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ter Emmy to Wells HARRISON.
There's my mother this min
ute!" Emmy cried out. excitedly
DO stop. and I'll run and speak to
her"
The car glided to noiseless stop
at the side door of Mr.. Bash's gro
Gerry store. and she jumped out and
ran across the road to the struggle
buggy.
who is that MANI" were the first
words her mother said to her. and
there was anxiety in her voice anu
in her face. too.
"sssh! He'll hear you!" Emmy
whispered. Hes the man ] work
for-Mr. HARRISON. Don't look a,
him like that, please, Mother. You're
just staring a hole through him"
She laid her hand on the sleeve
of Robb's Sunday suit. How are
you, old kid" she asked him.
He said, without looking at her.
! that he couldn't feel any better ana
| live. His dark, serious eyes were
fixed on the face of the man in this
splendid automobile on the oth.l
side of the street. They seemed to
search and study and measure him.
"Robbs taking me to church.
We're going TO stop at the cemetery
with these" Mrs. Milburn glanced
down at the blue and white flowers
that she held, and her voice sank a
little, then rose bravely as she Wen.
on. 1.-The roast is in the oven, and
Dan has promised to watch 1t, bus
you know how he is. SO you'd bette,
put a little water In the pan your
self. every now and then. just to be
on the safe side. Unless, maybe
you'd like to go to church with
Robb and me- Would you. Emmy.
You haven't been in months you
know
Emmy shook her head. mo, ]
don't want to 60 to church. Mother.
There are lots OF rainy days when
can go to church IL feel like It..
And l won't be home for dinner
today, incidentally That's what !
came to tell you. Mr.. Harbison's
asked me to go for drive with him.
We're going out into the country
We're going out into the country
for the whole day.
She began to back away from the
strugglc-buggy. I'm sorry" she
added. Good bye"
I'VE had strawberry shortcake for
you," Mrs Milburn said. but We
can have 1t again some night next
week if we know when you're COM
ing" She tried to hide her dtsap-
pointment in a smile. But above the
smile her eyes were still full OF anxt-
ETY. and doubt as they took IN the
high powered. luxurious car on the
other side of the street. and the
handsome blond man behind the
wheel. 'I'l telephone you at your
office and you'll come. won't you?
Tuesday-or Wednesday,"
Emmy promised that she would.
and ran back to Wells HARRISON.
Have 4 good time!" she heard
her mother call to her. above the
road of the poor old struggle-buggy.
as it started away with enough noise
to wake the dead.
Some boat" HARRISON grinned
broadly. looking after it.
Instantly Emmy was up in arms.
well. 1t goes and that's the main
thing" she defended 1t. 1T may not
look like this wonderful machine Of
yours, but it goes like the wind"
She knew that 1t did not 60 like
the wind at a!l-smoothly. swiftly.
and almost without sound.
But 1t hurt her feelings. somehow
or other, to have him laugh at
Robb's little automobile. 1t made
him seem as If he were laughing at
her. too--at her people and their
poverty and their ridiculous make
shifts.
Forgive me, Emmy" he said
quickly. as he saw her eyes darken
and her mouth tighten at the cor
ners: Il guess ! must be jealous.
Who was the young scout driving
it? Some sweetheart of yours, Ill bet
a hat.'
Emmy shot him a bright glance.
How do you know he isn't one Of
my brothers,"
HARRISON gave bark of laughter.
by the way he looked at me. of
course" he said: "as If he couio
cheerfully have burned ME alive. He
was just as jealous Of me as ! was
of him-and that was plenty"
Emmy thought that over. yes.
he probably was jealous" she ed
mitted. He wants to marry me-" II
was just as well. she said to herself
to let HARRISON know that another
man was in love with her and want
cd to marry her. 1t never did any
harm to make a man bit Jealous,
did it?
Il don't blame him." said Har-
bison's voice close beside her. But
I hope you're not going to let him
do it."
Emmy shook her head. "Oh, no
-" she said family "Oh. no. in
deed" She just couldn't imagine
herself. married to Robb and rid
ing around with him in that odd.
looking contraption that Wells Har-
bison had called some boat" She
could Just see herself.