Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-02
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QUIET CORINNE.
BY ANNE LoRlNG.
"Who Is that man, Alice?"

VINO Is mat man, AIlceg
''The tail one with the Frazers?"
"Yes-he's just getting ready to
drive off number one"
THAT'S Richard Corey. Don't you
know himp
Il used to slightly, but he's been
away such long time he's changed
great deal. What's he doing here?"
"Why-the Coreys have always lived
here"
Il 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 it weren't for Jim," Alice
looked fondly at the diamond on her
left hand, "Pd look pleasant at him
myself. He's quite a catch, Corinne p'
significantly.
81 wish you wouldn't say such
things, Alice"
II like to shock you, Quakeress,"
laughed Alice. 81 wish you wouldn't
be so prudish."
81 don't mean TO be-" said Corinne
hastily, shut it 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 a peach-almost to the first bunk
err! Now watch me fozzle the ball
and go six yards into the rough. No,
I didn't, after all-it was better than
I expected; almost up to you"
And so the two girls started around
the course, Alice chattering and dub
bling the ball; Corinne quiet and con-
centrating on each play. Alice made
nine holes in 68, Corinne in 80.
Afterward, on the broad, cool piazza
of the clubhouse, they had tea, a 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 a
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. st guess we'd better
start home It's after FIVE" SO the
girls got into the roadster and depart
ed. On the way home Alice gave Co
rhine another lecture about being so
retiring.
Mother" said Alice at dinner. 'T'd
like to shake Corinne. It's her own
fault she never had a beau. She
doesn't realize that one can't be old
fashioned any more. You just have to
dress with a little bit Of snap and
have a bit of dash to your manner to
get anywhere at all. I don't see why
she can't see it. 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
ooh, I know how old people feel"
declared Alice with a pOut. But you
don't understand how young men have
changed. II isn't our fault that they
are different. When COrinne came out
in her new spring clothes consisting of
a black sailor hat and a 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 it wasn't her fault.
She'd have a fit if she thought she
was attracting any attention. But l
have a little plan, and I'm going to
help along her interests if can. No,
I'll not tell anybody till we see how
it works, but I'm going to get busy"
Alice met Dick the next morning on
the train as she.Was returning from a
shopping trip, and managed TO SIT De
side him. AdrOitly she brought the
conversation to Corinne. 1t seemed
ridiculously easy. Dick really seemed
anxious to talk about her
"You see, the trouble with Corinne
IS" said Alice confidentially, shat she
has that innocent, unsophisticated look
that rather bores one if he doesn't
know her."
Dick looked at her with interest and
was apparently all attention. "Thats
a good start" thought Alice. snake
a girl mysterious, devilish, any old
thing, and q man will sit up and at
least take notice" She went on aloud
"But that's the trouble-so few people
know Corinne as 1 do. She's really
anything but unsophisticated. She's
blase That's what she is! !"
"What-what's all this you are tell
ing me?" asked Dick finally.
Alice looked at him in wonder. his
face was a study in Indignation.
81 was just telling you about Co
rinne. I wanted you to be interested
and everybody seems to think she's
so quiet and unimportant!" And Their
| impulsiveIy: 81 love her, that's what
| and I've been trying to make someone
sit up and take notice. I'm tired Of
having people think she's a little
church mouse"
"Thank you, Miss Alice" said DicL
| quietly. 81 believe you're stanch, bu
your method is odd, that's all. Co
rinne and I have been engaged since
she was in New York last fall, and We
! are to be married next week. Sh'
hates to be conspicuous, so we decid