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Show ONE OF THREE By DOROTHY DOUGLAS. I i l IVolgrove turned from tho box ofllce. Disappointment wns written on his fuco. "There's not n seat to bo lmd, Sis. I'm nwfully sorry. Hut I expected It. There hnsn't been u show llko 'Unci; There' on Itrondwny for somo time." His sister, Peggy, reflected his dls-appointment. dls-appointment. However, sho mulled. "It can't be helped, Vance," sho snld cheerfully, "but f should love to have K'cn It before going back home." They wero leaving tho foyer reluctantly reluc-tantly when two girls approached them. , "Wo hnvo ono sent extra In the fifth row." tho elder of tho two girls said, nddreaslng herself to Peggy; "if you cure to tako It it will help us out." "We wanted two," Wnlgrove returned re-turned quickly, being quite nccustomed to this manner of purchasing scats; "my sister Is only In town until tomorrow, to-morrow, nnd I wanted especially to tako her tonight." Ilo lingered a moment mo-ment while tho two girls conferred lu undertones. The elder again spoke, this tlmo nd-dressing nd-dressing Wnlgrove: "Miss Galo pays sho will let you huvo her seat since It Is the only night your sister can come. Perhaps sho mid Miss Weeks will get scats another time." "Oh I" Peggy exclaimed swiftly, nnd, turning to tho girl: "This is too good of you. I wouldn't think of using your seat." Sho sow with swift comprehension comprehen-sion that the girls had no doubt bought (ho seats ninny weeks In advance by way of a rare treat. They apparently tolled for their theater tickets n few extra nights a week. Gladys Gale answered, n slight blush making her even more charming to look upon. "I nm only happy to let n soldier sol-dier havo my seat," sho said. "Nan Weeks anil I will como nnother time." Shu spoke for u moment with her cons piinlou; then, with u swift nod which Included both Wnlgrove and his sister, sho went nut of tho theater. "It Is nwfully good of your friend," Peggy continued speaking when, after Wnlgrove had exchanged four dollars for tho two seals, they nil went Into tho thenter. "You see, my brother mny bo culled out any moment, and I wanted want-ed to seo as much of him as possible." Sho gazed rather proudly at the big man lu kliukl, and so did Miss Greene. Tho latter, much Inclined to conversation, conver-sation, told Peggy about the small tint sho had with the two other girls. "I Just kind of keep nn eyo on Oladys nnd Nnn," sho said. "I'm n good deal older and feel motherly toward them. Wo nil work during tho day nnd now Nan has taken up Red Cross work. That's tho reason sho had to gtvo up her seat tonight. Shu's been waiting for a vacancy In thu hoine-cnro class und didn't expect it to comu so soon." Thu rising of thu curtain prevented further chatter, but Vniico wns conscious con-scious that his sister welcomed feml-nluu feml-nluu companionship ns well as his own. During tho Intermission Miss Greene again spoko of thu small lint. Peggy voiced her thoughts. Her eyes remnlned wistful. "You see, I don't know mnny girls In tho city, and thosa whom I havo met only caro for restaurants restau-rants nnd dunclng. I qulto cuvy you your little homey flat and Into suppers. I suppose you havo llttlo studio aprons and u tiny kitchenette ami pink potted plants in tho windows." Miss Greeno laughed quickly. "You could not huvo described us better hnd you been In our Hut." Sho paused u moment In thought' whllu sho cast n swift, searching look nt Vanco Wnlgrove. Wnl-grove. "Ho seems human," was her Inward comment. Sho turned ngnln to Peggy. "If you and your brother will como I will be so glad to telephone tho girls to preparo enough s-.ppor for llvo instead of throu tonight." "Old I should Just Invo Itl" Peggy's renl delight shono In her eyes. "I will persuade Vanco whllo you nro telephoning." tele-phoning." Sho had little dllllculty with her brother. Miss Orccno telephoned, nnd when tho play was over u tnxl whirled them swiftly down to tho llttlo Hat. After Introductions Walgrovo naturally natur-ally drifted toward Nan Weeks. Sho was slim und palo and seemed qulto unnblo to stnnd tho strain of typing all day long and studying nursing In tho evening. "Hut I would far rather dlo In n nurse's uniform than In ordlnnry ofllco clothes," sho nrgued softly to Walgrovo. Wal-grovo. "You aro doing your part,". sho ended, with a glanco ut his khaki, "so let mo do mine." Tho evening was altogether charming charm-ing nnd they wero all sorry when It wns over. Walgrovo wanted to tako Nnn and Gladys to "Hack There," since they had mlRsed it, but neither was willing that ho should sit through it twice. "Then I'll get two moro chnps nnd make u party of six,'' ho announced. "I'm sorry you won't bo here, Peg," ho added. During tho drive back to tho hotel Peggy tnlked much of tho evening. "Nun -Weeks is far too beautiful and sweet to nurso soldiers," eho said firmly. firm-ly. "They will ono and nil fall desperately desper-ately in lovo with her and their fevers will sonr sky high whenever she tends them." "Peggy you'ro n brick I I knew you wero seeing Nan Weeks as my wlfo almost before I did.' Ho squeezed her hands affectionately. "I will havo to mnko quick work of it, for wo may bo culled any day to France," (Copyrleht, 1917, by the McCluro Nowupa-per Nowupa-per Syndicate.) t |