White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-11-29
Ella

mean dress suit. I'll put on Helen's
Alice-blue organdie, II just dts me-"
Marjory considered. The mere Joy
Of dressing was point in favor.
swell, | don't know. | dare say 1t
would be all right. Lots of folks do
dress for dinner"
"Oh. darling, how good Of you. I'll
do all the work. Wen be having
after-dinner coffee by the floor lamp"
"But we haven't the right cups"
"We're going to borrow the gold set
out Of Helen's hope chest The set
the Cleaners gave her for Christmas"
"If we break one Of those gold
cups"
"We won't And II that dumb-bell
Of an Eddy Jackson gives Us away
I'll-Tll- Hurry, darling, and put on
the dress. I'll tx things downstairs"
Ginger sped away to don her sis
ter's organdie before she carefully re
moved the frail golden dishes from
amt , the wedding treasures In her
sisters chest, and carried them gin
gerly down the stairs.
When, some sixty minutes later
Eddy Jackson appeared In the oper
doorway with his customary blithe
Hello, everybody" ravishing vision
presented itself. Marjory, lovely
laughing sat among the cushions In
the wide couch by the floor lamp, with
delicate cup poised between her
white dngers. AT her side, with the
shining array of The golden coffee
sci on small table close at her hand,
was Ginger In blue organdie.
"Come in" she called brightly. 1--WE
are having our coffee slowly, so you
can join u.s."
"Coffee7 Oh, indeed. see" Eddy's
voice was enigmatical. but, rallying
with q Visible effort he proceeded to
introduce his friend Alexander Muir
dock. genuinely romantic figure. al
though neither CARRIED in conven.
tional dress suit nor shining coat OF
mai. He was very tall, with great
ease OF manner and complete self-pos.
session. with sleek dark hair. and dark
bright eyes, and thin brown face
Ginger could have danced with JOY.
She poured the coffee with fingers
that trembed just little, casting dis.
Greet proprietary glances al Marjory
to make sure that SHE remained WV
idly alert and interested, and frownine
terribly at Eddy Jackson on the side.
Eddy studied the delicate lines of his
small cup with significant fascina-
ton, balanced the small saucer pre-
carlously on his large hand and emp
tied the cup IN two large draughts,
requesting more, and again more.
Alexander Murdoch. on the other
hand, as became genuinely romantic
figure, handled his with an ease
inish DO ~ of long and steady custom
Ginger flashed triumph a, her sister
you see" her expression proclaimed
Just as ! told you Am | so dumb2"
"Marjory and tlnve not been abroad
yet, Mr.. Murdock." she said. In a
tone which implied that their depar.
ture was q mere matter OF days 1T
must be very fascinating"
"Fafher wenl on a tour OF the Holy
lnnd.' volunteered Murjory, "before
we we're born"
"For myself" continued Ginger
p0using for light touch OF her lips
to the rim OF the golden cup. for she
abhorred black coffee, Il should not
care SO much to do the Holy land
want to 20 to Paris and see Nom.
martre, and the boulevnrds and the
Folies. they don't have things like
TINT In the Holy land. How long are
you to be In Red Thrush, Mr. Muir
dOck?"
"Oh, some weeks fancy" He said
fancy" In the Middle West, ~
think" an:'"l dare say are lutte com.
mon. while ~ guess and II reckon"
are not altogether unknown. =
fancy Ia an affectatioL In any but
romantic figure.
40 lei me ill your cup" she
cOOed.
"Y0u see," continued the low. slow
voice, II took on job TO-DAY, and
shall 90 to work tomorrow"
Ginger leaned forward. She did not
breathe. Oh II he could but be presi
dent of the bank where the Tubby In.
'lividual aspired to llrking stamps
"Whnt-what profession"
"The d and r. You know, the
little Orange and Black chain grocery
store on the corner of Main and
Broadway"
ITO BE CoNTlNUED)