Show t I hl-I H I r r I fly Dr JOSEPHINE DUKE DUKEt t U I t II hI 1111 I F TO Y Maxine Murray M MOS MONOTONY were companions of rather than choice There was MaxInes Max Ines Jon jot ot nt the pattern counter ot of f the Hie th Twentieth l Century department t store More Eight LIght hours of the Hie day she divided tier her between a 11 motley array of reul reid ladles beyond the Hie counter and Evening books paper ladles paper ladles In style she experimented her own sets scissors til ot th tilt sors Irs find nd needle in pursuit which were so fI n flam- flam charm and style tle displayed In the fashion plates tier Her mirror was wall a R compliment vaguely ly insufficient Maxine longed for human appreciation love Ime She tion adventure romance found life 0 n series of drab uninteresting In ing duties One evening when she squeezed Into Inton n R small cylinder of space on nn an outbound out bound car she he Ill ro IW to horn home rat eat supper help with tin the dishes sit on the porch swing awing rip the from my new dress Mother will rend read the Hie paper and rock Next ext door dor ol old l Mr Cramer will cock his feet on the ratling railing and I smoke nod doze Mrs Cra Cramer will Jut just My lly goodness shell she'll finally rail call 1 t It mother It Ithell been hell worm warm today This porch Is III a R relief It Is Just tike the Hie deck of ot a n hoot hoat Mrs Cramer always Enid said that Hint Max Mu lne me thought thou that a n boat bout deck would harbor romance She had rend enough stories to know v that thaI Put nut where was Willi romance on these en porches ven though old Mr Cramer did Joke Jole her and promise that one of these days he was going to bring R a right smart looking young fellow v who worked where he helId did lId home for tor supper Suddenly the street car cor ga gave gaII a II forch Somebody's elbow rammed Maxine In Inthe Inthe Inthe the ribs She clutched at a strap trap lifted indignant eyes to 0 the the offender offender but when she saw MW him her anger vanished van ven- he was tall and handsome and apologetic Im awfully sorry he be said quite oil nil right she replied and glanced hastily away But lint her eyes were like two truants FlutterIng Flutter Flutter- Ing glances noticed that the stranger was reviewing re the contents of booklet The picture on the cover er was of o a large boat If one were for for- enough nough to have hale such n han advantages she die reflected and Dud c could uld go on summer lUmmer cruises then one might meet Interesting people like this tills Interesting young man Fog blinded the truant eyes Out of the mist appeared n face tace old Mr air Cramers He Fie was grinning grin fling ning and edging toward her Well bless my boots he be said sold accomplishing ac n a final shove the Hie crowd d on this car Is something fierce I 1 thought Id I'd lost you Suddenly Maxine realized that Mr Cramer was not speaking to her at nt atall till nil but to the young man beside her At that very moment however howe he be caught sight of her Hello Maxine he chuckled Then In tn an on aside Im irp bringing Romeo out for supper Mrs Cramer know it yet but tut tut what's the difference Now he glanced slyly upward at athis athis athis his towering guest Meet my next door neighbor Miss Murray Miss Murra Murray this l lit Is Mr Grant After supper Maxine trembled with excitement Its suffocating Inside I 1 think Ill I'll go out on the porch she an nn pounced But Dut the dishes remonstrated her mother Oh Ob yes jes the Hie dishes Maxine began began be be- gan goo to wash them savagely And when she had finished them she hurried toward the porch lorch door Heres you new dress her mother reminded her You were going to rip out the bastings dear But Maxine Ignored Ignore the suggestion and gayly fluttered into the porch swing I l say do you IOU mind If I come over and sit In the swing with you for a 0 little while It was Mr Grants Grant's voice vore calling from the next porch No Ao do Her heart was spinning like a n top tol Mr Grant hurdled t across the dividing divid ing log railing settled himself beside her Are you planning a trip on the lakes or r an ocean voyage maybe she inquired by way of opening con con- ion Some day yes but not yet he laughed Did you see the pamphlet that I was studying on fin the car cart I work in a travel tra bureau he explained ex ex- and this morning the boss switched me over to the information desk to take the place of a fellow who's gone on his vacation So many people leople popped questions to me today about cruises that I thought Id I'd better bring some pamphlets along this el eve evening ere ning and study them You wouldn't care to go over o some of them with me would you Id love lo to beamed Maxine Shall we e embark on a summer voyage voyage voy oy age for tor Japan he laughed lifting a booklet Lets do she murmured And AnI after a while You know I can almost al at most believe belle that this porch lorch Is the deck of a boat I cant can't imagine a more perfect voyage he declared nor a mor morl more perfect fellow passenger Now if i 1 had my way wed we'd never ne come to port And do you never get your way WilY Maxine suggested softly Almost Almot always be replied and bl hit hie hand band over hers But Dut it Its It's up to you 1011 this time to soy say If It this I is only a summer voyage or voyage or a lifetime And Maxines Maxine's hand band returned hIs bis pressure |