The Coolidge examiner., 1936-09-25

AS she spoke, Bryn pushed open
the dining room door and came out
to the terrace. He put hand on
Simon'S shoulder. tweaked Tubby's
hair. let his eyes rest on Deborah's
lowered eyelashes, and spoke to
Madeline. "Who, me?"
mo, Graham"
He'll come" Bryn said cheerful
ly, and pulled up his chair. And
there's one sure thing, he won't get
past Joe. l left Joe on a box high
up on the seat of a wagon box,
where he can see the road coming
up the mountain for about two
miles. He's got the wagon pulled
under shady tree, and he's got
an old pair Of spy-glasSes, and the
horn"
Bryn finished his breakfast, and
he and Tubby and Simon left the
table. They were going, Tubby in
formed the two girls, to inspect the
dungeons and see that the chains
were IN SOOu OTuer.
When they were gone, Madeline
put out her hand and patted Debo-
rah's lightly. Deborah" she said
after moment. would you do
something for me?"
"Of course"
Its about Tubby. 1 don't know
hnf fn hn
/ with any other man in the world,
I'd just exercise my feminine charm
and wait. But that isn't safe
with Tubby. Tubby isn't exactly
shy, but he doesn't have any idea
that he's so attractive that anybody
might want to marry him. It's one
thing like about him, his abso-
lutte lack Of conceit."
Deborah considered. "Tubby
wouldn't marry just anybody" she
said cOmfortingly.
Il don't mean just anybody. But
| can think of half a dozen girls in
our own crowd who could make
| quite a dent in him, Deborah, if
they set about doing it. And, of
course, there's one in particular"
"PIlar?"
Pillar"
whats she like?" Deborah asked
curiously. 81 never knew any girls
but yoN and Sally. and understand
you two pretty well. Isn't she like
us. this Pilar?"
"Not in hundred years, inno-
cence. Not in a thousand years.
She's one of these hot headed
stamping beauties. Pillar has those
| huge flashing black eyes, and
smooth black hair she slicks
it back and pins red rose in it,
| you know . and she makes her
mouth very red and doesn't use
rouge on her cheeks. And she's tall
and graceful and buys wonderful
/ clothes, the kind other people can't
get by with"
rs she very beautiful, Madeline?"
Very. Almost as beautiful as
you, honey, only quite. quite diff
| ferent."
Have she and Tubby known each
other long?"
Years and years."
"Then surely you needn't
worry, Madeline He would have
married her long ago if he'd been
| Uoi mo- tO Uouldn't ba9"
Madeline hesitated. no" she
said finally. Something new has
just occurred in Pillars life. She
wouldn't have married him until
now"
A cold finger touched Deborah's
heart; but the touch was so light
that it was gone in an instant, and
she had forgotten it.
"What can l do, Madeline?"
Madeline brought her gaze back
from the distant eastern horizon.
"Tubby likes me-" she said. II
know he likes me. We get along
beautifully together. If 1 were sure
he didn't love Pillar I'd just simply
set about making him love me-"
But could / find out about Pillar?
Is that what you want me TO do?"
Il thought you might ask Bryn.
Bryn knows. Bryn knows every
thing about Tubby, just as Tubby
knows everything about Bryn. And
then you could tell me-"
Deborah looked up. "Do you really
love him, Madeline?" she asked.
Madeline smiled, slow smile.
| Her eyes were tender. Yes, honey.
Really"
We'll, then" Deborah said with
sigh, I'll see what l can do,
Madeline"
1t was only an hour or two later
when she saw her chance. Tubby
was sitting alone on stump down
by the brook, whiting Industrious
ly at a willow stick, trying to make
himself whistle. Deborah went
down the path and perched herself
on messy log in front of him.
do you like it up here, Tubby?'
81 think it's great. I'm crazy
about it,"
Don't you miss all the excite
ment in the city, and all the rest
of your friends?"
mot q twinge of missing do
get"