Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16

l more.
He turned it on fuller. The drip.
ping became a flow and formed an oily
pool that glistened brightly. rejecting
| dozen tremulous moons on its quiz
| ering bosom.
"Ah," she sighed contentedly. "1et
it al out: The only thing to do is &c
In desperation he turned on the tar
| full and the pool suddenly widenet
| sending tiny rivers and trickles In al
directions.
Raising her skirts she stepped
II know this'll take it off," she
| sighed.
Jim smiled Inadvertently.
There's two more cars"
She stepped daintily out Of the
gasoline and began scraping her slip
pers, side and bottom. on the running
board of the car. The Jelly-bean con
| tanned himself no longer. He ben
double with explosive laughter anc
after a second she Joined in.
You're here with Peter Delaney
aren't you?" she asked as they walked
back toward the veranda.
YES"
you know where he is now"
"Out dancin'. ! reckon"
''The deuce. He promised me
! highball."
l IL, 1
! be all right. I got his bottle righ'
here in my pocket"
She smiled at him radiantly.
II guess maybe you'll need ginger
| ale though" he added.
mot me. Just the bottle"
"Sure enough
She laughed scornfully.
TRY me. I can drink anything an!
man can. Let's sit down."
She perched herself on the side o
a table and he sank luxuriously int
| one of the wicker chairs beside her
! to her lips and took a long drink. HI
| watched her fascinated.
Like it?'
She shook her head breathlessly.
! mo, but / like the way it makes m.
| feel. 1 think most people are tina
| way"
my daddy liked it too we'll. 1t kill
ed him"
american men," said Nancy grave
ly don't know how to drink"
| What" Jim was distinctly startled
| 'they don't know how to do anything
very we'll. Tho one thing I regret II
land"
I'm England?"
Eyes. 1t is the one regret OF my
| life that l wasn't"
| DO you like it over there"
Eyes. Immensely. I've never beer
there In person but I've met a lot Of
! Englishmen who were over here in thu
Army. Oxford and Cambridge men
you know, that's like Sewanee ant
! University of Georgia are here-ane
I OF course I've read lot of English
novels"
Jim was interested. amazed.
"D' you ever hear Of Lady Diana
Manners" she asked earnestly.
We'll. she's what I'd like to be
Dark. you know. like me. and wild al
sin. She's the girl who rode her horse
| up the steps Of some cathedral OF
church or something and all the nov
elists made their heroines do it after
| ward"
Jim nodded politely. He was out o.
pass the bottle" suggested Nancy
I'm going to take another little one
A little drink wouldn't hurt baby
you see." she continued. agar
breathless after a drausht- People
style here. I mean the boys here
aren't really worth dressing up for OF
doing sensational things for. Dom
you know
II suppose sol mean I suppose
/ not" murmured Jim confusedly.
| "And I'd like to do EN- an all. Tn
really the only girl in town that has
| style"
She stretched out her arms and
| yawned pleasantly.
| pretty evening"
| Beautiful" agreed Jim.
| Like to have boat" she suggested
| dreamily Like to sail out on sill.
yer lake, say the Thames for instance
Have champagne and caviarre sand.
| wiches along. Have about eight peo'
pie. And one of the men would JUMP