Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-18
Author Of youth T,iWnpAont" and Other Sucosssss
Copyright, Issf, D. Appleton co.

going around that his affairs are not
me to either. She doesn't in the least
mind what ! do so long as the right
rather cOntemptuously. II guess I
haven't been clever enough to and out
my own convictions or strong enough
to have lived up to them when found
them She gave sharp gasp. "But
what does it matter!" she said almost
ticrcely. "l'm going to live and I'm
going 10 be myself. whatever ] am.
M going to get everything l can out
of life because when die I'll be dead
long time. If there's good in me
it ought TO come out. II there's bad"
She frowned and was silent, then sud :
denly pressed the accelerator and the
ear shot violently forward.
IF there's bal;" roared Sangree
above the racket.
Then III probably go to the devil -
She shouted in return.
About the middle Of November the
, Mohuns opened their town house in
Seventy eighth street. This was a lit &.
tie earlier than usual, on account of
the many social activities incident to
thoir daughters debut. which was to
take place Mt q tea at the house, fol-
owed BY ball few nights later at
the Ritz.
The round of teas had already begun.
at many of which Cherry. with the rest
Of the seasons crop Of buds. had been
invited TO receive. and in spite of her
dire threats to David Sangrce sh" was
doing her. duty. industriously. plying
, upholstered old ladies' with salads and
, ices which they would have been much
better off without. and providing rh"l =
eric and disgusted old gentlemen with
pale pink punch which had the som
( blance but not the substance of Il better
thing. That she beamed swcctly upon
everybody and even said the graceful
/ things expected Of her was due more
/ 20 the sage advice uf her visilant
mother than 10 any natural inclina,i ion
| for the small talk Of these occasions.
/ But having made mp her mind, accord
! ing to the custom. that it was neccs
/ sary for her to 90 through with the
thing up to n certain point. She had
! succumb"d to the inevitable. sacri-
tcing day after day Of gorgeous autumn
weather upon the altar of materna!
ambition.
J Nevertheless she found opportunities
to run off 10 the place at Oyster Bay,
which had been kept open. for Il ride
or a drive with Jack or y"ddy or IIar-
old. and one glorious morning Dicky
had taken her up in the new plane.
II" proposed to her. for the fourteenth
time. while they were planning down
against Il brisk wind ~ an altitude Of
1000 feet. and swor" that he wouldn't
come TO earth unless she accepted him.
She promised that she would "thinl;
cbout it, if he looped the loop. which
he did. But sh" was still 'think!nc
81 - 1nt IL lt,ly, laY
again taken to drink. But tho strange
friendship of the mummy anI the hum
ming bird continued in spite of obsta
rlrs. Sangre"'S convaleSccnr" WAS
slow and he did not go 10 Cherry :
dance. But. when his arm was fit 10
use. he took private dancing lesson,
and appeared timidly enough after
Christmas at one Of the smaller dances.
II was given by Mrs. Percivml Gar'l"y
the gildy aunt Of Eugenin Arnitu-",
and was To bc n very lively AFFAIR. Tn"
name Of Mrs. Gnrtley. Cherry had con
fided, was marked with tnr"" stars IL
the "Flappers' Blue Book. An!
when, somewhat mystineu. ~nnGr"c naH
inquired as to her meaning, She
! laughed
! ooh, That's how we tell which houses
to go TO for good time. oar crowd
keeps record. It, stat" secret, lou
won't tell, Will you iIr"" stars
mean cocktails ana rhaihphghe; Two
stars. just cocktails; one star. sherry
or port on the table. \" stars a. all
iu,, White Rock or lemonade. Frosts
We nvoil 'em. I'nh-rsrand:'
Sangrce did. The plan was iuCcni
Gus aud apparently worked 'r r"'e" :
tion. Houses blarkhallrd by ia" youna
scapcgrac"s were relesat"d I" IL" limbo
Of the undesirable, ana many " hos
D. tess who had othcrwis". proVi'"! Iav.
ishy was to find hers" # Wondering at
the slim attendance OF the desirable few
who made up the gay younger set.
Whether or nor Mrs. Grrt"y hno
beon initiated into the secret OF thi'
rnbal, Sangree soon d'sr"v"r"i mat th'
dance fully met the "ppFoVa' '' 'A'rry
crowd.
debutantes and their attendant swntns,