The Washington herald., 1922-12-28
Embraced Her for Two Hours
In Bitter Cold Outside Her
Flat After an AII-Nlght Party
DESCRIBES PARTY At CAFE
Hours Passed Like Dream in
Company Of Fair Geneva,
Says Youth Back from Arctic


sero peathsr could not deter
yox from q tsOo-ho4r embrace in
Ghs blasts Of q December nights
II you haven't had that thrill
6sg experience you'vs nsisssd
something.
Bob" Sewage had the erperI-
snce With Genera Mitchell, and
he missed his mental equilibrium
for months thereafter. His De-
csmber soaLkissing tryst NTH
Geneva follo,0ed their spectoeu-
lar meeting at the midnight
frolic," schen he leaped to tie
stage and pressed his lips aooinst
hers.
In today's instalmsnt Of the
stony of the disrupted romance,
printed szcI1siusly IN The Wash
ington Herald, he goes on to tell
of his ezcitsd love making.
Copyright. 1874. by New York Amsrican-)
By ROBERT s. cfBOB'D SAVAGE.
The morning after I met Geneva
Mitchell I was unable to think.
First / would imagine that the
whole thing had been a dream
the party with Owen Moore. Kath-
crime Perry and Dave Selznick: the
Pogo Girl race which ended with
the beautiful girl in my arms in
full view Of the whole audience
~ he ~
But when / felt my aching head
had no difficulty in realizing
that the liquor part Of it was true,
anyway.
CALLED HIM By PHONE.
I had given my address to the
lovely Pogo Girl. Every time the
telephone rang l shivered in ex.
pectancy. 1t was not until nearly
noon that a maid informed me
lady wished to speak to me.
Hello, big boy. How much do
you remember about last night?"
said a voice.
Il remember enough to know
who you are" / replied instantly.
II scarcely dared hope that you
would call me, Geneva"
"oh. isn't the big boy clever"
she laughed back. Just because
you are 50 smart. you may take
me to dinner tonight after the
matinee"
DRESSES FOR DINNER.
Although 1 am by no means care
Less In my dress it took me more
than usual to get into my dinner
clothes that night.
At o'clock / was pacing Pea
cock Alley.
Six-thirty came. and no Geneva
After that 1 began to worry.
As each hour passed-the clock
said they were minutes, but 1 knew
that must be hours-I became more
panicky.
GENEVA COMES.
But all these misgivings were
put at rest a little after when
q tiny girl swathed in furs swept
ND to me all out of breath.
1t was Geneva.
That dinner hour passed like a
dream.
She was infinitely more beautiful
face to face than she had seemed
across the footlights.
We had scarcely met. 1t seemed
TO me. when the hour came for her.
She had to be at the theater at 8.
Unable to get seats to Sally" 1
wandered back to the Biltmore
There I met Sailing Prince Baruch,
nephew Of Barney Baruch, the great
financier Young Barney" as we
call him. was an old friend and prep
school companion. All wanted
was some one to listen to me while
told about my wonderfuli girl.
Afterward l called up my old pal.
Dave Selznick.
ROOF GARDEN PARTY
chartered my favorite table at
the Frolic, and 1 occupied the time
until the pogo girls should come on
in steady right and left-handed
drinking.
Geneva was more beautiful than
ever She flirted with me brazenly.
and there was look in her eyes that
hinted of deeper things. A heavy
suit case appeared from nowhere.
Money changed hands with mys-
terious stranger. When i returned
to the cab the suitcase was opened.
Bottles of every size and shape
were in that suitcase. champagne,
several kinds Of wine. benedictine,
rye and Scotch whiskey, and six
small, squat bottles filled with a
greenish-brown liquid / was told
was absinthe.
With our wonderful ammunition
II was no marvel that we threw a
party in the cafe that Broadway still
talks about.
HAD SMALL QUARREL.
Only one incident marked the
peace and happiness of the evening.
and that was a slight lovers quarrel
between Geneva and me.
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, much-mar-
Fied Broadway show girl. entered
with a party and occupied the table
next to ours. looked her over with
too much interest, for Geneva caught
me at II.
You're flirting with Peggy Joyce"
she snapped at me. IF you want to
chase with me you needn't get so
interested in other women while you
are in my company"
It took fully fifteen minutes for
me to convince Geneva that I had
not flirted with Peggy Joyce, that
Peggy Joyce hadn't so much as
looked my way. and that 1 didn't
want to even look at any other girl
but my little Geneva.
Finally. as the orchestra was play
ing a dreamy waltz. my love over
flowed.