Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-20

think you care. That would be the
biggest mistake of all. Right now,
this very minute, I'll bet you're wor.
rying more about what all the kids
are going to say than you are HI
taking a run-out powder"
Jan raised on an elbow and looked
at Patience solemnly. How did you
know?"
Because I've always been that way
myself. That's the trouble with nv-
ing in small town, where everybody |
knows your business. They know
more about your own affairs than you
know yourself. In a big city there'd
be nothing to it. Today's headlines
are tomorrows junk"
And in Green Acres" Janell added
sarcastically. everything from now
on will date from the time Hilary
Totten ran away to Paris to keep
from marrying Janell Keats"
Patience smiled. We'll, maybe
you're not quite that important. But
you'll 60 down in history to some ex-
tent, at least. What I'm getting at, is,
you can't let one person, even your
best friends, see that your vanity is
the least SCARED by the rotten trick
that's been played on you"
II don't see," Janell lay back again,
"how you're going to be able to go
back to work for Mr.. Totten. The
old lady will sure make it sad for
YOU"
That gave Patience the opening
she'd been hoping for. She turned
a page of the Star before she man
aged to say calmly, Il haven't any
intention of going back for few days.
Both of us are going to take a vaca-
ton. Well pack up and go out to
the farm with dad and mother. It'll
company"
Janell looked relieved. But what
will Mr.. Totten say?" she wondered.
II told him." Patience offered heat
eddy, that I wouldn't come back until
Mrs. Totten apologized and that
mad no intention of allowing you to
go back to work at the telephone ex-
change until you'd had good long
rest and change. He said he'd
got Mile Talbot to take your place"
Patience was pleased that the fib
had slipped out so easily. But at any
cost Janell had to be spared the pain
of realization that it had been she who
robbed Patience of her career with
Mr. Totten.
Jan laughed shortly. "I have q
large-sized picture of Mr.. Totten man
aging without you longer than a week!
Don't pack too many clothes. You
may be back from the farm in "a
hours
Patience shifted. They'll come
crawling! It's too hot to work any,
way. might start thawing out long
about the time the cool weather
starts"
"But-what about money!"
i've got few dollars in the bank"
Patience shrugged If worse comes
to the worst we can always cash in
on the fiver''
/ It was about this time that Johnny
Slater opened the screen door. "Hey!"
he called, jovially. amy rags, any
bones, any bottles today?"
Come in, Johnny" Patience said.
she ola not get up.
"Hiya, JAMIE" His bulk almost
filled the doorway. "Salami, Patience,
my love. Did you hear the big news?"
The big ice mans effort to dispense
sunshine was not lost upon the two
girls. It was Patience who urged him
not to hold out on them any longer.
Well" Johnny's feet 4 looked
as though it were going to Craze the
ceiling as he crossed over and threw
himself in the largest chair in the
room. There was Teller walking
down Main street this morning, and
what do you suppose happened to
him?"
He was struck with bright idea
and lost his hat" Patience offered
helpfully.
Nope. Worse'n that. He looked
up and drop Of rain hit him in the
facet"
Both girls forced a laugh.
You amt heard the worst vet.
though" The ice man was making
tremendous effort to keep from
laughing too soon. THE poor guy
was so surprised he had heart failure
and tainted dead away. And, believe
it or not, it took six buckets of sand
to revive him"
Johnny's laughter shook the cot
tage. 1t was so contagious that both
Patience and Jan laughed with him
They had both heard the same Joke
six times that week. But they didn't
spoil Johnny's pleasure by telling
him so.
He was obviously groomed to the
last word, according to his own ideas
about how an Ice man should look