The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-29

well, she has way OF keeping silent
that makes other women seem like
chatter-5oxesv
1T must be lots of fun to play her
game" Gibbs said musingly. watch
ing every chance. studying the Social
Register as II II were her catechism,
picking up bridge and French and mu-
Sic I wonder II my father sees
through it?"
at wouldn't be worth while to me,
not II | was left a million dollars"
Ellen contributed. There's too much
that's uncomfortable about II. And II
had daughters wouldn't want them
to think that only money counted.
don't mean that I could do 1t, even If
l did want to p she said hastily.
There's nothing In II for the people
who chase It all their lives" Gibbs OBJ
served. "And the real people-the
ones who are born to It, don't know
they have it-so there you arel You
can't buy anything real with money,
as / see you suspect. Well, now I've
talked you to death about me, and told
| you my maiden name and everything,
out of the sky, / suppose. just to give
me an excuse to blow off steam? You
live IMP"
sport Washington, Long Island. Age,
Twenty-Five" Ellen said demurely. She
told him about her grandfather, and
Joe, and her work at the Art league.
1t pleased her to be able to paint Mrs.
Rose In the colors of a generous bene-
factress, to show him what a differ
ence the friendship of the kindly old
meddler had made In her life. She
said that she lived In an old-fashioned
village house, and that Aunt Elsie was
considered the best housekeeper In the
village, and that her tomatoes and
Ellen's dahlias had twice taken prizes
at the Mineola fair.
you sound quaint" said Gibbs,
"and as If you might have a melodeon
in the parlor.'
"We havel" Ellen said, dimpling
and widening her eyes as she smiled
at him.
After that they ran on for while In
contented silence until he stopped the
car at one side of the road, and took
off his glasses. Ellen took her own
off, too, and looked at him in some
surprise, as they blinked at each other
in the strong light.
"We are now forty miles from Co
lumbus Circle, and 1t is one O'clock"
said Gibbs. How do you feel about
about three miles from here, and / am
a frail young thing, and I've not had
any breakfastl"
The conventional aspect of the af-
fair struck Ellen for the first time.
She looked at him gravely, and her
ready color crept up. She did not
know him, her chaperon was even I'M
aware that she was in his care. Men
loved to get foolish girls into strange
places. Aunt Elsie said, and a girl
never made mistake In refusing
when she was In doubt.
Gibbs was smiling at her obvious
hesitation.
you know you're safe with me,
Kiddie, don't your" he asked. "You
know l wouldn't take you anywhere
that 1 wouldn't take my mother?'
That settled it. Ellen had not been
born yesterday, after all. She had her
OWN stern girlish standard of judg-
nent, and she knew she was safe. The
luncheon was a perfectly natural part
If the trip; they were both hungry.
And he had not had any breakfast
She made him an answer that
pleased him deeply, although he APP
conceded 1t nothing but a
satisfied nod and Immediately hid his
yes under the glasses again.
IF you say It's all right, know it
must be-"
So they went to "Adrian's," a big,
habby hosiery set upon a rise of
round and provided with wide veran-
las for the summer crowds; verandas
eserted now under their bare awning
rames.
The meal came. hot and odorous and
ppetizing, and they talked while they
tie. Gibbs told her of his first ac-
uaintance with Mrs. Rose.
81 was a small kid of ten or twelve,
4 Rome. do you see? And she was
here with her first husband, Torrey.
Iy mother was kind to her, we we're
| the same uOtcl, anu she was dWIul-
T kind to me. She had a brother with
er, about my age, and we saw good
cal of each other. Later when she
as widow, she turned up In Paris
18th the two children. My mother and
lther were staying there for while,
efore leaving me there to study. And
tier. she came here, and married
ose, who is darn nice fellow, and
DIV of course she regards me as a
ember of her family" I
'She went to school in Boston with Q
y mother" Ellen said. But / never 6
NV her until q few years ago. Now
lat I've visited her l can see Just
lie careless way she suddenly thought
inviting me to her Thanksgiving
ouse party. never mad such a
retched, uncomfortable time In my
Te; perhaps 1t was my own fault |"