The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
By Mildred X. Barbour

any Of your ssx-whe are attractive.
Alex threw away . cigarsets I'M
patiently.
For AAsvsn.s sa,ks. Dit You
don't think Johnston 10 attractivsi"
Il most certainly dot"
Alex muttered something about
no accounting Tor tastes.- 70
which Diana replied sweetiy. urg-
ing him to be original.
He responded with some heat
that he couldn't see why she had
to champion the fellow.
Merely because my sense of
fairness makes me side with any
one who isn't present TO protect
well. wish your sense Of fair
ness would make you q little more
discreet in your actions." snapped
Alex
Diana sat mp straight.
What do you near" she de-
manded.
Alex was . tribe uneasy at the
fame In her eyes.
We'll" he defended himself. do
You think Il was particularly dis
Greet TO sit out In the dark for
hours with Q chap who 10 almost
Q total stranger while your hus-
band was In your statsroomr"
Asleep added Diana gently, %
gently that Alex. had he been mar
ried longer. would have been
warned
The ensuing few minutes were
CHATTER XIV.
Threat OF yest.
As . result Of the -discussions be-
tween Diana and her young hus-
band, they were not speaking the
following morning.
Alex had gone TO the club car
before Diana was up. She made q
leisurely toilette. deciding not 70
wait for him. but TO 70 on 70
breakfast alone with Lynn John
ston.
Just a. she was hooking her
frock. however. Alex came In with
q brief:
-Mornin'. Ready for breakfastr-
Diana nodded coolly.
Your friend 10 waiting out In
the corridor" he said gruffly.
''oh! Mr.. johnston murmured
Diana sweetly. How NIGEL was
afraid he would forget our engage.
ment overnight"
Alex grunted something and held
open the door for her.
Lynn Johnston was in the best
Of humors- He was one of those
young men who are always genial
when their material comforts are
looked after. He ordered q hearty
breakfast, Raging Diana about her
orange Juice. rolls and coffee
Alex sulked throughout the meal.
taking no part in the conversaton
and keeping his eyes fastened on
the speeding landscape.
Diana followed his case occasion
ally and sighed.
It's all SO embarrassing. isn't Il,
/ shudder to think of the days We
have ahead OF US on this beastly
train. You are really q godsend.
Mr.. Johnston"
Il say. don't you think you could
make Il Lynn he asked with .
boyish smile.
Il should be delighted to- de-
clared Diana with q mischievous
side glance toward Alex. who NUT
tered something about Q smoke and
left the table abruptly.
Il
your husband. am II queried
Johnston anxIously as he gazed af-
ter Alexis retreating figure
Haven't you. learned that hus-
bands are always displessed7'
smiled Diana. NO matter what you
do. you ought to have done some
thing else-in a husbands opinion"
Johnston whistled softly.
That's pretty cynical coming
from a bride. isn't it7 They are
rot usually SO wise"
- ~ was born WISE" declared Diana
with an air Of sophistication, which
belied her bodied hair and girlishly
round face.
wise as well as beautifulT- he
queried softly.
Diana flashed him q glance. She
wondered IL he was trying to flirt
with her.
A New PrsbIen.
Somehow IL had never occurred
to her to figure out In her own mind
just what she would do with admir-
ing males after her marriage She
had always taken masculine sp-
proval for granted and In some
mental recess there had dwelt the
belief that the marriage certificate
would constitute q sort of NO
Trespassing'' sign. which would
be distinctly visible to all men In
the world.
She discovered suddenly that she
hadn't the slightest desire TO remove
herself from the admiring eyes OF
other men: nor did she know how
to go about doing IL, even IL she had
wanted to.
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