The Washington herald., 1922-07-23
Confinred from Yesterday.

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In q sense Gloria's past was an old
story to him He had followed 1t with
the eyes of a journalist, for he was
going to write q book about her
some day. But his interests, just
at present, were family interests.
He wanted to know, in particular.
who was this Joseph Bloeckman
that he had seen with her several
times; and those two girls she was
with constantly, this" Rachel
Jerryl and this" Miss Kane-surely
Miss Kane wasn't exactly the sort
one would associate with Gloria
But the moment had passed. Mrs.
Gilbert having climbed the hill of
exposition was about to glide
swiftly down the ski-jump of COL
lapse. Her eyes were like a blue
sky seen through two round, red
window easements. The flesh about
her mouth was trembling.
And at the moment the door
opened, admitting into the room
Gloria and the two young ladies
lately mentioned.
Two Young Women.
"wellw
How do you do. Mrs. GIlbertw
Miss Kane and Miss Jerryl are
presented to Mr.. Richard Caramel.
This Is Dick" Qaughter).
I've heard So much about you,"
says Miss Kane between a giggIe
and a shout.
How do You do" says Miss
Jerryl. shyly.
Richard Caramel tries to move
about as IL his figure were better.
He is torn between his innate cor
diality and the fact that he consid-
ers these girls rather common-not
at all the Farmover type.
Gloria has disappeared into the
bedroom.
Do sit down." beams Mrs. Gilbert,
who Is by now quite herself Take
on your things" Dick Is afraid she
VIII make some remark about the
age OF his soul. but he forgets his
qualms in completing a conscien-
tious. novelist's examination of the
two young women.
Muriel Kane had originated in a
rising family of East Orange. She
was short rather than small,
and lowered audaciously between
plumpness and width. Her hair was
black and elaborately arranged.
This. in conjunction with her hand
some. rather bovine eyes. and her
oyer-red lips, combined to make her
resemble Theda Bara, the promi-
nent motion-picture actress. People
told her constantly that she was a
vampire" .and she believed them.
She suspected hopefully that they
were afraid of her. and she did her
utmost under all circumstances to
give the impression of danger. An
imaginative man could see the red
nag that she constantly carried.
waving 1t wildly. beseechingly-and.
alas. to little spectacular avail. She
was also tremendously timely; she
knew the latest songs, all the latest
songs-when one of them was
played on the photograph she would
rise to her feet and rock her shoul-
ders back and forth and snap her
fingers. and IL there was NO music
she would accompany herself by
humming.
Her conversation was also timely:
4 don't care" she would saw. II
should worry and lose my figure"-
and again: Il can't make INV feet
behave when hear that tune. on.
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Her finger nails were too long
and ornate, polished to a pink and
unnatural fever. Her clothes were
too tight. too stylish, too vivid. her
eyes too roguish. her smile too COW.
she was almost pitifully oyerem-
phasized from head to foot.
The other girl was obyiousIv
more subtle personality. She was
an exquis.tely dressed Jewess with
dark hair and lovely milky palior.
She seemed shy and vague. and
these two qualities accentuated a
rather delicate charm that fIoated
about her. Her family were .Epis-
copalians," owned three smart WON.
EMS shops along Filth avenue. and
lived in magnificent abartment on
Riverside Drive. It seemed to DICK
after few moments. that she was
attempting to initiate Gioria--he
wondered that people invariably
chose tnimftable people to initiate.
We had the most hectic timer
Mur.el was exclaiing enthusiastic
ally. There was crazy woman
behind us on the bus. She was ab-
'itivsiy. posolutsiy nuttyi .shs Kant