San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

Ihat was enough TO set tyranny OIL
Granny is that way. A thoroughly
hateful old woman-but I'm kind OF
fond of her.. My dear! What il
happening in the bathroom!"
! Denny looked about, startled. The
bathroom door was just ajar, through
the crevice came feather wisps. Of
| steam.
"My" gasped Denny Il left the
water running"
Milly sprang up. "What a lark"
she cried. You must have turned the
steam faucet by mistake. The room
is full of it,
The expression on Denny's face
however, made her change her tone
Don't worry ~ she advised. I'VE
can turn it off,"
They tried. But the bath was like
a boiler.
Ell almost reached it that time
coughed Denny. Perhaps next time
Lets not bother any MORE" sug-
gested Milly. I'll ring for Hawkins. y
Hawkins appeared. "We want you
to shut off the steam faucet in the
bath ROOM" Milly commanded.
Hawkins managed to enter the bath
room.
"The faucet seems stuck" he an
nounced and coughed. Begging your
pardon, Miss, I'd better shut the steam
off downstairs and have somebody lin
in the morning to fix the faucet"
'"Do So" directed Milly.
Then, when Hawkins had retired,
she turned to Denny.
"Don't worry-the plumbing's for
ever getting out of ORDER" she said.
She rose. I'D better 60 to bed
Jimmy-my Jimmy. is painting surf
at Rockport and / promised to be on
hand by ten to motor him over.
Night might ~
They met again at breakfast. served
in bright little morning room. Mrs.
Winthrop-C Chisholm, as Milly ex-
planned, never appeared before lunch.
I'm commanded to appear before
her at nine-thirty," she added. II
fear the worst"
"I'll bet," she added irrelevantly,
shat Stacy Ames will be around this
morning to see you. He has peach
of new roadster Lenhard Double
Six. Stacy is DEAR" she went on.
"Of course he's an awful will-o-the-
wisp but he's fallen hard for you.
Trust another women to see that. "
ycu want Lenhard Double-Six here'u
your chance"
Denny made no reply.N
Il wonder" thought Milly. and
Denny wondered why Milly smiled.
I'm sorry TO leave you to Granny
for lunch. "but III be back for after
noon tea-if you suryisc. And by the
way-where did you say your Jimmy
worked?
That surprised Denny, but she gave
the desired information.
"Thank you" acknowledged Milly.
II wondered if ! remembered rightly"
And then. with commendable blithe-
ness, she. departed. leaving Denise to
pass out on the terrace with moth
ing in particular to do-and all day
to do it in.
I'll saw this for the bargain base
ment." Denny was thinking. at
least there's always something doing
there"
Eventually she found herself down
by tho boathouse and there she seated
herself.
He" she unused, ais lust hed-headed
and stubborn enough to marry Katie
Kennedy to spite me, / suppose. Well
he can -
When. an hour later. she started
slowly back toward the house, Stacy
Ames suddenly appeared.
/ i've got new boat waiting" he
announced ioyonsly. evil you take
| a ride with me-"
"Ill be ready in jiff,' she prom.
;scd him.
! Inside her room. however. she
stopped short. The door to the bath
room stood omen; on a rose-colored
acknowledgements an open bas
of plumbers tools. The plumber stood
back to her. lean and 1.-THE and Just
six feet with his shoes on. TIE prob
lem in plumbing engrossed him deenly
he failed to hear Denny. And that
gave her all the time she needed to
! recover herself-preciselv second.
Hello" said she coolly. "what are
YOU doing here? Oh. it's rew she
assured him. meeting incredibly wit,
all serenity. and asked sweetly, "Hov
bare Won and Katie Kennedy getting
along?"
"Finc." he retorted.
81 knew she was Just the girl for
you" she assured him. '"And she's
always been crazy about you. Jimmy
Jimmy grunted. "I'm glad TO hear
that somebody is" he managed.
Lots of girls are. Jimmy" Denny
| assured him. 81 was sort of crazy
| about you myself once. you know"
"You needn't hammer Tat pipe So
she observed I-eetly a moment later
| ITS not me. you know"
Then. "You might ask me what I'm
doing here. We were friends once
weren't we?"
'Yes." exploded the ba.gered Jim
my. "And l was just fool enough to
think that"
She went on relentlessly. Il wa.
going to tell you all about Mrs. Win
throp-C Chisholm and how she wants Il
adopt me. but now I WON'T"
So saying. she turned away.
II don't envy Katie the job of hand
ling YOU" said she.
Il don't envy the man that has t
handle you" retorted Jimmy. goade,
to it. Il could tell him a few things
whoever he may be" =
| go ahead" she suggested. "He'
waiting for me downstairs now. He
got new Lenhard Double-Six II
wants to show me and'-recklessly-
"he's got a million all right. all right
and the sweetest disposition. In
crazy about him already"
| To praya which nracurnah1v Sh
marched to her dressing table an