New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

fessed that I'd seen him he said he
had, too.
$50 I pretended not to like the
suit and had him send word "a
father that I'd come down with Won.
And then we found a much nicer
suit up on the ninth floor. There
was plenty Of time then, so / got
other things; proper corset (she
said l didn't need one really; the
main thing was to throw away the
ne l had), and shoes and CATERS,
and the wrist watch and little bag
Git cost 500 until Bob was reallv
frightened.
and then we had lunch together
and went to matinee and had tea
(only there wasn't much time) in
the most wonderful place, where
people danced-anybody danced
that liked and could, and then he
brought me here in a taxi, just
few minutes ago." This was reck-
oned by another glance at the
watch.
There was another silence-not
given on the girls part to the pas
sive contemplation of memories,
but to the active organization Of
her thoughts.
"There's more," she said at last,
"and l don't know how we'll I can
make you understand, because I
haven't had time yet to see whether
l understand it myself
The chant cf the train announcer
broke in upon them here. The s
o'clock train was now ready, and at
the name Centropolis, as if the bare
sound of it steadied his reeling wits,
he got up and said collectedly:
Wed better go out to the train.
If-if there's anything more yor
feel it necessary to tell me, you can
do so after we're seated"
But the girl remained seated
where she was and with a gesture
quite newly imperious and uncon-
sciously so she motioned him to sit
down again beside her.
eve don't know yet whether
we're going to take the train," she
said. "That's what we've got to de-
eide"
But when he did sit down-dubi-
ously indeed, non-committally, quite
on the edge of the seat as though
he felt it necessary to prepare to
spring up again instantly-her man.
ner changed once more, and once
more to something new. There was
appeal in it; there was family
caress in it, and it was just per-
ceptibly spiced with mischief.
What l want us to do :"
She began again. Its serious, Her
bert. It's important to both of US.
So don't just dismiss it as freak
of-of a girls nonsense. What |
want US to do is to go back to where
Bob and l had tea and have our din
ner there. And then go back to the
theater-the one we went to this
afternoon Herbert, it's wonderful!
It's a musical comedy, Bob said, and
IS beautiful, and funny and--light-
hearted And if it's possible we'll
snatch little supper at one of those
places where they dance, and thec
at the very last minute rush of IN
q taxi and catch the midnight train
home. That's what | want us to
do"
He looked ncrvously around at
the station clock and pulled out his
own watch to corroborate it.
despite your warning
he began in his best professional
manner, but lost it at once, looked
wildly around at the clock and be-
gan again. That is, it seems to
ME I cannot. 1t seems to
me that your own adjectives ca
PRECIOUS and-and, in fact, quite
mad, are the-are what.
He got himself together again. Il
can't understand your asking SUCH
81 thing. can't understand you as
ALL"
If he'd hlurted out the other hair
of the truth at the same time
namely, that he didn't understand
himself either, that he was aghass
at the unruly emotion which thls
new Dorothy stirred in him, 1t wouM
have altered the outcome very uiuths