New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

of perfume behind her when she moved, and her clever charming face and eye-darkener.
 Would you like to run over to my house for minute and see my little girl before she goes to sleep?" she asked Robbie, suddenly glancing up at her with dark bright eyes. Her tenderness.
 They went together, with their arms lightly around each other, as if they were old friends.
 Flows business these days?" Lot tie Schultz asked, when they were crossing the moonlit stretch of lawn before the big pink stucco house.
 T had three days work as a bathing beauty for Curio Comedies" Robbie told her. But l spent all the money I made on this" She held up an end Of the spangled scarf.
 Lottie laughed. Just like all the movie people. Squandering your money on luxuries instead of neces- sities," she said gayly.
 T did it when l was a school teacher!" Robbie defended herself. I'm born spendthrift. Money runs through my fingers like water through sieve-and it always has" She shook her head. She knew she was hopeless. herself
 They went into the house. It was very beautiful house. Just the kind of house Robbie would have liked for herselt-plain and simple and yet imposing in it's quiet magn!fi- cence.
 There were books everywhere, and flowers.
 At the end of long hall on the second floor was white door with Bo-Peep and her sheep painted on it. Lottie pushed 1t open. and Robbie followed her through child's play room to a darkened bedroom beyond.
 Lottie switched on a light, and just below it, in a small white bed. little girl lay sound asleep. She was 8 tiny thing, sunburned to a nut brown. and she had long brown silk hair that framed her small round face. Beside her on the pillow was huge wax doll with yellow curls and lace-trimmed clothes. This is Jolly" whispered Jolly's mother. I've named her Josephine for Roy's mother, but we never call her anything but Jolly. Isn't she sweet?"
 How old is she?" Robbie asked softly. and Lottie whispered that she was almost seven.
 We've never sent her to school" playroom once more. We've tried an English governess and a French mad-moiselle, but Jolly didn't get along with either one of them. I'm afraid she's spoiled. Shes very dis obedient"
 She stopped before toy chest. and began to set the toys on it in order against the wall.
 Were trying to get someone now for her." she went on, but it's so hard to find the right person. I was wondering if you'd like to come up here four or five mornings a week and teach her some of her first grade work"
 Robbie did not know what to say. She knew that Lottie Schultz must l. q ct, yNt n pictures and hat she had just left a school teaching job. And yet-it would be nice 10 have regular salary for while. And she'd be so near to Guss house, up here. So near to Gus.
 Could I think 1t over?" she ask ed slowly. For a day or two?"
 "Of course" Lottie answered. You see, you told me that you needed money. and thought this would be fine chance for you 10 pick up some. It would be only for a little while. We may put Jolly Into school after while"
 She picked up a toy elephant, stroked its flat gray ears, and then set it down again.
 "Id teach her, myself. but l like to be down at the studio as much as possible" she said. T drive Roy down every day, and usually I have lunch with him there, too. And then I go back late in the afternoon 10 drive him home"
 cha o1l that. Robbie wondered.
 Its not that I worry about him and all the good-looking girls down there. I Just enjoy being with him." Lottie remarked. as if she'd read her thought. T never let myself worry about Roy. no matter how many beauties he meets in the course of day. If I ever started that I'd go