The Washington times., 1925-11-21

of the one Robinson Crusoe had!
/ can imagine desert island be-
ing very attractive, il only you
were shipwrecked there with the
right person"
She stopped. Tom had stopped
the big purring car at the side
Of the road He turned in the
seat and pulled her close to him
aouc6F' cried Mary Rose sud
denly.
ouch. nothing!' Tom put one
Of his hands under her chin and
turned her sweet warm face up to
his own. His mouth came down
hard on her own.
Then just as. suddenly he let
her go, and started the car again
Mary Rose sank back into q
corner of the wide seat, with
her eyes wide and her breath
/ coming fast. She wanted to cry.
! Y-you know I'm wild about
YOU, Mary Rose. don't you? Tom
said huskily when are Won.
going to marry fne?-You know
you have no more chance OF
getting away from me than-than
Clusters Last Stand! Don't your
Chapter v
Mary Rose had no answer I'd
give him. She sat perfectly still
in her corner of the car. And Tom
said nothing more but looked grim
" ahead OF. hini until the wheels
crunched on the gravel driveway
of the restaurant.
Then as he opened the door and
~ y a ~ -
both her slim wrists and, drew her
slowly toward him. Mary Rose
could feel that he trembled could
feel his breath on her cool cheek.
Look here. why do you act this
freeze up when / kiss you? You
say you like me and then you
won't LET me touch YOU"
With sudden passion he drew
her closer. But before he could
touch her lips. Mary Rose pulled
herself away from him.
Don't, Tom, everybody'u see
your she said sharply, and start
ed for the long, low white building
whose. windows cleaned like
squares Of gold against the dark
ness. He followed her.
There's nobody around to see
us" he said suIlenIy. And IL you
gave a snap of your fingers about
me, you wouldn't care IL there
was! Look out!'
Strategy
A huge Dexter automobile with
blazing headlights rushed past
them, its wheel grazing Mary
Roses skirts. tom looked after 1t
wrathfulIy as It swerved into the
farthest corner Of the yard and
came to a dead stop.
1.-THE fool He almost hit you!"
he exclaimed. holding Mary Rose
close. 'Why doesn't he watch
where he's goingf
But Mary Rose wasn't listening.
Her eyes were on the car. She
knew that great blue car with its
nickel trimmings! 1t was special
Dexter Eight and it be longed to
Hilary II. Dexter himself.
''I must be sure to tell Flossie
that she's not the only girl who
runs around with Hilary Dexter!
she thought ST wonder who's
with him tonight in that car OF
his"
It was not until she and Tom
were sitting across from each other
at a little corner table that an
other thought struck her. Sup
pose It were 'Flossie who was with
Dexter, now, tonight!
Excuse me minute, Tom,
, she said, jumping up. Il want to
go into the dressing room to
powder my nose.
Tom rose, too. And was
just thinking that you were the
only girl 1 know who doesn't
make up her face every fifteen
minutes he said regretfully.
Mary Rose flashed a smile at
him and was gone.
The dressing room was at the
end of a long narrow hall that
ran. from one end Of the farm
house to the other. AS Mary
Rose walked toward it she saw
that theer were little private
dining rooms on either side. The
door of one of them stood open
and as she passed it Mary Rose
caught glimpse OF man and a
girl within,
Now, why do they they eat in
there when they could be out in
the big dining room where the
crowd and the music are?" she
wondered. az don't see what fun
there is in coming to place like
this and then having supper in
poky little ROOM"
Telephones
The dressing room was a big
bare place, with uncarpeted floor
and plastered walls that were
none too clean. On a table in
tho corner stood the telephone.
Mary Rose gave her mothers
number, and in minute Mrs.