Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-12
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by ARTHUR B REEVE
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ARTHUR Dj''T!I''HIuR B REEVE

I The long, wide, high h-ceilinged par
lor of the old house had been remodel
| ed into dining room with beautiful
dance floor Outside they could hear
the plaintive rhythmic notes of the
club S own Hawaiian orchestra of three
performers.
| As nearly as Garrick could make it
out, NJ Georges was making an excel
lent thing out of the revolt against
reform.
| In the lull of the conversation and
above the soft Hawaiian strains
| floated new voices from table out
side.
"iWell, Glenn, here we are, alone
! for once
Dick peered cautiously out through
slightly parted portieres and nodded to
Guy. 1t was Vira.
cit does seem good, doesn t it?' she
was saying. "No Rae, no Ruth, no
rumpus. Let S have no worry. You We
been looking nervous lately.''
Vira, you re great tonight! That
violet tweed is slick. If / stole kiss
would you register anger? That s
the word they use, ism t it 4? Register?'
Glenn chuckled contently as they toyed
with thin -stemmed glasses. cit s
mighty fine of you, Vira, to notice that
[ haven t been looking quite right. |
didn't t think you cared any more for
me than for the rest of them. To tell
the truth L am worried :. but /
can t tell anyone. -
81 don't believe it S over exams.
You don t seem to be carrying your
Horace or calculus around in your
pocket. You re not in love, are you,
Glenn9' Vira gave him look that
would have thrilled the audience of
any movie palace from coast to coast.
Glenn reached over, took her hand,
passed his foot under the table and
laid it gently over her dainty ankle.
Honest to God, Vira, l love you!'
Then he added fervently, ''I want to
get you in my, racer, soon, and we II
motor out to some nice quiet spot, like
Canoe Place used to be and / IN
going to tell you all about it. Will you
let me tell you how much L
love youD'
Dear boy, [ m just dying to go on
that ride with you. Her eyes were
sparkling like dew drops on green
leaf in the morning sun. Vira knew it,
INFANT tucHi 10 Spdfhle. Az d 1OWcr
level she would have reasoned, how
could one get over dramatic moments on
screen unless one lived them? AS it
was she merely felt.
MAKE it tomorrow, Vira." Glenn
took her hands and toyed with the
ring finger on the left hand.
"Well, you dumbbells' laughed
Rae, suddenly poking her pretty pi
quaint face around the corner "What
are you doing, Vira9 Rehearsing
scene on Glenn9 You re not falling for
it, are you, old dear?' With shrug
| of her shoulders and her arms akimbo,
she threw her head back and laughed
| silvery. Quickly leaning her beautiful
| body forward she waved "A mocking
| finger toward Glenn. "With three
cocktails, Vira, he would say the same
things to me. Dom believe Il word he
says.
| Somehow Rae S jocular remarks bred
distrust i'll both lovers. They glowered
at her for the interruption. But they
! both fell for it. Glove claims all or
none,' is just as true among the sophis
ticated as among the simple.
Suddenly sitting down, Rae beckoned
a boy. ''Threc soothing sirups in II
hurry!' Then, turning to her compan-
ions, she said, lower, ~ have some i'm
portant news for you, I've been hunting
all over for you
Her voice dropped to a "bzz- BIZ
BIZ Z Georges had been called away
from Garrick and Dick to some of his
multltudinous business in pleasing the
ultra particular. They strained their
| ears.
81 was just up there Then II
break. "And it came in over Pinkey S
wireless from . - 1t was lost. ''It
said, Watch out for Garrick and Dick
They got ashore To New
York Get them out of the way
for good
Garrick and Dick exchanged glances.
Forewarned, forearmed,'' whispered
Dick.
"Our forearms are about all ws've
got, tool
Continued Tomorrow)