The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-04

~ sought that table IN the
corner and Varia, with a
suffocating pain wrenching
at her heart, wondered if he had
brought her here because he knew
Nina was dining out?
She found herself watching them
covertly, and she saw with a start
that the man with Nina was not Mel
Rogers.
-who is with Nina?" she asked
John.
Goldman, the multi-millionaire,y
John answered. as though he did not
like TO tell her.
But he's married. john" Varia
said in a shocked voice.
Nina dining with that old roue!
Other women did such things, but
not one's--oWn sister! Just. because
he had millions he could get the most
beautiful Woman--Varia'S thoughts
plunged on headlong.
The dinner that John had ordered
so carefully went for nothing. Varia
telt the taste of ashes in her mouth,
and she only longed to get away
from these lights, from this pretended
gayety, from the music that seemed
to mock and hurt her.
Lets go on" John suggested, and
Varia consented with dry lips.
"I'll phone for tickets to q show"
John told her when they were ION
their way out Varia, lettering about,
saw Nina and her escort coming to-
ward her. But as she drew nearer
Varia had a sick sensa ton Of appre-
hension. Nina was wrapped in a
cloak Of moleskin, so luxurious, so
rich that there was no installing it's
value.
Nina did not see her sister Varia
watched as she went out with the
| fat, red-faced man beside her.
Only this week, Nina had been
storming because she had not money
enough! What about this cape? What
did it mean?
CHAPTER X.
I'M RY as she would. Varia could
not get that last picture Of
| Nina out Of her mind.
Nina. wrapped in that
wonderful coat, with her head tilted
back. looking up into the eyes of that
faced, fat old millionaire!
In a very desperation at last she
flung on her clothes and took a bus
that world drop her not far from
Nina's flat.
"Oh, it's you!" Nina greeted hei
land went along the narrow hall that
lied to her bedroom.
Boxes and tissue paper Uttered the
bed, and cluttered up the free space
on the floor.
i've just been getting somt
things" Nina explained, pulling &
bandboX from a chair and kicking i
under the bed, its nice of you e
come, Varia. l was rather a wretcl
l MI lrVA
the allowance and Mel has made ;
lucky strike! Sounds like an adver
tisement" she ratified on, clearing I
space for herself on the bed anC
clasping her arms about her knees.
Varia was so rel eyed that she coult
have wept or flung her arms ubou
Nina. Inst cad, she just stood Their
looking at her. Nina's cheeks wer
bright with excitement; her heav!
dark hair had come unloosed and
coil hung low in her neck and sh
had gipsy-ltke charm that cauBh
Varia afresh
what an adorable dress!" Vari
cried, catching glimpse OF Law
ehder and silver frock that showe
through the open closet door.
Don't let's bother about clothe
now" Nina said petmantly, kiclSin
p the door shut. II want to tell yo
about Mel-he's doing wonderfully
we're going to get out OF this stun
hole. Mel says l shall have a car an
/ perhaps we can run down TO Pair
3 Beach,
The bell interrupted them and Mn
{ came back into the room bearing an
4 other box in her arms.
"A frocll," she said carelessly an
= began pulling off the wrapping pape
, about a long box.
J The open box showed a velvet cow
/ of an exquisite shade OF rose. Nart
T exclaimed in wonder.
why, Nina, it must have cost
5 fortune"
! Nina hung it carelessly in her close
% and Varia saw with startled eyes tina
}. the closet was already overcrowdeC
e a dress of brown duvetyn and tina
1 wonderful fur coat again, negligC
with bands of fur made in Nina
y favorite flame color.
e But Nina closed the door quickl
y when Vhria had had just that on
glimpse.
= You looked wonderful last night,
~. Varia' said as she stood up and bega
! to put her fur about her necl
- "but"-
II know what you're going TO say
Z | Nina laughed, Out don't say II, dar
= | ing: that old man is as stupid as ]
! looks. He's a business friend of Mel
and il was policy for me TO go out
dinner with him. But he bored n
TO DEATH she yawned behind
- white hand. I'VE went to the the
-. ire: afteTward met Mel there
The Sisters kissed each other goo
n by. Xaria, walking slowly down Coz
d vent Avenue, wondered why it vi
r that in spite Of Nina's words, in spi
n. OF those innumerable boxes and q
n glimpse she had had Of Nina's ne
l, gowns, of Mel's lucky strike" the
y was something like Apprehension
M me back of her mind.
I'd Was It the nervous excitement IN
Il, showed in Nina's eyes. of the way 81
re talked so quickly? Surely 1t W
es nothing that she could put her mig
st on. vet the impression persisted.
a But when she was once more
her own Kitchen with a pink al
white checked apron covering h
dress, getting the dinner on Sa
IN Louis afternoon out, she shook
e. her morbid fears.
he Lamb chops and fresh green pei
ss mashed potatoes, that we're as Zig
al and creamy as a cloud. salad wi
nd that new dressing she had learned
ed make, and Johns favorite dessert
~ apple pie.
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