Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
The t,vins.


"Poor little country child" said Elmer 20
himself thinking that for Martha's sake at
least It was great blessing he had been sent
TO the country
Marthas hand. Each time just before reach
ing, he saw the hand lying on the arm Of
his chair However, it was always gone before
Elmer's hand got there.
"How silly" he thought, and decided that
on the way home when they were standing
under one Of those trees, he'd ask her about
that.
"she probably doesn't know thing about
love-" his thought continued, and then he be-
gan really to like the idea OF spending the Sum-
mer In the country. All those weeks! My,
wouldn't it be great! Arleen, after all, was
too sophisticated Elmer looked at Martha's
innocent little face and discovered with q
distinct thrill that her skin was soft and
smooth-perfectly pink and white
"Baby face" he thought, but the electric
organ was doing such lot TO convince him
that she was the cream in his coffee that he
decided perhaps she was, and that he had been
wrong about Arleen
wonderful picture, wasn't it?" asked Elmer
while Martha was putting on her hat before
the mirror in the back of the theater.
Eyes, it was pretty good" replied Martha,
"only she was kind Of vampish. sort of, don't
you Think"
liked that-that is In the movies, I mean.
In real life, now, a person wouldn't care for it
at ALL You'd want some one sweet and nat
ural. and little bit shy, even."
'Would you, Elmer?"
Martha gave him another Of the expect me
to believe that?" looks and quite unconscious
Of 1t, the boy added: st believe I could trust
q woman further If knew her complexion.
even, was natural"
He had observed that Martha used neither
rouge nor lipStick.
They came out of the show and Elmer was
about to suggest some ice cream when sud-
denly from across the street came Larry,
grabbed an arm Of each of them, and when
Elmer came to after the shock he was riding
all alone in the back seat Of his uncle,s car
over the bumpy road. Up front was Larry
at the wheel. and Martha snuggled very close
to his shoulder
WELL now, I'll be-" said Elmer, "and
just when she was beginning to fall for me.
too"
Breakfast was an ordeal and when it was
over Elmer welcomed an opportunity to ride
into the city with his Uncle Ben. Anything
was better than having to discuss the events Of
the previous evening with Ed and joe As IL
was, he had to discuss them with Uncle Ben.
Everything went flne," he said. until We
saw Larry. OF course, didn't mind. but
think it made Martha feel bit childish you
know, like having your father call to take Won
home from . party
II see," said Uncle Ben, but it's Just biz
far to walk both ways"
eyes. it really Is"
anu tnen Eimer caught sight OF 4 car parked
IN some ones front yard. Painted in large
white letters on its windshield were the words
For Sale" As soon as his Uncle Ben dis
appeared inside the bank he was of down the
road In the direction Of that yard
The next day he wrote home for $50 He
told his mother he had found wonderful buy
in Ford roadster and that cars were q posi-
tive necessity In the country. The money was
dispatched almost instantly.
Eimers mother had learned, after slipping
nickel TO Arleen's little sister, that Arleen
was weeping her eyes out because Elmer didn't
write and she was certain he had fallen in love
with some one else. At any cost, Elmer must
be kept in the country.
"EIoW do you like it?" asked Elmer as he
ratified UP the drive and parked his
bargain In front Of Joe and Ed.
ELMER. is it yours?" cried the twins
Nobody eise's but" said Elmer proudly, and
then Is Martha came through the gate.
with q low bow he said: Chicken, here's your
coopi"
First the girl looked stunned, then delighted
WIN you take me for ride In it?"
Happy 10 serve you," said Elmer and he
moved something on the steering wheel jiggled
little thing under the windshield cranked.
and then climbed in over the side of the car
under the wheel. It was one Of those models.
There was absolutely no reason. now, with
car and everything, why Elmer couldn't
teach Martha something about love, except
that Martha didn't seem to want to learn.
One evening when he was q bit discouraged
with the progress he was making, Elmer wrote
70 his friend willard. who had been asking
about chances for getting q nice girl On .
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