Evening star., 1941-02-04


TO find their man there as anywhere
1t was true that Jimmy's friend
but it was equally true that he did,
not know very much about Dennis
Danforth until Jimmy primed him
with all the necessary information.
When Verify had first seen the
friend he told her that Dennis Dan
forth was one of the best fellows
he had ever met. The only difficulty
was that he had queer ideas. He
thought the rest of the world was
crazy and the rest of the world
seemed to think he was a SCreWbal.
1t was all a matter of opinion. When
you had been brought up with all
the money in the world you didn't
think much of it when you grew up,
and if you had been born poor you
developed great respect for money.
He was unable to tell Verify
lust where to look. but he knew he
had been in one of the artist colo
MES on the Maine coast. There
weren't so very many of them, and
II she toured the coast making in
OuuleS
something about him.
well" said Jimmy to his friend
after the interview. How did she
take it?"
Hook line and sinker. What do
you think she's going to do when
she finds out you've been fooling
her?"
She never will" smiled Jimmy.
A Job Waiting.
Jimmy" said his friend, who was
an advertising executive in New
York, "let me know if she blows
up. I'll have job waiting for her"
Jimmy regarded his friend with
calculating eyes.
Just what do you mean?" he
asked.
This girls got a touch of the
thoroughbred in her. What do you
think she's going to do when she
finds out you're making a fool of
her?"
ANY girl would willingly be made
fool of if there were couple of
million bucks round the corner"
Jimmy's friend shook his head.
That's one thing you've got to learn
about women. Your little friend
Peggy, maybe. But this girl Verify
Vane. she's different I built up this
agency by knowing something about
the ladies and the way their minds
work. so sleep on it, brother"
After week of pleasure. shopping
and sightseeing in New York, the
two girls drove out one morning and
made for the coast. Jimmy had
waved them a fond farewell, but
had insisted on making out an
itinerary for them.
He went over the course with a
map and penciled for them places
where they would find interesting
people and sights. Here was a Won
derful place for clam chowder, here
was pottery where you could have
tea and buy the cup you drank out
of II you liked it. Here was man who
lived in a f1Sherman's cottage and
sold his own etchings at a dollar
apiece. So on and so on. until both
girls felt they were going exploring
into new and strange world from
which their limited means had
always barred them.
Visit Odd Places.
A week after leaving New York.
Peggy and Verify sat on the balcony
of a splendidly appointed hotel that
overlooked a long stretch of soft,
sandy beach. Green and white
rollers tumbled on the sand and over
the horizon great white clouds
hillowed brilliantly, rosy-hued by
the reflection Of the approaching
sunset.
They had had dinner. Two boys
had asked them to dance. but Verify
had excused herself on the plea of
tiredness. They had not driven far.
but they had bathed twice and had
explored half dozen small fishing
villages, each with its collection of
old people who did curious things
for living and enjoyed life as few
city people did. They had had tea
with a little old woman who had
taken tiny fiSherman's cottage
and had converted it with paint
and imagination into a delightful
little home. There she did some
thing with oranges and cloves and
odd bits of material and made per-
fume bags to hang in odd places
In the house. Everybody who passed
seemed to drop in for tea and to
buy one or more of her perfume
bags.
She had such a serene expression
and such a quiet philosophy that
she had impressed Verify very
deeply.
Peggy was undisturbed by any
thoughts at all. She was having a
wonderful time. She was thor
oughly enjoying wearing the clothes
she had bought in New York and
she was thoroughly enjoying the
young men on holiday who seemed
to find her enjoyment of life infec-
tious.
She had found no occasion to
wonder where Jimmy was.
Verify Reveals Longings.
Gee! To think there are some
people who can afford to do this
all the time" Peggy sighed.
'1 was thinking the same thing,
but Of that cottage where we had
tea" Verity's eyes gazed out to the
huge clouds on the horizon, piled up
Hike the fairy castles of childhood
dreams.
That's where we're different. I
like this kind of thing" Peggy