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a hh so, 0 0, i AR SW ISD Ee. AE A AR ATT 0 Be ON Gh die ah 8 J di SRL ig dhe i) SYNOPSIS When Marlborough Jones' moth: ér leaves their home in Leebrook to address a convention in Cleve: land, she is very much worried about leaving her 18-year-old son alone for the first time. She insists on asking Judy Miller the girl next door, to run in daily "to see that her tall handsome boy Is all right. Marlie says Judy has enough to do helping out in her father's drug store. And when While he is in the drug store later Lisa Loring drops in and asks him casually to comé to her home that evening to meet Kentucky Louel- lan of Louisville. This is part of a well thought out plan. When Lisa learned from the departing Mrs, Jones that Marlborough was to be alone, she thought of making use of the handsome Jones boy in en- tertaining Tucky. Her only fear is that Marlie will not "loosen up" and spend money on Tucky al- though he has a hundred thousand left him by his father. Tucky, pretty and resourceful, soon real- izes that Lisa invited the bashful "mama's boy" because she does not want to share her real boy friends. Mike Tulling, who had been put out of two prep schools, dashes up in his new runabout and Marlie soon finds himself at the Red Rooster Inn. He cannot dance and apologizes awkwardly to Tucky., She says she will teach him later at her Uncle Herbie's, whom she's visiting. Lisa, seeing her plans going awry, insists upon leaving early. Marlie wonders what his mother will think. CHAPTER VI After breakfast Judy hurried over to tell Gram the news. And Gram seemed fiendishly delighted. Judy almost believed Gram would be glad if Marlie went out and committed murder! "You just bet you'll go." Gram patted her on the top of her black shiny head. "And you'll buy a nice new dress, too. I guess you can look as good as the best of 'em." "I don't need a new dress just to go over to Marlie's" Judy turn- the idea away as ridiculous. "What difference does it make? I haven't got a boy friend. I'm just the cook." "Is that so?" Gram did some rapid figuring. "Well, we'll see about that!" Ag soon as Judy left the house Gram dressed hurriedly and went downtown, On the porch of the Leebrook Inn she found Peter "You're just the man-I"ve been chasing." Gram 'motioned the young interne to keep his seat, and dropped beside him. "My, it's get- ting hot!" . "I was going to call on you this afternoon," the doctor smiled. "My mother wrote me, I got the letter this morning, to be sure not to put it off another day." Gram took her hat off and fanned herself. "I had a card from her yesterday afternoon telling me you were here and to keep an eye on you and see you didn't get into any mischief, But I've come on business, Peter. I've come to ask a great favour of you. Peter Johns took his pipe out of his mouth and sat up attentively. "Of course, Mrs. Miller. I'm at your service, day or night." Under A Strain Gram fidgeted. What she was about to say was difficult. The young doctor could see she was un- der a strain. To put her at ease he said, "Of course, I'm only an interne, so if it is anything medical I may not be able to handle it alone. But -- " Gram shook her head. "Oh, no, Peter, we're all well. It is -- it's about my grand-daughter. You haven't met her, have you?" "No, I haven't. T hope it's noth- ing serious, Mrs. Miller." "Call me Gram." The old lady summoned all her courage. "No, it isn't, Peter, Maybe you wouldn't call it anything to worry about at all. But I do. Judy is too good for her own good. That's what I came to see you about." Dr. Johng was afraid he hadn't understood. "I don't quite get it," smiled, "No, I didn't think you would," Gram sighed, and the interne decid- ed she must have been a very at- tractive girl in her day. "But I do mean exactly what I say." "She's Too Perfect" "My granddaughter," she contin- ued after a slight pause, "is a reg- ular little stick-in-the-mud. I am worried about her. She doesn't care for good times or pretty clothes or anything a normal girl takes an in- terest in, why, mind you, she's per- fectly willing to work all day and all evening in that old drug store slinging sodas, and her father does not even bother to give her spend- ing- money. I don't like it!" The doctor sat back, very broadly, "Well, this is- sometihng new, Gram. I thought your Judy must have done something dreadful, and he haif smiling THe GROOM WAS SHY ~ 6y ALMA Sioux SCARBERRY L here you sit and tell me the trouble with her is that she's too perfect." "lI want you to do something about it." Gram clenched her tiny hands in her lap. "You're a man of the world, You know 'ow to at- tract a little country girl and make her want to go out on parties and riding around with you. I want you to take her out to a party tonight." Peter Johns threw back his head and laughed. Gram joined him, but a bit weakly. "I know it sounds crazy.m Color was high in the old cheeks. "I am not asking you to fall in love with her and marry her or anything like that. And I certainly don't want my Judy to do anything out of the way." / Knock Their Eye Out Gram blushed suddenly and the doctor laughed again. "I see." His blue eyes danced with mirth. "You want Judy to just play with fire a little -- just little enough to realize how pleasant it can 'be. But you don't want her to get her wings scorched." "You're poking fun at me," the old woman said and put her hat on. "But this is what I want you to do. There's a party next door this evening. Just a bunch of silly kids. But no one ever pays Judy any at- tention. I want you to take her and make them all sit up and take not- ice." "I'd be delighted," the grinned. "Will she go?" "You come just about five or ten minutes to eight." Gram looked relieved. ~"I'll keep her there. And I want you to drop in just as though you came to call on me and Judy must think the idea of going to the party is a sudden inspiration of mine." "I'll be right on the dot." Peter seemed to relish the idea. "Judy's pretty," Gram assured the amused physician. "You don't need to think I'm handing you a pigeon-toed lemon with buck- teeth." Peter howled with merriment. "Well, thanks for that informa- tion. I was a little worried. I am sure however, that any grand- daughter of yours would be a very charming beautiful lady." "Fiddle!" Gram got up. "Save your sweet talk for Judy, and give her plenty of it, I shall expect you to be your devastating self. Do you know, I'd never noticed before Peter, you are really a handsome young specimen." "lI improve with age." The doc- tor walked with her to the gate. "Do you realize I'm almost twen- ty-three ?" "No, I can't realize it," Gram sighed wistfully. "Your grandmoth- er and I were just about your age when we had our double wedding. Time is flying too fast, my boy." "You don't look a day over fifty- five," he told her truthfully. She reached up and kissed him on the cheek. "You've been very understand- ing, you scamp! And I'll trust you not to let this thing go too far. You young internes are dangerous. I knew one once," A Handsome Young Specimen "So!" Peter nodded wisely. "So that's why you picked on me to re- form your too perfect granddaught- er. Comes the light." "Go away!" Gram waved him to one side. "I'll see you tonight." She walked hurriedly down the street. Peter was tempted to go down to the drug store and take a look at his blind date. But he then thought better of it. Some one might introduce them and spoil all of Gram's plans. Mrs. Miller was all aflutter when she took the elevator up to the second floor of Leouellan's depart- ment store. She had stopped at the bank and drawn fifty dollars from her account. "A party dress for Judy," she interne greeted May Sims, the clerk, and noted her curious expression with a tinge of bitterness, "It's a sur- prise," she added. "I think Judy takes a fourteen." "Just about." May led her back to the high display case. "What kind of a party dress, Mrs. Miller?" "The prettiest one you have. I do want something long and ruffly." "We have some lovely organd- ies." May looked over the stock. "Wrinkles too easily." "The new organdie doesn't. It's specially treated some way. These Just came in from New York," She opened the case. Gran's eyes lit on a lovely butter- cup yellow. "Let me see that one." She was pointing to it. "Judy ought to look awfully pret- ty in that shade." May removed it from the hook lovingly. "She's a real brunette. Where's the party, Mrs. Miller?" Buttercup Yellow Organdie "Oh, there are lots of parties," Gram said shortly, resenting May's implication that there was any- thing unusual in her granddaught- er's having a new dress and going out. May flushed. "This is the very latest of sub-deb models." She held the dress out to her. "It's slenderiz- ing and will give Judy height. Not that she's short or plump or any- thing like that." "Judy is little," said Gram. "She could stand a little height. She's only five feet two." Gram looked at every one of the party dresses but always came to the buttercup one with the close fitting basque and ruffles. "We've a wide picture hat and slippers to match it," May suggest- ed, and was surprised when Gram not only asked to see them, but a bag as well. ' Now not one word to Judy or a soul who would tell her," Gram warned her when she gave May forty-five dollars and took her packages. "I want it to be a real surprise. If you tell I'll bring them back, May." Miss Sims assured her solemnly that the purchase would be kept a strict secret. Gram rushed home and hid the packages on the shelf in her own room. After lunch she took the gown out and hung it up to make sure it wouldn't be wrinkl- ed. The afternoon seemed interm- inable to Gram, When Judy came Mrs. Miller met her at the door and rushed her out to the kitchen. "Here's your supper, dear." The grandmother almost pushed hep down to the table. "Hurry now, so you can get ready for the party." Excitement's Catching "What's the hurry?" Judy was amused. "It's only six o'clock. My, but you're excited. You'd think I was going to be married or some- thing, instead of just going over to Marlie's." "Never mind," "Eat, and hurry." The door-bell rang. Gram ran to answer it, It was Millie Taylor from the beauty parlour, Gram had rushed her upstairs. "Get your things ready." She bustled into the bathroom. "You can wash and wave Judy's hair here. I want you to give her the works. You can he through by sev- en-thirty, can't you?" "Yes," Millie put on her apron. "Tll hurry." Gram ran downstairs. "Now not one word out of you, Judy." She took pie from the ice- box. "Swallow this down in hurry. Millie is here to fix you up for the party." "Gram!" Judy looked almost an- noyed. "How silly." "Do as I say. "I've a nice sur- prise for you. Dear me, I hope it fits." 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