The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-11

Music greeted them as they descend |
ed the stairs, and they found some OF |
the guests dancing TO the strains OF |
a giant orchestrion built into the mu- |
sic room. Hayman promptly seized |
upon Lorelei and whlrled her away. |
but not before she saw the wyeth
blonde making for Bob as an eagle
makes for its prey.
Guests continued to arrive from
time to time; some from westchester
and the Connecticut shore. others
from nelghboring estates. One couple
In riding clothes. out for n gallop. dis
mounted aud stayed for trot. The
huge tiled terrace began TO resemble
Broadway the dansant.
There was more freedom. more VI
vacity than Lorelel was accustomed 10.
even In the gayest downtown resorts;
the fun was swift and hilarious. there
was a great deal OF drinking. Bob
after a manful struggle against his
desires and n frightened resistance
to the advances OF Miss Wyeth. had
fed to the billiard room.
ing Miss Courtenay, the girl in the rid
ing habit, one OF the seasons debu-
tantes, who, II seemed, was especially
susceptible TO the influence of liquor.
Lorelei was glad when II came time
| TO dress for dinner. As she went to
her room Mrs. Fennell stopped her on
the stairs to say:
"My dear, Elizabeth Courtenay was
frantically jealous OF you"
"of me7 ! don't understand"
"She and Bert are great friends
and he's gone perfectly daft over you.
Why, he's telling everybody" Lorelei
flushed, to the evident amusement OF
her hostess. who ran on: "oh, Bert
means I'll never heard him rave so.
Quite compliment, my dearr' With a
playful pat she went on her way. ieav-
ing the young wife weak a'ith dismay.
When Bob came In he betrayed an
elation only too familiar.
you've been drinkingw cried Lore
lei.
"I had to; ran fifteen three times
My abstinence is the marvel Of the
whole party"
"Pm afraid"
"say! You can't help sneezing when
you have a cold. What's n fellow go
ing TO do In crowd like this? But
/. don't worry. know when to quit
In truth he di. seem better able Il
take care sf himself than most of the
men Lorelei had seen, so she said nc
more.
As he throttled himself with his eve
ming tie Bob gasped: Having a goot
/, time"
.. "Ye-esv' Lorelei could not summon
courage for negative answer; she
could not confess that her. dream haC
turned out wretchedly. and that wha
Bob seemed TO consider simply thu
usual thing impressed her as abnorma
and wanton.
/, "Well. that's good" he said "Tu
not strong for these weekend slaugh
ters. but it's something you'll have L
do"
"Is all society like-this3" she In
7. quired.
"Um-m, yes and mol Society is lik
layer cake"
: Because it's made Of doughg"
!, Bob laughed. "Partlyi Anyhow. tn
!, upper crust is icy, and while the lowe
: layer is just as rich as those above
- It's more indigestible. There's tn
heavy, soggy layers in between. toe
: don't know any Of that crowd
They're mostly Dodos-the kind tina
u endow colleges. This younger SC
! keeps the whole cake from gettin
tasteless."
It After while Lorelei ventured: "I'r
still little nervous. l wish you
e stay close to me this evening"
u "Can't be done" Bob declared, att
. rule at Fennellcourt that husband
u must ignore their wives. Betty doesn
invite many married couples, and
- wife-lover is considered pest. Whe
u in Rome do as the tourists do"
Lorelei finished dressing in silence
u Dinner was quite different to any
l. thing Bob's wife had ever experienced
: and II the afternoon had been embai
. RAISING to her the evening was a tria
u As the cocktails were served, Harde
Fennell distinguished himself by ;lol
ing his balance and falling backward
i to the great amusement OF his guest
81 No one went TO his assistance; he n
gained his feet by climbing a hlgl
backed chair. hand over hand, and du
10 ing the dinner he sat for the most pal
In a comatose state, his eyes bleare
H. and staring, his tongue unresponsly
Lorelei had little opportunity Of watcl
" ing him, since Bert Hayman monop'
lized her attention. The latter mad
st love openly, violently now. and
e, added to her general disgust to 81
or that Bob had again fallen into Il
clutches OF Miss Wyeth, who made I
II secret OF her fondness for him.
:" Lorelei was not the only one to tai
W special note Of the blonde girls infat
ation Mrs Thomson Bellaire WI