Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-12-20
Ginger Ella

Around the world, my dear. two years
of it-and that takes money Hes
used to people dressing up for dinner
every single night, | dare say he'll
wear an evening gown himself
mean dress suit I'll put on Helen'a
Alice-blue organdie, 1t just fits me-"
Marjory considered. The mere Joy
of dressing was a point in favor.
"Well, don't know. dare say It
would be all right. Lots Of folks Dc
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" M
"We won't. And If that dumb-bell
Of an Eddy Jackson gives us away
Pll-Tll- Hurry, DAZZLING, 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
among 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 open
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
a delicate cup poised between her
white dngers. At her side, with the
shining array of the golden coffee
sci on a small table close at her hand,
was Ginger in blue organdie.
"Come in." she called brightly. 1--WE
are having our coffes slowly, so you
can join u.s."
"Coffee? Oh, indeed. see." Eddy's
voice was enigmatical, but, rallying
with a visible effort, he proceeded to
introduce his friend Alexander Muir
dock a genuinely romantic figure, al
though neither garbed in conven-
tional dress suit nor shining coat Of
mai. He was very tall, with a 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 trembled just q little, casting dis.
Greet proprietary glances al Marjory
to make sure that she remained Wv
idly alert and interested and frOwning
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-
cariously on his large hand. and emp.
tied the cup in two large draughts,
requesting more, and again more.
Alexander Murlock, on the other
hand, as became genuinely romantic
figure, handled his with an ease, q
finish, DO of long and steady custom.
Ginger flashed triumph al her sister.
"You see!" her expression proclaimed.
Just as told you'll Am so dumb"
"Marjory and have not been abroad
yet. Mr. Murdoch" she said. in a
tone which implied that their depar-
ture was mere matter of days. 1T
must be very fascinating"
"Father wen, on tour OF the Holy
land" volunteered Marjory, "before
we we're born"
"For myself" continued Ginger,
pausing for light touch of her, lips
to the rim of the golden cup, for she
abhorred black, coffee, 81 should not
care so much to do the Holy land.
want to go to Paris and see Mont.
martre, and the beulevards, and the
Follies,. they don't have things like
that 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, II
think" an1 Il dare say are quite COM
mon. while II guess" and II reckon"
are not altogether unknown. 81
fancy" is an affectatioL in any but q
romantic figure.
"Do let me fill your cup" she
cooed.
"You see," continued the low, slow
voice, Il took on job today. and
shall 90 to work tomorrow"
Ginger leaned forward. She did not
breathe. Oh, If he could but be presi.
dent of the bank where the Tubby In.
dividual aspired to licking stamps.
"What-what profession"
1.-THE D and r. You know, the
little Orange and Black chain grocery
store on the corner Of Main and
Broadway"
ITO BE CoNTINUED)