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nanny la Reminded of Home.
As l have told you before, Danny
unit Nanny Meadow Mouse. way
down in the Sunny South, knew noth
ititr of the cold weather and the haul
times of their old friends hack on the
Green Meadows and in the Green
Forest up north. They had quite
forgotten that there could l>e such
a thine as winter. They continued
to It\- iii comfort in the great man
bird, u's they culled the airplane,
which hud. taken them down to the
Sunny South. Nanny seldom left it.
You know, she had five preclou*
I babies in that nest in the little cup
board. Tlfe aviator hml discovered
those babies and called them the air
plane babies. Ho saw to it that there
Was plenty of food for Danny and
Nanny and the babies.
The man-bird traveled from place
to place, and there weir always new
sights to be seen. At last one morn
ing. when Danny had ventured to
sit for a while on one of the wings,
there was a sudden humming sound,
and there darted in ffont of him an
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bird. Not sinre first reaching the
Sunny South had Danny seen Hum
tner.
"Well, well, well! squeaked Hum
mer. "If It isn't Danny Meadow
Mouse! I have often wondered what
had become of you, 1 was afraid thAt
not knowing the Sunny South, you
might have been raught by some en
emy. Where is Nanny? 1 hope she
is safe, too,"
"Quite safe," replied Danny. "She
is right here in the great man bird.
Are you going to stay around here
long?"
“1 should say not," replied Hummer.
i have been down in the Sunny
South as long as I can stand it. I’m
iust aching for a sight of the Green
Meadows up north, and I'm on my
way. You know, Mistress Spring is
on her way up there now, and I am
going to keep along just behind her.
T suppose you and Nanny will go
back presently."
"I don't know," replied Danny
rather sorrowfully.
"Don't know? Don't know?”
squeaked Hummer sharply. "Why
don't you know?"
"Because I have no idea what this
great man-bird is going to do," re
plied Danny. "And we can’t go hack
there unless tl«n great manbhd
dees.''
"That's so," squeaked Hummer.
I'd forgotten all about that. Well,
here's hoping that you do get bail
there safely. 1 must be on my way
■'Walt « minute!" cried Danny
''Tell nis about the other feathered
folk. Are many of them leaving
yet?"
"Goodness, yes,” replied Hummer.
"A lot of them have gone already.
Honker the Goose and hla friends
and Mr. and Mrs. Quack and their
friends started two weeks ago. Wel
come Robin, Redwing the Blackbird,
Winsome Bluebird and a lot of others
are already on their way. They'll
take it easy and keep right along
with Mistress Spring, so as to get
there as soon as she does. That is a
little sooner than I want to get there.
But I'll get there just as soon as I
am sure the weather has settled and
is warm enough. Of course, I can't
keep ahead of the flowers. A fel
low must live, and I need flowers.
NJrs. Hummer is anxious to get to
nest building again. So long, Danny,
and take good care of yourself, Re
member nie to Nanny."
With this Hummer darted away,
leaving Danny staring after him
rather wistfully.
CORDELIA THE MAGNIFICENT
By LEROY SCOTT. (Copyright. 1»S«.) |
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CHAPTER I.
Cordelia Faces a Problem.
Theifour young women at the table
in their secluded corner, all about
or 22, made a striking group. Small
wonder that the people at the other
tables in the big restaurant of the
Grantham hotel stole glances at these
lour favorites of fortune, pointed
them out to friends less well in
formed and gave gossipy facts in
eager, subdued whispers.
They had known each other all
their lives had these four, said the
gossipy whispers; had gone to the
same school; had been debutantes
in the same season; had always done
everything together.
A Vivid Beauty.
That one there, the vivid, sparkling
beauty with glinting, reddish-brown
hair and with that pleasant, confident
smile which showed that she was
equal to anything—that was Miss
• 'ordelia Marlowe, best known of the
four, tlie most striking figure in so
ciety's youngest set. Didn't she really*
look everything that people and the
papers said of her?—didn’t she look
that name w hich had somehow fasten
ed itself to her. “Cordelia the Magni
ficent?” Just look at her! Didn’t
she'*
The others? That spirited brunette
across from her was Mrs. Jacqueline
Thorndike, ;md that vivacious little
Diond was Mrs. Alline Harkness,
whose husband was that Peter Hark
ness who was just now making a sen
sational splurge down in Wall street.
And that proud looking girl was Miss
Gladys Norworth. an orphan these
many years, and in her own right the
richest girl of the group, and one of
the richest helressee in America,
That morning, when the thing was
fresh upon her, Cordelia's dazed im
pulse had been all for breaking this
luncheon engagement; Jackie, Gladys
and Ailine. e\en though they had
lone looked upon her as their leader,
could easily have handled all matters
relating to the fifth reunion of the
class of T6 of fashionable Harcourt
Hail.
"Of course the biggest thing we've
got to do is to pick the chairman j
for the (lass reunion," said Jackie
Thorndike. "We know the person we I
want, and the person the whole class
will want Cordie Marlowe. And!
she * practically promised to serve.
We're all agreed on that—yes?”
"1 in afraid It's not settled," drawl
tngly interrupted Cordelia. "I sup
pose I should liave told you before, j
but I didn't know the thing myself
much before this The fact is. I'm
not going to 1* at the reunion.”
'Not be there!" the three chorused
in dismay. Then Jackie demanded:
“What's the matter, Cordie? Why
not ?"
"I’m not telling Just now." said J
Cordelia still smiling. ' You'll all j
know all about my plans In a few
days. Wait till then."
Nmnethiug Big.
“You must have something big
on"' breathed Jacqueline
"But I say, Cordie," Gladys Nor
worth burst out in sudden concern, j
"you promised to come out to my j
piace right after the rlass reunion and ■
stay for the summer! Your new plan
isn't going to Interfere with that?”
"I'm sorry. Gladys. But I'll have
to call that \ islt off altogether.”
There was a moment of surprised
silence on the part of Jackie and
Ailine. Gladys having asked Cordelia
out to Bolling Meadow s, and Cordelia ;
having accepted! Here was some-;
thing else to wonder* about!
Gladys and Ailine then departed om
shopping expeditions, and at last Cor
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delU had her wish of being alone with
I Jackie.
"You've certainly sprung a lot of
surprises on us. Cordie, old dear
began Jackie "You needn't tell me a
thing you don't want to—particular
ly about your changed plans. But
Gladys asking you to come out to that
big place of hers, that was certain;
a jolt! Why, since she came back~>,
from France two years ago with her
step-sister and that French war
orphan the two of them adopted,
Gladys hasn t had a soul out to see
her!”
That's exactly why she asked me.’’
returned Cordelia. "I don't know all
Gladys' reasons, of course. She said
her keeping to herself so much since
she came back from France was the
effect on her of her two or three
years of war work In the hospital of
that Countess de Crecy.”
"So that's it! The way she s herd
ed to h<-rself and behaved generally
has had me guessing—had ail of us
guessing."
"But her picking you, Cordie!—
with her always having been jealous
of you. and especially just now wit)
the two of you—I guess I don't base
to say that. Cordie."
"i suppose you're referring to Jerry
Plimpton?"
"Jerry Plimpton, yes "
"I spoke straight out to Glad;, s
about that when we were all out a
your place last week. We d bad a b:‘
of a row, and shed flared up about
Jerry. Just as nice as I could 1 told
her there was no sense in our fight
ing about Jerry Plimpton.
"How did Gladys take it?”
‘‘You know how Gladys is. ‘When,
she has a good impulse, it’s as swift
as her temper. She broke down.
J'aid she'd always resented me be
cause people liked me: tha( s whr
she's been so nasty. tsaid she had
lots of acquaintances—but no g:rl
friends—not a real girl friend—and
how she did need a girl friend she
could depend on It all sounded
mighty sincere That was when she
akked me to rome and stay with her. "
"Perhaps Gladys was sincere—for
that moment! ' said Jackie skeptically.^
"Cut even so, she was unconscious
ly thinking of little Gladys. And If
she wants a real girl friend, one that
she can depend on how about that
stepsister of hers.* The little I've seen
of Father Stevens. « always seen
ed to me a mighty decent sort—and
the two used to be getting along to
gether well enough for them to go
to Paris the month after Gladys
graduated to work in the hospital of
that Counteas de Crecy."
i ordelia stui wore her smile.
"Whatever Gladys' real reasons
may have been for asking me, I guess
they don t make much difference a'
present since I'm not going out to
visit her."
Suddenly Jackie's hard slipped
across the tablsclnth and gripped
Cordelia's wrist. "Speaking of Jerry
l’limpton?' she breathed "There
coming nut of the grill room"’
Cordelia slightly turned her head.
Jerry Plimpton's course lay past their
table. Lut as yet he had not seen
them. He was 39 or 30. tall, well
built. with highbred. handsome
features, easy confidence In his every
movement: altogether an outstanding
figure in any company.
Jerry sighted them and bore down
upon their table with an eager str.iie.
The greeting was that of old friepd*.
"If 1 didn t have a confounded busi
ness engagement with my law yer. " he
grumbled. “I’d invite myself to sit
with you a while.”
“Even if you could stay.” said
Cordelia to Jerry. "I d have to send
you along, l'ni having right now a
coufounded business talk with
Jackie."
His gaze fixed on Cordelia. "That
■minds to rne like an order to hurry
along. All right. Cordelia. But I II
t>e seeing you tonight out at the
Grastons'.”’
"I'm sorry. Jerry, but I won't be
able to make it. I was going to
phone you ’
She had promised him several
dances for that night, and bis face
showed keen disappointment.
"Well—If you can t you can't. Then
I'm not to see you till that little
party we've arranged for Friday
night?"
"I'll not be able to make that either.
Jerry. I'vs just changed all my
plans."
Plans Are Changed.
'Chanced jour plans he ex
claimed. "In what wav”''
She regarded him with her same
easy, unperturbed smile. “1 can t
tell you .iust jet. .Terrj-. But you'll
know all in a few days.”
Bunded. .Terrj- jvent on hts waj-.
lvsplte the prijacj- of their corner
table Jackie leaned far across and
caned breathle.sslj- at her old room,
mate.
"Yes?" she whispered.
"You must promise not to repeat
a word of what 1 tell until It all be
comes public."
"You can count on mj- prom!**.
Curdle.■*
"Mere goes then. First of all »o
vou'll understand the full meaning of
the thing. I d belter remind vou how
poor we are. These last 10 j-ears
since father'* death mother has had
a mighty hard time to keep thine*
colng with Lily and me on her hands
and only a little oj-er $50,000 a
veir to do It all on As for tha*.
1 guess things weren't a lot better
when mj- father was alive, or e\en in
tn>- grandfather s day. YVe Marlowes
never did have much money and now
It * finished.
"Cordle' . . . Mow did It happen*"
"YVith the high prices since thf
war she found u harvler and hardei
to live on our Income. Results, she
kept drawing on her capital bv sell
ing off bonds Result of this ws«
that the Income from her remain re
honda w as so Inadequate as to m ike
her feel thrv were hardly worth keep
ing. She saw culv one chance
lVsnerate she decided to sell *
bonds and speculate Mother I" ke-i
out oil. and ejerythings acre
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