Evening star., 1921-10-09

it," he comes back.
But I'm curious" says 1. Eighteen"
Mea5iy "Ws11 nineteen" i1;,: says he; .s;,cx,,n1
runs in the %e famiis ssys doesns ! shsss'ns is
But you don't understand" says
Gerald. slowing up for the. cross
town traffic.
Perhaps not" says l. "still, I
should say you were showing some
speed.waiting % for actresses at the
II never have before. truly" says
he. And 1 wouldn't have, this time
only-well. I wanted to know you,
Miss Dodge, and I couldn't find any
other way. know 1t must seem a
pit crude to YOU, but IL just had to
"Why?" I asks
He shrugs his shoulders. Il wish
I could tell you" he goes on
I'm stretching my ear" says 1.
What more do you want?"
II can't do it and dodge these taxi
wouldn't mind. we might stop for a
decent grill a few blocks up where
we could get chop or q rarebtt-
that is. If you can trust me that far"
"1t'll be taking an awful risk: Ger
aid" SAYS I. but think I'll chance
it,. for I am hungry. You see. I'm
letting you get away with the whole
program-the pickup at the curb.
the drive In the closed car. and the
midnight supper"
Dodge" says he. 1T Just knew you
T DIDN'T deny it. And I must say
Gerald had all the airs Of a man
about town as he tipped the head
,r,,ito, co.. I.ax x>.r..N<oxa~ ,....~s
away the japanese flower girl. and
ordered a pot Of tea instead Of high
ball glasses. -.
Il suppose you're tired of being
told how; utterly charming you are as
The Flapper'?' he begins. >
Not quite wearied to extinction"
says I. The other one who said any
thing like that. was the man who
Nor says he. but you are. Per-
fectly delicious. I'm almost ashamed
to tell you how many times I've seen
the piece. Dropped in 1hst by ac-
missed a performance since. It was
only after the third night that had
courage enough to send you the
roses. You weren't offended. hope?"
"At least" says I, Il was able to
retain my rage: So you think
Il ought to be-" says Gerald. ,"1ve
been surrounded by 'em all summer
long. You see, I've been stopping
with an aunt while mother was
er@ -
H. Sen e,Iss say. y. tas Monsymoennf ssys ,,s;.
and then hurries on. "Auntie has
one of those big places in the Berk-
shires where my cousins. have con-
tinuous house parties. You know
golf and tennis and jazz. dashing
back and forth to the country club:
mixed doubles in the morning. mixed
foursomes in the afternoon. and dane
ing half the night. with fool picnics
mods. ""The social whirl. eho"
says I. "Doings of the younger set.
You're not complaining Of the life.
"Bitterly." says he. IT don't care
for sports. But when there are three
girls to one man. what can you do?
And such silly girls"
ANY flappers?" I asked
"They were nearly all happers.",
says Gerald That was the trouble.
frivolous sort. But they were ali
alike. They all did their hair just
the same, danced the same, dressed
the same. and said the same things.
Not one had an original thought or
ever had serious moment, A lot Of
butterflies f1uttering about In the
sun. You can't imagine how tiresome
such q crowd can, be-"
'::Then I don't quite see,'' says I,
why you should like me in part
such as that"
"oh; but you add the satirical
just how you do it, either. You're the
perfect happer. and yet you point the
finger Of scorn. You express exactly
what I've been thinking Of them and
couldn't put into words. Any one can
see. too. that behind 1t all you're a
couldn't make. the dapper. in the play
such silly. That's why 1 had to
come night after night. And the
oftener I came the more I wanted to
know you. Say. tell me about your
self. Miss Dodge. How long have you
moth" sSh;. ages" says I. almost "a
"Really". says he. "1s that an'
And before them" ..r<,
NO" says /: I'm not. going deep
into my past. It's not thrilling
enough p,: u Besides. .sd s. here comes the welsh
But IL want to know all about
THAT'S a whale Of an ambition"
says I. Whats the big idea7
Because need some One like you
in my life," says he. paying no at.
tention to the waiter. 1--WE been
looking for you for years. Honestly,
I've been lonely. There were one or
two fellows at prep. school WHO were
more or less worth while. But they've
rather dropped out. And ilAthe' girls
I've known have been useless. So
now that rve found you I mean
to-"
Shall I serve the rarebft, SIR"
breaks in the walter.
Eyes, yes, Of course" says Gerald. |
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