Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
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4 HOH, IT'S you, Bebe!" she said
~ family. 'I-I must have been
dozing."
"Did you have bad night?" asked
the other. perching herself at the beds
foot and cuddling down into the silken
coverlet. Without waiting for a reply
she went on: at wouldn't surprise
r me if you had, after all the champagne
you drank at supper. You so seldom
touch it, and yet last night | saw you
take glass after glass. 1t didn't affect
YOU in the least, I'll say that for you,
dear, but was sure you'd have a
= frightful head this morning
= Eyes, that must be it, of course a;
the champagne" Trixy spoke almost
eagerly. Rather disgraceful, isn't it?
And yet do you know I wasn't con-
scious of what l was drinking; l felt
parched with thirst and it was iced and
pleasant. But where are the papers
! Do ring for them, Bebe."
"I've been yawning over them in my
ROOM" Bebe uncurled herself reluct-
antly. They've given the affair q
write-up like the opening of the opera
season"
"There is nothing-nothing clse?'
Trixy's face was averted as she spoke.
Nothing but the after the war po-
litical stuff What should there be?'
"Then never mind I don't want to
see them," she hesitated. Il fancied
there might have been a furry in
stocks. Father has seemed worried
lately"
''The market is steady enough.
You'd better believe l looked at it first
/ Of all! If the bottom falls out of it.,
4 away goes little Bebe's alimony," OBJ
served that young person coolly. Then
her volatile thoughts reverting to the
previous evening, she exclaimed ::
Wasn't the jazz band wonderful?'
sit was atrocious." Trixy shud-
dered. 1T seems as though I should
never get the sound of it out of my
ears -
1T was bit noisy. But that leader,
Tallory himself He seemed to play
twenty things at once besides the big
drum. and each of them made a different
slam bang racket. His hands simply
fewv'
II didn't notice him particularly"
'Well, l did, because in the midst of
his craziest antics that melancholy ex =
preston of his never changed. It's n
pose. of course, but it made me think
somehow of Pagliacci. However, Trixy
if you don't mind my saying so,
think your mother used poor judgment
4 in stationing the band so near the con
4 servatory. People can't carry on O
I satisfactory Irritation in pantomime, and
/ you couldn't hear yourself think in
: there!''
''But you know what a crush 1t was
Z mother wanted to leave as much space
/ as possible for the dancing" Trixy
spoke with an obvious effort. What
was thatF'
"What?"
"I thought heard a noise out in the
+; street" Trixy sank back again into
\ her pillows.
"Your nerves, darling" Bebe as
sured her comfortably. But what dc
I you suppose happened to the conserva
! tory door last night? Freddie Gaylol
( and l tried to get in there after supper
\ but the door wouldn't bulge. Did i
y stick or did your father lock his pre-
cious orchids away from the common
herd?"
"Oh, it stuck, I fancy" responds
the other carelessly. The key has beel
lost for ages"
Mrs. Hartshorne looked stunning
H. Dnha pho on
she decided at last to emerge from he
shell, she burst forth in blaze of glory
I'll say that much for her. Did yo
ever see such a ravishing string o
pearls? It's funny she never exhibite
them before"
She paused as if for encouragement
but none being vouchsafed her, she aske
suddenly:
"where was she at supper, by tn
way? ] don't remember seeing her the
. or afterward. When did she go?'
"Why do you ask me?" The or
seemed wrung from Trixy at last by he
tortured nerves. "Why do Won kee
! barping on her? I've endured all car
Bebe Don't dare speak of her to m
s again -
Z GOOD heavens, Trixy, you look say
< age enough to kill her
rA-ah!' Trixy covered her lips G
il to stife the sound which issued frol
them.
'Oh, well, il you feel that way,
suppose ] had best go back to my ow
room I" Bebe shrugged. I'm going
tell you one thing, though, for your ow
4 good; you're showing your hand tC
plainly. If we hadn't played arouI
together since we we're babies ] wouldn
sneak, but i hate TO see you making
fool of yourself Goodness knows we''
: no secrets lrom each other. ! told yC
( when / first fell in love with HamiltC
and you were my maid of honor at Il
wedding. And you knew all about hO
happy l was then and how wretched
(, made me later Don't you suppose
realize how you feel about Nee
Ewarthmoref The point iss there's 4
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