Evening star., 1938-06-05

ragged, and pulled away from him. This seemed
to amuse him even as it convinced him he stood
no chance of getting food here. His fist against
his brow, in mock despair he strobe back to his
car. Somehow he got all of himself into it and
leaned out to roar: You're bur-reaking my
heart!''
Turning her back on him, Isabelle pretended
to straighten her hat until the sound OF the
Austin was lost in the distance.
Dimpy, through screen of foliage had seen
Ozzie's embrace and heard his last words She
came out into the open and skipped up to
Isabelle. rs that your boy friend?' she asked
in her cutest voice.
MOI Isabelle ground out the word between
clenched teeth.
But he said you were breaking his heart.
Dimpy pouted with sympathy for Ozzie.
"Dimpy!" Isabelle looked down at her. Dear
Heavens! What was the use' Dimpy was acting
out something she'd seen in movie, throwing
herself into the scene heart and SOUL will you
please, Dimpy" Isabelle said wearily, Just
forget you ever saw him.
You mean not tell | saw him and YOU"
Dimpys eyes glinted at this sudden intrigue.
Il lust mean to forget about Ozze Pilroy."
Isabelle shivered. That silly Ozzie daring to
touch her, and now this grewsome child turning
it into a blighted romance.
Chester's roadster came charging up the
road Dimpy greeted her brother with rog,lish
sing -song:"I can't te-eli, but know something"
"Dimpy" Isabelle made the mistake of
speaking you don't either!"
Il do, too He was here and | saw him.
Isabelle broke his heart. heard him say so -
before he drove away after he'd hugged lsa-
belle And she told me just to forget ever
saw Ozze Piroy. Poor Ozzie Pilroy!" Dimpy
mourned. Her brother was staring open
mouthed at Isabelle.
"A mere fragment of her imagination,
Isabelle said, trying to make voice and smile
indulgent. You know no such thing happened.
Not in the way Dmpy means
"Why, it did, Dmpy's face was contorted
with rage.
So this was what Dmpy could be like when
she was herself! This was no movie acting.
Well, Isabelle had stood just about all she was
going to stand! You stop it, she said to
Dimpy. You stop turning everything and
everybody into moving picture. And you
don't look like Shirley Temple at all.
"Why-e-e-e" Dimpy's voice rose to scream.
"Isabelle!" Chester rebuked. and hauled
Dimpy up into his arms.
'Ewah," Dimpy howled ''She says don't
look like Shirley Temple!'
But she didn't mean it." Chester patted
the stiff curls. did you, Isabelle?"
Isabelle gave him long hard look.
"You see-e-er' Dimpy's howls redoubled
and she pressed her face against Chester.
isabelle" he begged Say you didn't. The
poor kids crying her eyes out.
For answer Isabelle leaned forward and
turned the struggling Dimpy around. Not
tear dampened the puffed out cheeks.
There was silence from then on. Chester
unpacked the lunch basket. Isabelle and he
pretended to eat while Dimpy. between quaver-
ing sghs, ate enormously When at last Dimpy
could eat no more Chester repacked the basket.
Isabelle Immediately got into his car and
squeezed far into the corner of the seat. Chester
tenderly placed Dimpy beside him and her
fearless sniffles were the only sound during the
drive back to Isabele's house. There Isabelle
jumped out before Chester had the emergency
brake pulled up.
He gave her an I-would never have thought
it it-of-you look She gave him the same, and
started toward the house. She heard the road
IL "