Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-03-05
Crossword
Cary
Ey DOROTHY DOUGLAS


HAltltY had been going about for
some time now with u FAR away
expression In her eyes and the Lnlesi
of Fuckers between her brows,
Ted Conrad. the young man who
had been counting her during the last
year, didn't like It at all He real
lied of late that, during his recllals
Of some of his most entertaining eX,
plOits on the football field Curry's
eyes drifted into that remote distance
Naturally Ted was annoyed Carry
was not giving him her undivided ut
tention. 1t was not encouraging.
If Ted had been less obtuse he
would have known that Carry was
bored and had taken, like the rest OF
the world to crossword puzzles. The
far-away look meant that Carry was
seeking an elusive word for polecat
with an m and u In the center.
But Ted would have been as much
as Carry would have been to have to
sit on cold bench and watch Ted
disporting himself on the football
field.
AS a matter of fact the big athlete
and the dainty Carry were not par
ticularly suited to one another. They
had drifted into a lover-like attitude
during the summer when there had
been swimming, boating, dancing and
picniciing to entertain them.
She had not even told Ted that she
was working In the $1,000 competition.
Carry always had bit of luck In such
cases-perhaps her optimism helped
more than trilie.
Carry had no hesitation about ask
ing for information when she wanted
1t, and, of course, II was always forth
coming. especially II the wise one
were masculine and Carry happened
to look up at him with her big violet
eyes with their most pleading express
sion.
She had SO far conquered the tele
graph clerk In the post office, whittier
she went for Il code In three letters
a Greek professor whom she invelgled
into telling her all the prehistoric an
imals of ancient Greece; the young
curate who told her all the various
names of Ecclesiastical nature; and
she had made perfect slave Of the
young man In charge Of the reference
department OF the local library.
Carry was on her way there on
bright and sunny morning In Novem-
Der to get the no doubt atrociously
long and unprOnOunceable hortlcul-
turist's name for an innocent little
garden flower
There was more than nip of frost
in the air and Carrys cheeks were
a healthy scarlet. She was wee bit
cold, otherwise she might have con
tinued her walk to the library and
the young swain therein. As II was,
she decided to go into the long row
Of hothouses that sheltered the glory
of the flower world In that part Of the
country. Garry loved flowers.
Garry paused on the threshold In
sheer delight The hot fragrance of
the flowers together with their glO
rlous colors gave her the sensation Of
having stepped from a cold silent
world into one OF life and warmth
and love. She inhaled the warm
Odors deep into her lungs and was
she realized that young man had
entered the greenhouse and was wait
ing her pleasure.
Carry put the violet eyes into, use
and the young man Of course realized
that someone as lovely as the flow
ers was questioning him.
"Oh, | say" he laughed genlally,
ARE you working on those stlcklers.
too? | have lost weight and three
nights good sleep on one word"
Carry burst out laughing and Bra.
den stopped to listen. (which one Is
III Perhaps | haye found It," she
questioned
1--WE will have TO share that 5000
II we help each other" laughingly re
piled Braden. He drew from his
pocket the familiar crossword puz-
zle and pointed out to C0rry's amused
eyes the simplest word of the lot
There" he said, that word, 'Blngled
Il never heard such word, and Ito
not 10 any dictionary, synonym book
nor any other boa5dhat | can find.
Its cue, as you know, ID most mod
ern girls have it,
"Blngled Is perfectly good word"
Carry exploded into merriment, ut Is
a cross between shingle and bob"
She pulled of her hat and showed the
astonlshed young man what blngle
was. and he had to admit to himself
that II was something very lovely In
this particular instance.
"And now for the flower. II is 80
simple to me that | can't think Of
anyone not getting IT," And with that
he wrote down conglomeration of
letters that made Carry gasp. II fit
ted In, Of course.
II wouldn't even attempt to pro-
nounce it," she laughed 1T Is very
good Of you to help me-"
When the violet eyes lifted again to
Bradens face he hoped with all his
heart that there would be ut least one
or two more horticultural names to
bring this young lady to his green
house.
Carry hoped the same.
AS q matter Of fact, while she was
thinking about It, the young man was
cutting, with tenderness that pro-
claimed the flower lover, a few ex-
quisite buds and moment later was
putting them into her eager hands.
1--WE will split that $1,000" he said.
III get II. Don't you think we
should work out the next puzzle to-
getherr
ut certainly Is easier" Garry soft.
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