The Coolidge examiner., 1937-04-15

seen once when she went to visit
her aunt in New York. She re-
called the comedians jokes and
sang the hit number of the musi-
cal score in her engaging voice.
The rhythm was perfect. She re-
membered all of the words. By the
time they had reached Dutch S."
Jim had lost the feeling of being a
little out of sorts. They drew up
before the roadhouse, singing in 4
| jovial and discordant duet
Sing hallelujah, hallelujah!
Sing hallelujah, all the day!"
Jim parked the car and opened
the door for Dolly.
The orchestra wore Bavarian cos
tunes. The drummer looked like
Old King Cole in suspenders and
bare pink knees. The dance floor
in the garden was dinly lighted
and moonlight sifted down through
the branches of lofty trees. Dolly
danced with spirit and faultless
rhythm, the white beret pressed
against Jim's shoulder, the red san
dals twinkling across the floor.
Her cheek pressed his shoulder.
Her slim rounded body felt firm.
buoyant, held lightly in his arms.
There was something about Dolly.
something piquant, something NOV.
ing.
They sat in a stall, separated
from other stalls by sapling screens
covered with vines. A bulb in a
swinging lantern made a rosy pleas
ant light.
"Skoal!" Jim lifted his mug
and smiled at Dolly across the ta-
blecloth checkered in blocks of red
and white.
Dolly glanced about the garden,
.her eyes shining, her cheeks natur-
ally pink under the film of rasp-
berry rouge. People were coming
in crowds, smart looking people.
Jim observed, his eyes following
Dolly's; dowagers and debutantes.
men with a ruddy country look and
perfectly tailored clothes, college
boys and boys of Tommy's age.
There's the Patton girl who's
to be married soon," she Informed
Jim, indicating a party Just enter
ing the garden.
THE redhead?" Jim asked, not
particularly interested.
mo, the dark one. And that's
the man she's going to marry.
They're friends of Ce - of Miss
Vaughn's. She's to be bridesmaid
at the wedding"
"Yes?" Jim was still apparently
Indifferent. But the small vivacious
brunette held his attention now. She
had, or was to have, a homespun
counterpane for shower gift. Ceci-
ly had seen Mrs. Macpherson un'
packing his trunk. Cecily! Where
was she now? He brought his
straying attention back to Dolly.
"You know" he said looking at
her intently, you don't look like the
sort of woman who drives young
men to the ends of the earth
! The fax blue eyes, rayed with
mascaraed lashes, widened in sur
prise.
'I?" she asked. ''The ends OF
the earth?"
Jim nodded.
But who?" she askeo. you're
kidding. You've got me mixed up
with Greta Carlo. I'm laughing"
Its no laughing matter, young
lady" Jim maintained grave ex-
preston. "A young man cCnfided
in me tonight" He took crunpled
envelope from his pocket. Here's
his farewell message. l hope it will
teach you a lesson"
She took the envelope from Jim.
glanced at the inscription.
"Oh, Tommy" Amusement CLINT
ed in her Eyes. Whats it all
about. 1 thought he'd Tilted u,a.''
He wants the letters mes writ.
ten you. You've kept them, sup.
| pose"
"Oh, yes!" She laughed. "They re
tied up with pink ribbons and
pressed forget-me-nots. Why does
he want them?"
Hes afraid you may sue him
| for reach-of-promise."
well I'LL" A sort Of amused
tenderness replaced the startled ex-
preston in her eyes. 81 guess I
shouldn't have gone out with him.
Didn't you tell him? mean, you
don't think I'd do anything $3.50
crazy, do you?"
mo to both questions, Jim re-
piled.
why not?"
IF you don't mind, I'm going TO
use you to make Tommy work off
his school conditions"
She slipped the letter, unopened.
into the pocket of her coat.
I'm a girl scout. No, don't
mind" She glanced at him quickly.
shrewdly. What do you care?"
she asked. "About Tommy, mean.
Or is he part of your job?"
He seems to be. I don't know.
He's a nice kid"
Dolly looked away.
You're losing interest IN me-" he
said plaintively. You keep looking