Evening star., 1921-11-13

weeks ago. He has been detained,
but will follow shortly; meanwhile,
| shall occupy them till he comes.
signed her name in the register, Mrs.
Henry Montlose, New York city.
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CHE said the rooms were huge and
luxurious. and she simply couldn't
bear spending hours in them all
alone: SO as it was still early she went
down to the palm room-,and who the
dickens should she run into but Stella
Richards and Ted Morrison (who
had been married two days before us
and were doing Washington.
Hazel said she turned perfectly cold.
Stella said. why, Hazel. you dar-
ling. are you and Henry here, too? We
read all about your wedding in the
paper this morning, and l think the
bridesmaids dresses were just
sweet"
Hazel said. Did you?" She said she
couldn't think of another word to
put to 1t, and that Stella just stared
elela SAID, Ted and l We're just
honeymoon. Henry was SO secret
about II he wouldn't give Ted even a
hint; and now isn't it luck that You've
run into US? Hazel, we can have per
fec.ly beautiful tirles. because the
ooys can go off together and do the
KIND OF things that men like, and we
can try all the darling little tearooms
and in the evenings we can go to the
theater or play bridge. Of course
you'll have to do the public build
lngs." Here Stella sighed, but reused
herself to say suddenly. Where is
Henry?"
Hazel said she turned numb. But
she. just sent Stella nervy little
smile and said, Hes gone off to-to
smoke cigar"
Finally Hazel got rid of them some
how and said a CHEEKY good night.
and went back to those huge. awful
rooms again, and cried good and hard
as she sat staring at my luggage and
hers all piled on the noor together,
And while she was doing it. some
body knocked at the door, and Hazel
thinking it was the maid, said, Come
in."
1t was Stella, with perfectly petri-
fled look on her face.
she just came across the room and
took Hazel in her arms. and said.
You poor, poor darling, Why didn't
you tell us? / think it's the most
awful tragedy I've ever heard!'
Hazel said it dried every tear in
stantly. She gazed, proudly, Il really
don't know. Stella, what you are talk
ing about"
Its just sweet of you to shield him
that way. but you don't need to pre-
tend with us. darling; just be your
self. And if you want Ted to do any
thing-he says If you say the word
he'll go and give Henry the biggest
calling down he's ever had"
Hazel stood up then. She was in a
little pink boudoir cap, and I'll bet
she looked like Charlotte Corday or
some other first-cIass heroine! She
said, Tiff my husband ever needs
a calling down, Stella. shall not go
Toto an outsider to do it; but Henry
and are perfectly happy, and l
simply cant understand your-your
allusions.'
OF course Stella got peeved. She
said. Well. my dear, of course it's
natural that You should want to de-
fend him. and hide it all from the
world, but if Ted had left me here
alone. and gone off to stay by him
self at another hotel on our wedding
trip
Hazel just gasped She said why.
what on earth are you saying. Stella;
there isn't another hotel in Washing
ton big enough to keep Henry away
from me while l am in this one"'
Stella shook her head. and said. in
4 sweet. panied voice, But, my dear.
" . -" IL with Jul "" w
:: went straight to the register after
YOU left US in the palm room and
I looked it up! There was the entry in
your own handwriting-just your
name and New York city-Henry's 5
wasn't there at all:'
Hazel just looked at her good and
hard. She said, choking little with
tears, "If-if you want to know it
Stella, I don't think it is very nice of
you TO go spying out things In the
register anyway: and Henry has
has simply been detained.
Stella said, "Detained-on his hon
eymoon?"
But Hazel just went over to the sui
case and began TO unpack our things
She said she felt perfectly awful. hui
that she was too proud to eXpialn
what had really happened. to a girl
who doubted me She simply repeated
that l had been detained. and that
I would be there tomorrow (here she
took chanceD: and after few
more mean consolatory remarks
Stella left.
Meanwhile, I was speeding toward
Wa stinrton, and you can bet l was
. about all in. Holy cats, l agree with
people who say mental torment is
worse than anything the BODY under
goes, No word. of course. had reached
me Of Hazel. and the first ray of light
I had was dispatch from HaZ~ls
naval uncle, which caught ME at Bat
timore. 1t said:
Have traced II. through conductor