The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
be awfully interested and very pleased to know you"

 IT. window; Peter was looking uncomfort.
 able on a campchair. It was small cabin, boiling over with dresses, though the Young Moon" had not yet been added to their number. Peter had never found his sister in a propitious mood for the gift, and had been keeping the Moon" figuratively, up his sleeve till the right moment came. Now, perhaps it had come.
 Peter asked his sister if she would meet Miss Child and give her any help she might need among strangers in New York.
 Ena. consented reluctantly and only be- cause she needed him as an ally in her Ray gan campaign.
 But when he had gone she lay awake planning This girl was undoubtedly dan gerous. The absorbed look in Peter's eyes when he described her attractions contra dcted the statement that his feelings were platonic.
 The Raygans had consented to visit Sea Gull Manor, the home of the Rolls on Long Island, and Ena certainly didn't intend to endanger her chance of landing the young earl by having dressmaker's model made one of the family, even though her own mother had been seamstress and her father peddler .,,. ,o,a blue coat in place of the macintosh. Miss Rolls would be the first American girl she girl would feel about being introduced to a vague waif picked up by brother Tn a dressmaker's showroom on shipboard. It would have been ungracious to refuse the offered introduction so well meant, but the fifth dryad was not looking forward to 1t with pleasurable sensations. When she saw the brother and sister coming toward her, however, the smile on Miss Rolls face was encouraging.
 Miss Child, am very pleased to meet you," said the handsome girl warmly, just as her brother had hopefully prophesied Peters told me quite a lot about you. think you're awfully bfave."
 Perhaps one doesn't deserve much credit for courage in doing a thing one wants to do," answered Winifred.
 Yes, Ena thought, Peter was right; the creature was a lady. = talk" she said. 1.-Two is company; three's none."
 And Petro went, thinking Ena the grand est sort of pal.
 And just what do you want to do in New York, Miss Child?" inquired Miss Rolls, as they began slowly to pace the otherwise deserted deck.
 Il have wild hopes of getting newspaper work of some sort through one letter of in troduction l have" answered Win, Tor into a choir as contraito from the other. If not-oh, well, every one says Americas the country for women"
 "Yes, it is. We have splendid fun," Ena assured her. ''The men are so kind to us, -
 "I think they must be-" Win agreed. "Mr. Rolls has been very kind. Are all the rest like hiH?"
 "I-suppose they have different ways of being kind-some of them. Some may be safer than others. I hardly know how to put it.''
 'I think understand"
 "I-wonder if you do. Oh, Miss Child, l wish dared to speak to you frankiy'!'
 Winifred Child braced herself and said calmly: Please do."
 'It's very difficult. Pm throwing things at you so suddenly. But what else can do? We haven't much time. My brotherl Il come back and join us. And its about him I want to speak. He's so-lnterested In you"
 That's very nice of him." Winifred's $ voice was as cold and bright as very small icicle.
 '"It ought to be! But-well, he's dear brother and a splendid fellow in many ways: hate to say anything against him. Yet I'd hate still more to have you-disappo pointed. His one fault is-he's rather foolish about women, especially those not exactly in his own set. Do you see what l mean? It's so hard for me! He said today he was going to try to help you. That frightened me a little. l felt 1 must give you this tiny warning, for Peter has such trustworthy air, hasn't he?"
 "Yes, indeed he has," answered Win loyal