Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-16

among people of her own sort,
rather than sailing boats for this
JEFF Lane person, whoever he
was.
She had pumped Rosemary
about Jeff Lane but gotten very
little satisfaction. JEFF worked
for Emory. so Rosemary said.
was just good friend-he did
not talk much and never about
himself.
Because he has nothing TO say
or something he'd rather not
talk about, very likely" Vicki
had been caustic. and then in
stantly disturbed by the ardor
with which Rosemary had leaped
to the defense Of JEFF.
II Emory were not so stupidity
stubborn about letting Rosemary
do as she pleased-but nothing
that she could say, Vicki knew.
was of any use. But at least she
could keep Haynes interest alive,
and she set about this diligently,
but careful not TO be too obvious.
What a pity Rosemary is mis-
sing all this" she drawled. wan
dering across the room to a
cabinet filled with antique objects
She loves old things so much.
She's such an outdoor creature,
too. The trouble with my child.
Haynes, is that she takes her
loyalties too seriously"
The trouble with your child,
Vicki." Haynes answered, is
that she can't see me at all. To
her I'm definitely a male mote,
To be cast out of her eye. l did
my best to break her down, i
even pursued her TO the city
limits, but her only reaction was
a very evident yearn to call the
police. You should have used
some craftsmanship for mex
banded a little on my manly
charms. / have pretty good legs
and I've read a book and I'm
kind TO dogs and children. You
could have told her that"
uOH. Haynes, I did! But even
~ when Rosemary was small
she had that independent attitude.
standing on her own feet and
looking people deliberately in the
eye TO tell them what she liked
and didn't like Emory was like
that - singIe-minded absolutely.
He went his own way.
But don't despair. Haynes
she's terribly young yet. 1t came
10 me. after she went south that
If you could go down there per-
haps =" her voice rose on an
anxious note, then came back
quickly TO casual tone. She
had to be careful not to overdo
things Men were so cagy. II
was very tiresome These are
lovely old pieces. l suppose they
have been in your family for
ever ?"
Two or three forevers. No,
Vicki. l don't think it would help
any If l went down there. l
don't know what would help-Td
like TO know because YIN defin-
itely fond of Rosemary. There's
some thing refreshing about her
different. Perhaps it's that
loyalty that you complain about.
There isn't lot of 1t left in the
world. Not among the people
that we know"
+ There's really so little to be
loyal to-do you think that might
be the reason. Haynes? Some
times l ache. absolutely. for some
thing TO defend. passionately and
there's nothing. Rosemary said
there was nothing TO admire in
people we perhaps she
! NthO LIZ tOul ally Vic 1Ohld
admire you, Haynes you've held
fast to so much that is fine
things that have lasted forever"
Her tone was studiedly wistful.
Haynes lifted one eyebrow a bit,
but she was absorbed in her own
drama and did not see.
Poor old Vicki." Haynes was
thinking, she was detached and
rather pathetic figure. Drifting
around on the fringes of young
groups, fighting away from
people who were her own age.
He had asked Miles Crawford
down because Miles was forty
six and might interest himself in
Vicki. but like most men his age.
Miles had promptly identified
himself with the bright young
things. attaching himself to
Edda, who was in her twenties
and owned no loyalties at all.
Miles came down stairs pres