Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-01-21

1900
cey-I guess We'll be leaving soon,
toow
II turned in a little report on the
bridge old Bautizo isn't going to like
much. That sneak Duarte explained
that certain kind of report was want
ed, and he didn't get it."
"Well, Pm going to see Elmer
Kirk"
"Wait a minute. A man came up
from the Casa Vivienda and said Don
Miguel wanted to ride over to the
Cabarias Bridge with you. They're
all going to see it,"
"What did you tell him?"
81 told him, yes" said Lancey Micks
uneasily.
"Good. l wanted to see him."
81 was just joking" said Lancey
Micks, annoyed.
She came and kissed him. "Goodby,
dear. Are you going down to the
river?"
81 suppose so.The fool women are
giving a picnic. To celebrate five hun
bred thousand dollars worth of bridge
gone, 1 guess"
North was calling on Mrs. Fletcher.
Edith was weeping. Her mother said:
"You might talk to her, Maurice. I
know what the trouble it. She thinks
every one is being mean to Ruth.
And as matter of fact, Maurice"
Mrs. Fletcher looked at him squarely,
holding the fork motionless a moment
in the salad dressing 81 think it's
pure righteousness on Mrs. Bautizo's
part. I'm perfectly satisfied that
Ruth hadn't any idea of what was go
ing on at Jaurez, whatever MIS-. Bau-
tho and Mrs. Arnold neither of
whose business it is-think. If you'd
been at that absurd mothers meeting
really Maurice, even if I don't ap-
prove of everything Ruth does"
It was a seal on a renewed pact,
Mr.. Nortz saw, and he was suddenly
touched, and deeply moved too.
Reaching out, he took her left hand.
Tightening his fingers on it. I think
Mrs. Bautizo is ill-advised sometimes"
he said.
They looked at each other, perfectly
understanding.
at took Mrs. Bautizo to show me
how unkind- yes, how stupid and sell
fish, I'd been," said Mary. Gust be-
cause Ruth isn't like us. Maurice, be-
cause she's younger and sees things
differently-well, it has been les
son to me-"
81 think Ruth is all right" said
Mr.. Nortz judicially. "I know all these
rotten rumors about her and Ramon
aren't true"
"You always see things so clearly.
It helps me to talk to you"
Maurice" said Mrs. Fletcher, "tell
Edith that Ruth is going to be at the
picnic, and nobody is going to be mean
% her, either"
Cali right, Mary"
Probably it was the droop of lid,
suggestive of the typical
'ilm sheathing a falcons eye, which
was responsible for the whole i'm
preston.
There was a gray calm, a dis-illus-
onment almost kindly in the face
grown full around those sheated eyes
# Don Miguel who rode by Ruth's
tide.
"My nephew finds you very inter-
,sting, Miss Micks."
"That's charming of him, sir"
"In one way it shows him more in
than had any reason to sus-
oect. I am naturally concerned over
lis disappearance yesterday. am not,
by any chance, riding with, shall we
say, a new niece?"
"Not by any chance, sir" agreed
Ruth ."I'm sorry you've worried about
Ramon. 1 happen to know he's entire
y all right"
'I'm glad. My daughter-in-law fears
you have designs on Ramon but, far
more likely, he had designs on you"
"That would be flattering."
81 wished merely to warn you that
he is, like his father before him, en-
tirely witless, so far as I can judge.
Probably sentimental, too"
despite the things you say, he has
a good deal of charm"
81 would not, Miss Micks, take this
occasion to unburden myself were it
not for one factor. have such an i'm
preston in regard to the sugar mar
ket. Directly speaking, it is much
,ooro +han an inonression now Among