Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-12-29
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LNsHh ! at her husbanu. who was
(NANH< consuming indinerently his
"a SS0 frozen. nut-sprinkled des-
~ s'r' ns certainty was not grow.
ing any younger, while she-well only
Eleanor herself knew the exact num-
ber Of gray hairs IN her carefully ar.
ranged co:ffure and realized the un.
equal battle being waged between the
cold cream Of her mnsseuse and the
insidious crows' wrinkles at the cor
ners OF her darkfringed eyes.
"Do you know. Fred. this doesn't
interest me q bit7" she said, with e
casual glance ut the gay scene about
her. "Other years have enjoyed
It well enough. but tonight, some
how, 1t seems-stale."
~ suppose" returned her hus-
band. placldly, "that the people who
get the most fun out Of this sort OF
thing after all, are those who come
here from tho backwoods where they
douse the kerosene lamp at p. m.
and light It again when the roosters
crow. The rest Of us are used to It,"
BY making reservations long in ad-
vance the Richardson's had been able
to secure q place in the most desir-
able location In the dining room
not too near the -embowered
orchestra loudly dispensing jazz. not
too fur from the tinsel-draped stage,
where Mt the moment were twisting
and gesticulating Hawaiian beauties
In very tropical costumes. which
seemed absurdly inappropriate con-
slderlng that 1t was New Years eve.
Elernor cupped her chin in white,
exrons:vely Tingei iiunis. perhaps
1t Is the reaction from the season or
perhaps I'm merely bored, but l feel
out of sorts. AS I look back on our
ten years Of married life they seem
happy enough. and yet to look for
ward in the future to the same sort
Of ten years doesn't seem worth
while"
Fred Richardson looked Mt her in
surprise. Retrospection had never
been one Of Eleanor's habits. "What's
the matter, old girl?" he asked with
unusual solicitude "Shall we leave
MS l'.Ii.a on. - Tue TouIlNSs luCTe
wou'g o." muci In the way Of excite
,n"f' .Dgwhyrp Until midnight"
'3u- lrtu gon. Fred, Tn not look
l0n for settlement tonight" exclaimed
Eiruarr loDat .ently; Strange as 1t
may seem. For one thing I'm worried
as to whether I've done the right thing
by Beth. You know that Jim Goddard
has been wild about her for some time.
and wants to marry her Ofthand on his
ridiculously small salary. OF course
Beth, after living with me all these
years, asked my advice. and en-
phatically advised against It. Told her
to wait until they had laid by enough
to put them beyond the chance Of
worry"
"Well that WIS sensible enough ad~
vice nowadays, I guess" acquicsced
her husband. good.naturedly. hicking
the ashes from his cigar.
Eleanor looked ut him keenly. Time
was when he would have spurned such
counsel as savoring Of too worldly q
wisdom. Ten years Of money-making
in the big city had wrought their
changes In him, too. She sighed.
Then: "Oh. WE'LL" she exclaimed.
ehrugging her shoulders: ~ should
worry about that now. Jim was to
get his answer this evening. and
imagine BY now Beth has turned him
down quite definitely"
At that moment a shower Of con-
fetti and colored streamers shot from
the balconies and mezzanine, turning
the interior Of the restaurant into a