The Washington herald., 1917-02-05

They're all in use, SIR"
WELL get a box-get something"
Then, irritsted at the mans dissenting
shrug, IF you've nothing else, get q
telephone book-and get 1t quick"
Hello, Curtis! Giving them the o. o. 7'
Hello, Bowmanr Warren rose to
shake hands with tall blondish man
in evening clothes.
Want you to meet Miss Tracy" intro
ducing the young woman With him, q
dark, striking girl in a fur-trimmed rose
velvet evening wrap. Everything seems
to be full up. This table big enough for
four?"
Sure. sit right down." responded War
rem Hospitality.
We've had dinner at the Gilmore
just dropped In to see the show" Then
to the waiter who was placing the extra
chairs, "Lynnhavens for two, and a
quart of White Seal with four Rlasses. 80
Hold on, don't count us In on that"
protested Warren.
Now, no side-stepping! We're not 60
Ing to drink alone"
Miss Tracy, throwing back her wrap.
revealed gown of black tulle with an
irtdescent bodice. Long let ear pendants
hung almost to her bare shoulders
In her dark street suit Helen felt con-
spicuously plain, but Warren would
never dress for restaurant dinner. The
men engrossed, she tried to talk to Miss
Tracy, whose attitude of bored languor
expressed her resentment at not having
her escort alone
Under the relaxing stimulus of the
VINE VINE sne grew more talkative. but
most or her remarks were addressed
TO Mr. Bowman and Warren.
On there's Irene Marsh and Fred
stiles, she leaned forward with in
terest. That baby blue gowns a
scream. She always tries to look kit
tenish-and she's forty IL she's a day."
Put up the hammer. grille" laugh
ed Mr.. Bowman good naturedly.
Who's the queen with them? She's
some locker"
Since when have you admired
bones?" shifted Miss Tracy,
Sure sign of a SQUAD. Thev get
fat fast enough"
"Oh. don't know" tartly. conscious
OF her own plumpness
The waiter reflled their xIas.es
drained the bottle and replaced IL sug-
gestiVely inverted in the silver cooler.
Another quart" ordered Warren.
Heien bit her lip as she toyed with
the stem OF her glass. Neither of then,
cared for champagne, and here n
would be at least six dollars a quart,
There was no need of his ordering
another bottle.
Again the lights were lowered and
again the girls trooped on. This time
they were demure Quaker maidens,
with quaint gray chiffon frocks and
bonnets. The Quaker Girl" wa. the
song, but high kicks soon swirled out
the gray skirts showing very unde-
mure pink tights and friIly lingerie,
Same turn We saw last month
criticised Miss Tracy
Some new girls. though. Third from
the ends a necktarine''
That's the one I spotted" agreed
Warren.
II don't see that she's so much" shrux-
ged Miss Tracy. TOO tall and gawky
and look at her feet"
AS the girls raced off, Warren motion
ed the walter for his check
Here, Curtis, you're not going vet 90
objected Mr.. Bowman. THE evenings
Just begun. Let's all go up to Rector's- -
Not tonight. I've got stifr day to-
morrow"
oh. come on" with wine-1ushed in.
sistence. It'll be my party
Ignoring this rather crude remark.
Warren turned over the check at his
elbow. Helen could not see the figures,
but she saw the two crisp ten dollar
bills that he threw on it.
wen nave 10 get together again" "
urged Mr.. Bowman when they arose
from the table. Been to the Cadillac? ?
Good show there
With a chorus of good-nights, they
made their way out from the overheat-
ed. over-lighted restaurant to the chill
darkness OF the street
"Oh, dear, wasn't she ordinary" ex.
ploded Helen. who is she. anyway"
"Oh, Bowman knows all kinds-he's
rather a lightweight. Drinks too much
too. They'll have another quart before
they leave"
why did you order that bottle?" shiv.
eringly as they turned a wind-driven cor.
ner. There was no need to-they invited
themselves"
"oh, well. you've got to keep up you,
end. Can't be a piker.'' he paused tc
light a cigar. Got to cough up once ir
a while. That sort OF thing doesn't hap.
pen often" dismissing it with a shrug.
That was Warren's philosophy, but
Helen could never dismiss an extrava.
CANT dinner with easy Indifference
There were always regretful thoughts OF
utilitarian ways of speading the money
the things 1t would have bought for the
house, things they could "keep."
It was a feminine economic desire to
have something permanent, something
"to show" for an expenditure