Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-09
nv ZOE BEcKLEy

Strange she scolded herself silent
~. II can be as happy as a lark-un
I'll he mentions violet's name. Then
something cold and hard. like steel
grips me. I'm afraid Of her and because
lin afraid Of her. hate her"
"S'matter. Pusscat. aren't you keen
an the houscwarming ideaf" Paul In
terruptcd her bitter musings.
She looked gnvely at him. trying "a
read what was behind his merry eyes
How much could Violet make him care
u she triedf Had she succeeded--even a
hitler But no-she didn't believe he
cared. she couldn't believe Il. lie loved
her-but Violet was 20 handsome and
dashinE and a little Inscriptions. Sup
pose-wouldn't any man
Polly forced herself 20 respond gay
".
Yea dear. It's n bully idea. wa,
only thinking we'd have 90 30 out In
the highways and byways for guests
mot BIT of Il. The place wouldn't
hold more than we've got"
IAN right. Wen have an intensiv,
housewarming." and Polly plumpet
herself on the arm IL Paui's chair, de
termined To be the good sport and put
her tealousies from her. snow whs
shall We ask--Miss Rand and Monsieur
Barray. Norma Brady and her Eng
lishman. sutton TIVE couldn't leave him
out because he got the flat for us
he's really the guest of honorD that
makes six counting us. oh. yes. the
man from your office-whats his name
Ralph Miller. that's seven-seven. va
must have an even number"
say. Pollykin. why not Clotilde
the beautiful conclerges daughter
mean the beautiful daughter Of the
concierge She seems q darn nice girl
and instead % Miller. wen ask a young
French chap at the office-Revillc--
maybe he'll take n shine TO her."
Pine. That makes eight. even. just
right. And how shall we amuse then
and what shall we have for refresh
ments?"
IN bet you seven collars they won'i
need amusing. Paris air just natural,
makes everybody gay-youli see. A,
Tor Eats. anything'il d.. Shake up q
fruit salad and a biscuit and III msks
EN- q, punch--frcnch fashion. which D.
TO say with mighty little punch to Il
The French are light drinkers: n spoon
ful u red ink gOcs long way with
them You know how they sit all after
noon over n glass 10 strip and water
Ur a thimbleful of cordial
All the guests accepted. even Clodild.
the beautiful concicrges daughter.
and with singing heart Polly set about
sweeping and .arnishing the tiny fla
and making n ss prrtsy m her skilIfu
fingers could. Then she shopped for hcl
''cats"-crisp le,tuces and fruits for hel
ssiHd 'she found grapefruit unknown
but oranges. bananas. pineapple anS
small wild Strawberries that wer,
strange 60 her. served nicely: mater
ials Tor sandwich filling-cream cheese
chopped pickles. olives. nuts and pap
rika: little warm brown rolls the al,
bah who spoke English made spec
Tally FOR her. and io,s and lots Of pet
its fuurs." the tiny crisp cakes 10
whith Paris IN famous.
- feel" bcsm-d FOLLY. the party
g,Eng TO be a success
The Aheictcn n the Feast.
CHATTER Xiv
Polly surveyed herself and her room
aud vas satisfied. AZ department
s,o'e sale she had picked w smsr
frOck In the new combination of blacl
tsii.ta and white organide. which suit
ed her and gave hrr the feeling u cor
fidence that the right clothes do
Her little roums we've equally gail
She had smoth,rcd the el.ctrolier d
iuszy Greens through which the light
Steamed Enthusiastically. Candies shon
from the old.fashioned sconccs on Tn
piano. And IN the bedroom where Their
was only gasD the fixtures was festiv
Ia tissue.paper ''rose."
Haifpast. and not a soul. Quarter q
ten. no one. Polly was really frightened
What could have happenedg Even Fat
started uamping about nervously. lool
ms al his watch.
"it's almost ten. wonder"
The rest was drowned In Wild strane
sounds rum below. Paul flung opc
the door. Scorning the tiny elcvatol
Q wierd procensieu was marching up {
the vociferous rendering IL the MAJ
seiiiaise. Leading the bunch stride
tall figure. with a huge cats head
paper'mache over its own. n red boz
under one ear. Tho others followes
with mad paper caps and strcameri
each one soleshniy holding aloft gif
Violet had a little bronxe statuette.
lovely thing that Paul had often a,
mircd In the art shop round the corne
bairay bore a huge bunch VI America
Beauty roscs. Norma Bradlcys offcrin
was a quantity painted basket file
with tangerincs. Sutton. the Englis
new spaper man. brandished thin w
umc oi verlaine's poems Revelle Ia
Q bowl Ut iustrous yellow pottery an
Mile. DUBOIS. the beautiful COZ
sieige's daughter" brought luscious "a
inasrvns-ehesnuts which ,she herse
had candicd-ln a dish made from
eai,lssc.lest
Lou by Barry. who had corralis
them in due coarsc nj the door and see
,o the gii "a. they solcmnly filed d
stiii howllns the Marsclllsisc. and furu
I'd IN a ROW. th,ir presents aloft The
at s,gnal. the "nuslc" CEASED an
they dropped Io their knees. proffe
ing the tokens "a Polly.
In another moment everybody ws
taughing and shouting at once. VII
Polly trying to hug them all and i'a'
h,ak.ng a speech 1t thanks from "a
corner of the table.
>nlet sat down a. the piano accon
panying the Cat In "Mad-lon." VII