Smyrna times., 1932-11-16
WEEKLY STORY
AROUND TABLE
Reading to While Away Time
Under the Evening Lamp
When Days Work is Done
INTERESTING READING
"A CERTAIN MATCH"
BY Queena Pollack

rounding country with zest.
Don't take it too fast, DEAR" ad-
vfsed Aunt Victoria, who had been
her guardian since her own moth
er had died ten years before.
"But I can't crawl" protested
Shirley.
You'll be tired by the time we
reach Gardner's, dear, and week
end parties usually have strenuous
athletic programs" began Aunt
Victoria.
DO you suppose l shall like any
one there?' interrupted Shirley.
IF tiresome Tom Manley attaches
himself to me, | warn you, Auntie.
I'll fly home"
"You know" Victoria Brownslee
started, ingratiatingly, Mrs. Card
ner whispered at dinner the other
night that she expected Ted Far
son, the shirbuilder'S son, if he re
turned in time. You've never met
him, Shirley, and you know he's
quite the catch of the season"
Helplessly, Shirley laughed.
Wasn't it bad enough to have to
listen to dull conversation of the
usual sort, she thought, without
having to be bored by another
youth returned from Europe and
his tourist Impressions?
Dear, I'm thirsty" put in Aunt
Victoria, cant we stop at the next
spring?"
Shirley drew up by the side of
the road and told her aunt to wait
in the car while she brought 4 cool
ing drink to her. Crossing a road
to the spring, she narrowly es-
capped being run down by a dusty
blue car that flew with powerful
speed from out a side road.
A mild looking youth in drab
hiking costume pulled Shirley to
the other side of the road, and en-
circled her shoulder with a stall
wart arm to steady her.
"Oh, thank you" Shirley said
dutifuly. You know, America
might have lost one of her rashest
daughters il you hadn't jerked me
aside in time"
"And one Of her prettiest, too, l
venture" the youth added.
"Tosh," replied Shirley in her
contemptuous manner for fiattery.
But | started across this road to
get my aunt drink. Now I see
no cups"
'Tf may oblige you," said her
companion, proffering a cup from a
camping outfit. I'll risk crossing
the road this time for your aunt"
NO" she countered hastily. not
ing the disapproval on her rela-
tive's face at this prolonged CONVEX
sation
She bent over to fill the cup with
glistening cool water, and thought
her rudeness to the man who had
saved her life was unworthy of her
real feelings.
Here" he said, masterfuly. Let
me, at least. fill the cup for you,
Miss. :"
MY name is Shirley Summer.
And yours?" she said evading the
question.
Timothy Torrence," he replied.
suRpressing smile. She did not
know whether he was smiling over
her name or his own.
"Well, good-by and thank you for
my life, which I do not value very
much these days" she said. at
tempting to disarm further talk.
"Good-by," he said equally unper-
turbed, Il hope to have the good
fortune to rescue you some other
time"
Shirley ran back TO the car with
out a backward glance. Strangely,
her aunt was smiling. and not at
all impatient. AS she jumped into
the drivers seat, she thought
guiltily that she might offer to drive
her rescuer as far along the main
road as she was to travel
Her aunt voiced the same thought,
which surprised Shirley. When she
called the invitation. he accepted
with alacrity.
This is my aunt, Mrs. Brownslee.
and this is Mr.. Timothy Torrence,"
introduced Shirley. Climb in and
keep each other company. I'm driv-
ing as fast as l can to the Gardner
estate at Langhorn road If you
want to stop before then please
signal me-"
Once again she shifted gears, but
this time sat forward in her driv-
er's seat, tense. Faster and faster,
she found herself flying toward
LanghOrn road She could not
hear conversation in the rear Of the
car, but did hear low laughter.
What a sudden and strange CANA
raderie for staid Aunt Victoria !
As there was no call for her to
stop, Shirley thought her passenger
was going past Gardner's. She
stopped the car. almost wilted with
the rush.
"We're late already. Shirley"
said Aunt Victoria as she emerged