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Show j! TENNIS I , ' i i ii i . .',' By R. E8TELLC EVERETT. ' i i. i !' : (Copyright, M8, by tho McClure Newspaper Newspa-per HrndlcMo.) Qcoffrcy Hilton tossed a penny on tho counter, caught up a nowspnper and hurried Into the wnltlrijfcnr. no opened his paper, nnd nftcr finishing an nrtlclo, wns about to turn tho pngo when ho heard n Btnothercd nnd disappointed dis-appointed "Oh I" beside him. Ho turned nnd discovered that he was sitting beside be-side n very attractive clrl dressed In sports clothes, cnrrylng n tennis racquet. Her golden hnlr curled about her fnco bowltchlngly j she turned her head so quickly thnt Hilton received only tho tiniest gllmpso of blue eyes. Ho opened tho paper to whero It wns heforo nnd searched diligently for what had so Interested tho beautiful trangcr. His senrch wns of no avnll, however, nnd soon tho girl got off. Ncnrlng his stop, nnd turning to press tho button, Hilton noticed n postenrd Ivlng on tho next sent nddresscd to tho firm of which ho wns nn employe. He picked It up, slipped It Into his pocket nnd promptly forgot all nbout It At his club several hours Inter whllo ho wns smoking his nfter-dlnncr cigar Hilton's mind wandered to tho girl on tho cnr. Thoughts of her reminded him of tho card which probnbly sho dropped, nnd he fished It out of his pocket. lining cnrcfnl not to rend tho messnge, ho just glanced nt the slgna,-ture slgna,-ture Itosalle Enrnshnw, 310 Somerset avenue. "Ily Jove," ho murmured, "Jack Wnrren lives nt JH3. I wonder If ho knows her," Tho next day, nccldcntly on purpose, fleoffrey Hilton happened to stroll by Jack Wnrren's plnco of business just ns the latter wns leaving for lunch. Tho two old collegcmntes wcro glnd to meet ngnln, nnd Joyfully talked over old times. After n little maneuvering Hilton ohtnlncd for himself nn Invitation Invita-tion to dinner nt tho Wnrrcns' thnt evening. As It wns still light nftcr dinner, tlinnkB to Undo Snm's' light-saving Idea, tho two men hnd n set of tennis. After Mrs. Wnrren enmo out they hnd nnothcr delightful hour on tho vcr-andit. vcr-andit. It wns with great Interest thnt Hilton Hil-ton wntched tho hnuso ncross tho street. Suddenly n light glowed In ono of tho upper windows, nnd his girl of tho cnr appeared to pull down tho curtnln. "Nlco girl Rosnllo Knrnshnw," remarked re-marked Warren. "Do you know her, Jeff?" "I believe I'vo seen her onco or twice." replied Hilton, "but I do not know her." "Say, neth," cried Jack, "I'vo a corking Idcnl Let's Invito her nnd JefT Wednesday evening for dinner and havo a couplo of set of doubles." "Why, It would bo lovely," ncrced his wife. "Could you come, Mr. Hilton?" Hil-ton?" "With tho greatest of pleasure," raid Hilton, heartily. Soon Hilton bndo his friends goodnight good-night and departed, promising to bo thcro Wednesday. That night' ho dreamed that ho wns n't tho Warrens plnylng tennis with Itosnllo. Somehow Some-how his racquet twisted nnd ho sent tho ball ho wns serving directly Into Itosallo'a faco I Stunned by tho blow, Hosalle, fnlntlng, dropped to tho ground, nilton rushed for water, and awoke to find himself kneeling on tho floor liberally besprinkling tho rug with water. Wednesday was an Ideal August dny. Hilton strode gnyly along Somerset Somer-set avenuo, swinging his racquet, his heart keeping time to his quick footsteps. foot-steps. As Mrs. Warren Introduced him to Miss Enrnshnw, bo fancied that sho grew a shado pinker, but ho wasn't sure. Sho gavo hlro her hund nnd a beautiful smllo In such a way that jncK asKcn; "Havo you two met before?" Hilton looked at Miss Karnshaw Interrogatively. In-terrogatively. Sho replied: "Wo'vo never spoken, but Mr. Hilton Hil-ton very kindly permitted mo to read his paper one evening." Geoffrey wns dumfoutided that sho should remember; he never even Imagined Im-agined luckily tho Japuneso gong nn-nounclng nn-nounclng dinner sounded, nnd the group went Into tho dining room. Mrs. Wnrren, ardent matchmaker that sho wns, mndo Itosnlle nnd Hilton partners In the tennis which followed. All four wcro excellent players nnd thero was a hard tussle for tho games. They pluyed until It was so dark they Imd to stop, leaving tho score n tlo. Very often In the fortnight which followed Hilton wns to be found In the vicinity of Somerset nvcnuo either nt Itnsullo's or tho Warrens'. They had many delightful tennis games und ennoe trips on tho near-by lake. Ono afternoon In Into September Geoffrey nnd Itosallo were Idly drifting drift-ing across tho llko In a canoe; when Geoffrey asked Itosnllo to sharo tho rest of l.'s Mfe with him. |