Evening star., 1933-10-23
INSTALLMENT vi.
ATHILDA FETHERSTONE'S

II AIH1LDA FEIHERS1ONE'S .
nH ample bosom shook with sup
"l pressed amusement.
1 i I'll have to hand it to you,
jeffrey" she said. You did
the finest job of knocking down ears
I've seen. The Cragston knows some
thing happened to her, but I'll wager
you . box OF your favorlte lead pencils
she doesn't know what"
Hope ] wasn't a mucker."
Absolutely not. You did nothing.
said s nothing. Nothing, all nicely
trapped with lump of ice on top"
Her kind must be dealt with rather
brutally."
Sues interest was meant to be ex-
aggerated. You mean" she asked.
the Kind OF women who pursue you,"
Mathilda moved uneaSily. That thin
edge Of sarcasm again. What was
see the nice young man was honestly
annoyed by the attention being thrust
on him. Shed have to take Sue in
hand. The girl was getting sour.
Did sound like a bit of prig, didn't
II" His face had Redeemed under the
sting, but now the boyish grin shone
through again. II didn't mean to be
you see it's not who interests-Mrs
Cragston, for example. It's-I suppose
what you might call circumstances.
II guess Sues ankle is nagging her."
Mathilda offered.
Sue felt a ,tweak of pain-her con-
prig.
Anyhow" Jeffrey said, and breathed
deep Of the tonic air, I've an idea, and
that's something. The captain has
asked me to bring you up on the bridge
We're old shipments, that is" eau
t!ouSly, whenever I cross I get Capt.
Mckay. to ferry me over and back.
Youu have q different seagoing slant
from the bridge and there's an ele-
vator to the captains quarters
Il vote yes" Mathilda said 1.-THE
only bridges I've ever stood on were
Sue admitted, I'D love it, if YOU
don't think I'll be too much bother. /"
lime she showed q bit of gracious
ness. Shed been doing nothing except
swapping. And seeing a ships bridge
would be fun.
by noon Sues ankle was so much
improved she decided to lunch in the
dining room. Thither she was escorted
ny Mathllda and by Jeffrey, who in
sisted ne would return for her. He
was having smack" in the grill The
professor and his wife had already
table, but the places of Mrs. Cragston
and Delphine were empty.
Inc soup had been served and the
entree was imminent when Mathilda
leaned toward Sue and said in a low
voice:
Were in luck. The Cragston has
left us. She's with a party of three
over near the captains table and there's
an empty place, probably for Delphine
L00kg IL cho'c hoI >,
Anger, hurt pride, danced in sues
eyes.
ITO avoid contamination by the
working classes, no doubt-the great
unwashed. Imagine having to 20 home
and admit to the elite she was seated
with couple of typists!''
Imagine our having to go home and
tell our friends We were seated with a
mother who tries to devour her young !"
Mathilda countered
"Oh-not really!" The professors
wife was so affrighted at the suggestion
that Sue had to laugh
Merely a figure OF SPEECH" Sue re-
assured her. In way, it's right"
has decided to go elsewhere. She
annoyed my husband, and know he
annoyed her. He's quite absent minded
at times. She told him she didn't be-
Neve he was forgetful at all-that it
was just pose"
What did he say to that?" Mathilda
wanted to know.
He told her he couldn't be certain,
ne was so close to the subject his vieW-
point was biased; but he thought she
might be right. since any one who knew
as much about posing as she did was
bound to be right
MY compliments to you, Professor" !"
Mathilda laughed until the tears came.
you certainly told off the Cragston
to a dot"
jeffrey came in when dessert was
being served.
Met Delphine Cragston in the bar, :"
he said, when he had been introduced
to the professor and his wife and had
appropriated the chair next to Sue.
"She told me her mother had changed
the set,' moved to another table. Del
phine refused to change, SO she's drink
ing her meals in the bar
Sue shrugged shoulders.
Mice of the child to spare our hat
tered feelings" she said. Her mother
Is incensed at being seated with the
sweaty proletariat."
"The woman's a fool" Jeffrey's
hands clenched in his lap. Maybe I'm
in luck If you don't mind. I'd like to
move into one of the chairs for the
duration OF the journey. I haven't
l lighted ed, any y place yet. Been eating in
'"To avoid being seated with detri-
mentals?" Sues voice was sweet. Too
sweet.
Jeffrey ignored the imputation.
NO" he said. ITO avoid time limits.
I'm !, IA lay ~. dog inclined to be irregular
Please don't inconvenience your
self on our account. We're quite i'm
pervious to snubs, aren't we, Matty?
Being workers, we can't afford to in
dulge ourselves in feelings
"Oh, yes, we can," Mathilda said,
making q mental vow she would force
Sue to see the doctor. The girl must
be full Of bile. "By all means stick
your name on the back of that chair,
tables top-heavy with women"
Then I shall-that is. with your
permission" He addressed the profess
sor and his wife. IT understand you're
on the faculty at Yale
''Your information is correct, Mr.
Randall, Jeffrey Randall"
know anything about that univer-
sity, young man? Great school. Mag
nifcent."
II know considerable about it. I'm
Yale myself, '28."
Then jeffrey would remember the
professors predecessor, DR.. Atkins
Great scholar. Stupendous. Knew
more about the atom than any man
alive.
The matter Of Jeffrey's seat at table
was settled, and in his favoR. Sue left
the dining room on support Of Jeffrey's
arm. He was kind, this idle son OF
wealth-she supposed he was idle. Not
imperious or selfish or patronizing as
were q majority of his ilk There was
no reason why she should coc1hue tc
antagonize him: why she sl0dld not
yield to his attraction-he did attract
her She had to admit