Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-15
QUIET C0RINNE.
By ANNE LORiNG.

"The tall one with the Frazers"
 "Yes-he's just getting ready to drive off number one."
 "That's Richard Corey. Don't you know him?"
 T used to slightly, but he's been away such a long time he's changed a great deal. Whats he doing here"
 "Why-the Coreys have always lived here."
 T know, but they left Bellridge to live in New York"
 "Yes, but Richard has come back to stay, and is going to operate the old factory, with additions. Where have you been, Corinne, not to have heard all the gossip? Why, every girl within ten miles is setting her cap straight for him. If 1t weren't for Jim," Alice looked fondly at the diamond on her left hand, "I'd look pleasant at him myself. He's quite a catch, Corinne!" l" significantly.
 T wish you wouldn't say such things, Alice"
 "I like to shock you, Quakeress," laughed Alice. "I wish you wouldn't be so prudish."
 "I don't mean to be-" said Corinne hastily, "but 1t sort of gives me the shivers to hear people speak so lightly of marriage"
 "Come on," said Alice, "we can start now. You drive first. Mercy, that was peach-almost to the first bunk CT! Now watch me fozzle the ball and go six yards into the rough. No, I didn't, after all-it was better than l expected; almost up to you."
 And so the two girls started around the course, Alice chattering and dub- ping the ball; Corinne quiet and con- centrating on each play. Alice made nine holes in 68, Corinne in 50.
 Afterward on the broad, cool piazza of the clubhouse, they had tea, ka- leidoscopic crowd in violently striped skirts, blazing sweaters and variegated hats. Corinne alone was all in white. from her little white sailor to her white buckskin shoes.
 Everybody, including Corinne, was introduced to the newcomer. But af- ter Richard Corey's friendly hand shake and appropriate sentiment about being very happy. indeed, to meet her again, she retired to the corner of wicked divan and amused herself with a magazine and her tea. Why try to talk when everyone else was talking at the top of his, or her, lungs?
 "Come on, if you've finished" said Alice at last. >"I guess we'd better start home. It's after five" So the girls got intot the roadster and depart ed. On the way hone. Alice gave Co., rinne another lecture about being so retiring.
 "Mother," said Alice at dinner. "1'd like to shake Corinne. It's her own fault she 1sever had a beau. She doesn't realize that one can't be old fashioned any more. You just have to dress with little bit of snap and have bit of dash to your manner to get anywhere at all. I don't see why she can't see 1t. She's smart in every other way"
 "That's why she doesn't do it." an- swered her father. "It's because she is smart"
 "Oh, I know how old people feel" declared Alice with pout. "But you don't understand how young men have changed. It isn't our fault that they are different. When Corinne came out in her new spring clothes consisting of a black sailor hat and gray home- spun suit Jim said she was really more conspicuous than any of us just be- cause she was so plain. But I told him that if she was 1t wasn't her fault. Shed have fit if she thought she was attracting any attention. But I have n little plan, and I'm going to help along her interests if can. No, I'll not tell anybody till we see how 1t works. but I'm going to get busy"
 Alice met Dick the next morning on the train as she was returning from shopping trip. and managed to sit be- side him. Adroitly she brought the conversation to Corinne. It seemed -ridiculously easy. Dick really seemed oHAiouS to tulk aDOuC her.
 You see, the trouble with Corinne is'" said Alice confidentially, 'that she has that innocent, unsophisticated look that rather bores one if he doesn't | know her."
 Dick looked at her with interest and l was apparently all attention. ''That's l good start" thought Alice. "Make girl mysterious, devilish, any old thing, and man will sit up and at least take notice." She went on aloud: "But that's the trouble-so few people know Corinne as I do. She's really anything but unsophisticated. She's blase! That's what she isl"
 "What-what's all this you are tell. Ing me?" asked Dick finally.
 Alice looked at him in wonder. His race was study in indignation.
 Il was just telling you about Co. flnne. l wanted YOU to he interosted