Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-06-14

bling Bobby's
Locks
BY MAY MARSH
5000 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(Copyright.l

"ToM, dear" said Toms sister
~ Tom appeared home from the
Office curly one Saturday afternoon, I
"l'm so glad you came home. I've
been delayed so, and Bobby's hair is
disgraccfully long. Grandpa Alden is
coming tomorrow-it would never do.
BE Il dear and take Bobby down to
Strings and haYe his hair bobbed."
"Oh, all right" said Tom. I'D
planned to play golf-but all right"
There was nothing. very amiable in
Toms voice, nor did he look more
amiahle when his married sister
called him "a sweet angel of n broth
err"
The barber shop at Strings chill
drens store was crowded rs usual
on Saturday afternoon, and Tom
found that he would have to take a
waiting room adjoining the barber
shop.
Presently portly, gray-haired
woman hustled into the room, slen-
der young girl of eighteen or so in
her wake The older woman regard
ed the others waiting rather disap-
provingly,
81 simply can't wait" she said,
looking appealingly around the room
for sympathy. "My theater tickets.
I've ordered them for tonight, and
they'll only hold them ut the box
Office until four. l can't walt--and
yet''-here she looked with n sigh at
her young charge-"Annabelle needs
n bob frlghtfully."
The aunt's eyes had been wander
ing about the waiting room She
caught sight Of Tom Alden, eyed him
briefly through her lOrgnettes and
then sailed over to him.
"Im going to ask favor Of you"
she began. 81 simply can't wait with
my niece, and you look as If you
could be trusted. After you have
your little boy bobbed, will you walt
and see that they do Annabelle prop
erly? Don't let them use those awful
clippers at the back of the neck" She
sailed out toward the elevator. Anna
belle took seat rather shyly beside
her newly appointed guardian.
aunt Clarice is very nearsighted,"
she said. "She seemed to think you
were as old as she Is" Then there
was a pause. isn't your little boy
cunning?"
They waited fifteen minutes for
Bobbys turn, and then Annabelle
followed him into the barber shop
and sat beside Tom while Tom gave
the barber directions concerning
Bobby's haircut.
Then they returned to the waiting
room and waited fifteen minutes more
until Annabelle was singed and waved.
'It's very becoming" Tom told his
charge, when the process was over.
81 never liked bobbed hair on girls
very much, but It looks great on
you"
doesn't your wife wear bobbed
hair, Mr."
"Alden-Tom Alden" supplied Tom.
And then: "My wife? Why, | haven't
any wife"
"But BObby's mother-ls she
dead?' Her eyes were wide with
youthful curiosity.
Tom laughed. "IIis mother Is my
sister Why, Pm just a yOungster;
only been out Of college year"
They were back in the waiting
room and had taken their seats to
await the return of the nearsghted
aunt, Mrs Weston. In ten minutes
came a telephone message, by means
Of paging, saying that Mrs. Weston
had had to go to her dressmaker's.
She had forgotten that she had an APP
pOlntment, and would the gentleman
be 50 good as to take a taxi and bring
the niece down to the Coolidge hotel,
where the aunt would meet the niece
for tea.
Then Tom remembered that he had
arranged with his sister to meet her
at the ArdmOre at tea time. she was
to be downtown and would take
Bobby Off her brothers hands then.
So Tom managed to telephone to his
sister asking her to change the rem
devious from the Ardmore 10 the
Coolidge
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friends when they entered the palm
room ot tbo CooIidoa whore thov
wore in moot To tbcir surnriso tbov
found Mrs Weston and Tom,s aIstor
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