Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-04-03

added considerably to the young adven
turer's unease as he conducted Miss
Mabel toward the bOb-tailed car
He strove to forget a song which the
car barn quartette loved to harmOnize
something comic about an Irishman
named McManus who hired a dress
suit for ball and did fairly well until
the trousers gave way; "There goes
MdcMdnus IN a n1jsft suit o. clothes!"
All the way from the Sticks to the
corner where the car stopped Admah
had been tOrmented by a point of
etiquette, gadding like an outlaw pin.
Shouldn't Miss Mabel take his arm?
Certainly she should take it. But how
to make her? Almost as soon as they
left the front door he crooked his left
arm and held it like MANNED wing.
She didn't notice it. Amiably uncon-
cious Of his intent, she walked along.
By the time they had stopped at
Athens Street to wait for the car, his
arm had turned to a feelingless stone
thing like the handle on a pitcher.
Several times he had been on the point
of saying, Wont you take it?" But
her unattainable person had cowed him
into silence. She talked on imperson-
ally, somehow increasing the distance
between them. Admah, who had
dreamed of this moment, had planned
It's every step, was actually glad when
he heard the horse-car's dOIeful cowbell
changing toward them around the curve.
He looked shyly up and realized
her height. Her chin was on a level
with his hat brim. She was rather awe
somely handsome; she kept him crying
into empty space. And the boy was a
little hurt to recall how she Ogled and
tirted when the older men were about. |
His adventure had already lost its
sparkle when they reached NIacmur- |
rays Theater and he traded his slip for |
actual tickets. They were early. In
fact Macmurray's had just opened its |
doors an instant before Admah passed !
in with his difficult partner. Elmer the
usher sprang forward with the cheerful
greeting, well, you folks amt goin' to
miss anything, are your"
They were undoubtedly the first
to arrive. Possibly there was to be
no performance that evening. This
thought added nothing to Admah's
happiness as they sidled into Seats 9
and IL on Row Q. When Miss Mabel
had reached Number Il she stood there
calmly, pleasantly and made it plain
that Admah was to help her off with
ler coat.
"Thank you" she said sweetly, and
Iat down.
Don't mention it," he replied, and
iat down too.
He sat down on his hat and his candy.
knowledge of what he had
lone affected him with a bitter stoicism,
He remain seated, just as he was, con-
ealing the awful evidence under his !
oat-tails. Miss Sick must never 6
now. He could feel the soft mass be-
eath him, sinking deeper and deeper.
But this passive martyrdom was not :
or long. The audience began throng-
ng down the aisle; several people in /
lsted on squeezing past 9 and IL in a
rider to reach Is and Is. S
you'll have to get up" Kissed P
label, seeing that her cavalier showed s
o tendency to rise and let the others a
ass. 0
"Oh," groaned Admah like one con- c
emned. When he arose the caramel s.
OK came part Of the way with him.
"Admahl' she had the poor taste to h
", you've been sitting on" o
Eyes, ma'am." His response was "
9fant. b
Suppose you wrap them in this" n
le suggested, Offering her program. n
Or they'll be sticking to everything d
He made a bundle Of his broken 81
reefs and kicked the composition A
lder a seat. But forgetfulness was o.
apostolic. Twenty five cents gone pu
r what? Humiliation.
After that Macmurray's with its tin m
He'd walls and flocks Of goddesses a.
across the ceiling lost CLAM OF
IT for Admah Holtz. Something in pr
sible, cold, impossible like q sheet Of lie
ass had fallen between him and his ht
1y of Dutch Hill. Glory faded out of ld
erything. Even the orchestra 8 bril- su
mt version Of Poet and Peasant fr'
led to stimulate him to anything Sc
ore than short replies to Miss AIabel's tn
5her stilted observations. She grew pl
7acious, swapping her black eyes to- he
.rd stage box. a
THE Garnett Peakesl" she whis-
red dramatically. IL
Sure enough, the Peal1es had arrived.
that town they needed no introduce to
n; they were like members of a royal tri
nily, faces made familiar by their IL
trtouS light. From the instant of