The Washington herald., 1921-11-06

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why doa't you Try . permanent wsvs -
cerinna: 20. they say It breahs the hair
off-anA I don't like that crinkiy kind Of
curi. Anyway. I don't IKE the idea-it seems
% sort Of artificial"
Becky: Isn't 1t just a. artificial to keep
Cortnna: 20. don't know-doesn't seem
% to me-" Chen, shifting the topioe N~I
lfked your dress tonight-that tangerins
eosors awfuIiy becoming. Only I don't see
how you had the courage to try It I'd never
have dreamed. with yonr hair. you could
carry 1t on 30 we'll"
Becky: Couldn't touch It in daylight but
electric lights and an evening maks-up makes
s.ch . difference 0iaA yea nesd NJ
osrinna SasniAnantiy3: II svsdsntiy v.szr
- enly ons vhs HksdH- ptdu't sxveot you
10 mako Qssses sch . suaok e.Aah a poor
ed AAAy."
@saay MAKES No Aseiaamsr. enly yswna.
ssrsAeAas hngu&susay. says shss s,sspy. but.
making ne new 70 dspart, reaches ever -
ths dressing tAhas and ptou up . nan nls and
bu6Gl
Certnna tesuming3. Il knew yUu wouldn't
wark- OF course I knew you. usually sleep
ate, but"
Becky busy with the Mel: %. I didn't
mind-knew yos didn't want to 60. Then
nks your frsend Andy. think he's awfuns
nice Don't See why you said he wss stupid
corinna: ct didn't say be was stupid OF
oourss he doesn't shoot Oh verbal fireworks
IKE Nick Immet, but he's got plenty to say
for himself II he wants to. Very compan-
ionable. think"
Becky 0dfy. still absorbed with the nail
nlee -was Nick shooting verbal fireworks
whom Jon two were E.xing so soulfully into
the night7 He seemed very quiet about 1T
Corinna tsmothering a yawne %. We were
inst looking ut the moonlight-the moon was
voodsrful on the Sound. Nick shows .
really poetical streak sometimes-some Of
hts fanciss are pretty enough 70 print"
Becky. wouldn't It be funny II you and
Nsck should develop q romance at my house
party?'
corinna tdryiy1: -Ys, very drun'
BECKY: well. you must remember was
parity responsible to b maid Of honorr
corinna laughing,: IN remember. The
hansinss Of this room are perfectly delicious.
Becky. I love that faded looking chintz.
where'd you find it!-
Thus the talk went On. vecrtns from house
decoration and face creams and frocks to
the events Just done with and the events
fortheoming. The latter trend naturally In
cfudsd the two male participants Natural
taIk, yet somehow deiicateiy veiled, behind
that ven Of words something different but
unrsvealed
b these two held hard to the positions
sach bad chosen to assume ~ II each were
not moro than half aware Of the Others de-
oeptton- Yet not quite aware enough To
establish utter confidence. They kissed
goodnight at last. amiably and with but the
mfnutest Of reservations. For they were
really wen disposed toward each other: had
not the others tortuous method involved her
own secret swain. each would have proved
herself a loyal ally. As II was, though there
was something OF the freemasonry Of the
sisterhood in that exchanged kiss-as n each
were mutely saying: I'm on to you. old
dear. and 1 wish you luck AT the same
time that scarcely perceivable hint of re-
serve added: But you'd better not go too
far with my property"
Itwas this modicum Of suspicion that made
Corinna, Just before going OF to sleep. COM
mune with herself: Il hope she overdresses
Sor th., -,n p>rkx kpouw~ ho~ 20 r,.k. 4,
picture CT herself for the evening or for any
outdoor affair which demands that you be
merely decorative. But I doubt whether
she has a practical pair of boots and a really
senEfbie walking skirt to her name. And
when Andy hikes 1 imagine he wants to
hike."
And it was perhaps the desire to verify
these, not essentially uncharitable musings
that brought her. at a quarter before seven
next morning, to a stealthy vantage behind
her window curtains and kept her there
nearly half an hour. But IL she anticipated
the reward of seeing her friend attired in
ridiculous unsuitability. che was fated to dis
appointment. When Becky at last appeared
she swung along sturdily in the most practi-
cal Of walking outfits But the early sun
caught dazzling CLEANS from her uncovered
head. Andy was hatless. also-somehow 1t
struck Corinna as unduly intimate. this goinr
of with bare heads. They seemed very
merry, too-Beckys voice floating back in a
high. vivacious prattle. and Andy punctuat.
ing It once or twice with a hearty. unaffected
gufIaw. They looked as II they were actually
enjoying themselves! And Andy looking 20
handsome IN those tweed knickerbockers,
jabbing the air blithesomely with q heavy
gnarled stick as he strode along. the wind