The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-01
CHAPTER TIi-Continued


lldes on The fountain
Everything lnokcd different. be
thau@hi. in the silver wash uf moon
lEht and be was nndinz ii pleas
ani io walk wiib this friendly small
persnn beneath the shndowy 10.
Gusts She Was evidently n favoritc
On the square. Their lclurely stroll
was frequently interrupted.
Hello. Nina handsome girl
leaulns hair out of = window. Dusky
halT. enormous dark eyes q sullen
rcd uulcrlp.
~llsila JAMIE a golden voice
NTH fhe quality - a cello.
This is Fathers young DOCTOR
~llow 30 you do" Enormous
black eyes turned ni once 90 jamie.
20 yna see my kids send them
hume
THAT'S Nina Mnu,el.~ JAMIE er
rialaed when they had left the
Iusky beauty behind
liter chIldren3 She seems rath-
er younz~
They're her bruihcrA Hui Nina
hls raised them. guess The
mother deserted them years ago.
Professor Mantel gives yioan les
sons Nina has beautiful voice.
~l noticed that
Father sHys she might be n.
nous u she could have Il trained
Eui size has Ia wnsh those boys
and feed them and mend their
clothes"
They Ualked on 20 the house next
door.
Coed evening. Miss Ellie A
thlu uftie womuu iu gray scurrylng
down the steps
-oh Us you. JAMIE A fright
ened expression 4 hat wlth one
pink rose.
This is Fathers young doctor
Coed evening 4 bow and a
murmur. FIdscilns fingers 10 cot.
ton gloves Shabby aid slippers
poised Tor Hight
How Is your mother. Miss Eluef''
NO better. I'm afraid n you'll ex-
cuse me 4 nervous cough. -
have an errand"
She Slipped past them Ike a small
grny ghost. crussed the street and
was swallowed ~ by the shadows
She's gone 10 meet her beau
JAMES voice vas warm with sym.
raihy. You can tell by the rose In
her bat
Why doesn't be come here 10 see
her.
-lie sells dress goods nj Leland's
department store. old Mrs. Pope is
. Lucas
Royal purpleT'
Something Ike that. Hiss Ellie
does drcssmaklng. She Indicated n
modest sign IN the window. "Old
Mrs Pope lives upstairs She simply
ignores the dressmakine and pre-
tends the house hasn't auy down
stairs al all"
Funny
4 'hint it's pathetic"
You. mean"
~Oh -
Al interval OF silence. Silver
edged shadows falling across the
sidewalk. Children playing hide
and seek their voices piping and
shr.Il Girls In petal-colored frocks
and boys in their Sunday best
Hello. JAMIE Hello. Agnes. Hello.
jim A woman calling from
an upstairs window Johnny !
Margaret! Come In here! It's al.
most nine o'clock = The hurdy-
gurdy 5y the fountain We
strolled the lanes together" .
The Square on Saturday night i.
Hello. Uncle Charlie" A round
rosy old man at the gate In the
corner wall Old King Cole In pearl
gray trousers and an ancient swal-
low-talled coat
-well. jamie. How's the author
eSs ronlghtF-
Fine. Bur you look bothered"
~Rhoda sent n woman TO clean.
she's been at II all day and not
through yet. On nuisance. | wish
was asleep
This Is Fathers young doctor E"
~0wen Kennedy's sonr' a wagglsh
smile. The clasp OF a puffy old
hand I'm glad TO see you. my boy.
Come calling. jamie. and bring Owen
Kennedy's boy. My sainted Aunt
Maria wish ! was asleepi"
Great-uncle Charlie bounced into
the house. his swallow-tails flying
behind.
Hes a darling" Gay little notes
laughing In Janies voice. But be
hates 10 be house-cleaned. poor
dear. lie lives here alone with his
man. JeG. When he's bothered. he
wishes Le was asleep"
Look here. young lady,