New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

T didn't get that, I'll find out later. I hope you girls forgive me for playing this little trick. Do you?"
 They did.
 And you, Martha 2"
 Well, just this once, Jim. But please don't ever-honestly, you al- most broke my poor old heart"
 That wasn't the only stubborn thing he did," remarked Mollie FL we'll Imagine going away to war and asking me not to try to find out which of the girls he was in love with. He was afraid, mind you. that if I knew which one it was I would favor her at the expense of the oth- CT in case he died overseas. Now, can you imagine any boy of mine being as misguided as all that?" And can you imagine him being as misguided as to think that l would desert him." demanded { Betty
 Let the boy alone" said Prof T won't have you women picking on him like that. There are a few things about us men they'll never understand-eh, Jim?" That was true, Jun smiled.
 You mustn't blame Mollie," he said to Martha, flor what shp said in her letter. If you'll remember, what she said was this: that there wasn't one chance in a thousand that I'd ever be any better mental ". Well, the chances are l won't. So there weren't any lies in the letters. I thought I could play possum until the twins had gone 10 Europe, and then if Betty hadn't found a man by the time she came back I could try all over again with her myself
 And so, said Jim, there they were. Nothing more to tell, and mighty sorry if he had upset them: But all's well that ends well, you know, and besides, it wasn't as if we'd gone out of our way to make you suffer. You never really expected to see me come home we'll again."
 They were interrupted by the ring ing of the telephone. Prof jumped up to answer. He came back after a long while to tell them that John Clayton had called up.
 ''He got Mikes telegram, and he said the only thing that keeps him from getting drunk to celebrate the event is that he has made it life long rule to limit his drinking to one cocktail before dinner.
 He says he'll be over here tomor- row forenoon and that Mike is to stay here as a companion to Jim until Jim is strong again, when he's got job all picked out for Mike, running a cigar store he just bought out. How's that strike you, Mike?"
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 Betty suddenly lifted her head to look at Martha Dalton. why" she accused, you've forgotten the peach pie. Dalty."
 Peach pie." Jim exclaimed, "Dalty's peach pie! Boy, bring her on."
 Martha Dalton waddled off to the kitchen to fetch it, and Betty con- fided to Jim that she had decided o allow the operatic stars to retain their laurels.
 And Rusty" she added, twill be willing to pass up her chances of being another Pavlowa. Tell lem. Rusty, about Dick Garfield"
 Rusty blushingly admitted that Dick was coming all the way from California, where he had a good job, on the strength of some answers she had given to his questions in d letter.
 And while you folks are so joy ous let me remark that know of nurse and a newspaperman up in New York who are not so miser- able,' spoke up Prof Elwell. "The last word was that Jack Nevin and Nellie Downing were considering certain matter very seriously"
 Betty jggled Martha Daltons arm. Hear that, Daily? Your TO- nance with the capital R was all right, but it got its characters mixed"
 The evening before, in New York. Jack Nevin met Nellie Downing and, true to her word, she gave him a story that was good for two columns and a four-column 'art layout" on the front page of the Planet the next morning.
 There were pictures of Jim, the twins, Prof, Mollie, and after con- siderable persuasion on Jacks part, of Nellie Downing.
 Nellie had 10 go down town with him and wait in a hotel lobby while he wrote the story.
 To his city editor he said: Floss. remember the night ] threw you down on this Jim Elwell story and you wouldn't fire me-"
 The boss did.
 Well, if I came to you, with the same story, only twice as good. and wrote it on my night off, would that square things with youn"