Evening star., 1922-02-12

hand. Sore subject. Canned. Her
folks are looking up new one"
What awful thing did she do?" l
whispered back. Smoke in the dor
mitory?"
Worse than that" says Barry.
Some silly prank with lot of boys.
1t isn't being mentioned. Cute kid.
isn't she?",
Perfectly stunning" says 1. I've
been wondering what you were-'''
But about then Sudie May got wise
to the distressing fact that Barry's
attention had been diverted from her
and she promptly reached over to paw
him on the shoulder.
II say. old dear" she announced.
They're playing Catalina. It's Il
whizz of fox trot Let's"
SO they surged out on the dancing
space and for the next ten minutes
she had her bobbed hair parked just
below Barrys chin, with one arm
draped around his neck. Brother Mar
vim was nice enough to ask me to
dance, but I noted that he glanced
regretfully at the puree mongol
which had just been served, so / shook
my head.
I'D rather watch" l lied grace
fully. -..
When the pair came back after the
encore Barry and 1 had two or three
starts at little chat, but each time
Sudie May crashed in. Once she want
ed the wrap around her shoulders.
and two minutes later she demanded
that Barry take it off. Then she los.
one of her slippers, which Barry had
to dive under the table for and At on.
AS a final exhibition of how well
tanned she had him Sudie insisted that
he must sit closer and hold her hand.
So Barry abandoned his pOulet cas-.
serole and edged over.
That brought a growl from Marvin.
81 say Sis, don't be such sap" he
told her.
Sap yourself. old crab" says Sudie.
What are men for if you can't use
'em? Besides. 1 like having Barry
pet me; he does it so much like an
amateur. Really, he's priceless"
isn't she the limit" asks Brother
Marvin.
1 didn't commit myself, but grinncd
at Barry. who looked foolish.
X 4 X 4
CCDDENLY. though, the young la i
~ caught sight of some one across
the room and she dropped Barry's
hand to stand up and wave. A tall
man with crinkly grayish hair and
droopy eyelids waved back at her.
"Oh, Marve." she squealed. There's
Col. Tad Billings. Take me over"
ITO that old rip" says Brother
Marvin. Not much. You know
mother wouldn't stand for it,"
Bother what mother can't stand
for" says Sudie May. stamping her
foot. Col Tad is a peach of dancer
and he's just loads of fun. If you
don't take me over I'm going alone
well?"
Brother Marvin went, grumbling
down at her.
YES" says I to Barry. "she is a
cute kid. Real 1922 model, too Has
the true modern spirit and believes
in living up to her class motto
doesn't she?"
"Eh?" says Barry. What :not:o?
"Love 'em and leave EN- ism: it,:
I asks. You ought to know"
Barry shoots a suspicious glance at
me and then looks over where Sudie
is smuggling up friendly to Col. Tad
and getting .hugged.
about all know" says Barry, "is
that I've been conducting and financ-
ing a seeing New York expedition
that began the night she arrived and
ters, tea dances, midnight suppers
and Summing excursions. I'm a
wreck from it,
"You do look a. little off the edge
Barry boy says 1. But who elected
you to the job?"
"Sudie May, of course" says he
i've never been very thick with Mar
vim Lee. He's a nice youngster, and
all that, but we barely had a nodding
acquaintance - until Sudie arrived
She seemed to take it for granted
| that I was one Of the family. You
know how some of those southern
girls are?"
'Ive seen a few samples" says /
"but none quite up to SauSe May"
"she just bbed/me| Honest-
| says Barry. Inside of Ssn minutes
she was calling me Honey and old
dear and telling me where I'd got ia
take her. She has goodfine. though
She's a clever kid"
II believe you. Barry" says l. a
happer, plus, eh?''
Absolutely says he And Ii
think Il all rather went to my head :.