The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-12

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out Of my job. But I'm onssflle
job. Anne. There are works /
must tel you. But now you
must take me on trust pancho
won't do any damage Hes
here
She opened and closed the pzlna
Of her hand descffptively and tlsen.
caroling 4 gay little farwelI. she
scampered out without waiting 70
be seen to the door. But / blew
her kiss OF gratituds as shs
turned In the hall and vowed good.
By.
For two hours after this ii.ad 9
mercifnlly uninterrupted chance to
get IN some biz strokes on the
Dalton Sturges job. Miss 1Eay
came ii to report that Bettys had
mastered every detail Of the Der
ringforth campaign. and that the
new boy was rapidly learning the
files. yt,s
Fl thought maybe I'd be only .
figurehead soon / sighed
Miss May astonished needy
kissing me and asking ahyly how
thought the lunch hours could
best be arranged.
You and Betty stick to your
- to 1850 plan. said. when
ever / want toy1eave before your
return. there win be Frank now
But contented myself BY ask
ing for sandwich and some cot.
Zee is soon as Frank could set
them for me. And then / lost
myself III work again, reatnine
out mechanically for my lunch
when it was put next to me
was figuring with one hand and
waving the coffee cup absent
mindedly toward my mouth when
an apologize cough brought me
back with start.
f4ulIo, m'dearl wheezed had
Lee.
Did you think that spry young
Lacy feller would come alongg
Are you disappotntedg he asked
with jocoseness that was clearly
forced.
Where's Dick Westg'' I azIEed
abruptly. 1T was OF him spoke
and you know it. Z,
Il know know. Be patient
with the old man. Don't push
me hard, m'dear. can't work
miracles.
A Dull Look.
He paused before the last word
and Seemed to gather himseM e
60 on. But Lieut. in ruthlessly.
Il wonder II you'n ever be on
the level with meeyer make
good
why do YOU expect 30 mach
from me?" he whimpered. rub
bing his palms together with
dry scraping sound. Where's
that husband Of yours-now ~.
/ whirIed ON him.
$50 you know where he Twas
once! So you did spy. ItsExas
you who opened the letterSJim
sent une--,,. ss
Dad Lee looked at me duffy.
His eyes had a glaze and lack Of
focus that seemed old and spent.
Play fairg' cried. ss
.I've grown mighty fonds Of
you, m'dear,'' he interrupted with
a nervousness beyond all keep
ing with this moment. s.:
why not?'' demanded. etv
"Eh-why not?'' III
I'm your daughter. am / net?'
I shot at him.
"Of .course-of course. eBut
there's things man owes a
friend things a man owes. Eeot
to learning at the tracks t4lat
you can't pull a race whenKl it's
most run and most won.n ctr
Blood is thicker than water"
insisted tritely, but with pur-
pose.
Not always" murmured Dad
Lee, starting nervously and star
ing around the office. You got
friends. Don't they do all sorts
of things for you-take trips
South and meet up with folks
they hadn't ought to knowta4nd
all? There's things girls hadn't
ought to do. That Mason girl
ought to leave some Of her
queer acquaintances be. Friends
amt got no right to mix in
"Yet you--mix in, foryour
friends" I insisted. 1o
"And your friends for you;H he
chuckled. But yon and ought
to be on good terms, for we're
both a-doin' what we thinks
right. You're dom for hiltie as
you love. And you can't blame
me for acting similar. You don't
love me Hike
s"As Dick does?" prompted,
bouncing on him with the words.
Their effect astonisLed .aane.
/, Dad Lee crumpled down In ehis
chair and stared at me with some
thing terror-stricken and hunted