The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-11-27

on my way through"
II made him stay for dinner. +"
Nancy explained, and turned the
boat toward shore.
Mrs. Breeding was on the wharf
to meet them. They moved up the
path to the house, and Terrell made
appreciative comments. The house
was like a Swiss chalet in out
ward aspect, with a low red-tiled
roof. Within, they came into a big
living-room that extended to the
roof-beams, with tremendous field
stone chimney like column in the
center. A balcony ran along two
sides of this living-room at the
second-foor level, and bedrooms
were accessible from this balcony.
Doctor Breeding showed Terrell his
room, in the rear on the second
floor, then himself returned with
Mrs. Breeding to the big south bed
room which they occupied. And
when they were alone there, he said
to her in a low tone, resentfully:
"You might have used little
common sense, Myra You knew
Terrell was coming. There was no
need of his finding Dan here"
She said defensively: 81 was
playing bridge, at Mrs. Thurston' S,
when he telephoned. So Nancy an
swered, and when got home he
was here. After all, if Nancy is 60
ing to prefer Dan, she had better
find it out before she marries Ira
Terrell, rather than afterwards.
"She'd have too much native de-
cency to find it out afterward," he
retorted. "You know. she's my
daughter"
Mrs. Breeding chuckled in affec-
Tomato amusement. Darling, of
counsel You are a model of loyal
ty, know. Not many mlddle-aged
wives can be as sure as that their
husbands have never looked around
the corner"
cts not thing to brag about, {"
he retorted.
sit happens to be one thing I'm
proud Of" she insisted smilingly.
"The fact that you still love me.
shall even boast about it, if
choose"
He said morosely: "I've heard
mothers boast about their immacu-
late sons, when l happened to know
that the youngsters were plain dew
lis" 7#
She laughed. Don't try to pre-
tend that you're fast and loose, my
DEAR" she protested. 81 know you
too we'll" And she added, still
lightly: "Even if you and Mary
Ann"
He exclaimed: "Myra, for heav-
ems sake don't start being jealous.
Even if you are ready to think
the worst of me, you might have
more respect for Mary Ann. She's
hardly - home-wrecker, you
know. It's shameful to suggest"
"There," she protested, laughing
almost desperately, 81 don't sug-
gest anything except that you have
a swim before dinner. Here's your
suit"
So he was silenced, and began to
undress.
After dinner Dan had to leave.
Nancy suggested: "Shall we all 60
for a boat-ride, drop Dan at the
harbor, and then have run around
the lake afterward?"
Doctor Breeding caught his wife's
eye. "Take Mr.. Jerrell," he sug-
gested. SRA, if you're a tinid
man, she'll give you bad dreams.
There are some channels around
this lake that l won't even tackle by
daylight, but Nancy knows them in
the dark. You go alongl"
81 think I'll 60 too" Mrs. Greed
ing decided. Ct" ....
But Doctor. Breeding said: 81
want you to look over the bills with
me, Myra, so / can have the checks
sent out Monday" And when pres
emily the others had departed, he
said irritably: you're singularly
dense, sometimes. Terrell doesn't
want to ride around the lake at
night with you'll"
She seemed about to speak, then
held her tongue.
After Dan was gone, the weekend
passed pleasantly enough. Nancy
and Terrell played tennis together;
they swan; they explored the lake.
Sunday on the tennis court Doctor
Breeding and Terrell and the girl
shot at targets. Pistol-shooting was
the Doctors pet hobby.
Terrell proved singularly inept at
this pastime. "Pd better stick to
fishing" he confessed at last. 81
can cast a fly more accurately than
bullet!"
And Nancy said: "I'n take you
after bass this afternoon; see if
you're as clever as you say"
When Doctor Breeding and Jer-
rel climbed into the plane for the
return trip to Boston early Monday
morning, the Doctor was well con-
tent. Terrell and Nancy had been
together constantly; and when Doc
tor Breeding said good-by to the
girl, he kissed her. and asked in a
whisper: