The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-02
COMPREHENSION

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lowed Claire down stairs to the wait
ing cab. She pressed a pocketbook
into his hand 'You have been spend
ing your money on your family, and
have selfishly spent mine on myself.
she said. "You didn't expect this party
tonight"
Luther protested
Please! What is mine is yours
anyway" she insisted, and slid her
arm through his, leaning against his
shoulder in the cab
Now, Just be nice to all the other
girls in the party, and don't pay any
attention to what l shall say" she
warned him.
Her mind was working hard at the
problem.
ut can't be the same girl" she was
telling herself HE wouldn't take
that girl to this blarey restaurant"
She had found out quite lot about
this fiancee of Clarke's. She herself.
like most members of the theatrical
profession, knew all the people who
frequented the big hotels and restac-
rants. For big metropolis and
small town are quite alike, there are
little circles of people who do certain
things. who pursue their pleasures in
routine fashion-and circles within
these circles again.
There was a special crowd for each
type of restaurant-and narrowing
down still more, special crowd TO-.
each restaurant, and still narrowing,
the accepted members of that crowd
and those who would like to belong,
and to whom the head waiter was not
so obsequious.
Claire was fairly familiar with all
the circles who dined and danced on
or near Broadway with any regularity.
She liked to sit at table and point
out this stock broker and that theatre
star, this well known artist and that
social debutante-but beyond this
were other circles, people who cared
nothing for "smartness," people whom
Claire knew as exclusive" people
who were actually bored with all this
expensive noise and flaring gilt and
high priced vulgarity.
To these people, which dined less
noisily and more extensively, this
financee of Clarke's belonged Surely
she would not step out of her ultra
desirable circles to sit where jazzy
bands played too loudly, and where
pep" was considered the first social
necessity.
Clair entered the restaurant witch
her best unconscious smile, her cape
slipping from her shoulders so as to
show only tantalizing amount of blue
dress, her eyes taking in the whole
restaurant-which stopped and stared.
at her of course-hunting Jim while
she seemed only to hunt her friends.
She was glad Luther was so cookbook
ing. Her ears were acute enough to
catch the comments as they passed
by George, there's the chicken
: from the"
Eyes, does the SNOWFALL Dance
who's the man.?
Further along.
This? Oh. Claire Pratt, the Snow,
ball Girl Private life. Mrs. Talbot
but she's divorced, think. or getting
il. Him? Never saw him before. =
Claire had found her party, and was
standing by vacant chair.
You all know Luther" she remark
ed casually, as though Luther had
been with her on every party for the
past year.
There was an astounded silence
flattering enough to suit even Claire
one tOOh CudiS VI tii|
pleased at the sensation, amused, ma
licious. Luther was helping her on
with her cloak. she remained standing
the eyes of the restaurant upon her--
in the corner Clarke was sitting Wit
girl, Claire could not see her yer!
we'll
"Oh," she said, brightly distressed
II forgot Mr.. Grange had not-Mi
Grange, my husband, Mr.. Talbot.
She had no longer an excuse TO
standing. she slipped into her chair
and become merely one of the diners
in huge restaurant.
But sitting down she could see unde
a palm tree to Clarke's table-hls bats
to her, the girl facing her
While Maisie tried to grasp ant
carry off this new situation-of Clair
turning up with her husband-Clair'
herself took in the girl.
Plain and from the country! Wha
fool Maisie was! The girl was eS
quisite, as dainty as a flower petal
She wore no jewels but a circlet o
diamonds on her engagement finger
FOOD LESSON No. Q