The Washington times., 1921-03-31
BIRTHRIGHT
"A Fascinating Romance Of Society In Which a
u Poor Rich Girl Sponsors a
Rich Poor Girl

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And you are the last girl In the
world who would do anything dis
honorable for money! her aunt
retoined confidently.
ITS my income" Patricia per-
sisted mildly.
II know 1t. dear. I know 1t Is!
But you have nothing to do with
them. Pat. you are simply there
to catalogue their books. dear!
should make that very plainly un-
derstood." the other woman an
swered. with bright assurance.
"If they don't like 1t, you can re-
sign, and find something else to
dov'
Il suppose I could easily nnd
another position" Patricia mused.
zone Of the editors of morning
paper has offered me work." she
added thoughtfully.
"Weli. you see!" Mrs. Throck-
morton said triumphantly. What
sort OF work."
Special work--I don't like 1t
much" Patricia confessed.
II suppose we none OF us like
work much" her aunt smiled.
ITS special work about-wen
about ourselves" the girl explained.
Society small talk by Madame la
Notwithstanding like that! In
innate touches, you know; It's the
sort of thing that has to be done by
one of ourselves! The first thing
he wanted me to handle was that
house party at the Bishops. for ex-
ample"
Shc-fooked up innocently, to see
a new light in her aunt's eye.
What party? Mrs. Throckmor-
ton asked suspiciously.
That house party, where Bobby
Page got cut last weekv
Mrs. Throckmorton's eyes were
stony. How on earth did any
paper get hold of thatT"
They didn't, really. But he had
heard something, and he knew that
1 knew the rest! That's the sort
of thing they want"
"Well, he must know very well
that you wouldn't give him THAR
the older woman said Indignantly.
Heavens, have they no decency!
Nothing at all happened. you'll have
to tell him: Why. Roberta was
there. and 1 wouldn't have her name
connected with that story for
Goodness!"
LAS / understand It" Patricia said.
''they were chaperoned only by that
young Mrs IngersolL"
A HARD BLOW.
by a mistaken Mrs. Throck-
morton said quickly. 81 supposed
of course that 1t was Addie Inger-
sollr
"What the girls told me-" pur-
. sued Patricia. "was that after they
had all separated, after the dance,
some of the boys came upstairs in
their pajamas. at about 2 o'clock
in the morning"
II believe some of them were in
wrappers" her aunt interrupted
uncomfortably.
"And the girls rushed out into
the hall. and chased them"
II was extremely angry with
Roberta-extremeIy"
"Well, and then did they run
outside? Yes. they did. And some
one squirted seltzer water, and
Pomeroy Eyre flung the bottle,
and Bobby was cut Anyway, he
had to be rushed to a hospital"
TT was disgraceful" said Mrs.
Throckmorton warmly. Roberta
knows exactly how I feel about 1t,
and Lou is as angry as I ami"
ut was only youngsters nom
sense" Patricia said indulgently.
and people love to read about
it,"
Read about It! But Pat-you
said he only had an idea Of it?"
II said he wanted me to write IL.
And what's the harm, after all,
Aunt Annie?"
Harm! MY dear child, there's
very great harm. as I'm surprised
you don't realizew her aunt ans
wered hotly. Good heavens. don't
ly identified?"
Identified? Oh. but he wants
the names, to begin With"
There was a silence, during
which the two women looked at
each other.
T don't understand you, Pat"
Mrs. Throckmorton said slowly and
gently. ending It, you can not be
serious. Why, these girls are in
their first season. Janet is engaged
to a grandson OF the most strait
laced old lady in Christendom! You
sit here and calmly talk Of making
a public scandal"
Its truew Patricia asserted.
'True!" Mrs. Throckmorton's
voice rose in most unwonted anger.
cutting yourself by anything so
outrageous" -.
II have to make my living. An
nie!~
Yes but you don't have to
make II by retailing scandal
Why. I don't know what you can
be thinking of, Pat! The man
must have bewitched you! Hero
you are, just nicely started with
your library work"
MY dear. / was just explaining
to you some OF the difficulties of
my library work" Patricia re-
minded her, "I really like II. But
did ask you to help me out to
the extent of pushing Miss Palmer's
name through the club, and you
advised my giving 1t up! She's a
nice girl Aunt Louise is giving
her a card to the Entire Nous!"
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow).