Evening star., 1922-03-22
AN APPEAL TO HER BETTER
NATURE.

HORNE BIAISDELL was buy
IL ing a new neclStie. An expen-
siye one. He was much too old
to be vain OF his personal ap-
pearance, but he had a luncheon en-
gagement with charming young
lady who was rather fastidious about
neckties. He had already reserved a
table at Sherry's and ordered lunch
con with discrimination.
The young lady was the daughter
of his dearest friend, high-spirited
young woman, whose youthful hus-
band was in throes of distress be-
cause she was contemplating accept
ing an offer that she had had from a
motion picture company. And Thorne
Blaisdell, who was the young gentle
mans employer. felt it doubly his
duty to make an appeal to the young
woman's better nature. He felt that
at any cost she must be prevented
from taking what seemed to her
friends and family AIN extremely un-
wise step.
White haired and ruddy faced, rath-
er distinguished looking. except for
the new tie. which was a trife too
SpOrtive. with a gardenia in his but
tonhole and box full for the young
lady, he awaited her tardy arrival.
She stepped through the entrance
demurely aware that she looked an
entirely desirable luncheon guest.
For she was wearing a charming
spring bonnet. poke shaped and gray.
from under whose alluring brim her
bronze curls peeped. Her host OBJ
served as she approached him that
she was wearing his own wife's lux
urious squirrel-skin wrap:
Morning. Uncle Thorne,' she cooed
sweetly. Thank you for sending
your car for me. 1 do love lushy
big linn
She sank gracefully into her chair
'.Um-rm starved. 1 want a flock
of big oysters and yard of rare
roast beef and an artichoke and
Gently. there. l ordered luncheon
before you came in. Some clam
bouillon. chicken patty
Merriam Lindsay beckoned to the
waiter
I'm sorry, but the gentleman made
a mistake in the ORDER she remarked
firmly. 81 want Lynnhavens--
"Bless my stars." her host ejacu-
lated "Whose party is this?"
Mine First one I've had in ages.
I'm crazy about it. You were peach
to ask me-" She nonchalantly pow
dered her retrousse nose as though
she were blisSfully unaware-which
she wasn't-that that sort of thing
irritated her host.
If she had a gentler. sweeter ma
ture. she had most assuredly left IT at
home. She was positively bristling.
Her disconnected companion. prod
ding desperately at his oysters, be-
gan to feel stronge misgivings about
the line of argument that he had so
glibly assured his wife and Merriam s
husband could not fail to prove eff
fective. He was rather glad that he
had not confided any details to those
persons, merely announced that he
was sure he could persuade Merriam
to give up all ideas of becoming a
motion picture actress. He decided
that he would not begin until the
dessert.
Merriam causa1ly decided otherwise.
"Just what did you want to see
about?" she came directly to the point.
You'd better make it snappy. because
/ have an awfully important engage
ment at three o'clock. I-oh,- there's
lots of money involved she boasted.
81 fancy that's what I want to see
you about" he blurted out. This con-
founded motion picture bug of yours!
1t won't do at all" he shook his head.
What I'm going to say to you may
seem hard but I think you'll see my