Evening star., 1932-05-08

The next day they went swimming and
Henny was rude about the fact that she rode
a surfboard better than he did. The next day
they went to the Yacht Club dance, and he
forgot her for three hours, while he played
poker. He remembered her in time to start
home down the beach road in his car with her.
well, only two days left to the noble ex-
pertinent. You're going up to Boston Monday.
aren't you?"
Silence
whats the matter, Auntie?"
Mary. wrapped about by a long black velvet
coat, sat up suddenly very straight
"Henny Clark. I think mothers fears for
Prissy were perfectly unfounded Unless the
girls a moron she couldn't give you q second
thought. And If she is there's no use saving
her from an awful fate. I resign. Go around
and be fascinating to all the babies you want
10. I'm through
Henny whistled, jammed on his brakes,
brought the car to a halt by the roadside.
My good Maryl Hurrahl The turning of
the worm! Listen. Or lather-look There's
one thing I'm fairly capable at myself"
There no arguing; it was a capable,
thorough kiss
Don't move. Let me talk into your neck
It's fun. First thought you were a joke,
heading me of from Prissy Then saw you'd
had your feelings hurt and your nice little ego
bruised by your mother who is an ass (Sorry.
but she ISL Then I thought 1t would be fun
20 see If few good rousing rudenesses wouldn't
bring you to-
And then tonight, found out I am in love
with You. Only-Im not much, really Mary.
I'm not the wild laddie buck they pretend I
am. But I'm sort of fo-l Things do happen
to me- And don't want 'em to stop. Now.
II you-"
The gods must have heard Henny for right
there something happened in the form of a man
who, stepping suddenly from the deep shadow
which tree, showed something unpleas-
antly steely in his hand, and said in a very
hard and menaciEg voice
"An right buddy Can the soft stuff. Out
Of the car, the two of you. :. oh, no. don't
try to get furry. That's better :"
They felt the wet sand under their feet. The
pistol was ag inst Henny,s white shirt The
man turned to Mary with a growl
Now don't start yowling, sister, because If
you do it will be awful unhealthy fer your boy
friend. He can just give me that watch and
what money he has on him. and then papaT
tie him up in nice little bundle and attend
TO you"
He turned his back on Mary and reached a
hand toward Henny's vest pocket-and the rest
happened so fast that even when Nick Sforzi
was doing his stretch at the penitentiary and
had lets of time to think it over he never could
quite figure it out
Something vo.umin0us (Which Marys
black velvet cape) whirled. binding and en-
veloping, over his head and arms He pulled
uselessly at the trigger of his gun. and some
thing very hard end painful (which was Hen
ny's foot) landed crunching in his ribs. Nick
remembers very little of the ride in the car,
except that it must have been the man who sat
on him while the girl drove.
The sleepy county sheriff was wide-eyed when
he snapped the handouts on.
IT believe it's the fellow the whole State pa
trolls been looking for Mr. Clark. A nasty
customer"
Henny explained hew he had been captured.
The sheriff gssped:
"Weul BY goshl always did hear she
reaf eupab,e young LADY,"
And the sheriff never understood why the
two disheveled young people put back their
beads and roared with laughter. right In the
faces Of himself and the nastiest looking pris-
oner he had seen In al his years Of service.
And . few days later. when Aunt Sara
learned that Mary and Kenny were enGaged.
she said, eyeing Mary: Capable! H,nnphf"