Evening star., 1922-12-10

out of human respect. 20 show q
proper sense of things. because il %
expected OF them. They know pc -
! fec,ly that they are spotted as soon
as they put their nose inside tie
.'Gaiette." The word passes: There
are gentlemen OF the balloon among
US
No one seems to pay attention to
them. Al. goes on as usual. Nov
and then. a timid brother. talkias
over a condition" or hagEling price.
with a fence" will propose TO go
elsewhere TO be private.
! sit tight. idot." the others jusI
breathe to him. do you want to gel
US shadowed special" 1iere we'rs
merely part OF the big push. They'rt
guessing. They know nothing"
1t is. OF course. the correct idea
! once given the "Galette" and human
nature. Groups form and break up.
as at a reception of the 400. You
cannot indict a burglar because he
is agreeable in society.
Crash. 1t is the strong mems
| quadrille-in spite of ali the fox trots
on the program. Two hundred fash
! ing girls prance with their heroes
Champagne corks pop gailyi
| In the midst detectives prowl. an
| parently so helpless. their disguise
seen throueh-they know it: Yes
| here is the game. but how get at it:
! They are putting two and two to-
! gether-stuff you cannot put in
| words. mere ways Of spending money
airs of satisfaction, veiled eympa
thies and jealousies in passing
glances-ali to be worked up and
! then compared with data gathered
| by outside members of the brigade
and humble indicators not quite
| in the movement. The detectives are
close to this world in mentality and
passions Most of them have come
up from the same depths as the game
they're hunting. So they feel invis-
| ible currents.
MIGHT after night they come. OBJ
Y serve. and show themselves-eA-
pressly Show themselves. disguised.
but spotted. known. but unnoticed!
They just rubber around, but. in par
| wait. The "Galette" is no place 1"
hunt for clues" The detectives wat
| for the mistake"
I They absolutely count on the mis-
take"
The guilty party always risks TO
make it-in the exaltation of A glass
too much, or a blind impulse of weat
/. human nature. Silly glance of ad-
miration. gust of Jealousy, resentment
or Misunderstanding. The detective
1 tglad that he is spottedD counts that
| in this social turmoil-slights. ca
prices. petty triumphs. hot new admi
1 rations. swift suspicious. heated up
by lights. wines. perfumes, music
that his presence may be a continual
to him of itself:
| 1t comes. in . mere breath. The
detective quits the gorgeous dance
hall. Now. alone. one brushes past
him. man or woman. And a word is
whispered The sleuth moves accord
| ing to il. He turns corners. Thrice
he waits to verify that lie is not fol-
lowed. Here. now. there is none bu:
i himself-and whispering Judas!
The next morning. as he sleeps late.
| the law knocks upon the mans door.
1 Hey. there. less barouf! Yours
caught for good. A camera has sold
you"
So. explains the arresting squad
OF course. II is not always true. II
may be blum, timed with grea'
subtlety. the morning after some such
scene of passion noted. or misunder
standing among comrades. or a
touch" attempted. failing. and the
crooks mind flies back to it-"fm
sold!" And hot counter accusations
pour out But, most often. il is true.
Have not the detectives laid them
selves out to be a continual tempta-
tion to Judas?
And. so. next night. Judas shows
up, filled with an interior tranquility.
He Cor she) is avenged. He Cor she,
has removed a troublesome person
from the social scene. She can. now
safely take up with the new man of
her choice. Or. faithful, ferociously,
she has bought her man off-by the
sale of comrade.
Such are the temptations and the
pitfalls of society" life. where pride
I caprice. ambition and despite make
bitter in the mouth the good sweet
taste of easy money:
Is more money ever satisfying? '
In Society" 70 know It tsn'ti