Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1928, Page 20

| D T ATl BT DG, MM § H i ! THE EVENING STORY Lydia. YDIA RANSOME came down Peach street with her market basket in her hand. Lydia's market basket was unlike other people’s market baskets, just as Tydia herself was unlike other people. The market basket was made of ma ting, lined with cretonne, hung from rope handles, and was ornamented with gay apples k. Lydia was made of pink and gray meakness, lit by a sparkle of blue eyes, and folded neatly like a small parcel in a crisp little pink cham- bray. Nothing more lovable or severe was ever seen than this pretty, elderly ‘woman in her faintly rose-colored gown. Yet underneath the placid surfaces of the chambray and the healthily glow- ing cheeks and gentle little smile there ‘was the heaving and swelling of perter- bation. “I know it as well as can be,” Lydia ‘was thinking, “that I paid that bill be- fore. E«it that grocerman made me pay it again. And now I shall have to skimp like everything till I've made up the loss. The trouble with me is I'm a Ransome without ing one mite of the Ransome will.” Lydia sighed and remembered how her father would have told the grocer a thing or two and gained a result ac cording to his own convictions. “Not that I like to think Mr. Snow did it on purpose,” Lydia capitulated. “Likel; it stood so on his book. But it ! does seem my word ought to be just as good as his.” Lydia sighed again. It was always that way. She could never speak up for herself, and some people who had learned this fact took advantage of it. him,” Lydia said. Her eyes deepened in color. “But I thought he had a nasty, mean little streak in him. I be- lieve he’s got it yet, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubht till I learn dif- ferent.” No use talking to this man. She would go over to Mrs. Sherman's and call Lin up and ask him about the pole. Lydia left her basket on her porch and went across the lawn to Mrs. Sher- man's house. She was permitted to use the telephone as she wished. Nobody was in sight, so she went in and called up the wire chief's office. “Lin, this is Lydia Ransome. There's a man digging a hole in my nice turf. He says you told him to do it. Now I don’t want a telephone pole in front of mv home,” she pleaded. ‘The gruff voice at the other end of the wire returned: | “Well, that's the best place for it, and it’s going there, Miss Ransome.” Miss Ransome! Why, she had known Lin Sutton all her life! And he called her Miss! Lydia hung up the receiver | with fingers that tingled. An electric ;‘lurrenl seemed to be running through er. “Oh, dear! What shall I do? |ask Seth Whitcomb—I will! | going home to dinner now. him. She flew out and met the fine-faced, keen-eved young man in the dark busi- | ness suit. She had known him since he |was a little boy, but. she had never | known before how kind and amused his | dark eyes could be until now, as they | looked down into her asking ones. | “It is a shame, Lydia,” the lawyer said. “But, you understand, Lin is a | determined character. Besides, he has T could Seth is I'll ask THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. 0. MONDAY, MAY 28 1928 Lin Sutton lounged up the street beside the man who was digging the hole. As they neared the place they paused in amazement. In the hole stood a small woman, in a pink chambray dress. Her chéeks were as pink as her dress and her eyes were electric in their sparkle. “What are you doing there, Lydia?" demanded Lin. Lydia looked him full in the face. “I'm going to stop your setting a pole here, Mr. Sutton.” she answered stiffly. “Pull her out!” said the workman, “Just you try it!" snapped Lydia, “and see what you get. Everybody on this street is my witness and Seth ‘Whitcomb is my attorney. Lin Sutton stood looking at her, his dark face growing redder and redder until it looked as if it would burst into flame. There was a long walit, it seemed to Lydia. “Give it up, Jake,” he said. “Come on.” He walked away and Jake followed. There was a little rush of neighbors about Lydia. “Quick work,” Seth Whitcomb said, | smiling. “I was afraid I'd have to stay there all afternoon,” breathed Lydia. Mrs. Sherman brushed a bit of soll off Lydia’s pink skirt. “‘Guess you've got a little of the Ran- some will, after all,” she said. always known she had it. If she hadn't had it she’d never have refused Lin| Sutton as many times as she did.” “Good thing, too,” remarked Iliss| Beach. H Seth Whitcomb had brought a spade, and he was neatly filling up the hole. “Sprinkle a little grass seed, Lydia,” he said. Lydia patted his arm. “You didn't think I'd do it, did you,| she laughed. | (Conyright. 1028.) The End. | | boy TYPO PROGRESSIVES WIN IN GENERAL ELECTION Unofficial Returns Indicate Their Entire International Association Ticket Was Successful. By the Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS, May 28.—The en- tire progressive ticket of the Interna- tional Typographical Union was elected in the general election of the organiza- tion held last Wednesday, according to unofficial returns from 456 cities and towns out of approximately 750 voting. it was announced here last night at the headquarters of the organization. Approximately 51,000 votes out of 60.000 haye been received. Charles P. How- ard of Chicago, incumbent, was leading James M. Lynch of Syracuse, N. 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