The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

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Ashton Il 1ss Lover Beach. Maiden
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Bash strest- and Arthur Wy. ESQ., eld-
est SON Of the late Colonel and Ma
Wye Thnrtm Hal. Shropshtra
Good hexpDa- gzsped the girl -Auntisi.
Fur the other wornzn In the house WIS
one Of these meek maiden aunts left over
from The nineteenth century Gray hair net
and gray satin skirt xtver sieam Of eyegtass
ehztn. library catalogue
She put down the list Of the latest fiction
End in her characteristicaIfy nervous voics
inquired: what Is If. syb1- dear?-
Look
And Sybl Ashton. with an indignant ges-
ture, handed over the paper Her thumb
marked the announcement Of her own forth
coming maraage-the first the girl had ever
heard Of Il
table in bachelor rooms some streets away
. young man sat equally aghast staring At
his own copy Of the Post
Good Lord" he muttered -what
ne -" Then louder. I'm dashed"
Then. Or am imagining 1T
GirIie. my only love, win you listen to this?"
He proceeded to read aloud, slowly and
distinctly. the notice beginning A marriage
has been arranged--
His fnvariabLe breakfast table companion
was curled up in the lazy chair opposite to
him. her ivory satin coat. rose lined, glean,-
ing over all her shapely curves. Grille, best
bred and most infatuate Of bull terriers KEEP:
note % the beloved's voice: both Jeweled
eyes fastened upon him
Good to look upon, certainly, was this
young master Of hers. lounging graceful and
hig Hnbed In the type Of bathrobe with which
men compensate themselves for the drab al
dreary vesture Of their business lives. This
garment was Of lemon-yeIlow silk. patterned
IN swirls Of inpudent jade green, petunia
pink. and cinneraria purple} A Stacker?
No just taking things a little easily,
perhaps. these days-after those strenuous
years!
Not much incentive to work at present.
No responsibilities now-but his mercilessly
groomsd brown hair was streaked with tho
premature white that's so often seen among
the young ex-hghters of our generation:
shrapnel souvenirs The possibility was there
that since the twenties Of this young man
bad been all too full Of action, the thirties
might ind him lazing-the forties would see
him Fat, dtsilusioned, unfulnlled.
No hint Of middle age, though. as yet, in
his pleasant, laughing voice
-Girlie. how on earth has this happened?
It demanded, when the announcement had
been read through to the end. "a mar.
nase-mine! After I've told you not once
and again, but again and again that you're
the ope member Of your sex who's ever going
TO be allowed to sit opposite to me at break
tast. here's some wicked person. giriie. try
Ing 20 oust you from your lawful place.
Nistaka Of course. But how the deuce did
q get INT Somebody must have"
Here he broke snap on. Bis good looking
faos nr.e into blanLness again as another
aSpsct Of ths questfoo broke upon him. A
serious one.
-Good Lord,-
In the Post
.Evsryeody'd see the dashed thing
everybody who knew him would"
-Pp.. nrrrinsi sounded the tslephone
bel On III writing tab,s-
Ths young man stretched out long Eaud.
NJ sissysd arm to pick up the receiver.
Then checked himself abruptly.
-Fath-" he called aloud
-sr.- responded the voice Of his man from
ths msticulon back kitchen, and there en-
tsrsd In fauitless civies rhs late serxeans
Firth
-Answer the telephone. wfn your. 70
quastsd hismastsr. . don't think I'm here"
-v~y good sir.-
Then Firth. at the telephone, Yes, madam,
Hr. wye,s man speaking Yes, It's
Frith I'm Q loud tone, as to the very
dssf-rI an souy. madam. Mr.. Wye q not
here at present ="
Inpassivs facs Of man meeting eyes Of
master.
Gone into the country. bsi,s-s.
madam- He pardonf-
Panss. The impassiyity Of Frith's mask
tingsd here with . sieam q .smazement.
Then
II could not ten you. madam. am expect
Ing . wire, any moment. to let me know
when Mr.. Wye win be back. and WIN request
him 10 ring you W =. could not tan