Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-06

partners rted outrageousy and though he had ceased
to who they they drove his own thoughts to
cover and restored his lost youth.
At signal four May poles were erected, and the
guests divided into groups Varicolored ribbons
handed out by the costued pages and in the hunt for
positions that followed Garott was swept into the
maze 1t was time honored igure but the old English
music gave it flavor, and as the dancers unwove
the sken strands he passed by one the now familiar
figures of the of his party, who seemed to
have been gathered into one group AS the ribbons
reached the top of the poles they shook loose and fell to
the floor, and at the time the signal was given to
unn1ask The ribbons unwound made eight sets OF relnS
of different colors and round the dancers crcled, girl
driving two men, man driving two girls.
No knew whether the distribution of the colors
had been made by accident by design; but at each
May pole there at least divorce driving two
husbands And what happened in CARROTS set was
sufficiently amusing Mrs vanuxem with the red NIB
bons had Percy and Welby King Mrs. Wetherall with
the blue had De Courcey Wethera and Gilbert barrow;
Mrs Vaughan with the yellow had Freddy and Warren
Sears; and Natalie with the green had Brooke CARROT
and Rene De Land Garrott took the situation good
humoredly. Indeed, there seemed no other way to
take it.
His wife had other views for when she discovered her
husband she turned her back him squarey and took
the arm of De Land. Come, Rene" she said. . IN
tired of dancing"
IL mrer and he heard the voice of De Land laughing
at the incident as he bore her away. They a
different footing here Garrot felt that the eyes of the
whole party upon him, and he was vaguely uncom-
Portable; but as he turned aside Mrs Kempton, who
had seen the incident greeted him galy.
Deserted? So am l. Jack went off with Bertha
Paget We must console ourselves. Supper is ready,
and I'm famished."
He offered her his and permitted her to lead him
off, They found small table in the conservatory. He
understood her better now and the old relation
sumed from the point where it had been broken
Its funny world, isn't it, Brooke Garriott?" she
said Half of the people in it trying to get married,
the other half trying to get divorced wonder if any
body is satisfied"
you are, aren't your"
ZIP" she laughed. do seem so? I'm glad make
that impression It's the effort of my life to conceal
secret sorrows.
II didn't know you had any sorrows" he said in
prise.
II have, hundred of them. I'm year older than I
last for one and this seasons hats are afro
cious that's another.
She seemed surprised when he laughed at her. 1.-TWO
sorrows-and what the other ninety-eght?"
She did not reply at once. When she did her mood
had changed lack is the other ninetyeght she said
Your husband! Why, Jack is"
But she cut him short with of the hand. 1--WE
won't talk about Jack He's no better and no
than of the husbands of my friends She stopped
abruptly and he could question her further though
the nature of their intimacy seemed to give him the
right He had been ready speak of other things when
she resumed.
ooh, Jack and I get along-as others get along. He