Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-12-20
QUIET CORINNE.
By ANNE LoRIAo.

"The tai enc with the Frazers;-
'Yes-he's Just getting ready 70
drive Of number one"
Theirs Richard Corey Don't YOU
know himT7
4 used to slightly. but he's been
away such a long time he's changed a
great deal. What's he doing here
"Why-the Coreys have always lived
here"
T know. but they left Beflridge TO
live in Sew York"
eYes but Richard has come bark 70
stay and IS going 10 operate the old
faeterr. with additions, Where have
you been. Corinne. not to have heard
au the gossip? why every girl within
tn u7f3es IS setting her rap straight
I fir hlsa. i f weren't for Jim" Alice
( looked faa3'F at he diamond on her
. left hand I'D look pleasant at hun
myself He's quite d catch, CoriuneH
significantly.
Il Wish con wouldn't say such
things Alice
i Ike - shock Won. Quakeress"
. laughed Alice Il wish you wouldn't
7 be- 50 pra3s b."
7 don't mean to be" sald Corlnne
( hastily, ebnt it sort Of gives me the
. sh'vers 70 hear people speak 50 lightly
{ 81 mafriaee."
"Cgme ou said Alice, we can start
now. Yeu drive first. Mercy, that
/ was d peaea-almost to the first bunk
/ or Now watch me fozzle the ball
ard 90 six Yards into the rough. No,
I didn't. after all--it was better than
l expected: almost up to you
And So Tie two girls started around
the course. Alice chatteriHg and dub
bling tie ball Corlnne quiet and CON
ceutratlHg on each play. Alice made
nine holes In 90, Corinne In 20.
Afternard. on the broad cool piazza
" the clubhouse, they had tea. a ka-
leIdoseapIe crowd In violently striped
skirts. blazing sweaters and Yariegated
hats. Carinne alone was all In white
from her little white sailor to her
white buckskln shoes.
Everybody, including Corinne was
introduced 10 the newcomer. But af-
ter Richard Coreys friendly hand
shake and appropriate sentiment about
being very happy, indeed, to meet her
again, she retired to the corner of
wicked dlvan and amused herself with
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. II 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. "Td
like to shake Corinne. It's her own
fault she never had 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. | don't see why
she can't see It. She's smart In every
other way."
"Thats why she doesn't do IT. an
swered her father. IT'S because she
Is smart
aob 7 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
IRE different When Gorinne eame out
In her nee eariug clothes consisting Of
% blaek aaflor hat and gray home
en,tn sniff Tin ~atd she .4as really more
c0uspifaaf.z fG5p amy of rs lust be-
canse Sire WIS 80 plain. But | told
him fhaf If .ho was ii wasn't her fault.
Shed ha4e fla If she Thought she
was attracting any attention. But
hive n fff1a plan mud I'm going to
helm along her interests if can. No
I'll not ten ANYBODY ia we see how
II works. hut lin going 10 get busy"
Alice mef Dick tine next morning on
the train Ms she was returning from a
shopplng trip. and managed To sit be-
side him Adroily she brought the
conversation to Corinne. Il seemed
ridieulously easy. Dick really seemed
anxious To talk about her.
/ you see, the trouble with Corinne
4 ia" said Alice confidentlally. that she
has that Innocent, unsophlsticated look
that rather bores one II he doesn't
know her"
Dick looked at her with interest and
wos arnarently all attention. THAT'S
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