Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-20

supper on the odd chance OF chat with
Cherry and improved the moments that
remained by seeking the mems dressing
room and u cigarette. He found the
stairway blocked by couples en- tete.a.
tetp, many Of them sharing cigarettes,
and at the top of the stairway. where
he took the wrong turn. he stumbled
in.o dark corner where there was n
window seat out of sight of the others.
There girl and boy were embracing
each other with the innocent abstraction
u two turtle doves.
'lleigho!" thought Rameses. IN
force Of habit. They've forgotten
their feet aren't dancing" F
But even in the dark he had sem 1
the girl was Cherry's friend, Oh
Towne. He didn't remember Shav
met the boy. After ala kis4s<W
was it2 A trihe. an airy nothing
mere symbol of affection. PcrhAp6t
boy and girl cared for each oths1.
hoped so. 1t was such n pretty tableau.
But at Sangree's sudden appearance the
turtle doves had spread thclr wings and
tiuttered, rather startled, down the
stairs to the ballroom.
In the dressing room he found
several youths that he had met. There
was Scotch, rye and club soda on q
eable and the conversation was not Of
Shakespeare and the musical glasses.
shes peri Ill pippin," one Of them
was saying over and over In a kind Of
e!miable solloquy as he reclined in a
Morris chair PITY she amt In this
set. She'd show 'em. Think III marry
her, JUS same. Damfidon't.
IN. shut up. Bob. Nobody cares
oout your illicit affections"
"licit! Who says 'llcit?" said the
gtner slancing around heavily. Don't
teii you lOve-hic-hic-I know
~na @ matter tn you, Harry" he NUT.
;ssed as the other boy laughed. "You're
Rus i1ller n goat. Tha's wha's s
us voice subsidized into a humble
nu presently he slept. but as the boy 8
sad lell back Sangrce discovered that
W. youthful inebriate was Cherry
Mohun's brother Bob.
At supper. which was served in the
hlhg room. hall and conservatory,
hmerry merry eSpied her friend wandering
hS,etiy ah,a about and made him SIT at her
os,,S' s win Eugenia Armitage, Phoebe
M,ckI!n, M,oI!nn, Dicky Wilberforce, John
1Miiaester Ma and Bruce COwan.
e FOUND the food more substantial
vino Ii"o 'ne conversation, which, like the
mss, siparRied In tiny bubbles and
sswaa 'nto nothing. But every one
oon the visitor found himself falling
naer the spell Of their gayety and ire.
ponsi6ility which for the moment Ind
s'cued him from his Cave of Adullam.
was Cherry Mohun's friend. Bruce
"an, whose laughter fret was loud :
tor Dicky became quieter the more
drank, and John Chichester. az every
~. ,'arated over champagne. Chcrry'a
"A ,s,oWed' Phoebe grew sentimental
@ nehie,s tongue Knocked, but they
g ".V al decor0us, and when the fourth
s Ssr came Cherry sent It away, II
Smea that In this particular Olympus
~ gods had their limitations.
oIt az some OF the other tables near
..hsinh inh was now furious. Sylvia
;ust!ll and Harold Galbraith were
niI nrivIn an imitation of pas dc deux amid
upIH;uss us.I;ss and Teddy Warins did a
Ss"m9 n act for which he was famous.
mia %1ch announcement, however, re.
NJ su. 10 MIS- ruin, for at the last both
isss1.., ny. inc caterers crockery ended In
Gs crash was rather startling and
HsIs rose and made their way toward
~. oallroom % though with an awak
"1S sense Of responsibility to the rea
Sosss OF the hour, which was Il
~ one step, to side step, 4
~ 2 glide. to toddle until theil
tset would no longer hold them
~ waited for one more turn with
S1Sq, while he waited, The ssset
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