Evening star., 1921-07-24

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"In Disguise says /. The last
time he was in the ring he hit a man
SO hard-well. he has to keep quiet
until he hears from the hospital"
.WWhat .WiIt whophers says Inez.
But Roland is getting over his
brief panic: Il am terrified-not,"
says he. II do what l please"
stiff." says Barry, white as napkin
but bristling up to him with his I'm.
gers punched.
"so?" says Roland. And what is
that to you?"
They were slaring at each other
showed between them. ma*" "Pleapse' premp.1y Fsny
tiemen! says I: Not in here. Any
party out and lock the door. You
can hold trfthe assault and batter tina t
! long, can't you? And by that time
perhaps you can work up a real quar-
rel. You haven't either Of you more
than half expressed your dislike for
| the other. have you?"
I can tell him what he is in very
few as% words" says Barry. Hes a
Bah" says Roland. "You-you
But that's as far as he got. The
rest OF his remark seemed to choke
him, for he suffered and gurgled and
! stared over Barry's shoulder. OF
course, l turned and looked. too, only
to see a quietly dressed, youneish
woman with snappy black eyes and
jet ear dangIers. She had come in dur
ing the debate and stood listening.
But when she did speak it was in a
cold. cutting voice with a foreign ac-
cent.
"Flapper hound is true" says she.
II have not heard it before. but it
Is good name for him."
Marie: says Roland, gaspy.
so this is your special meeting
Of the labor union?" she demands.
For this you put on the Sunday
dollar from inside the clock? Helm p
Every word she snaps out crisp and
sharp, with those black eyes fairly
blazing at Roland. But he's q smooth
performer. I could guess that he's
been up against an emergency like
tries to. smile and stands there ca
ressing his mustache. -.
Marie" says he: II shall explain to
"Oh. will II" says Marie. But
have watch from outside. I have
You have come here to make love to
some young lady. Which one. Your"
and she looks straight at me.
You flatter me- says l. Take
another look, then glance at Inez and
have one more guess. All. now you've
got it,
Marie gives Inez the swift up and
down and then shrugs her shoulders
He does not always choose them so
so beeg.' says she. with sniff.
X X
FEW Of 'em run that size" says T..
''or have her appetite for after
theater suppers. Yet that was part
Of his proposition. and if he was plan
ming to do it all on ten dollars call
it a sporty one
Don't listen, Marie.' protests Ro-
land. Tit is not So
That's easy" says l. ASK Incz
But Inez is all set to ask some
information for herself. She wants it
direct from Roland, the romantic, and
her way of attracting his attention
is to stretch out lovely white arm
that has often turned a feed cutter
all day long, grip a set Of strong
fingers under the collar of the cuta-
way and drag the recently ardent one
firmly up against the cashiers desk.
"She-~she your .wife?" demands
Ines. calm but buslike.
=. "Why-er-yes, Of course" admits
Roland
Kids too?' goes on Inez.
! roh. why go into all that?'' protests
Roland. "If can't go around little
with"
i '"Iiow many?" break in Inez
| Mt. which Roland turns sulky. SO
wife supplies the vital statistics,
,'"Three. we have" says she. "There's
Henri. who is nine; and little Roland
almost six: and Baby Rosie. who Is
crying because her papa don't come
home for dinner. Sol"
.H"Huh" says Inez, and could tell
by the way her mouth corners
Strengthened out that for once she
was losing that placid poise
I could imagine, too. that Inez was
deeply shocked, for in spite Of all her
easy ways she still has q lot of good
old fashioned ideas. But. what she
meant to do about it / couldn't even
guess, So / gave Barry's arm a
gleefll pinch and stood one side.
"Huh.. says Inez. making 1t more
! of n snort than before" And you
would come here calling me your
star-eyed goddess, and your cherry
bell; and take me to shows, and little
suppers, and taxi riding in the park!
You. with family at homsii Loafer!
I'll show you." ;.
She did 1rez was at it'almost be-
fore. Mer knew what she was up to.