
madge.'
"oh." said his sister-in-law. 'TIave
you known her long?"
Il haven't seen her for long time"
he replied smoothly: "she seems
older. I'm going in for tea tomor-
row..
"That's good said Sue. "They
| won't do thing for me at Renee's
till they get the books back. I
think I'll write TO the manager"
She eyed him curiously.
why don't you?" he agreed easily
TYRANNY TALI1MADGE expressed
" a lively interest IN "all Sally's
beaux." Tho girl picked them up
| in every city, 1t seemed. This vexed
Roddy n little; he had thought to
have discovered her.
They went to the first concert of
the season, and after that to the
! Metropolitan Museum. His new rooms
were ready. but little. Robert was
still away. and he still slept in the
Noah's Ark bed; why not?
would you like me to call on Miss
| Wyckoff?". Sue suggested one day
during the next week.
Roddy found himself, under her
laughing eyes, answering doggedly:
"I think it would be fine. I wish you
| wouldi'
Later Sally was asked In, alone.
| for bridge, and Bob, having escorted
her three feet across the hall, re-
turned, smiling.
"wen. Rod. like your girl" he
announced jovially.
His girl! That was what she was.
! always had been! His girl!
When granny had excused herself
early, an evening or two after, TO
attend to Greatuncle Tallmadse,
| Roddy knew that he intended to tell
her. But Sally discoursed delight
fully upon his sister-in-law's books.
,, He couldn't seem to get away from
them.
eft was SO kind of her TO CALI" she
J said. IT like Mrs. brent SO much"
"And she likes you," he said
eagerly. "She told me so yesterday.
! OF course she'd come"
"'Of course?' Why?'
She turned amused eyes on him.
sFor goodness" sake. WI : Wouldn't
she? She knows perfectly we'll"
"She knows"
| He walked quickly to the big chair
where she sat. and seized her hand
| "Why-you-you do, don't your" he
| asked huskily. "You-you will, won't
your
For the second time he saw her
| chalky white, but she smiled.
Tiff you want me to- WILL" she
said
Since either Roddy or his partner