Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-19
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Welb what DO you think Of & as
fr as 'ouve gogeT he asked abb
fuptly.
q think it's fine" size candidlg adj
rh ed. I'm enjoying myself. like
I. Don your"
"As diversion he observe
iho Iglntfully II don't mind il Thes
people IRE all very affable and pleas
ant and they've rasher gone out
their way to entertain MS. But, afte
all, what the tlicl1eEs does ii amour
to? They spend their whole life run
ming in useless circles. l should thinl
they'd get sick Of it. You will"
Hardly, Billum," she smiled. "We'r,
merely making up for two years OF iso
lntion. think we must be remarkable
| people that we didn't fight like cats
and dogs. For eighteen months, yor
know, there wasn't soul to talk to
and not much TO think about excep'
what you could do if you were som,
place else.''
You're acquiring the atmosphere.
ne remarked sardonically, sh.
thought.
No; Just enjoying myself she re
piled lightly.
Well, IL You really are he an
swered slowly, 1--WE may as well settl,
here for the winter--and get settlee
right away. I'm rather weary of bein
guest in another mans house, to tel
you the truth
"Why, I'd love to stay here all win
ter she said. "But I thought you in
ended to knock around more or less.
But don't you see, you don't partie
flarly care to-" he pointed out; "an1
would spoil the fun of going an
lace for me If you were not Interest
d. And when ii comes to SHOW
Town I'm not aching to be a bird &
a;ssage. One city is pretty much til
mother to me. Wen take a run oy.
New York. want to get SON
DOCKS and things. Then we'll con
>eek here and get house or fis
tell you right now" he laughed n
1npleasantly, sim. not going to reni
IN this society game. You can play
~ hard as you like, until spring. r
pc there with bells on when 1t comes
70 dance. And II; 20 to show !
When a good play comes along. But
voat mix up with lot of silly women
md equally silly. she-men. any more
han is absolutely necessary"
ID,
&"Well, amt 1t so?" he defended IL
aly There's Kitty Brcoks-she h.;
Certainly got intelligence above the av-
arage. That Lorimer girl has brains
superimposed on her artistic tempera-
neat. and she uses 'em to advantage.
Practically all the rest that I've met
70 Intellectual nonentities- strong on
osks and clothes and amusing them
elves, and that lets them out. Shucks
here isn't real man in the lot. MAY.
g III run across some people whsl
ont take q two-by-fOur view of life
stay around here long enough, but
hasn't happened to me yet. I must
az that the habitual conversation Of
hese people gives me a pain. Thai
'Iatitudinous discussion of the play tc-
light, for Instance
THAT was droll.r Hazel chuclzled at
he recollection, and she recalled the
weary look that had once or twice
lifted over Bills face during thai
tfter-theater supper.
Bill snorted
''Droll. Perhaps" he said. "Bla.
ant ignorance, coupled with desire
0 appear the possessor of culture, Il
ometimes amusing. But as genera
hing it simply initiates"
you're hard to please" she replied
He shrugged his shoulders and re
NAMED silent.
''Well," he said presently, ''we'll take
that jaunt to New York day after to
morrow"
He was still sitting by the window
when Hazel was ready to go TO bed
She came back into the room ia 4
trailing silk kimono, and, stealine
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