Evening star., 1933-01-01

on timer" He was anxiously straining his eyes
into the black wall of night beyond the lighted
station platform.
"On the dot, Mr. Sanders"
"Finel What time have you, Ed-exactly?"e
Then until No. Sc shrieked her arrival Jim
Sanders and the baggage man compared
watches.
The great engine swept by. One car-two-
three-four-followed swiftly Jim Sanders
had an odd idea that No. SO didn't intend to
STOP Then, with startling suddenness, ne
found himself waiting beside porter's step.
Hello, JIM"
Something was yelling up within Jim San
ders His throat was full of it, too. Other
passengers crowding down out of the
coach-other passengers that buffeted them
But Jim Sanders only grasped Mas hat-oox
and stood there. He didn't move because she
didn't. His free hand lay on her arm, awk-
wardly little timidly.
did you bring the car down, Jim?"
NO Ma-got Oscar waiting-"Jim Sanders
craned his neck to make sure that Oscar
waiting. Yes Oscar was there. "Well-its
great to see you. Ma-guess we might as
we'll"
1t was then Jim Sanders felt himself seized
from behind. He had just an instants glimpse
of Mas smiling face when two 1.-THE arms we're
encircling his neck One Of them, too was
binding him He was lost in an aura of dainty
perfume, and two lips that felt cool were kiss
ing him just beneath the right ear.
But you couldn't fool Jim Sanders That
was Dorothyl Dorothy had come home! SO
that's why Ma had been acting funnyl Well
It made things about complete. Gently he dis
engaged the two arms.
Hello, sweetheart" he said But he was
again lost in the eager embrace this time from
the front-and kisses were fairly raining on
him.
"Oh, Daddy"
And 1t must have been about then that Jim
Sanders first noticed the tall handsome young
man. The tall. handsome young man. that is
who was standing beside Ma, and who was
smiling little uncertainty
I'M SANDERS had bewilderei impression
that he had acknowledged an introduction,
but ne couldn't be sure He didn't catch the
name. Anyway, it didn't matter-No. 36 was
in, and Ma had brought Dorothy! He had an
other confused idea about Oscar getting i'm
patient. He murmured something about that
and then strangely they were moving toward
Oscar. Oscar was standing at respectful atten-
tion and he winked broadly as Jim Sanders
followed Ma into the cab Now why in time
had Oscar done that?
And they were just turning of Station street
onto Main when Jim Sanders heard the tail,
handsome young mantle one who had been
standing beside Ma. and who miraculously,
was sitting beside him-say into his ear, earn
estiy II feel mighty guilty, sir"
What did he mean guilty? So just to
make things affable Jim Sanders smiled.
Anyway. he was nice young fellow, clear-eyed
and clean. Jim Sanders could tell And ne
was speaking again:
I'm frightfully grateful, sir-you taking it
this way"
GRATEFUL" thought Jim Sanders whats
he grateful about?" Well, it didn't matter
they were coming TO Pine street,
jim Sanders leaned closer to the window TO
be sure about it. Yes 1t was Pine streer-
there was Alex Blair's filling station! He
Strengthened himself and fixed his eyes care
fully on the back Of Oscars neck.
Which was not needed For Oscar moving
neither faster nor slower, glancing neither right
nor left kept on.
Why, Daddyi"-it was Dorothy. where is