The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17
CHAPTER vI-Continusd

body might have She could not
nnish TIE sentence. Uncle Charlie
reached FOR her hand. drew her 20
the arm of his chair.
There vas an address" lie
paused. fumbled through his pock-
cts. drew cot = torn OF envelope
nAp.
jamie gave a cry and then vas
very stllL
-Cy-S" Uncle Charlie read the
Initials lie read the Washington
address who l. iiT~ be asked.
jamie did not answer. She looked
az Hugh
Uucle Charlie looked AZ them
both and drcw bis own conclusions
A mlschievoas sparkle danced IN
bis bright blue eyes. His voice.
however. vas almost iudic.ously
grave.
who Is H. Jaule9- be asked
Again
Tits Carter shelby. ! think"
"Hmmm see" Great
uncle Charlie saw a great deal
shelby. eh1 The chap Celia met
az the shore. Well. well. well
Zach Wei" was an accusation
jamie felt that and 30. she thought
did Hugh.
but Celia wouldn't she fal-
tered. Celia wouldn't" she knew
In her heart that Celia would She
knew that Celia would DO anything
10 escape from the Square. She
wanted 10 say H. She couldn't
somehow. Hugh. standing there In
the doorway. was looking AZ her
- strangely.
An uncomfortable silence hlled
the room. Presently IL wss broken
By the Apologize Jingle o, the old.
fashioned front door. JeI went
20 investigate. lie returned with
a telegram.
~Fc' Miss jamie" be announced.
-Mlr CULLEN done open Il already.
Johnny say hits FUN Miss Celia" "
JAMES angerx trembled as she
drew out the yellow sheet. She
read the message and an expression
% relief dashed into her eyes.
Celia 10 AZ Aunt Luey'E." she
said Maggie sent this That's
queer. she added. as though she
were thinking aloud.
what's queer7' Great-uncle Char
lie asked
Its queer that Celia would 70
10 Washington Just 20 see Maggie.
She must have known that Aunt
Lucy and Mur+el were In Ashville.
Muriel sent ne" She paused alb
rupily. A pink flush stained her
cheeks She couldn't look up at
Hugh. she watched her fingers
plea,lnE the sheet OF yellow paper.
shes safe enough. anyway.
Uncle Charlie said comfortably.
And now that you're here We
ulsht as well have party. Get
out the card table. JeI. Wen have
game % fan-tan.'
i don't think we'd better" JAMIE
objected. thinking that Hugh would
want 20 Est away.
Why notr- Hugh asked quickly.
Mrs oullien knows where 10 fnd
me II I'm needed. Come on. young
fellow. ! feel lucky tonight"
She knew that be didn't feel
lucky. She knew that he felt un.
happy and hurt But she offered
no further objection.
Uncle Charlie exerted himself
to be especially entertaining. His
good-humor was contagious. Hugh
appeared not 10 have a single worry
or care. jamie was soon laughing,
too. excited. Interested In the game
AZ times. stealing quick glanees AT
Hugh. she saw that the brightness
had faded away from his eyes once
or twice she saw his Jaw muscles
knot into Jumps and his lips close
tight In a resolnte line. Then her
spirits dropped and there was a
hurt in her heart because he was
unhappy.
Greai-uncle Charlie. too. watched
Hugh In sly darting glances.
we shall see what we shall
see he said TO himself. The boy
isn't entirely a fool"
II
lets walk through the Square.
Hugh suggested as Uncle CharlIe's
door closed behind them. JAMIE
gave a murmur Of Rcquiescence.
Hugh tucked her hand into the
curve OF his arm and held Il there
with his hand They walked slowly
across the street into the Square
and under the leafiess locusts.
Spring has lovely smell,
jamie shifted ecstatIcally.
Great" Hugh agreed and was
silent again-
JAMIE decided that silence was
best. She wondered what he was
thinking. Hugh had grown up. dur.
ing this past hard year. He had
learned tolerance and sympathy
People liked him. He no longer
was Fathers young doctor" be
was Doctor Kennedy" now, and
"the young Doc and Doctor