New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

tell you whether ] won or lost wlth myself"
 Eleanor Lincoln Phones Dicky in
 the Presence Of Msdge. I did not need to walt for Lillian to tell me what was her wager with herself concerning Eleanor Lincoln's { next move" in the matter of posing for Dicky's sketches. When my young neighbor appeared upon the following morning for the lesson in the course of drama history which Philip Veritzen had outlined for her. she laid a small brief case upon the table, opened it, took pile of manu- script from 1t and laid 1t before me. then held her absurd little pencil poised before her exquisitely. fooled notebook.
 Has MT. Graham 8 telephone at his studio?" she asked as cooly as if lit were the ordinary procedure for g young and attractive grill to ask a woman for her husbands telephone number without youchsafing any ex- planation for the request
 That was Lillian's wager" l said to myself, even as heard my voice calmly and evenly answering my pupils query.
 "Oh, yes. indeed; how stupid of me not to have given it to you yes- terday."
 l gave her the number and she wrote it down carefully.
 What is the best time to get him?" she asked next.
 About half after ten in the fore noon." l said, with the malicious lit- tie comment that her chance for the day was gone. for I was sure she neither would go back to The Larch- es. thus delaying her lesson. nor ask to use the farmhouse telephone. But l reckoned without the audacity--or the ingenuousness of the young wo- man-I did not know which to call it. for at my answer she looked at the exquisite little watch upon her wrist, made a mental drowning call culation. then looked up at me with an appealing smile.
 Dear Mrs. Graham,", she said sweetly. II wonder if I might use your telephone to call MT. Graham. I am 50 anxious to get in touch with him. and it will interrupt the lesson so much if go back to The Larches.'
 1 was too astonished to be angry. Then, too. Lillian's comforting reve- lation of the night before had done much to insure me against the in- ward flaming resentment which tho day before had greeted the girls first proposal to telephone Dicky.
 But I could not help acting upon malicious little impulse which fash ed into my mind at her request.
 "Of course. you may" I said, put ting an extra portion of cordiality into my voice. "Tll get him for you right away. think he'll be there by now. Just come with me-"
 She was either good actress or perfectly indifferent to my action. I told myself as snatched a glance at her faintly smiling face before pre- ceding her down the hall to the tele- phone.
 Dicky's voice was his early morn ing one, a bit irritated. I guessed that he just had begun piece of work which he hated to stop.
 Hello! Madge? What is it?" Then with the sharper note which always denotes anxiety. "1s every body all right? You. Junidf? Mother?"
 An absurd little thrill ran through me as I realized that he had put me first in the category of inquiry.
 "Ye4 we are all perfectly fit," I assured him.
 Then what" the irritated note appeared again and l interrupted him hastily.
 Miss Lincoln is here and wishes to speak to you"
 Miss Lincoln!" he repeated and I knew that the amazement in his voice was genuine. What in the name of the
 His voice was so strong in its amazement that I was afraid the girl would hear him.
 Here she is now," I said hastily and beckoned Eleanor Lincoln to the telephone.
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