Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

no girl in MontroSe who looked any
thing even family like her. She would
| stand out in any crowd.
From the moment that Wells Prem
tice was introduced you fairly heard
him click. He's been run after so much
! that he had an awfully indifferent at
titude toward all girls. 1 kept watch
ing him. His table was well at the other
end of the living room from Madge's,
and he spent the evening as near cram
ing his neck as man who rather prldeS
himself on being bored would allow him.
self to come.
At refreshment time Dulcie and I
4 had just slipped out to the dining
room when who should come strolling
out but Wells Prentice. He was evil
IDENTIFY dummy at his table.
whats the idea of not progreSsing?"
he asked.
We usually do progress from one ia
BILE to another every four hands, every
body finding it more sociable, but now
and then we just pivot. Dulcie and 1
exchanged glances.
"Oh, the room is so crowded with
four tables" 1 explained carelessly.
1--WE thought it would make less con-
fusion for people to stay at the same
tables"
Aren't you going to change the tables
for REFRESHMENTS" Wells asked.
st thought we wouldn't" said.
well, we're going to-" said Wells
in his rather masterful fashion. I'm
not going to stick through refreshments
with Julia Pettingill and Irma."
why, 1 thought you were rushing
Julia" exclaimed. "Or is 1t Peggy
Scopeins should have asked for you?"
You needn't have asked anybody for
me-" said Wells haughtily.
I smiled sidewise at Dulcie.
"Why. of course, We'll shift the tables
for refreshments, I agreed. But, when
we had been all shifted. Wells was
only one table nearer Madge. He didn't
get to say two words to her the entire
evening.
And the very next evening he came
to call Our plan was working even
better than we'd expected. We'd never
planned on such quick action as that.
In fact, wasn't ready for it. Although
it was Sunday evening, Madge had been
out in the garden with Will and had
one of my old white middies on. We
were sitting on the porch when Wells
came strolling up.
ooh, Madge," I gasped, you must
nv pink zephyr scarf and dropped 1t
over her shoulders. Madge, instead OF
catching on as any other girl in the
world would, merely looked amazed.
"Cold?" she exclaimed. I'm melt
ing" And calmly took the scarf of.
However, she did let it lie across her
lap. where it was almost as becoming.
There was no doubt that Wells was
interested. I mace an excuse 10 go
ont and make some lemonade, and /
asked Will to come and help me.
* X x
WHEN we went back to the porch,
w could see at glance that all was
going better than I'd dared hope. Nells
had got up out of his comfortable chair
and was leaning against the railing
talking to Madge quite earnestly.
ct was just telling Miss Edwards I'd
like to drive her out by Grovelands,
Wells said to me. "She says she USED
to go to the old Grove on picnics when
she was little girl. think Groveland
Park would be quite surprise to her.
"I'm sure it would" I agreed. YOU'D
be awfully interested, Madge."
I'm sorry can't take you and viii,
too" said Dells, "but my boat IS two
some"
will looked up, all interest.
''Why not take our flivver?" he said
helpfully. 1--WE can all get into that,
all right"
I looked at Will, and if looks could
kill he'd have been a very sick man:
"Oh, we've seen Groveland," said;
sit wouldn't be any treat to us. Let
Wells take Madge out; his car Is mucn
easier riding than the fiivver."
I should have known better than 70
saw that, but when you have to grab
SO quick you're likely to grab the
wrong thing. Will was on the de-
fenSive right away.
st don't think there's car In Mont
rose runs any easier than the old hiv-
YER since I put on those new SHOCK
absorbers," he said. why not get the
Lanes and the Mertons and make 1t
good picnic?"
And, while was casting about fran
tically for some way to squelch VIII
without being too obvious about It
Madge chimed in in favor of the picnic
"That would be circus" she insist
ed. "The kind of picnic we used tc
have in high schooldays. Have tlrf
and roast potatoes" :,
Well, there was nothing for me to az