The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-02-12
CHAPTER III-COntinued

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s.
He didn't learn a great deal, how
ever, merely that the object of Geo
ily's interest was "artistic." That
might mean anything, of course,
though, later, he heard something
about a summer theater and the
word bohemian" pronounced by
Miss Parker with fastidious dis
taste. He learned, too, that Mr..
Vaughn had forbidden Cecily to
have anything to do with the unde-
sirable young man under pain of
penalties limited but not detailed.
He reviewed Dolly's references to
a mythical rival in the light of the
conversation he had overheard. Was
the "that guy" to whom Dolly had
scathingly alluded, the artistic
young man whom Miss Parker had
mentioned? "What Cecily sees in
him?" Perhaps he'd better stop in
at the drugstore.
He hadn't seen Dolly since the aft
ernoon of his arrival. He hadn't de-
1ivered her message to Tommy. The
storm breaking at twilight had can
celed its Importance. He had an
idea that Dolly would not be Offend
ed by his negligence. His desultory
acquaintance with Tommy con-
WINGED him that the affair with Dol
1y, if there was an affair, was i'm
portant only to Tommy.
Dolly, however, bore no malice.
When Jim WENT into the drugstore,
one morning, to have a prescrip-
ton filled for Mr.. Vaughn, she
greeted him with jaunty, "Hello,
Mr.. Barrymore!''
Jim assumed an engaging air of
contrition.
"No," he said with a slow, some
what sheepish smile. "I'm the ex-
ira man in and about the house."
Dolly's eyes narrowed and GRIN
kled.
you're Jin," she said, return
ing his smile. 'The new man out
at the Vaughn's."
GLOW did you know"
Tommy told me-" She perched
on a stool behind the fountain, pert
as Jim had remembered her, friend
1y, amusing. cts funny" she con-
tinued, ''the day you came in here,
thought you were friend of the
Vaughns. You looked"
"Id just had a haircut" Jim
countered.
Dolly considered for a moment.
Then she leaned toward him across
the fountain and asked in a conf
dental undertone, whats the idea,
Mister? Is it bet?"
Jim shook his head.
Don't you read the papers?
There's a depression" he said.
"Oh!" Her expression changed.
''I'm sorry" she said slowly. cts
none of my business anyway"
Again her eyes glinted teasingly
between thickly mascaraed lashes.
care you good hired MANI" she
asked.
'I'm improving" Jim replied.
"And by the way, I'm indebted to
you for the job"
''To me?"
''To you," Jim replied. "You sent
me out to the Vaughn place with
What's his name? The speed demon
with the sandy hair
Herbert" She smiled.
you're responsible. What are
you going to do about it?"
"Must do anything?"
You must let me pay my debt,
at least. What evenings are you
free?"
Mondays and Fridays-to you"
Good! I'll arrange something"
She smiled. "Okay, Mister!"
but what about Tommy" Jim
asked. Perhaps I'll be risking my
job"
"Oh, Tommy!" She grimaced
laughingly. ''Isn't he the man
about town! He's cute, though" she
added, land useful sometimes. I
can dodge Tommy. He thinks /
spend my evenings reading"
Customers claimed her attention
then.
Jim promised himself the pleas
ure of spending an evening with
Dolly at some undetermined date in
the immediate future. Meanwhile
he devoted his attention to his as
sorted duties. He discovered, sur
prisingly, as he became accustomed
to the vagaries of the household.
that he was happy at Meadow
brook"
He wired Kay to send his clothes.
She responded with an avalanche of