Nogales international., 1934-06-30
First Installrnent

NAKS. 0OKDON PCSlN0 ShN'ONS'J WV
OF the Window
Papa" she said nervous!y, II do
v-lst you'd put on your shoes. There
yo, are in your stocking-feet and
beheye Nancy's going to bring young
I>oemer in!"
M, Gordon glanced up from his
newspaper.
His wife turned slowly from the
window, a slight flush on her smooth
rounu face, face that had a skin
almost as fine as baby's with only
tin5 wrinkles about the mouth and
eyes-lille a withered rose leaf.
Papa, l think Nancy" There was
a pause.
I She did not finish, for the door
opened and Nancy came in. She
closed it behind her and stood look
ing at them, laughter in her eyes.
You dear old things she said
gayiy, 81 thought you'd gone to bed ;
know I'm late!"
1--WE sat UP for you, dear. but / was
afraid you'd bring Page Roemer in,
and find Papa here in his stocking
feet"
! Nancy laughed. Page wouldn't
nlind," she said, taking off her hat and
tossing it upon chair. She had elori-
Gus hair; the tints OF auburn IN 1t
glinted like sunshine caught and held
il wavy brown shadows. She swept a
rumpled lock in place now with a
deft little touch, absently unconscious
OF the grace of it.
1T wss lovely--the music, ! mean.
and we walked home that's why we're
SO late, and-oh, Papa, I met old
Major Lomax there; he stopped me
to ask, quite pointedly, about Roddy.
He said: Tell me, child, is he doing
well?'"
"Of course you said he wasl" her
mother exclaimed. "Why, / thought
the major knew that Roddy was in
the Greenough Trust Company in
New York." she added proudly
Nancy, who was looking at her ia
ther. nodded thoughtfully.
"He knew all that. of course, but
he was very pointed, didn't know
lust what he meant"
He getting DID," remarked Mr.
Gordon grudgingiy. "Lomax must be
close OH eighty-that's all. He prob
ably forgot that Roddy was grown
up. | thought he was getting dotty
when he let Haddon buy that racer
Polestar Third-out OF his stables.
Did he keep you?" he added grilnly
ITS eleven o'clock. I'll wager the
squawking was over at ten-thirty;
you and that Roemer boy must have
found the walking good.'
His daughter laughed. IT'S lovely
night" she said archly.
Her father laid his newspaper
across his knee.
What d'you see in that fellow.
Nancy Virginia?" he asked impa-
tiently.
She gave him sidelong look, her
dark lashes shading her blue eyes
softly without casting darkness into
them
What do I see in Page?" she
smiled provokingly, showing a fugi
tive dimple in one cheek. I'm sure /
don't know, Papa. Do you think peo-
pie do usually? Do you suppose old
Major Lomax knows what he saw in
that poor Diana Aylett? He's mourned
her for forty years, hasn't he? Or-or
do you know really what you saw first
in Mama, Papa?"
Il suppose the major and fell in
love, Nancy" Mr.. Gordon retorted.
'Do l understand that you're in love
with Page?" he added dryly.
Nancy moved easily across the room
and looked out OF the window, her
,. small slight figure and the uplift of
her defiant little head showing plainly
against the square OF darkness.
That's just what I'd like to know,
Papa" she replied, and laughed lit
tie TREMENDOUSLY.
Mrs. Gordon stirred uneasily.
"Papa, it's time to go to bed" she
warned him, trying to catch his eye,
But he ignored her, reaching for a
pair OF old heelless leather slippers
and thrusting his feet into them.
Ii you're so keen about falling in
love, Nancy" he remarked calmly.
cts pity you couldn't have managed
it with Richard Morgan"
Nancy flashed around upon him, her
blue eyes wide open.
Il hate that manW she said
quickly.
"Hoty- -hoity!" said her father, ris-
ing, you'd better 60 to bed; it's time
you got little sense and"
But Nancy interrupted him with
little startled, joyous cry, her eyes
fixed on the space outside the open
window. Then she ran tempestuously
to the front door.
Mrs. Gordon looked blank. "It can't
be that Roemer boy back again.! she
exclaimed.
Mr.. Gordon, whose ears were
sharper than hers, pushed back his
chair, looking toward the door.
''It's Roddy."
"Roddy:" Mrs. Gordon sprang to
her feet, flushed and eager 1T can't
be-why. Roddy darling! (!
For Nancy appeared driving her
brother before her. The reading limp