The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-17
Nobody's Darling
and Warren
b MARTHA MAcWILLIALis

- 1854. ~ MeCisrs Newspaper Syndicste.D
"What's thIsY Warren asked.
block'ng the way Of q sheeted figure
10 front Of him. AppaI emily II hau
the neck Of q giraffe. SO distant was
the crown from the spread Of shout
Ners. But with draping Of thick
ylOinespun linen. outlines were mat
ters 4 faith rather than sight. This
was true OF the whole company Of
gsy youths gathered for phantom
party" wherein sheets. pillow md
hols e. cases. napkins and such small
deer. had been impressed for mas
quernde duty.
This is-no. this ain't-nObOdy's
daritng." the giraffe answered In
r'aint!ve fnisetto: II amt fut-nOt
little i'it--hut nobody loves me either
ce,'s'dnvs or Sundays"
"v'hmt . shame---if there's enough
" yen to love-" Warren returned.
hMklhe n flimhIing clutch At shrOud-
ri arn. Lets feel; ! thought SOL"
cs his fn"ers Identified buttons clear
" n,rsrultne. "Sonny. you should not
begin to- deceive this early. You're
tnrf'ty more than a cock sparrow"
With th"t he tried to swing the
E'rnn" across his hip-but met with
Stunning resistance. His captive
rr'.hctl eel like from his hold and set
h".:c. heavy heel upon his instep.
tnhfing ont. "l.et 90. unless you want
d h"'r ~nmred IN your socks, Sammy
Wnr-rn."
Lets soc your socks" Warren he
YIN bending and grabbing the foot.
Al his tOnch It was jcrketl free Of the
t'avy shoe. revealing Itself. small.
dn'rty. Enthusiastically femInIne---its
""rp' the while whispering angrily:
' Now you've done it-spOled my fun
nj, evening"
"I'M on your shoe and come out on
tho rinz.a --nObOdy saw your foot"
warren countered, dragging the girl
"way. Gigglcs followed them. In the
encounter her high-spiked headdrcss
had g"t away, letting the sheet drOop
like q court train over one elbow and
falling scantily below the other The
wcnrrr tugged spitefully at It, saying
under breath: I'm a sight know
am--nnd they pick on me enough
when I'm all set"
Let them-nO matter who they
are" Warren said soothlngly. "Tell
me your name and I'll say enough
swe"t things to make up"
"NOt II keep my hearin' Ugh! I
hste sweet thIngsr" the girl flung
back.
Warren laughed softly. II see. No
oody has said tnem--to you" he snid.
"R'snd bnts! I know you're pretty,
even through linen sheet"
I'D rum you for that. II only I were
submarine" with menacingly low
cred bend. "for making fun Of me.
You know I'm Zarnh Zell. and. every
body snys. ugly enough to chaw wool
with the burrs In It."
"Henrsny Ia not evidence" Warren
All but whispered. parting folds of
linen to look into piquant olive
skinned face, now Illuminated by deep
shining eyes and dashed with ,lamask
bloom. Dlmly he recalled the Zarah
Xest he knew: this could not be the
same. yet certainly was. It's lucky
you didn't swear to what you said"
ne went IN. ut would have been rank
perjury. Every girl here tonight Is
rrettier than you are--but none of
tfem half ~ beautiful"
Pant makes a heap Of difference.
II you put II on right" Znrah an,
swered with an artless gigGle.
The phnntOms were In full tide Of
Eh"u'ish glee. They had spread over
the ismp-'it lawn. by twos or threes.
~ hlnfches Of curious half dozens.
Hnrah inO-ed at them through fingers
held uncer the sheet. saying judlcIally
"irs n mighty fine party"
"ShaIl we 60 out to play with the
restf' Warren asked. She nodded.
Under the brightest II. "a. she pauset!
tn My In Wnrren's ear: "Can YOU
undcrr:nnd how II feels to he Sne.
than anybody. when all along wa
rave te"n the cOmmonest lOoking7'
:" don't know. Can your" from
Warren.
IT'S heavenly I'm feeling II now,
Zarnh whispered. "You see. at all the
other parties I've looked like rag
fng-tOnight In eranny's tine linen
SHEET. nobody can touch me. I shall
Alp away before the undressing-then
nobody will know what's under II
Hot they'll all guess who wore cit.
br0adcred iinen-nobOdy else has any.
I'VE won't unmask," Warren said
TIL declare ourselves Guardian
0h"nss. charged to keep the others Ir
order. And they win have to feed u.
!" private just the things we like
II they don't. we'll put all sorts Of
sps!la IN them"
"S~t,s like somebody has alreu,l,
put spell on you." a mincing volc,
aaM behind them. Warren Jaughe,
eHrc'essiy. THAT'S all right. Nina.
wasn't you." he said. run aion,
aM piay with Jacky Dur,len-he I.
th~ mnn after your heart"
u hate Jack Durtien." M!ncln,
st'nuy complained. "Td rather pla,