New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

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But at last, during the intense Study
OF the outline Of an upper lip, Ernes.
tine asked very casually, indeed.
real question.
"Say, how we'll do you know him ~
"Not-not very well, guesss
Dorothy admitted.
"Oh, it's all right" said Erpex, S.
tine. tolerantly. Only, from Ii.
funny way you looked at each other
for a minute, I didn't know
THERE were two Of Dorothy =
l. the dinner that followed-this.
at least, is her explanation ~
the phenomenon-an automatic ono
that took her part in the converss.s
(. tion, listened to what the others ss;as
and noted what they did, that wa,l
fully aware Of her prospective hux.
bands evaporation over Ernestins.
obvious preference for the other ma,
"a preference expressed by Erne..
tines whole battery of little wax
pats, endearments, looks-a Dorotbv
that detected and smiled over Fen.
tons instantaneous revision Of HE
estimate of the other mans charac.
ter on learning that Herbert had
actually been reading his poetry II
Pegasus during the last three or fop,
months-a Dorothy who might hay.
been keen but quite disinterested
audience at play. All this whils
the other Dorothy sat there in
trance, aware only that she was 70.
ing to marry one Of these men TO-
morrow, but that she must talk Ia
the other man first-a Dorothy who
held her breath-a Dorothy for
whom the movement Of the uniyers.
had stopped and would not ~ on
again until she had had that talk
with Herbert.
The dinner protracted itself, ds.
spite the poets hurry to get it over
with. He was able at last to thrust
back his chair and turn to Ernestins
with a "Well, now we can begin.
There must be at least q dozen
things we've got to ride in"
At that moment the two Dorothys
reunited. "I'm not going to ride IN
anything" she said. "I'm going 70
stay here and talk to Herbert"
Ernestine arrested movement 70
rise, shot a look at Dorothy, settled
back in her chair, and said:
"Oh, what's the use? Let's oil
just sit around and talk"
Fenton would have protested BIT.
terly at this, but Dorothy spoke first.
"He came out here just for that"
she said to Ernestine, "and it will
disappoint him frightfully, besides
spelling a poem for him. if you don't
60. I'd go with him, but he told me
coming out I wouldn't be any good.
He needs you to inspire him. he says,
and we'll both feel sad unless the
poem comes out right
"Oh, we'll" said Ernestine. come
on then" 81
Dorothy couldn't have any serious
designs on Herbert if she talked like
that. She must be married to this
poet guy-or going to be. And then
the notion of inspiring a poem had
its attractions, too. 81
eve won't be gone long" she saidl
comfortingly, to Herbert, her hand
on his far shoulder as she stood be-
side his chair.
wouldn't they ever 60" Dorothy
thought But at last they did.
TT WAS getting toward 8 O'Clock
and the crowd on the verands
was thinning Their table in tbs
far corner had become an uninvaded
solitude. There was a long silence
hetwen the two Finally Herbert
said:
I'm very glad to have met him.
His poetry gives one very little idea
Of him. l suppose you know him I
very we'll" )
II think we're going to be mar
ried tomorrow" said Dorothy.
All Of him she dared look at IS
she said it was one of his hands
which lay before her on the cloth.
1t clenched itself SO that the
knuckles shone white.
81 hope you will be very happy
he said stiffly. He's a very He
broke off, and there was a silence
of three long seconds. Then, eS-
plosively, dorothy, I've no right
to say this, but-are you sure ne
really"--
"Oh, never mind about ME- said
Dorothy, not yet. I'll tell yen
all about it later, il there's time;
But it's YOU I want to talk about
first. Herbert, / want to know why
you've come here-what it is you
are doing? Ernestine told me about