The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-06-18
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Nancy could cheerfully have slain
Peggy Lewis when she realized that
the latter had in her possession
the card which had accompanied
Langwell's flowers.
In the surge of her anger she
did not catch Langwell's reply. but
she was aware of the fact s>at he
was denying all responsibility for
both the flowers and the message.
-"Of course, it's awfully chivalrous
of you to deny 1t, because of course,
Nancy is a married woman"
May 1 remind you. Mrs. Lewis.
that I am a married man."
''Oh. 1 know that slite well"
said Peggy, sweetly. otherwise,
wouldn't be having tea with you
One can't be too careful when one
is getting a divorce, but married
men are so safe and so interesting.
That's why Nancy plays around
with them. She promised Gerry
she'd limit herself to her friends
husbands and, of course. the poor
stupid dear. being something of
stick himself. never dreamed that
they would all fall in love with
her"
"All?" queried Langwell.
We'll, you and my former hus-
band and Curtis Stanley"
Mrs Lewis, l think you're most
indiscreet to mention Stanley's
name in this CONGESTION. You
might create a very embarrassing
little situation
But it's obvious to everyone that
Curtis is getting awfully Interested
In Nancy. He never stayed around
home as much when Connie was
there. Poor Connie spent most OF
her time calling up his clubs trying
TO locate him. He always went of
and got drunk when she was going
TO give a big dinner party. Many
a time she's had to call 1t off at the
eleventh hour because of Curtis.
But look at him now! He's just a
little white lamb and follows Nancy
around like Mary's nursery-rhyme
pet. Everybody is ready to die
with laughter. Everybody but Con-
ME, that is. She doesn't know It.
And Nancy, too. perhaps. Do you
know, actually believe that Nancy
doesn't see which way the wind is
blowing"
ey. Her anger was beyond bounds,
though there was nothing to do but
sit there quietly and listen to the
gossip about herself. She was not
only furious: she was also humln-
ated and a little alarmed.
That anyone should think for one
Instant that she could be interested
In such a ridiculous, dissipated'
wholly unattractive person as Cur
tbs Stanley-she who possessed so
splendid a creature as Gerry Bur-
rard-was a blow to her vanity!
That anyone should think her
capable Of such traitorous conduct
toward Connie. her friend. was
humiliating!
over and above that was the fact
that people were talking about her
gossiping about her. criticizing her
for being involved in the nastiest
possible situation which could De
derived from the eternal triangle
81 haven't told a soul about this
card. doctor" Peggy was saying.
when Nancy's anger had subsidized
Sufficiently to permit her to listen
again. "Of course. 1 realize tn. : the
inscription is little bit-er-indis-
Greet"
You think so? May 1 give you
more tea"
We'll, don't you think it isl
MY dear Mrs. Lewis, il had writ
ten that card l should have the cour-
age to stand by what 1 said, but, as
] have told you before. l neither
sent Mrs. Burrard flowers nor wrote
her a line while she was in the hos
pital. Therefore, l have no right TO
pass judgment upon another mans
message. If you care for a sample
of my handwriting as proof. 1 will
gladly give it to you
There was a moments silence, ana
in the coolest and most deliberately
insulting tone which Nancy had
ever heard from him he said:
"Perhops my signature to check
will assist you in believing me-"