The Washington times., 1935-11-05

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heard that husbands were easier
to get than to keep? Didn't she
realize that Jamie was a man and
that a very pretty girl was going
rowing alone on the lake?
She stepped into the boat,
pushed off from the pier.
"Oh, Mary-wait!"
She grinned.
He'd come back, all right.
Now Mrs. Vesta, what do you
think about that?
Mary" he called again. "Comt
on back, and have that dance with
mel"
She rested on the oars. mo,
thanks. I don't feel like dancing.
It's too nice a night"
Then We'll go for q walk. I've
got, a quart of champagne right
here!"
What pity I don't drink"
MARY, come in closer. I want to
Ca4K TO you."
Cant, I'm in a hurry"
Very well. I'll get in another
boat and follow you"
Again she grinned in the dark,
What a picture that would make
CHAPTER XXXV
Mary rowed back slowly, "What
| is it VOL want tn Savp"
Lots of things. Nice things
I can't shout them"
"Tell me tomorrow. Your wife
will be looking for you in a min,
ute."
THE devil with that. I want
to talk to you. Mary, if you don't
let me get in the boat with you
III peel off my dudS and jump in
after you'll"
She giggled. IT believe you're
capable of it,"
Darn right, I am. Are you
coming?"
If you'll promise to be good
and not stay out long!"
I promise. Anything. Pull in
Alta girlP'
AS she neared the pier again
and he reached out to bring the
boat closer she noticed that he
lost his balance, staggered,
She thought, with dismay:
"He's drunk!"
But it was too late to do any.
thing about it now. He had one
foot in the boat.
Now she wished she hadn't been
so smart.
Jamie was so loud, and so silly,
and sounds carry so far over the
water. It didn't take long to see
that he was in no condition to
row, but she had an awful strug-
gle to make him release the oars,
and let her row again.
AS it was, her dress was spat-
tered with the water he had
Splashed and there was one bad
moment when she was afraid he
was going to upset the boat
Shed chosen the lightest, most
"tippy" Of the rowboats, rather
than one of the good old sub
stantial flat-bottomed ones, be-
cause she thought she'd be alone,
and it was so much easier to row,
DO you remember?" he asked,
a little thickly, "the day that we
met? That was boating, too.
And you had on the same dress,
and the same little ribbon tied
around your head"
II did not! Well, come to think
OF 1t, I guess it was a pink dress. ."
"Aha-you remember. You put
on this pink dress to tempt me
aha!-yeS, you did, you little devil
yes, you Aid-a-aca-h-Shame on
you'll"
Jamie. when you get so close
to me, I can't row. Now please
don't. You frighten me-pleaSe
don't"
why, you poor little frightened
baby. Give me the oars! Let
papa row-let your anna pappy
row! Alma pappy-I like that!
Y'know, Mary, some fellows at the
club say to me-all the time
Todd, you're a real gag man,
your gags are better'n any on the
lousy stage today The stage is
lousy today, do you know that?
I'll take you out some time and
show you. I'll give you a good
time you'll remember. I like you,
Mary, do you know that? I'm a
good fellow, Mary, understand? &?
I like you"
"Dont!"
She pulled back sharply, but he
leaned over her, forcing her head
back. Kissed her wetly, again and
again.
(To be continued)
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