The Washington times., 1923-03-06

ter caused by his astonishing
lapse from his usual dignity, he
! murmured so only could hear:
mot a word to Park Trust
me. Take your cue from me-.
nodded. There. il no ques-
ton Of my absolute faith. in
Ralph Lacy. His loyalty and. his
good Judgment are things notone
who knows him can ever doubt.
Where do we go from here?''
demanded Park ITO be- on the
safe side and to allow for human
error in estimating, the feminine
taste and the feminine mood,
I've tables engaged at three
places. The club awpfts. Like
wise a nice table in the
most oak.raftered grill room in
town. And there's another haven
for US out the river road whers
we can watch the lights prick
out on the other shore. Make
your bets, ladies. so I can give
the unfortunate two their re-
lease
which shall it be, Mabel2" /
asked, turning to her and finding
her face eager and ablaze.
i've never. been out with any
one who didn't think that. / ought
to be. so honored at going chat I'd
be grateful to be taken to a lunch
counter" she laughed. so I'm
not much of majorrdomo.
Wherever Annie says win suitgme
to a t.
Park looked at me, and real
lied that his eyes were actually
misty
week.-Mrs.. Anne Harrison?.
he muttered.
II want to pay Mabel's way"
said, going over and taking my
Goddess girls hand. -
Then let's drive little
through the evening and go.sout
to the place where you can lock
across the river" she said, with
quiet poise. STARS overhead,
good friends at my side I like
the party. . e
That's bulIyg' cried Park all
boy again. Now nnay'I rent your
telephone for a few minutes and
dispose of the rejected cahdi-
dates? You might help the lady
shut up shop while I'm working,
Rafe. old pirate. And, being a
lazy lummox, commission Miss
Storrs to look up my phone num-
bers. Say. don't " run tdis
magnificently? lin some 3exEcr-
tive-which translates itself unto
a guy who can make all thesothcr
guys do his work Ought to sec
me keep H. Roekhil a-stepping.
Laughingly, we accepted the
/ parts assigned to us. But as
Ralph Lacy helped me clear my
desk in the inner office, he MUIR
INJURED:
Isn't he a smooth worker?
He's actually getting III. Rockhill
to race him mornings to see who
can open the office. But say,adid
you see your Miss Storrs looking
actually dazed at a little human
| treatment?" 80
"She isn't used to consideration
frem men," I acknowledged. :,
| "By the great horn, spoon!n
calculated Ralph Lacy. What's
the matter with the so-called
lords of creation?' Don't they
know queen when they fsee
one? That girl deserves the best.
And she'd get it from Park, too.
I'll stake my advertising ledgers
on that. t
You act as if he were serious"
I laughed.
DO II" asked Ralph Lacy dry
1y. That's because he is! He's
going to win that girl-or know
whyr'
"win-what do you mean?' I
cried. following it UP with a
breathless "but don't you know
she's a man-hater? She hasn't
much reason to think of you
folks as chivalrous-''
''Hello-the house, broke in
Parks call. We're young folks
and we have the healthy appe-
tites of children
Clearing away briskly we raced
out in answer to the summons.
Mabel was sitting in Miss Mays
desk chair. She had look of re-
taxation and of serenity that de-
lighted me. But her manner
brought back the old wonder if
she would dream Of taking Bark
seriously. Only now II was aug
mented by the new question
Ralph Lacy's words suggested:
Would it mean happiness for her
to do so?, I'm no snob-but I
can't help remembering that dthe
boyish chap Mabel classes with
her young Oliver Twist Is Wayne !.
Parkinson Sd.
Why did Ralph Lacy decide so
suddenly that there was no need