The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-09-25
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Arecraet picture.
Directed by George d. Baker.
Screen Version Novsltssd.
BY Jane Mclean.

W. Mr.. H..soes v.r. playing
w hide and 60 seek with each
other, the Andrews family. happily
oblivious of the fate that threat
ened to wreck all their plans. went
along outntting Alice In manner
bentting her new station.
To the, girl herself these days In
New York were q source Of Arabian
Nights wonder: All the dreams
she had dreamed and the castles
she had built were utterly dwarfed
by this visit to the greatest city
Of the world with the man she
loved and his father and sister.
Love had surrounded Alice with
4 halo of radiance; Jimmie's father
saw in her not only q daughter. but
q blessing. while Mabel, exulting in
her friends success, battered her.
self on her own good taste In Sc
lecting Alice as q conndante from
all the girls in the convent.
Tt had been Mr.. Andrews idea
that his son and daughter should
be married In New Orleans; he had
made the trip to New York merely
to give the young people an outing
and q wider opportunity to buy the
trousseau that he insisted on pre-
senting to Alice As a pre-wedding
gift.
IT don't want you to feel depend
ent. little girl" he said with
smile when they were alone after
their arrival in the metropolis. Il
want you to do me a favor-l want
you to accept this little token from
me-" and he held out small, OBJ
long package.
"Of course I WILL" Alice agreed
heartily.
you'll promise not to give 1t
back; you'll promise to keep II ana
make tina most of 1T"
"Of course I will" said Alice.
"Raise your right hand and
swear" demanded Jimmie's father.
Alice raised her right hand. All
right, my dear" and he slipped the
package into her hand.
When Alice opened 1t she found
II contained q handbook with $4,000
to her credit, and her first impulse
outside of q wave of gratitude was
q feeling that che ought to return IL.
Then she remembered her, prom
Use, Mr.. Andrews smiled when he
saw her At dinner. Put one over
on you. little girl. EN-?
"More than one" laughed Alice.
That's right" he winked at
Jimmie, Just q little Joke between
Alice and me-"
Alice connded in Mabel later that
shed bought everything she could
think Of, only to be told she was
too modest. "You see," the latter
explained, Father didn't have any
thing to start with and he's always
said his children should have all
he missed. So you'N be really hurt
ing his feelings IL you say you
want to stop spending money. He'll
let us know when it's time to 60
back.
But Mr.. Andrews seemed In no
hurry. and the round of theater-
going and sight seeing continued.
II was Jimmie who began to grow
restless. He preached his impa-
thence to Alice first.
"This is all very fine Alice, but
oughtn't we to be getting home"
She looked up at him with
smile. "Why. Jimmie?'
Because want you FOR my own
as soon as I can get you' mats
why"
"That's the best reason in the
world. but / can hardly say any
thing"
mo. you can't-well, we'll wait
few days longer"
Jimmie was spared the necessity
of intimating to his father that both
he and Alice had had their fill OF
visiting. A telegram from the