Evening star., 1934-02-18

IT WAS Q crisp and cioudless Saturday
afternoon and pretty May Middleton stood
at living room window In her humble
home tapping her foot ON the hoor i'm
patiently. Fenderton Roper had promised
to arrive at l:30 to take her for ride Tn
th0 side car Of his newly acquired second hand
motor cycle and he was 10 minutes late.
well certainly like this!" exclaimed May
Middleton silently. II certainly think Fender
ton might be on time when he makes . date.
IN certainly say something to him when he
comes"
She said this silently because her young
Uncle Oscar was asleep on the couch and
Uncle Oscar always needed sleep. He had
been in the war and was supposed to have been
Uhell-shocked He was q very nervous uncle.
For another minute May Middleton tapped
the floor with an impatient toe and then she
put up her hand to take OF her hat, but ut that
instant there came from down the street
noise like that of half the ganssters In the
world shooting all the other gangstes In the
world with very noisy machine guns. Fender
ton was coming
As May turned 10 the door Fendertons
motor cycle leaped the curb, crashed through
EtY flower Dots into which Mrs Middleton had
recently transplanted geranlums fA11ned INTO
The lattice under the porch and stopped with
Q loud bang.
instantly Uncle Oscar Middleton bounced
from the couch with loud cry Of The Bochesi
aaas Boches are coming!" and climbed over the
newell post and railing Of the stairway. As he
fan on the stairs he realised that the noise
vas only Fenderton Roper arriving - be
usually arrived.
Il thought it WAS the Hetnies.. he said,
Aaghing rather sheepishly. Il thought II was
. raid"
.Did ma think they were coming down
stairs, Uncle Oscarf" Nay Middleton asked in
such . pleasant volce that Uncle Oscars face
became very red. $500
z thought I v.s going over the top said
Uncle Oscar. when man thinks he hears
D million guns and cannon
- But May Middleton was already out Of the
~Why Fendertoni" she exclaimed why,
1enderton. haven't yos learned how to stop
II stopped, didn't II" Tenderton demanded
hauehtily as he tried to pull the motor cycle
Hm under the porch. what do you mean
! don't know hoW to stop7"
"Well, Of course, yuu did stop Fenderton.'
lnAy said "You don't need to GET mad Ct
me. All said VAS that you stopped, wasn't
~"
THIS was not what Nay bad sid, but -en-
derton did not care 10 dispute It just then.
Yor one thing hs vas too aware Of the six
.aroken flower potl aa1' u ashhsd lattice. and,
f0r another, h Was going to d1sAppotnt Nay
Middleton
For some time young Alr. Roper. had been
under the cloud Of his fathers displeasure
because he had driven his sporty little roadster
Into police car, badly damaging both cars.
Eenderton's father had been angry and had
taken away T0ndsrtonss car and stopped his
allowance.
And I'm siek and tired of your nonsense p
lendert0n's father had said "You % out
end get Job 0 I'm through with you."
And now suddenly. Fenderton had Job IN
dght- He had promised 10 take May for an
afternoon spin IN the stde car Of the decrepit
notor cycle for which he had traded his birth
-daV watch, but his prospective employer had
tslephoned Fenderton to come out and be
intervieWed
well, DON'T think Il y very nice of yuu
- break . data Fenderton." MD May when
Ysnderton had explained this.
sBut, listen, May Fonderton SID Busa-
ness Is budnesA I've jist got 10 run out On my
nseas old motor cycle and talk to ths man and
oone rushing back. IN be here ~ 3:30, May.
Ms Just little Eurt out into the country.
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