The Washington times., 1931-03-16
CHAPTER 27

Spring was coming to WeSC-
wood, yelling the bare trees in
Z pale and glamorous green,
pring flowers bloomed in the
oorderS and there were great
Russian violets. single heads OF
purple fragrance, in the hot
houses. Mary Lou had gradu-
Ated from the mild and mislead-
tngly named 'Flapper," for
Lorrimer, despite her protests,
had bought her a new saddle
horse, all her own, a delicious,
2elvet-noSed, large-eyed creature,
nth a coat of polished ma
lpgany, named, for no good
J Jason, Lady Bountiful. And
/ was teaching Mary Lou to
Jump, down in the big pad
dock.
He himself was going to a
Connecticut flying field several
Cimes a week and flying, with a
pilot he had known in the old
days. He was, once again, a
student flier, looking forward
% the day when he would solo.
He was finding great exhilar-
alton in it, and genuine happl-
ness.
"Everything's different" he
told Mary Lou; "the ships are
different, and I've forgotten
more than I ever learned! But
I can learn again." he de-
termined.
On his flying days his mother
and Mary Lou as well-knew no
peace until his car drove up to
the door and honked it's gay
greeting to them both. He was
driving a car again, another
good sign. But neither woman
gave him any sign of their fear
; and their loss of serenity while
he was absent from them. He
had to try his wings again.
They had made up their minds
;D that. And-he was happy.
That was all that mattered.
He Visits Mac
sHe'd been away from them
hr more than a day also, that
bring, going up to the Adiron-
lacks to see Mac and coming
jack full of splendid reports
# that staunch little fellows
grit and good progress. For
Mac was going to get well,
regardless, if only to show his
gratitude to the man who had
given him such an incentive
IN life again.
The English revue came to
town and Larry was buster
than a one-armed paper hanger.
He rushed hither and yon and
announced that he was GER
tainly making good, having
accomplished the feat of getting
the revue in every paper in
town for six consecutive days.
And coming out to Westwood,
in a blaze of self-glorification,
he was so entranced with his
success and the further excit-
ing fact that he had sold two
full-lengtfAstol to "big time"
magazines that he rushed over
to see Jenny, found her out
In her kennels administering
first aid to a sick chow pup,
and proposed to her then and
there in an atmosphere Of disin-
fectantS and dog.
And, possibly because he said
firmly: 'Nor will I take mo-
for an answer. I'm not foolin',
Woman!" Jenny accepted him.
They weren't, they said, after
; breaking the news to the un-
startled WynneS, and coming
to Westwood House to further
spread the tidings, getting mar
ried for a year or so yet,
although" said Jenny, II don't
as a rule believe in long en-
gagements.'' And in that year
Isarry expected, or rather de-
{ led, to establish himself as a
4 ee-lance writer, novelist and
playwright. He thought, how
yer, after a little chat with
Mr. Wynne, that he'd manage
to hang on to his newspaper
Job for a time, just in case
editors didn't see things his
way every time. And then,
at the end of that rosy, indefi-
mite period, he and Jenny would
live, oh, not in Greenwich Viii
lage, but maybe on Brooklyn
Heights, in one of those con-
verted brown-stone houses
converted to what?" asked
Lorrimer, laughing-and Jenny
would learn to type his manu-.
scripts, as became an authors
wife!
Champagne for Breakfast
She'll have to get along on
lots today and nothing tomor-
row." announced Larry sternly
champagne for breakfast"
Il hate champagne, darling!"
Jenny reminded him.
well, certified milk, then,
and honey, and brown bread;