Show the girl with I 1 the ukulele J by BRUCE F RICHARDS J c BILLY BILL Y abeen was rather inclined to be out of oc sorts lio lie had just made a place for or himself in the social circles of the town where tits his firm had sent him hilra when lie he received orders t to 0 hand the office over to lila ills successor and to go eo on himself to Clar clarkville kville to organize and start a branch in that lively little city lilly billy know enow a single soul in claris 1110 and while ho he had no doubt tant lie would make ranke friends and igual ness acquaintances antime in time that help blin on the first lovely sunday afternoon that lio he found himself at leisure well tit at least he could take ha classy lettla roadster and drive out to tile the lake which offered a delightful spot nearby for those who wished to enjoy nn an afternoon cin dose close to nature iture ni following a woody road ho he drove slowly on oil down to the edw edg of if the lovely sheet of water which glimmered through the trees the end of tle trall trail found him on a little blu bluff ff pleasantly sheltered although there were camps up lip and down the shore happy children playing and wading on the sundy sandy bench beach billy pulled a rung nizine out of the pocket on tile do door 0 r hut bui before ho he had opened it tits his ears caught it n quaintly melodious sound and craning tits his neck lie saw an extremely pretty girl seln swinging along the pathway as though site she were the only person around she s ii e was fair and ler ier hair of the bright auburn tints billy particularly admired her features were regular and her form shapely there then was no doubt about tills this for she was wearing a green bathing suit over eliat was a colorful cretonne cont con which floated coated wide open in the breeze acet we were recovered covered with low law white camas canvas shoes and her stockings rolled down to tile the top of them she was strumming a ukulele occa signally sio nally bren br enkIng LInc into a low snatch of song ns as site she approached bitty might have been a n thousand miles pway away for or all the notice site ehe took ton of hm him but in spite of that tits his heart was going pit a pat rub a duh tind he be was wondering who titie bhe was and how he could make her ter nc acquaintance by this time she had pasted pas ted ed his parking place and he be noticed that thai under her arm was tucked a large towel the watcher la in the car followed the girl with the ukulele with tits his eyes noticing that she arent into a cottage just beyond ile de decided to awalt await developments presently iwo girls girl came forth from the cottage all ready for a plunge into the lake billy won dered how he could introduce himself and make a favorable impression billy greens philosophy in life was that if you nant lantto to do anything the course to pursue la Is to stop make a plan and then put that plan into action that was just what he did now no he made up its his mind to wait until the girls came back from their swim in and ld then while they were inside of tho the cottage to go over rap at the door and ask to borrow n pill pall in which he be could carry water from the lake to his radiator ile he knew this was a shameless subterfuge as he had tilled filled the radiator that very morning hut but he wanted to meet the girl with the uku ukulele lelo tile tho girls stayed in ri the water a long time billy kept track of 0 the green clad figure na as it swam about gracefully or dived from the raft at last he saw the girls come up from the beach and run dripping to the cottage discretion caused liln him 0 o writ wait a few moments bea before ore long lone he be heard the strum of the ukulele and reasoned that his lovely mermaid was rady mady for or callers ho he hoped yes ies he prayed that she would bethe be the one to open the dohrl boort but she for when that door opened he found a motherly looking white lindred woman eyeing him inquiringly quirin gly although billy always carried ills his courage right with him lie found himself and apologizing profusely for or his intrusion im a stranger around here he explained pla ined so I 1 dont know where the nearest service station Is I 1 have just come to Clar and this to is my first visit to your lovely lake ile he handed banded her a nent business card which read Willi william ant E S green superintendent in big chief oil company the lady look looked ced up quickly you fou dont happen to t be billy oreen green from stoneham nm do you she inquired I 1 eagerly the very same laughed billy lut but you have tile the advantage of me of course she responded the secretary of ct the big chief oil company happens to be a brother of mine and knowing that I 1 was summering here he be wrote ond and asked me to invite you out to the cottage as you yoli would doubtless ha be lonely in Clar clarkville kville lie ile thought you iou might like to meet my daughter barbara and her friends sally eldred Is here herewith with her ukulele silo she and Il aibara have just been for a swim do comein cone tn and meet them as I 1 assure you ont friend of my brothers Is always welco welcome rim two 10 minutes later billy found himself being formally introduced to barbara bara Al matthewa atthews and sally eldred sally still had the ukulele under her ami am and heart sang with ja joy barely loud enough to be heard the ukulele vibrated vibrate d to 10 the melody 0 of f the indian love song |