The sun., 1919-10-12

had learned 1t all so recently and, SO
to speak. in such hurry, that she
had not found time to disregard GER
tain small town" wonderments and
curiosities and gaucheries. 1t was
only six years since she had lived in
village in Ohio. When she first came
to New York she had worked in
Childss. Then she had become an ar
lists model. From that the transition
TO the chorus was easy. She was
playing a tiny part now a role in
which she said almost nothing and
wore less tllan that. She did both
becominsly, She had become a Name
a Personality. She was about to
blossom in the movies.
That's a wonderful ring" I said. !
referred TO a magnificent pearl-her
only jewellery. 1t was that is, the only
jewel which on this occasion she had
elected to wear. She had more rings
at home-a dozen Of them - and a
sapphire bracelet. A year before she
would have worn them all, in the
morning. Now she had chastened
her display to the impressive sim
plicity OF that one gorgeous pearl. IT
want pearl necklace next" she con-
fided, land I'm going to get it. I al
ways get everything that l go after!"
l felt vaguely uneasy. l knew that
unless | robbed Tiffany's l could not
produce the longed for adornment
she treasured me. Don't be afraid
I'm not going to try to get It from
you!" Then she added: I'm fact.
don't know 1chom I'm going to get II
from: but I know that I'm going To
get IT,"
There was pause. l slipped cock
tail. This, remember, was i'm the
happy, gone but not forgotten period
before the Great Drought. The Girl
drank little ice water. Being i'm he,
modest way somewhat of a business
woman she seldom touched anything
alcoholic. Then she honored me with
a further confidence. i've got a spe-
cial set of iewelry-just for when I &c
back home. oh, you'd die il you saw
1t! A ruby ring-in u bum, near gold
setting-andy another ring with two
funny little turquoises and a brooch
| sort or twisted silver, spelling these
rev KIND words, Remember Mel"
] laughed. So did The Girl. Then
espying another girl-a salient bru.
nette - who was just entering. she
waved to her. and, as she passed close
to us. saluted her further, Hello. GOLD
| Digger!"
l. as my companion would have put
IT, sat up and took notice. Gold Dig.
| ger?" | queried. YES" said The Girl
quite heavenly smile on her lips and
dancing little devil in her ewes
that's what we call ourselves!"
"We?" l asked. "And who is-are-
'we'?"
She named half dozen Broadwa,
celebrities OF the chorus, and then, as
we continued to wait for the tardy
Man she proceeded to tell me ali
about II.
She and few OF her bosom friends
1t appeared, had sort Of an inforn,a,
| little club. They used to gather every
few days in the apartment of one n,
| another of their group to discuss III,
| weather and the price OF hats ana In ct
but never least, Men. And this merr,
and efficient little group had come n
call themselves facetiously "The Golt
| lllsgers' because" as she delight
fully confessed, 1--WE get so many
| things out of men!" And then whils
I sat enthralled she proceeded 10 i'm.
part to me the philosophy OF tbs
Broadway gold digger"
inc heart OF the matter, to be sure
had been arrived at In the remarl
(which TIE Girl had already let fan