Show THE HOPE CHEST 1511 b bBrown By MARK LEE LUTHER a r Brown w Co CHAPTER 14 But what Miss 1 Perrino thought about it she alone alono knew Th They y como came upon her to her jer er stenographer and ond when Moll Molly hal hel cocksureness wilted had meekly voiced her petition sho she gave her consent with the promptness which marked all her decisions and went calmly on with her interrupted I task Molly pursed her lIts lifa as ns they regained the corridor Golly sho ho ejaculated she sometimes mal e you feel simply simply sim aim ply knee hl high h 1 Personally Sheila had never ex experienced ex- ex p the tho blight but she sho refrained 10 re framed from rom mentioning it H. It struck her that possibly this chastening chastening chastening chas chas- was Mas was was' reserved for pupils whose parents sat eat in the seats of or orthe the mighty and ond she wondered how the remarkable Miss 1 P bore herself when she faced the parents themselves fc As regards the elder howe however hower r she had bad so opportunity of judging for Cor their coming was witnessed witnessed wit wit- only by tho the early rising peacock and nud tho the who answered an nn- the Iho door Tho school in I general was still at breakfast when whon they descended from rom some neighboring neighboring neIghboring neigh neigh- boring country house snatched up three glowing girls wearing each a of or tho the right color color color col col- or and went bowling down tho the valley alley road to tho the nearest ferry It had almost the thrill of a n kid kid- naping and although tho the limousine was as snug as a n stateroom and her new furs lent a n powerful moral support Sheila shivered In her ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed place Surely child you OU have ha pUt pdt on 01 winter underwear said sallI Mrs Lounsbury with vi Lb motherly solid solid- tude Mortal after all Sheila laughed her relief Im not a bit cold just cold Just excited excited excited ed she sho explained Ive Ivo never neverseen neverseen neverseen seen a a. college match malch No Eliot Lounsbury came camo to life liCe By Jove I envy you I 1 think Ill I'll watch vatch you Instead of oC the game and renew my youth Renew It said his wife vite Youve never outgrown It Don't Dont get younger Your Tour children haven't ha a grain of oC respect for you OU as it Is Ha ent the they though Ill I'll show you ou Young ladles ladle look mo mc In the Iho eye eyel And now quite unbiased by bythe bythe bythe the fact that I have rescued you from bondage and am taking you to see the gladiators is your our Ideal of all manly beauty virtue and wisdom 1 Vote early and avoid the tho crush at al the poll polls George Georgo Washington said Oer O'er- r- r trudo trude promptly He lie couldn't tell tella a a. lie Doctor Cook said s Molly with still sUll greater Their father rather pretended deep anguish an an- Woman suffrage ho groaned Why the sex hasn't grasped the first principles of politics It wont won't even oven stay bribed There was moro more of ot this sort of or banter but it was less les their jokes than the revelation that they actually actually actu actu- ally could joko joke which interested their guest She Sho had not expected it of or people who did their louring In a closed car Forewarned of limousine b by Molly lolly she had for the company compan of ot a pair of oC starched clothes models the god Ioa of ot whoso whose Idolatry was good form Were Vere these the Iho elect the real thing the flesh and blood originals of th the Newport Piping Rock and Palm Beach Deach photographs which filled d so ISO much space in fashion Cashion magazines s and Sunday supplements supple ments meats Was this simple and plainly plain plain- ly dressed woman a social leader Jeader Did this serious mock-serious gentleman hold banks and railroads in the hollow of ot his hand n All her stand stand- ards were sere turned topsy toPS near r the Iho Connecticut border when durIng during during dur dur- ing a halt hall for gasoline Eliot BIle Lounsbury bought buttered popcorn popcorn popcorn pop pop- corn for the Iho entire party parly But soon oven the Lounsbury were overshadowed rom From tho mo moment moment moment ment the they swung into the Boston post road rood they were n never ver out 0 of oC sight of ot other automobiles an anthe and the mechanIc Inn whoso whose presence beside the chauffeur had puzzled puzzle Sheila Shena became first a semaphore hore and then a windmill so great was va tho press of vehicles bound boun fo for tho the game They They fairly crept a as as' as S they penetrated tho the he heart rt of NewHaven New Nev NewHaven Haven and sighted at last th the S green of or the tho three quaintly placed place I churches and the Iho glory that 1 Is 15 S Yale Whereupon with tho the caprice o of I crowds tho the throng throns which ono one on moment held haiti them prisoners orthe on or the sidewalk before their hotel the thi next swept them forward ard in the thi wake vake of oC tho the Harvard team and an I cast cat Sheila Into the arms o of or I Stoughton Lounsbury Hemmed in a narrow passage unable to lo advance or retreat their thel r eyes ees met mel in laughing acceptance of oC the tho comedy of their plight I cant can't budge he said with an ar Illustrative tug of the arm half cIrcling circling cir dr cling her wal waist t. t Nor I J. J said she dimpling But Bui t tit It II surely wont won't bo ho for long No li ho assented In accents 5 tinged with regret The fellows r ahead will br break k through In a minute min mm ute They're used to It Molly's laugh rippled out behind I them Were Vere hero too Slough Stoughton ton she said I see sec theres there's no need of oC In Introducing Introducing introducing In- In you to Sheila Shella You seem to be bo close friends already Then the way suddenly cleared and young Lounsbury faced the charge charse of or his adoring kin From her liar first viewpoint below his broad shoulder Sheila had been chiefly chicO aware of a a. resolute chin and nose noso and a pair of ot appreciative brown browneyes browneyes browneyes eyes Seen in less Intimate perspective perspective perspective per per- he ho stood forth erect wiry masculine very ry wholesome and andery very ery good to look upon And still appreciative of her hel humble self Ills 1119 gaze gazo dwelt on her in unqualified unqualified fied tied approval as as' as ho he met the vol volleyed ol oi loyed questions of ot his faro family II But Bui l' l no business her here de do- do dared Were Vore Just in fn from New London and aro are as hung hungry as a apack apack pack of oC wolves olves Good hunting said hl his father Has las Ell Eli a n. fighting chance I L hope so ho rejoined quickly Id rather see sec It 11 a Q draV drw than a walkover Ho lie turned with a smile to lo his mother molher Try to enjoy Itt it t this ls time lime he urged Wish us usa a a. game that's a game With all my heart she said Bald But I L wish too that it was over and you ou were back here safo safe and sound havo have mo mc here he laughed with a a. last glance glanco al at Shei Shei- la Ia Ill lOrn bo be round you leave lea If IC I have to be brought broucht on a asire sire stretcher A lobby moro more thronged than the street Ignored their arrival and leaving lea her husband elbowed and jostled to claim their suite as ns best he ho could Mrs flu Lounsbury fled with her brood to tho the mezzanine Vacant Vacant Vacant Va- Va Va Va- cant seats scats there were nono none and even oven standing room at the rail ralto o overlooking tho tire welter below was hard to come como b by and to hold Yet tho the wait walt was anything but tedious The Tho atmosphere was with excitement And luck stupendous they caught sight of ot the Harvard d squad at luncheon It was a n more glimpse through a guarded door which was almost immediately closed but it was a speaking glimpse They looked extremely serious the tho gladiators and by no moans means sociable They Thoy said little or nothing to one another ns' ns they ate Even en Stoughton spied distantly dis dis- mall In profile seemed less mv- mv ravenous enous than he had professed ed Of Ot the trio only Molly discerned dis djs djs- cern d humor In tho the solemn scone scene A 4 silent mirth convulsed con her hot for tor which Gertrude the the- admiral l could find no cause Then Eliot Lounsbury i turned in rumpled triumph and packed elevator boro bore them out of the din lin Alone Alono with Sheila In the rothey rw Alone they were to share Molly's p laughter broke In a ringing peal HysterIcs asked Sheila laug b. b ing too loo Almost she gasped Oh Db th fond embrace Sheila Shella flushed copiously j It was an accident she sho pr pro protested tested But you know it Jt Molli JoIl Of Ot course curee I know it r T couldn't help it any more thi th QU can help your our fatal I planned to havo have you floor hi but to hive have it happen as ns It did She exploded again Planned h hm Yes Yes planned Ive I've written reams about you but nev never r a a. WO word as 35 to your our looks I r saved sa you OU fa f fa a a. smashing surprise surprise surprise-he's hes he's so ao f U I wanted you to tl b r gast him knock him dizzy diu tramp him in the dust And you did dd ill Out Ik lb You cant can't nt make me believe nonsense 41 No Sho She extracted a vanitY box from her bag baS walked to tf th dressing table and aimed a cal dab at her nose TV W and see i Sheila felt an unmistakable and then a belated sense of or E guilFor gull For the Instant she had forgotten her marriage I II I wonder If It your our brother know Tom Ballantine abe sho said uld BIO Hes a Harvard man too loo Is he Molly wheeled In SUI aUl ur prise How like you nev never r t to breathe a word about It before What is his class class' 1 I Hes a n. senior A classmate of oC Stoughton's T It ho he down for the Iho game gamer Oh no said Sheila Shena with con con- Hes Hos far too busy I What Is he ho likeD Its hard to say she wishing she eho had not mention him i Good looking d dYes Yes Jolly Jolly Ij Yes s Youre Your not enthusiastic tn way I am nm over my brother t I. I mean ud But Bui ho Isn't my brother Sheila not knowing how bon else 10 to 0 answer To bo be continued d. d dl |