The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-24
Par Is Love
CAsT or CuARaCTTRs

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BARBARA GASNING-Just a sir
RONALD AND wnLFRID = Tbs
GoifeFs besieging barbara
/ Yesterday: Royaifon meets the CIR
! OF his dreams finds she had Two
flames who are goinf tn plas off :
golf match to determine Who win.
her. Ne asks " II i private two
some
CHAPTER III
She rave him q look that made
him think Of violets with dew on
them. oh. very private. Just
Ronald and wilfrid.r
The face Of Royslton Augustus
Herring clouded a little.
what does your father say.
he asked. TO your settling your
life by a golf match between two
dubs 30
oh. father. He doesn't know
anything about the match. He says
lot of things, though"
He does, en- What, for in
stance ?"
The girl appeared to think.
well. he says he wishes I'd hurry
up and marry one of those cussed
boys so the other would get the
devil out of the house. He says
two wrongs never make a right.
Royalton ugustus nodded.
rYour dad knows his stuff. l be-
gin to gather that he's not too
hot about Ronald and W1lfrid."
NO. One of them got his goat,
but he doesn't know which so he
blames them both"
Got his goat? How do you
mean ?"
We'll. the other day Ron put a
skeleton in Wilfrid's room. 1t was
sort of dumb thing to do. And
the worst of it is. he put one of
fathers top hats on the skeleton.
What did he do that for? Just
for fun and stuff ?"
"Oh. he told me he thought il
might shake Wilfrid's nerve. Rat
tie him for the match. you know. :
HIN, II should have. Whose
skeleton was it? Not the fam
ily's?"
mo. Er-that is, it belonged
to father"
Il see. Your father has skele-
tons. What's he do, 90 in for
collecting them ?"
That's ii. Father is an evolu-
ZIONIST and a paleontologist. Just
as a hobby. you know. He used to
be banker. But this was one of
his fsvorite skeletons
Il get you. Somebody near and
dear"
We'll. I don't know how near.
1 think II used to belong to a
gentleman of the Diluvial Period"
For a moment they sat silent.
We'll" said Royalton, reluctantly,
Il really ought to be going. But
I've sort of gotten interested in
this. There's q couple more things
I'd like to know, If 1t wouldn't be
presuming."
Shoot" said the girl, drawing
circles in the dust with the toe of
her slipper,
well, why did you tell me, d
perfect stranger, all this ?"
She faced him. IF you want to
know. it's because haven't a
single solitary soul in that house
to talk to-"
No? Gee. that's tough luck"
But it's true. You see. / can't
talk to mother about Ronald and
Wilfrid. She's great friend of
their mother. And fathers against
me because I'm going to marry
either Ron or Wilfrid. MY brother
Billy is just kid. And I couldn't
eonfide in the maids or Basker-
vile"
who's Baskerville ?"
Hes the chauffeur"
NO" said Royalton Augustus
hastily, remembering readin &
about Q chauffeur who ran away
with an heiress, don't talk to
baskerville. l think you did quite
right to tell me"
And" she continued. were
way out here In the country miles
from any Of my friends. So I've
got to let off steam where and
when can"
I've got a suggestion to make,
said Royslton. with a Machisvel-
liam CLEAN in his eye. Why don't
you call off this match That is,
unless you're wild about either
Ronald or Wilfrid, or both"
She looked away. II couldn' I
do that. I've committed myself
now. But rs for Ron and Wilfrid
well they're very sweet of
course :"
But you're not exactly steamed
lup over them, Ell ?"
Her eyes raked his. Il won
answer that. But III tell you
this much: Mother thinks it would
be very suitable. She pegged away
at me until had to ask the twins
here for the summer in order &c
get some peace"
Good Lord, For all summer"
Eyes. l guess she believes in
propinquity. Well, it works like a
charm. got so sick of turning
down Ronald before breakfast,
lWnfrid before lunch and both be-
fore dinner that ! finally gave in.
And-oh. you know the rest"
BY the way said Royslton
Augustus suddenly what's your
name
Barbara Canning. What's
yours ,"
Herring. Roy Herring. You
it-1x.. Nj. Cappirp I'm begin