The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

Yes, Il must navs Deen Roban shs Y.s
russing her darling self about shat night.
Capt Risdale notieed. I'm sure His eyes
followed her about .-r-
Long after he'd gone. long after Daphn.
mad slipped into blessed sleep at my side,
lay stark awake, taking stock Of thinFs Ger.
tainly was not going 70 be jealous Of my
very own sister! OF course he could not help
liking Daphne better than me. It was quite
natural. She was very wonderful was
just rude chit who said absurd thine,, and
laughed a great deal. and hadn't quite learned
to do her hair.
Perfectly natural n wss. Of course. LAd
was glad, for HIM md roe sr. Bpe-
There was shsosuus,y no good IN tne vor4s
denying Il any longer. was most terribly
IN Dve win HIM Shameless. wasn't NJ
The days his lis that your came 10 us
over the phone the sun shoos and NE v.s
worth living Tbs days he f.zled % rons NJ
up. or oan. Or taks me- 10 me thsater were
simply Lost ocsS ] marked them on my
calendar.
Now this had coma For that II had come
was perfectly sure)
All this time, 10 make me wore vretcbed.
there was Horace Lane. the very man who's.
name I'd taken In vain the first n1stt 70
gone out with Capt. RisdaIe He had. quiss
Unexpectedly come to New York He wa In
Wall street. an swfully good Job-hs told
Daphne.
It was easy TO believe that. Horace was
Just the sort Of rising young man who
given ten years or 90 in New York energes
from that period with a town house, a little
place in the country, motors. boxes at the
opera and everything that goes with thai
kind Of existence.
And he. this paragon, wanted to marry me-
All the time that I. wan and heavy-eyed
going abour trying TO behave 70 my
lynxeyed Daphne that nothing on earth was
the matter. he was pestering me with 81
rentions!
can't imagine why was insu1erably
rude TO him really. I couldn't endure his
staring at me in that How adore you,-
fashion. simply couldn't bear his way OF
saying: Now. tell me, Joyce, what YOU'VE
been doing since / saw you last" Nor his
holding my hand the half minute more tb,a
was necessary. Nor anything.
A year before when we'd come TO New
York, leaving our darling big house and az
its comforts, and being popped v1py-nnly
into this two by four fat, where as Lnrenttne
said, you had TO 60 out Of the room 20 ch.nge
your mind year ago. I say. ] Hix1rys
said yes to this persistent young man.
Might havei might, before mon captt.tne
came into my life" the writers of peany
dreadfuls used to put Il have considered this
Horace person a. q possible spitor. Bv
now-never!
He was young. not ~ all bad looking. encr-
mously successful. The future Mrs. Gs,e
whoever she might te, would have furs ans
pearl strings and frocks that were just right
She wouldn't have 10 worry. msSa-
wives do. about the wolf at the door!
The wife OF a young actor. for instance
They have an engagement three months q
the year. sometimes. you know: Heaven only
knows how they live the rest OF the time.
When 1 got to this stage Of my reflection,
I used to mutter savasely: Joyce, you're a
perfect idiot! Go for q walk Which
usually did.
coming over besought Daphne almost with
tears in my voice. to let me ny OF somewhere
before he arrived. But she said It wouldn't
oe quite a sporting thing to do.
He expects to hnd you at home she
said. gravely. and then. with a twinkle.
What's the matter with you, Joy7 You
never used to dislike the poor boy 20 fright.
rully at home remember IT He was
always knocking about under foot carrying
golf bags and such like
couldn't help giving ner . grudging
smile
Home isn't here" told her vfth brD-
liant logic. And Horace eores me sttn
DON'T like the color OF his eyes. snyv~y..
why. JsyuAer my sisters bs1 vsloe
laughed at ma -whafs the mattr With
his eyss7 Tneyrs quite n,os t,ank- DARK
b3usA You ssv9ys used 20 ~ - MhsS aaes
eyes. What esscrs h r.~sr ngwr
Brown said. benpre shoosss- -Rsd.
brown, like . certain SHADE q asesua hust
when the suns on 1T
could have bitten cot my enns.s sfter
I'd said h But Daphne sse,sd .ot - ssesca
She went on sstttns the pssss q ths nes
Century quite - n ia not spohsnl
Horace came and inssstsd on DRAGGING me
out TO dinner with him. He'd had noos, be-
cause Of being terribly busy. he said. and,
though wasn't the least bit hxAsry. had
20 sit through i've long courses At The Ben.
ham, Joining my vis-A-vta. a. the laxt, in