The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-12

Inez KIumph or three of the
clubs, and ought to have good time.
Come on"
Sally did not really want to go. but
felt, as she had on the night of the
costume ball, that to so almost any
where would be preferable to staying
at home alone with her unhappiness.
So she slipped into q turquoise blue
dancing frock, choosing it because
Dick had always liked her in that
, color, and went up to Lees. She did
not hope to be happy; she only hoped
that for time she might be able to
forget her own unhappiness.
She found the crowd at Lees en-
thusiastic over the liquid refreshment
which Graham Browne had provided,
and as his big limousine carried them
swiftly down Broadway to their first
stopping place the talk was all of
bootleggers, the newest and best way
of making gin, and of someone whose
flask had leaked at an embarrassing
moment Sally sighed-this was not
what she had thought that brilliant
conversation was like-not what she
had expected from artists and authors
of the standing of Lees guests,
The theatres were just closing
automobiles damned the streets from
curb to curb. The sky was white with
reflections from the electric signs.
All down the side streets glimmered
other signs,-over the theatres-blue
and lavendar and orange and green
they cleaned through the mistiness
of the autumn night.
1t was Graham Brownies evening
dpaiHo61u Tho tahla rpSorypd for n m
was always the most desirable-just
enough in a corner to make it posi-
Bile to season orange juice or ginger
ale from a flask without the acts be
ing too obvious, yet just near enough
to the dance floor so that the journey
to it was not too long, nor impeded by
too many other tables. AS they went
from one to another of these places
of entertainment, exchanging the close
air of one for the closer air Of another
Sally began to wonder at herself, and
at the others. Having a good time
that was what it was called, this
mad pursuit of pleasure. How many
girls there were, the country over
who would have leaped at the chance
h to stand. in her pretty silver slipper!
and see the gaiety of New York!
night life at its height. And how GLAD
she would have been to change place!
with any one of them
Lets go to the Plantation" sug
gested someone, just as Sally noticed
by her little jewelled watch that i
was o'clock. They've got a shov
there that's a wonder and a coloret
nanny who makes the best waffle
you ever tasted"
And a dance floor that's big enough
to turn around on-and air!" exclaim
ed Lee Craig. Come on, people!"
Sally was glad to go; was glad, to
of the breath OF cool night air tina
they got in the swift ride of a fey
short blocks that took them to thi
new destination.
She was delighted with the Plants
ton, too. 1t was one of the most a
tractive of the dance clubs; liglte
with blue and yellow lights, with table
ranged around the dance floor froI
which two huge trees rose, it had
distinctive atmosphere that appeale
to her at once 1t was less tawdr!
less ordinary than the other clubs t
which they had gone that evening
she thought. Beside the entrance, a
old colored woman in a bandana tuI
ban made waffles. She gave Sally
beaming smile as Lee Craig's part
paused for moment beside her boot