Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1927, Page 21

AY I present my son, John Alden Woodward, Miss Trevor? John Alden. this whom I have told you. I am sure you are going to very good friends.” complacently upon the two young people hefore her. Her son, tall and handsome in white flannels: the girl 1he little tri-cornered hat fitting snug- Iy over her tawny hair. Constance Trevor _extended John Speaks for Himself. is Constance Trevor of The elegant Mrs, Woodward smiled bovishly slender in _her riding habit, ohn Alden Woodwar her she repeated, and then added mischievous. | Iy, “Any Kin to the John Alden who | . the love of Priscilla away from dear old Miles Standish?" John Alden Woodward darkly. “Indeed he is," said Mrs. Woodward hastily and a little proud “He is named fo: the very same John Alden. My ancestors came over in the May- flower. . . .” A group of vounz down the veranda and carried &tance off for the afternoon ride John Alden dropped into a chair fac- ing his mother. “For the iove of Mike, can't vou forget that Mayflower stiff, mother? T've been fed on it ought up on it and I tell you. I'm sick of it! Ever &ince you came down to school in my freshman vear and spilled the heans about your illustrious relatives the fellows ‘have panned n.s For- ot What zood is it an scowled people ecame e ay? to claim such ancest my Surely a younz man with vour cdu- i alize what it means to 1 would from the ops that my courageous fare. fathers sailed across the ocean in the search of freedom of worship—I am disappointed. John Alden.” Then she changed t subject. “Isn’t Constance charming? rueh,” he re. 1 have if.you hadn’t mada wk about ‘my name. John Alden was all rizht—so was all the rest of the crowd maybe, but they lived their lives—let me live mine. Is her uncie s Their gzenis Cardiff, plied_mooc . Judge Benj joined them. He was r the week end . who had come end the Summer min giving from the South to s with _him, “Well, John Alden, all throukh with the rah-rah stuff and ready to enter the scrap with the world, eh? _Law lsn't a bad game either i fied to i you are going in with Carter Drum- mond. You are fortunate. Carter has »stablished a remarkable p it is a splendid opportunity for vou. He is coming down on the 4 Con hie asked him when we met him in town vesterday. It will be a pleasure to entertain_the partners of fae new law firm of Drummond & Woodward. “If you have not already sent vour tar I would like to run down to the station and meet him, judge,” said John Alden. “Haven't a thing to do. Got here too late to get in on the way to the station he met the returning home. Connie and Harwood were in the lead and the waved her rid op to him. By active-——his mother written about her. Mother was ambitious ght—rather way he ped on her but a fellc nstance Trevor— me—pretty girl, too—how er Deovmmond. handsome, L man ahout-town -1 tnder 40 —the old fossi] —e &0 strong i her—nica lool ro led her - The next time he saw her she was in a daffodil vellow frock and Carter | Diuthmond, his law partner, was lean- | ing over her. She was laughing up at | John Alden turned away and | tried to be pleasant to little Poppy | Langhorne. Then Judge Cardiff touched him on the arm. take Connie in to dinner, John A.?" =hould think you would be g'ad | stay here with | ctice and | puld it Le agreeable for you mL NG STORY Unifortunately Carter Drummond was at her left and monopolized her { unpardonably until John Alden made a desperate resolve. 1 say, Miss Trevor, don't you think you might show me a little attention? Let old Carter there talk to his part- ner—you talk to me.” Constance’ Trevor turned to him, laughing. “Well, you do Inherit some of the courage of your Puritan ancestors after all, John Alden. I just thought I didn’t exist—for vou. You haven't said a nice thing to me since you met me, as Mr. Drummond does.” “Bunk! T mean that ancestor stuff. Forget it! I'm not for it, honest! And you look just like a daffodil in the Springtime. How many dances do 1 gel “\We.ll,” she drawled, “I think we can manage three—and, of course, there will be some cutins. And— honest—I promise—neve! never never to mention the breaking waves and the rockbound coast and the dear {old Miles Standish to you | tess—for 3 1 | John Alden Woodw | quent guest at Judge ( s | that Summer. He danced, swam, rode, | motored and golfed with Connie Tre- {vor, but it always scemed that his artner managed to make a thiee-some | of whatever they planned. and Connie | generously divided her time hetween | them. Then on a Saturdav morning |in the FKall Drummond came into | John's office. | “Will_you do me a good turn, old 'man? I'm going to be tied up with \ the Widow Morganthau all_afternoon and have asked Connie for dinner and | the theater. 1 won't have time to go over and get her and was wondering it you wouldn't do it for me. Connie | wiil surely understand. anks, old man. By the way, you might plan on heinz best man along ahout the | holidays.” John Alden looked up at his partner. What? | Rest man—best ma-n. I'm deucedly | tired of living around at the clubs, and all that. Want a home. thouzht much about getting {until I met Connfe.” | “John Alden sat slumped down he- {hind the wheel of his car, hardly { nbticing the zorgeous autumnal - | scape as he drove to Judge C: home. What an ass he had heen. to be sure—thought all the time that | Connie had liked him—had been rut- [ting on her and Carter. Jove, that | was a blow Carter and Connie—his | partner and the girl he loved. Constance was curled up in her uncle’s favorite chair before the fire | place reading. | overcoat and s Never married I | ar | ¢,” snapped John Alden. “I am his emissary, sent to t2ke you | to the city, that he may dine with you. make love (o you. propese to you. | apologize for bein ol this ow that 1 was Constance unw brousght hoth hee! | off in 3 Minutes | Why suffer with corns or cal- | Jouses when you can take them off in from 3 to 5 minutes with Shur- o No irritation or sorene with old-time prey 5 {{l waiting several da || of feet. Simply apply Shur-off, keeping the corn or callous wet for about two minutes—then take it out, root and all. Pain stops the instant Shur-off is applied. and the I directions enclosed with each age enables any one to re- move painful corns or callouses | easily. 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John at over the top of ber ir at the mantel, over e painting of Judge Benja- t smiled benig down lapels of looked str: red-zold which a ht min Cardi . ., <he said softly, “do you !colely for the *henefit of motorists. STAY, NWASHINGTON, - D. was burled close against his tweed shoulder. “I—I take it back,” she laughed. “I didn’t mean to call you that, I meant—why don’t you ask me to marry you, Jack, I'm ready. Are you?” THE END, (Copvrizht. e Pedestrians Demand Roads. Pedestrians in England are up In arms because the authorities persist in widening and improving the roads £ B. for Insurance Company Over Payment of Policy. The Prudential Tnsurance Company of America is saved the payment of b Egan, who after an absence of more than seven years was produced in the Municipal Court by attorne for the company at the trial of the suit of his step-daughter, K. LaRaw, who had paid the pre- miums throughout the period on a | remember the story of the courtship |of Miles Standish?” o “Lord, yes! 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