The Washington herald., 1922-01-15

package, seated himself on the sand
and beckoned her an invitation. The
girl accepted frankly and, spreading
. tiny handkerchief, she arranged
the gateaux upon II for the re-
past.
There were coffee eclairs, suffer-
ing little from the torment Of the
rapid trip, and puts d'amour. whose
shaking custard hearts were torn
by the same commotion; two tarte-
lettes. one of whose boatload Of
Strawberries had capsized; and a
couple of babas. sweet little sponges.
saturated with rum-and- water-the
favorite CONNECTION of the American
. girl in Paris. She relieved the
agony of the cellars, staunching
their creamy wounds with q slim
forennger; she patted and petted
the other cakes into shape; and
waved her hand over the spread.
with a gesture of approval. She
then signed to Justin that all was
ready and helped herself to a bahia,
which disappeared between her lips
in a humble of delight. 1t was
enough for Justin to sit and watch
her legerdemain, but she forced o
cake upon him. that he might share
nv aCh8hts
When they had finished eating,
the young man set himself to the
rather difficult task OF amusing her
with an impromptu conversation
without speech! He pointed to the
sea and, the sky with Eesticulations
OF admiration, and the girl evident.
ly approved of the landscape. the
seascape. and the weather. She
helped on the dialogue In high spir
its by pointing to the gulls, ex-
pressing a wish to ny by waving
her arms vertically. and her ability
to swim by horizontal motions. She
called his attention to the fishing
smacks, and. sailing in an imag-
mary boat, of which she seemed to
hold sheet and tiller, she made a
most successful voyage across the
channel. Justin himself preferred
riding, and he mimicked a horses
gallop and trot till the girl wept
with laughter. and so they respond
ed in kind. one following the other
She proved herself a clever actress,
willing to amuse as well as be
amused by the drollery of their
ridiculous pastime.
The acquaintance. now we'll under
way by the adoption OF this Ian
guage of signs. progressed gayly.
The young lady was evidently mis-
tress of her own time. and the within
pleased her. 1t was not long before
the two were playing together like
two children. building forts in tho
sand. pelting each other with rags
OF seaweed, and making rainbow
mosaics Of colored pebbles. They
walked mile or so up the beach
and back again, frolicking ingenu-
Ously. full of the JOY of the warm
spring afternoon sunshine. and CAP
uvated with the innumerable alb
surdities of their original relation
and intercourse
One of their earliest attempts 1t
diversion was in the continuance
OF a makeshift game of parchesi,
the diagram for which Justin drew
in lines upon the sand. The gi-:
recognized the circles, ladders, and
safety points" Immediately, and.
with her white pebbles for count
ers, proved herself we'll skilled IN
the rules Of the game. and a DIM
cult antagonist in the race around
the square into the home CIRCLE
Partly on account of her luck with
his wooden dice. and partly for
want of a better name-since she
would not tell him hers-he began
TO call her 'Mademoiselle Parchesi."
and the pseudonym she kept as long
as their acquaintance lasted.