The Washington herald., 1922-10-07
THE Beautiful
And Damned
Continued from Yesterdoy.
By F. Scott Fitzgerald

whyT' She held out her glass
90 be hlled with a high-ball.
-Don't drink any more" he urged
her. frowning.
You'd be nicer-if you didn't.
Gloria caught suddenly the IN
tended suggestion of the remark.
--the- atmosphere he was attempting
why not?"
to create. She wanted to laugh
ingi the sandwiches that waited on
yet she realized that there was
nothing to laugh at. She had been
enjoying the evening. and she had
no desire to go home-at the same
time it hurt her pride to be fiirted
with on just that level.
Pour me another drink" she in
sisted.
PLEASE
''Oh. don't be ridiculous. she
sried in evaporation.
Very well" He yielded with i'll
kgrace.
= MS - III "oo doOdl uCT a. 6dlus
and again she made no protest. But
svhen his pink cheek came close she
sleaned away.
you're awfully sweet" he said
with an aimless air.
= She began to sing softly, wisnIas
NOW that he would take down his
9arm- Suddenly her eye fell on an
sintimate scene across the room
sRachael anG Captain Wolf were en-
sgrossed in a long kiss. Gloria shiv-
sered sliEhtly-she knew not why.
.. Pink face approached again.
you shouldn't look at them" he
swhispeped. Almost Immediately his
Sother arm was around her
Shis breath was on her cheek. Again
sabsurdity triumphed over disgust,
sand her laugh was a weapon that
sneeded no edge of words.
: "Oh, l thought you were a sport"
rhe was saying.
What's a sport7'
. why. person that likes toto
eenjoy life"
> as kissing iyou generally consiI-
cred joyful AFFAIR.""
. They were interrupted as Rachael
Sand Captain Wolf appeared suddenly
sbefore them.
= Its late. Gloria" said Rachael
She was flushed and her hair was
5disheveled. You'd better stay here
aRll night"
= For an instant Gloria thought the
Officers were being dismissed. Then
she understood. and. understanding.
got to her feet as casually as she
swas able
Uncomprehendingly Rachael con-
stinued:
You can have the room just OF
this one. I can lend you everything
you need"
: Collins eyes imp!ored her like a
dogs; Captain VOLTS arm had set
-tled familiarly around Rachaers
waist: they were waiting.
But the lure of promiscuity. color
Jul. various, labyrinthine. and ever
q little odorous and stale, had no
call Of promise fo- Gloria. Had she
% desired she would have remained.
without hesitation, without regret:
as IL was she could face coolly the
six hostile and offended eyes that
followed her out into the hall with
forced politeness and hollow words.
He wasn't even sport enough 20
try TO take me home" she thought
in the taxi. and then with a quick
surge Of resentment: How utterly
common"
- GaIInntry.
In February she had an expert
ence- OF quite a different sort. Tu-
der Baird, an ancient flame, a young
man whom at one time she had fully
intended to marry, came to New
York by way Of the Aviation Corps.
and called upon her. They went
several times to the theater, and
within a week. to her great enjoy
ment. he was as much in love with
her as ever. Quite deliberately she
brought IL about, realizing too lite
that she had done a mischief. He
reached the point Of sitting with her
in miserable silence whenever they
went out together.
A Scroll and Keys man at Yale, he
possessed the correct reticenCes Of
good egg" the correct notions Of
chivalry and noblesse oblige-and,
or feourse but unfortunately. the COZ
rect biases and the correct lack Of
fdeas-all those traits which Al
thony had taught her to despise, but
which, nevertheless. she rather ad-
mired. Unlike the majority of nis
type, she found that he was not o
bore. He was handsome witty in a
light way. and when she was with
him she felt that because of some
quality he possessed-call il stu
pidity, loyalty. sentimentality. Or
something not quite as definite rs
any OF the three-he would have
done anything in his power to please
her
He told her this. among other
things. very correctly and with
ponderous manliness that masked &
real suffering. Loving him not at
ALL she grew sorry for him and
kissed him sentimentally one nignt
because he was so charming, a re ic
OF vanishing generation which
lived a priggish and graceful ilIu-
sion and was being replaced by less
gallant fools. Afterwood she was
glad she had kissed him. for next
day when his plane fell fifteen hun
dred feet at Mineola a piece of
gasoline engine smashed through
his heart.
Gloria Alone.
When Mr.. Haight told her that
the trial would not take place until
autumn she decided that without
telling Anthony she would 20 into
the movies. When he saw her sue
cessful, both histrionically and
financially, when he saw that she
could have her will Of Joseph