VERSUS YOUTH
B Y
MARY HAMPTON MILLS
' (Continued from last week)
'Seveiji'. I wish you would be
hind and come with me for a ride
vou I ,''"""!"' ?'ve- wanted to ask
t. ' f. o"' ,u[, you "'ways manage
to a fellow with your unan
fiii la'Kn-*?' Ua,thcr clcver, hal
+ ? i tongue s end a word so fit
tmgly lengthy, what?"
. Cynthia's ready laugh was a per
fect graduation of a musical .scale
did t ll'""y1. wish il. ' shall be
fc ad to 8o with you. I haven't seen
old itinnny Pearson for quite awhile,
day?" e'lanee on your list to
!*? fortunately. There is
S?> TJ'. ?">er call to be made to
ll,!:.; 7 l'? JOU s?y "> 'i long
Hi n" s"P.Pcr ,n Hendersonville
Tl?. ' S'1 , 'Vm f n,onn tonight.
I lie 1 Ido back will be wonderful
1 he last two words were
added with perturbing directness.
,'k i!" pance toward the ab
nn t\ C"u,,le ,nK here and there
. , eourt. Sears was laughing
at a badly managed play of Dorothy's
and nor piercing voice was antagon
'*'1. "?! *'lp atood at attention for his
next strike. A taunting laugh as
his ball went wild.
"Told you X was the better player1
t'Z; judgment was
sound doctrine! Hurts to be beaten,
doesn't it. Boy?" '
"Don't ci\ll me that," was the
savage comnTand spoken in a low
??,Ci 2ien as lf bearing her quick
mind? You are a capital little plav
er, ut that. Too infernally hot for
another game. Let's rest a bit."
; Her smile was like sun in his eves.
How bout going to the dru* store
for an ice cream soda? How are
you Dr. Bailey? Didn't I clean
bears to a finish? Men are such
darned conceited things."
Cynthia laughed and ignored
hear s frowning glance directed to
ward (he doctor by saying lightly;
il you will wait until I change my
dress Dr. Bailey, we will ^ o . It will
only be a few minutes."
? Don't hurry. We have plenty of
time, ' the beaming doctor assured
ner as she moved away.
Dorothy blew a couple of kisses
from the tips of her fingers and ran
a I4cr departing Sears.
"Your granddaughter is quite a
flushed player." The doctor offer
ed the Col. a cigar, which was ac
cepted with easy, old-time grace.
"She is,, isn't she? Necessary, if
ah? would gain victory over Seara."
Few more pleasantries and Cynthia
came hack to them, drawing on her
gloves as she walked. "I wasn't
very long, was I? Don't sit out here
nny longer, father. It isn't good for
your rheumatism. Tell Dorothy that
I shall not be back until late."
"Don't hurry, you are in good
hands and you need a change. She
stays at home with a grouchy old
?father too close, Bailey; I wish you
v.-ould take her to tas!;. Don't spare
her."
It was quite late when the doctor
said goodnight to Cynthia, giving
her the most ardent of glances from
beneath bushy brows. They deepen
'?mv6 flush on her cheeks.
"Vou are going with me again
and again and again," he announced
with ix smile a little more warmly
personal^ than his usual professional
one. "You need something in your
lif'j to stir you a bit. You've been
m a lethargic state too long al
ready. You must get out and mix
' with others. Do you good ? do you
good. A woman of your type
should not selfishly deprive men of
your companionship ? er- ? er ? good
night, Mrs. Earle."
Cynthia wandered in the moonlight
toward the summer house, reluctanl
to go inside. There was an amused
smile parting her lips. It was
rather flattering to be appreciated
by a man like Dr. Bailey.
A low, provocative laugh floated
from the shadows and stood arrest
ing Cynthia's steps. Two figures
emerged from the shadows and stood
clearly silhouetted against a back
ground of rambler roses and wis
teria.
"You are a dear nut. Sears!"
Then with seriousness ? "I know thai
I can trust you not to mention any
thing until I give you leave."
"But Cynthia ? shouldn't we tell
her? Would it be right to keep her
in the dark under the circumstances?
I'd hate to have her think "
"Yea; she will understand. Cyn
thia is old enough to know that
when a girl truly loves, she sweeps
every obstacle from her path when
it means a future spent with the be
loved. She has known the i illness,
the wonder of perfect love. She
won't blame me and she won't blame
you after it is all over with. Why
should she?"
Cynthia drew herself back of s
xpr^ading pine as the two figures
caw> forward slowly, fully absorb
ed in their low spoken conversa
tion. They stood on the steps for
a few moments and then Sears said
goodnight and came swinging down
the prth into the street.
Cynthia shivered with sudden chill.
Th'. lure of the night was gone al
though the sky was powdered with
stills and the moon was still high in
(5 hor"roonm. ? hurriod insidc and
called!"' y?U' Cy"thiu?" Dorothy
" '? I- Why?"
old dear?" HaVe # ?ood
"J he drive home was lovclv1 Did
IVrfoctl'v ??
i ? ,y.,MPPin(f! Sears audi
; ' a food time, too. He staved
?"l>Pcr un,| afterward we went
0 the movies. May 1 come in voS,
loom and smoke, Cynthia?"
IJ ,'r!,thv."'La,,,,ruVu J"1"' smoking,
- t o' it wi l,ut if you
,i '. r., , ? come on. I'm surprised
.(iat ihclnia would allow it." i
w\i'lyi- no^? indulges occas- 1
k row BuTtw Kr'<lk'c you
Sight |J,1 P",K t0 *'"!>. h""or
'"ijriH. I only have a few in ii><.
jfarn"1!? tht;y Wouldn't be wasted
~o^\o^Xrfcari
i'ZA"LtZjhrm'"? dnyMnK
I hope that you mean it, dear
lan* i" i 00 tin"' ?orothy, for
?Mng and cigarettes."
"Maybe so. Isn't Dr Bailev a '
v" ? 'poking man? Scars called!
town" iV h"' which was rather low
iaugh. 'm' What? A
"He is nice, very nice," Cynthia
font ' b'"i,linfr her hiiir and care
o"bin^.U1 * enda with the
vSfo'&P'SK" -? '
^jemaeksrss'
With Dorothy's chatter ceased.
"'''J?'? .s'eePy yawn she said a brief
rood night and went to her room
3 !"01"tal|y tired. And !
i, u. J* a?selli>)tive rnwmw about1
cr heart. Was life really worth the
?nee to anyone? One shipwreck she
already?right in the midst f
msuspeeting happiness, loo-and
hrou?5>nl'lfiV<! feclinR' h!,n'lc<l -'own
?,Pu?h ?he ages, as old as life it
J1"*?*! J104 within her heart
Ter'han wjt.h weakening suddenness.'
r hands trembled a little as she
-n "^renWk .hc covers of her bed
V tear foL ^ -7een c?olinK sheets.
? '?rced "s way from between
losed eyes and splashed on her
How. What was the good of plav
Youth? Dorothv had
-verythlng ? everything, while for
^rocM?r^fVOS-?2?thinB save the slow
?rocess of with cring* ag**?.
? T.^' next day Sears failed to put
1 an appcnranc-. Dorothy's time
vas spent mainly in watching ' for
"tty face" 'mpatlcn' her
"I wonder what Sears can be do
? ? g ? she exclaimed fretfully on the
Icond day of his non-appearance
My soul, but it's lonelv here' How
? io you stand it, Cynthia when
on,? around but grandad?"
turned from the window and
HUnt with sudden interest.
Have >ou never thought of getting
..lamed again, Cynthia? Moth?
H'f" heart is buried in uncle
i LI Vram' but that's P?fect
such ?I ,.C pr0?nt. knows no
V 01. ^?"5 ncy a"d 't s a good thing.
'?.u need someone to care for vou
, Take DrWn iy?U 7hen y?u afe old.
, ,,1! ?uV Baile.v.. for instance. You
? ! m ln w,th mightv little
? :,vr?att- 1 !a thai. !
i?e has a most benevolent
: took?ng browa."P,te ?' his
Do^y^'fra-^/- a"hd
| country. ? I would ask you to come
? ?e?"of &i 'a' but there is a mat
101 of vital importance I want to
! 'hscuss with Sears this afternoon."
1 k n!ffht Dorothy nsked Cvnthia
: r?n J00'" for ? tilk and Cynthia
; followed, wondering a little at the
ftirls rapid-fire of disconnected re
maiks^and the brightness of her eyes
Dorothy pushed forward a chair
disrobed"^ Aft lisht. ch?tter as she
uk robed. After a short silonce she
asked in her direct manner, "Cynthia
1 tV* "In'! kvnow when one truly
. Jr ey VNhen you gave up vour
mfnd ta ,!?r UnC,f Iioh"rt' rtid you
mind in the very least way?"
. , For just the merest fraction of an
j r"in"" Cynthia was silent. A little
' When one is quite willing to be all
' ?" 'whoi ?nt,i ,,"'rsoh 'to shut "it
: "h0!? wori''- if one needs
! ? ^"hat is just what Sears said He
vcry dependable for one of his
jears don't you think?"
I BeaT Be^dWhhi,7"d.:! "o?t.
u Bcat* troublesome heart
hprs. Her head went up a lit Je
? Td hf (i, !CI' splrit had never trail
ed in the dust, nor should it now
-'?"answered calmly. '
r* T^?nty five is not so very vounc
asTt'frn'k. dependable. 'ChftlmCrS
(CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)
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DOTS & DASHES
? By DOT ?
"I ?ft y, doctor, did you ever doc
tor another doctor?"'
"Oh, yea, often."
"V.ell, uil on? this: Does ft doctor
doctor .a doctor the way the doctor
al doctor wants to be doctored, or
? docs the doctor doing the doctoring
doctor the other doctor in his own
way?" ? -Pathfinder.
{ City Urchin (in the country for
the first tintc:) "This is just like
grass, ain't it?"
Little Friend: 41 Why, it is grass,
Chimmic.''
j Urchin. "No, it ain't, cos yer don't
Jiave to keep off it."-j-Boston Trans
cript.
? Greenhorn :? "And how can w# toll
| when we're near an elephant?"
i Bored Companion: "You'll detect
| a faint odor of peanuts on" his
breath." ? Life.
Mother: "Archibald Giltrocks,
| what do you mean, talking to your
sister that way?"
Aboved-Named : "We're playing
I'm a traffic cop, ma." ? Alliston
Recorder.
I gaze across the street so wide,.
I start, I dart, I squirm, I glide,
I take my chances, O, so slim ?
I trust (o eve and nerve and limb:
I I scoot to right, I gallop through,
: I'm here and there. I'm lost to view.
My life, 1 know, hangs in the. toss?
! Another plunge ? I am across!
O, give me pity, if you can
| I'm just
a poor
pe-des-tri-un.
? T. R., in the Boston Transcript
Captain: 'What is the best method
[to prevent the diseases caused by
j biting insects?'
Corporal :"Don't bite the insects,"
I ? Orange Owl.
! A young minister, attracted by
Sister Grace, was dining with the
family. Little Sister was talking rap- I
i idly when the minister was about to 1
? ask the blessing, so, turning to the
j child, he said In a tone of mild
reproof? "Laura, I am about to
I usk grace."
I "Well, it's about time." answered
I Little Sister in an equally reproving !
i tone. "We've been expecting you
j to ask her for a year and she has, ?
too."-r- Exchange
"How could they have th? wedding
, if the groom wasn't there?''
"Well, no one noticed his absence |
.until the ceremony was over." ? Life. |
A little country girl >vent shopping :
in the city with her mother, and her J
first experience in an elevator. "How i
did you like it?" asked the father !
. on her riturn.
"Why, it was so funny, daddy," ?
answered the child. 'We went into
. a little house, and the upstairs
came down." ? Clipped.
"Why did you tell that stalled
auto party that you hadn't any gas
joline?"
"Well, you see," replied the old
? farmer, "I wouldn't have made over
(fifty cents on the gas they wanted,
while I got a five-spot off them for
| towing them to the station."
"Children," said a teacher,. "be
diligent nod steadfast, and you Will
succeed. Take the case of George
Washington. Do you remember my
telling you of the great difficulty
Geor?r? Washington had to contend
with?"
"Yes ma'am," said a little boy.
"He couldn't tell a lie." ? East Grim
stead Observer.
"I don't know what's got into
?that young clerk of mine these days,
II can't get any work out of him."
I "That's not surprising. Spring
'may quicken the sap in the trees,
I but it slows up the sap in the of
i fice." ? -Boston Transcript.
A schoolboy's essay: "A goat is
about as big as a sheep if the sheep
is big enough. A female goat is
called a buttress, a little goat is
called a goatee. Goats are very
useful for eating up th s*gs. A goat
will eat up more things than any
animal that ain't a goat. My father
had a goat once. My father is an
awful good man. Everything he
says is so, even if it ain't so. That
is all I know about the goats." ?
Epworth Herald.
"They're still very much in love
with each other."
"Are they?"
"Yes. When she's away she writes
letters to him whether she needs
money or not."? -Clipped.
"I see the tailor has a lawsuit
against him."
"Breach of promise?"
"So; promise of breeches." ? Ep
worth Herald.
Grocers arc accustomed to answer
ing penetrating questions about the
merits of their wares. Mr. Jones
was no exception to the rule. A
lady came into his shop to buy some
eggs. "Are they really fresh?" she
asked.
"Oh, yes. ma'am!" he answered.
"Are vnu quite' sure, because I''vi
so afraid of bad eggs. I must have
them really fresh."
"Boy!" called out the grocer to
his helper, "just run to the back
room ar.d see if this morning's eggs
are cool enough to sell." ? Clipped.
A Scotch man who was about to
fct married informed the minister
that ho wanted th?? ceremony per
forate ' in the* poultry var 1.
? ,*.d the i l-rgvjpan.
"We?l. th- rice will f, e l ih? hens."
!r." p' ? ipective bridegroom.
? Pathfinder.
Edna afcked her grandma whom .-he
was visiting if sht couldn't have an
egg for supper.
"But. ' said grandma. "your
rrt?t he- to oat li'.Thi sup
pers."
"Oh *">. Grandma, she lets me
have of thing* darker than
eggs." i Tipped.
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