Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-08-29
Mixed Dates
By CLARENCE CARPENTER
g Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
WNU Service.

THE shrill ring of bell interrupted
Il my study. Glad Of an excuse
tossed the hefty book to one side
and reached for my phone. Maybe it
was Ellen May; she had promised to
call sometime, but of course
couldn't expect too much Of her. FL
len May was very popular coed.
1t was BERTHE Gregg's smooth voice:
Listen, Ned-I'm in a JAM
'"That's sweet" I retorted, surprised
at my own wit "But don't expect me
to mix in any of your affairs. Why
can't you be little more discreet any
how?" BERTHE was a terror with the
goods.
''Why, Ned" BERTHE reproached me.
"Have you forgotten who fixed you up
with tickets for the big game? Don't
you remember who rushed you into
the frat? And BESIDES" he added, i'm
pressively, "who, may l ask, intro
duced you to Ellen Mayo"
That did it. "Tell me the worst"
groaned.
Nothing to it, Ned. A friend of my
sister, school teacher, arrives on the
five-forty today. She's thinking of
taking POSTCARD here and wants to
look the place over. Sis wrote me to
show her around, and you can bet it's
goodby allowance If l don't. But
got date tonight"
Nov wait a minute, BERTHE" pro-
tested. II don't want Ellen May to
see me with a strange girl"
"No danger of meeting Ellen May
in the library" came Bertie's snappy
retort. Besides, take a tip from me.
Don't take Ellen May too seriously,
Ned. She isn't your type. But be sure
and meet this Miss Susan Malver.
Better use my name. She never saw
me before and she goes home tomOr-
row anyway"
Eight o'clock found me sitting at a
table near the dance floor of the Col
lege Town hotel. At my side was a
dream of a girl with soft red lips and
bright blue eyes. 1 had always
thought Ellen May was the only girl
In the world with a complexion like
that.
II thought you would like to see
something besides class buildings,
Sue," told her.
"Oh, Bertie," Sue interrupted me in
sweet, innocent voice. "Who are
the couple doing that rather-rather
bold dancer"
Bet it's BERTHE Gregg, l thought
grimly, turning to look. 1t was Berthe
giving an especially wild execution OF
the collegiate dip. Struggled in his
arms was Ellen May.
Ellen May was Bertie's date! Nc
wonder that snake-in-the-grass had ad
vised me not to take Ellen May toe
seriously. Looking down into the
questioning eyes of the girl al
my side / suddenly realized that Ell
len Mays fickleness had not affected
me half so much as it might have
"Oh, they're just couple of students, -
I answered evasively.
Then BERTHE saw us. | knew by the
CLEAN in his eyes that Sues good looks
had not escaped him. L wasn't a bit
surprised to see him drop Ellen May
at the captains table and come saun-
tering over to us.
Smiling broadly, BERTHE sat down
without an invitation. I'm Ned Ken
nedy," he said, introducing himself to
Sue. Il heard my friend BERTHE here
ho hr1f
would be so charming. I thought you
were the more serious type, like-like
BERTHE, here"
His colossal nerve had me speech
less. And Sue was falling for it, too.
She gave him friendly smile as he
led her out on the floor.
When Sue and the real BERTHE came
back, BERTHE sat right down again with
apparently no intention of leaving the
lovely Sue.
''It's funny" she confided, "but l
have feeling you boys are playing a
game" BERTHE started, and l looked
up hopefully. hated the mess this
mixup had made. didn't want to be
BERTHE Gregg minute longer.
"You know, Bertie," Sue went on,
turning her violet eyes on me and
thus sending my hopes flying again,
"your sister told me you were a lit
tie wild; instead | find you a nice
quiet boy, right at home in the library
or study.
"Ned, here, was supposed to be the
=
In his career" Sue smiled at BERTHE.
"Then l find him playing the bold
part. Now why don't you boys con-
fess that it's all a game to make me
think BERTHE has reformed? Honor
bright, won't say word to Bertie's
sister,"
I cropped awkwardly for words, but
BERTHE was always ready for any
emergency. "You clever girl" he ad-