Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09

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now old she really looks without her
| 'make-up."
HeIen was standing between two
women evidently friends. who had
oeen talking across her, and were
| now trying to push together in front
~ her. Resenting this, she made an
eHort 10 retain her place.
suddenly she felt a decided and
hateful push from the round fat hin
! OF the woman on her right This
/ showed her against the woman nm her
IefI who slared at Helen and pushed
her back.
by this time Helen was so wedgA1
IN mat she could hardly breathe. She
'o"seo 10 get away, but her feminine
oostlnacy would not let her be forced
out by the rudeness of these two
women.
Ihey were both extensively over.
I dressed, and their supercilious attt-
'ude and affected voices bore all tha
e"rhafks OF the social climber, Thav
! exchanged meaning glances and ins,-
| lentiy glared at Helen.
| lhen she felt them both nusbi, :,
against her at once-vicious. hatofuI
shoVes of their broad hips. AS this
united effort to force their way in
'front.' of her was entirely "below-
waist struggle" it was NOT mo-
[ 'lceaole to the crowd about them.
Helen felt her face GROW, bot u.itb
"erce Indignation. She braced her
sell TO Withstand another determined
shoVe' when one OF the women lev
clled lorgnette at her. and said with
| icy insolence:
III thank YOU. madam. not to
push
AT this Helens face and neck
curned crimson. Again thew ex
changed glances. the other woman
Struggling her sable shoulders with a
! dsdainful:
Some people are so i'll bredy,,
Miserabiy Helen stood her ground.
she felt the eyes of every one near
centred on her. and her face burned
to the roots of her hair. Then her
heart !eaped as she heard Warren's
voice back of her.
Ready to go Had enough?"
On yes-yes'. quiveringiy Take
| me out of here"
Why. what's the NATTER" looking
down at her flushed face and tremu-
| ious lips as he led her out of the
crowd
'oh, 1t was CHASTITY! TWO OF the
! most tnsolent women. They were try
| ing to shove in front OF me, and one
of them actually spoke to me! GIared
| through her 1orsnette and said. III
thank you. madam. not to push
Then everybody looked al me-oh, /
! thought Id die Of shame"
! Which one was it?' savageiy.
| That fat old girl back of you?"
Helen gulped.
Well. I'd have landed her one on
the jaw If Id been there" drawing
| ielen's arm through his with unex-
pected solicitude.
"oh. how DARED she speak to me
like that" fiercely. unable to keep
back the angry tears. And the way
she called me MADAME"
Why, Kitten you're all a-trenlble.
Here. this is the nearest way out.
/ Might have known you'd get rough
handling in that sort of swell mob.
I'd rather take my chances with an
East side gang"
As they came down the side steps
Warren paused with an impatient.
"Jove. my hat and coat are out
front. Just wait here minute
"Oh, no-no" with tremulous
laughing sob Don't leave me
again"
Here. get these. will you?" War
rem handed his check to an attendant
The boy brought the things and
helped Warren into his overcoat.
Nice lot OF females you've got up
| there giving him dime They're
crowding around that rope like a
! pack of hungry hyenas"
They think Pavlowa's going to
dance. sir, but she isn't"
The devil she isn't. THAT mob
waiting up there for nothing?"
Yes. sir. Pavlowa's already gone
, to her hotel. She was too tired to
dance again
For the love of Mike" chuckled
/ Warren as he whisked Helen out into
the street. Imagine all those old
/ hens still craning their necks to see
that bare spot on the floor-and
! llutA4iS Apll'b mat ought TO ma @
you feel better"
/ SHE FEELS BETTER.
1T does" with conviction. exuitinx
over the thought of those arrogant
women still sweltering in that crowd.
pushing and showing 10 see a bit Of
| bare moor. How foolish tney would
! feel when they found out!
/ well. guess charity carniyals are
not IN our line, eh?' grinned Warren
as they came Out on Broadway ahlaz,
with lights The next rttus We M,
81 PEI H.. be Tor svme other kind Of
a SHOW
With masterfulness tHat allowed o.,
70 protest. Warren be koned fo- 2 ,,h
and nut IlcIen into il. For ono, So.
did not wan, 10 protest. bat leaned ia. X
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