The Washington times., 1936-02-20

He won't go to sleep. He got so
excited playing with Mr.. Ebert.
Donald laughed, because it had
been q good day, and he really
thought that Schumsnn believed
In him. who's Mr.. Ebert?
Entertaining more men while I'm
out?"
And she laughed. too, because
she was happy. "Yes. He's from
up the mountains. An old friend
Of dads"
He whistled. That's lucky,
Talk to him at all?"
About the case you mean?
Mo- suppose I should have, but
he was so sort Of pathetic, all
dressed up in uncomfortable new
clothes, and sort Of lonely, that ]
didn't have the heart to be bust
nesslike. think he's coming
again tomorrow, though. He drank
most Of your Scotch"
The deuce he did!"
"Oh, well! The poor old fellow
He was at your wedding, imagine
that! And there's somethinL about
him reminds me terribly Of dad.
He's little, and he is sort Of cross
eyed"
Sounds just like the late Adol'
phuS!"
Don't laugh, I'm serious. !
know it doesn't sound that way,
but he really does look like dad.
It kind Of scares mel"
you've got the most vivid
imagination!"
He threw back his head and
laughed.
Janet Wood came in the back
way to borrow some vanilla.
Here I was, in the middle Of
the cake, and no vanilla. And I
had q bottle Wednesday. Do you
know what happened to it? Little
Walt takes It'll"
Drinks it2 oh-isn't that bad
for him?"
Il suppose so, but he doeSn't t
drink it. He puts it on his hankies
for PERFUME! Can you i'm
agine that? I slapped his hands for
getting into my perfume bottles,
so he took to the vanilla. I had to
laugh. Now I know where those
awful brown stains came from,
all over his hankies. I'll bring it
right back. Christie. wouldn t
dare trust Walt to run over
with it,"
A mans voice rumbled through
the door from the living room.
Company" Janet whispered.
"No-I mean, yes. That old
man I told you about. He's been
here every day for a week"
Janet wrinkled her nose. Cant
you do anything about it?"
"Oh, I don't mind. He's sweet
really. He positively takes full care
Of Donny, and yesterday he fixed
the squeak in the screen door,
and sharpened all my knives.
told you he used to know my
father, didn't II"
Eyes. Did you find out whether
he could help you in your case?
By the way, isn't it coming up
soon?"
II hope so. The eighth of Au-
gust is the date, but they'll prob
ably postponed it again. I wish
I'd never started it,"
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHRISTIE! Think how much
fun it would be to have all that
money!" Janet exclaimed.
"Oh, know. We need it badly
enough. But it's so hard to prove
anything. We've found ever so
many people who knew Dad, and
knew me as his daughter, but
that's all. and what good is that
in court? The same with this
old Uncle Ebert"
Uncle Elbert?" Why thought
you said"
"Oh, he isn't my uncle, ot
course. But he wanted me to call
him that, so I do. You ought to
hear Donny try to say 1t. Donny
is simply mad about him. OF
course, he Spoils him dreadfully.
But he's no help as far as the
case is concerned. I think that
he's a little childish. He doesn't
remember a thing that could help
us, and he has a kind of com.
plex about lawyers. He pretty
near jumped out the window
when I told him I wanted him to
meet Mr.. Pierce"
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