The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-29
When in Doubt Lead
Trurrps
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By JANE OSBORN
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Iney talked the matter over DeIOfe
Sally had even met Tom Drew, when
she hadn't any idea that she really
would fall in love.
Madelaine-that was Sally's room
mate-had said: at might happen that
a girl fell in love with certain man
who hadn't fallen in love merely be-
cause he had never thought Of it. In
the old days girls often didn't fall
in love until after some admirer had
made love to them and in way
reused their latent feelings. After an
honest-to goodness proposal and few
kisses those old-fash,oned girls were
often terribly in love, got married and
lived happily ever after. Well, there's
no reason why the same thing mightn't
happen with a man. Besides, it isn't
at all honest or frank or up to date
not to tell man YOU like him ter
ribly if you really do
That is what Madelaine had said,
and now that Sally had fallen really
in love with Tom Drew she remem-
bered it. Still, she wasn't so ultra
modern as Madelainc. But truly the
idea of actually proposing to Tom
struck lier as utterly preposterous.
She was turning over the situation
in her mind as she sat propped up
against the lounge pillows in the room
she shared with Madalaine in the col
lcge dormitory. MaGelaine and three
IL -nI.n
playing bridge ard Sally WAS going
through the gestures of studying for
n history quiz. Eut. of course, she
wasn't-slle was thinking of Tom and
wondering what she Ought TO do.
Just tllen she heard Helen sitting
at the card table saying: 81 haven't
IN idea what to do | am in an ocean
Of doubt" Helen was, of course, re-
fering to the way she should play
her bridge hand, bat the remarks so
exactly applied to her own state of
mind that Sally listened from her
vantage place among the pillows.
only enc thing to do" offered
Madeaine. at the table. when in
doubt--lead trUmps."
And so tie game went on, and as
Sally sat there trying to study she
kept thinking of that advice. when
in doubt lead trumps.'
The next day came letter from
Sally's brother He and Tom were
passing through the college town on
their way to some sort Of business
convention They would get there
the next Saturday and have time for
luncheon and maybe q show that
afternoon with dinner and little
dancing afterwards. Sally's brother
asked Sally to provide good-looking
girl for him and added: you'll do
for Tom, I suppose" No letter from
Tom. nothing to indicate that he had
thought much about the proposed
visit. Still he was coming. and Sally
was thrilled.
At luncheon that Saturday-AIade-
Iaine and Tom. Sally and Sallys
brother--the conversation CHANGED to
center about bridge.
speaking of bridge" Sally began
cautiously, what is Madelaines
trump suit? In other words. what
should you say was Madelaine's strong
est lne?' Sally turned to her brother.
"You told me to get good-looking
girl and of course she's that. but do
YOU think that she is really truly
vamp, or terribly clever or awfulIy
nice-or what?'
Madelaine was as much interested
in the discussion as the others, and
when SalIy's brother concluded that
being a downright thoroughbred
struck him rs being her trump suit.
she was perfectly satisfied.
"And whats my trump suit" asked
Sally.
"l'he gift of gah," said her brother.
with extreme simplicity thrown in"
Tom looked at Sally with smile
that made her blush little.
"Your trump suit" I should think"
Tom said, was being what call ter
rhly n.ce-I should think So" he
added, though you have never been
especially uice to me. Besides, you
are pretty, | ima&ine-though | am
not much Of a ildge.'
Sally made RAPID calculations. she
doesn't think I'm terribly clever OF
a vamp,' she Observed to herself cor
Inspiring or t&ntali@inG or anything
like tIHt-iust nice. Eeins nice is
my tramp suit"
AS they sat beside each other in
the thcater and later, at a pleasant
little country inn. Sally suppressed
any impulses she might have had to
be very clever, or flirtatious or in
triguing or mystifying. She was just
supremeIy pleasant and what Tom
called "terrhly nice"
There was time next morning for
short c&l from the boys before their
tram left, Tenn c0Dtrived to get Sally
to show him a certain memorial tab
let ON tie camqH ~ secluded spot Gu
Sandays-NIfa standing there he told
her that he loved her.
81 don't h.lioye ia ever thought of
it heicre ypSicW!@y,' lie said. 81 don't
believe ever l:aew YOU before
tsink ! thnHght yel were something
of vanlp terribly clever. But really
YOU are-WQl. you're iuSt vourself