The Washington herald., 1921-04-28
SLIGHT TO GREATNESS.

xCIV-A SLIGHT TO GREATNESS.
1t was fully an hour later when
Nancy added the last touch Of pow
der to her nose, the last pat to her
coiffure. and surveyed herself erit-
eahy In the pier glass.
She nodded approvingly at her re-
nection-
Her cloth of silver gown. with its
shoulder straps of smoked pearls,
was the last word in evening smart
ness. She slipped into q wrap Of
sapphire velvet with a collar OF er-
mine and picked up her long gloves.
The great man will be rsving,
she remarked to her reflection, but
in my opinion, and with all due
modesty, you are quite worth walt
ing for, my dear"
Peggy dashed in without the for
mality of knocking.
Dinner is just about to be served.
WON'T you come in and meet our
guests? 1t seems rather queer
your being our real hostess, and not
even knowing who's here"
MY dear. IL you knew the temper
of the man who is waiting for me
downstairs you would never make
such a suggestion" replied Nancy,
her good humor completely restored
81 look forward with great enjoy
ment to seeing the great DR.. Fred
erick BangwelI in a most undigni-
fed rage. When you think that
Edith, his wife, has never Kept
him waiting one second in all mis-
life, you'll agree with me that I'm
inviting the wrath Of the gods.
Have a good time" She touched
Peggy lightly on the cheek with
her fingers. And don't let your in
fant incendiary burn down the
house while I'm gone.
True to her prophecy. she stepped
out Of the elevator to meet an es-
cort who looked like the proyerbial
thunder cloud
- DR.. LangwelI was pacing the lob
by with quick. short strides He
net her amused glance without a
smile, and dragging his watch out
of his pocket, held it up to her as
a mute accusation.
u know" laughed Nancy. I'm
groveling in the dust. but 1 found
a dinner party in my apartment.
and I'm lucky to have accomplished
this transformation at all. Only
think, you might have had to take
. out the untidy trump you delivered
here an hour ago"
AN hour exploded the doctor
MY dear girl do you realize that
Eve been waiting in this damned
lobby exactly one hour and three
quarters~
"Oh. we'll" shrugged Nancy, cit
might have been longer. There's al
ways something to be thankful for
where a woman is concerned. The
iOuEer a man waits for you, the bet
ter he appreciates you"
II uon [ approve of your sophis-
try" replied the doctor curtly. But
I'm. too famished to argue. Come
O. rneans of OBTAINING me-"
Dear me, what a crouch he has?"
NHr .Dped her arm through his
and looked up at him with laughing
eyes. DO you scold Edith so Sc
verely every time she keeps you
waiting?"
Edith never keeps me waiting"
ne answered stiffly, as he put her in
a taxi.
"Model wife! I hope you appre-
ciate her.
I'm beginning to appreciate her
more and more, since I've known
you"
Every woman teaches a man
something. but It Is given to a few
e, vlc.i man an appreciation of his
own wife. When l said that 1 was
going to be a little sister to the
wives of my acquaintance by bor-
owing their husbands, this Is what
I meant"
The doctor gave her a long scru-
tiny. There was a certain cynical
amusement in. his smile when he
said:
you have a queer way of going
about it / think you'll find that
most men will misunderstood"
He leaned over suddenly, cupped
her chin in his hand, and made as IL
70 kiss her, but Nancy drew back
laughingly.
Now that your good humor is re-
stored" she said lightly, 'T think we
shall have a nice evening, don't
you?"