| Show I 1 lf rif 1 1 w lf I h 20 Q I I I Tire 4 H UI P It WAS Wl a blessing that Claire drown her hel doubts and self conscious ness nes in n work She Site felt Celt sore lil In spirit She Rho could oUId TInt not keep from her i thou thoughts the dolorous goodbyes with I which the boar boarding house home folk font had haell spoil spell her awa away Anti And It Irritated her to hear henr Whitney in hi his cubbyhole office I I telephoning his friends to romp over oter overto to Castlo Castle Clare ClaIre In the tho evening for Cor a I and hand be bo sure o io drag drar I along something more substantial than thun mere genius p I Make rake I It sandwiches h t. Grace Claire heard hearel him siy sn over over- the wire to tn the the theIrl I girl Irl IrI who had contributed the bandy an I f legged table and two hun hum chah chairs chairs' to tu I her household collection And nd say say say- S 1 j what's the recipe of oC that bully punch I of or yours Claire pricked ced up tip an car ear She had I planned to LO have Just some somo little c cakes I I and elder eider and maple sugar and perhaps per ler- 1 I I haps coffee coHee If Ir she could coull manage it In lii her hel tiny kitchenette Sho She listened but bt I Whitney didn't repeat whatever In In- In can came over o the phone He lie Just said Fine Great Wow owl and I ran rang oft off The entrance of or a client it I presently clipped Whitneys Whitney's social 1 activities and Claire with a sigh ot of relief heard him settle down to a n discussion discussion dis dis- of or architectural details detail She wished she needn't have that part party She lon longed ed to creep Into her little new home n at t the end cud of ler I day and have It to herself herscH Her lIer yearning yearn yearn- ing to make mako new acquaintances acquaintance's c to have o a place however humble In the life liCe of or the city was being merged Into dread read of or meeting these new people I What would the they he be like Would the they be lie her sort Would she hc interest them Would her modest plans for Cor their en go oft off well vell Tho The work da lay day at last ended 3 and nd Claire flew to her castle che hc was fairly dres dressed ed In her simple best frock and had the flowers disposed In their vase ase and the tho place tidy there thore thorena na was a l thumping of oC feet on the stair and merry merT voices chattering Then the party part burst In headed he b by Whitney beaming an and nd Ja gay H lit lo looked ed his handsomest and performed the Introductions In Introductions In- In of everybody to everybody c with merry skill Claire felt better Evidently the they would not bo be hard hartl to entertain The They mn made e themselves at Homo home In three minutes tho the men dump- dump Ing Inc their donation bundles Into the kitchenette and hunting out dishes th the girls exploring Claires Claire's bedroom and anti emitting Ohl of oC delight at the cute cuto fixings One of or the boys Laon ha had lug lugged ed along ij a i j ukulele and soon Moon the company was W singIng ringing away not away not the lie old college colleg ton s Claire was wae familiar with but ut quaint versos verses composed b by them them- S selves sel C lv es Whitney had lIcked d out for guests Jests the tho most staid and Intellectual of his coni cronies tI Yet et to Claire the they seemed emcil tn fascinatingly unconventional Thc They did clever things dances things dances and anti bits of or song They told stories and everyone everyone every ever one ono laughed a n lot The girls were charming to Claire the men only tepidly attentive Did she she- Im Imagine It It or was It real really that thc they seemed to think she iio she and Whitney were were Interest interested interest interest- ed fd engaged what Clairo felt a a. little awkward and puzzled But nut a n big yellow ellow bowl was suddenly pro produced from th the kitchenette kitchen kitchen- otte ette and born borne with glad cries to tho the I ie legged bandy table The punch A wassail to Ca Castle laire and Its charming chatelaine wn was the toa toast t And Claire found hEr herself elf sipping gaily from Crom her glass glas like lUe the the- others She felt Cell livelier The whole company corn com pany felt livelier II The They com I and d fe sang 1 u ami alln laii Inea HH inure e. anu tile Uie I youth routh with the ukulele composed a song In celebration of or the feast It occurred to Claire it must be getting late She glanced at her watch Half past palt twelve twel It amazed and frightened her Finally someone else ebe discovered there was such a thing thin as ns time and slowly Claires Claire's guests d departed parted to her Infinite relief But Bul Whitney didn't go 0 Each time Claire smiled a pair or group of or out of her door she always ahas turned to find Whitney still there still and uno smiling and charming charming but but still there Claire had looked very very pretty all e evening The unaccustomed gaiety galet was nas becoming to her quiet face tace and man man- ner ncr She bloomed and beamed And now her face was flushed more than laughter an and fun and Graces Grace's wonderful punch She looked at Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ne ney with uneas uneasy eyes He laughed back took her In his arms and kissed her To Bo Be Continued Watch the Wants and when there thore Is a In the kind of oC a a. boardInghouse boarding house youve you've always alwa's hoped to find an unmistakable clew to Its Hs whereabouts will be Colln found In one of tho the want as ads Use The Republican Herald want ad phone Main |
