The Washington times., 1923-11-24

feet right to fascinate . woman
Of her age and Ioveiinees. Wen,
1t had happened before. Elderly
men Of charm and charactor had
won and kept women fully thirty
years their junior. Possibly che
belonged to that distinguished
minority who refused to be en-
shaved by the ancient idea. that
iron code devised by fore-thinlking
men when earth was young and
scantily peopled. = Still
why this curious eagerness, this
lit was indscipherable
no doubt his lively imagination
was playing him tricks. Probably
she was merely sympathetic 4.
. And then. toward the end Of
the dinner, her manner changed,
although too subtiy for any but
the detached observed to notice
it. TO Clavkring she seemed TO so
dead under her stiIl animated
face. He saw her eyes wander
from Dfnwiddie's bald head to
Osborne's flattened cheek
her lips curled, look Of
fierce contempt flashed in her
eyes before she hastily lowered
the lids He fancfed she
was glad to rise from the table.
CHAPTER &.
''Well?'' he. asked, 80 he and
DinW1ddie were walking away
from the house; Osborne had
driven or with Judge Trent.
DO you still think her base
simpoSter7'' <...~s.s. go
81 Don't know what think and
don't. much care. She can pack
me In her trunk. as Ne boys
used to say. She's q great lady
and 4 charming woman; az little
doubt about the first as the last.
She's like Mary Ogden and she
isn't. I suppose she might be
merely q member Of the same
fan1iIy-witll several thousand
ancestors where types must have
reappeared again and again. II
she wants New York society,
especially II she wants money
for those starving children. I'll
go the limit. But I'm going to
find out about her All the same.
III hunt mp Harry Thornhill to-
mUrrosW-he's q recluse but he'll
sec me-and I'll get on the track
Of some Hungarian refugee. She
can't be the usual rank impos-
tor, that's positive. She has the
same blood as Mary in her veins,
and II she's Mary's daughter and
wishes to keep 1t dark, that's her
business. I'll never give her
away"
well. good luck. Glad It went
off 50 well"
They parted at the door Of
Mr.. Dinwiddie's rooms and Claw
ering walked slowly home in an
extremely thoughtful mood. He
felt an uneasy distrust OF the
Countess Josef Zattiany. and he
was not even sure that he liked
her.
4 On the following. Monday night,
however. ne was by no means
averse from making Z notable
personal score. As Abbott, 4 ORA
matte critic, who happened to sit
next to Madame Zatttany, made
his usual hurried exit at the fall
Ing Of the first curtain, Ciaver-
ing slipped into the vacant chair.
She smiled q welcome, but It
was impossible to talk In the
noise. This was a great first
night. One Of the leading act
resses Of America had returned
in an excellent play, ana her adj
Eairers. who appeared to be a
unit. were clapping and stamping
and shouting: handkerchiefs nut
tered all over the house. When
the curtain descended after the
fifteenth recall and the lights
went UP and demonstration gave
place to excited chatter, Madame
Zattiany held out her hand to-
ward Clavering.
''See! I have split my glove.
I caught the enthusiasm. How
generous your people are!
never heard such whole-souled,
such - ali - llnselE- conscious re-
sponse."
.oh. we like to let 80 some.
shines and the theater il q safe
place. One Of the best things
that can be said for New York,
by the way. 10 its loyalty to two
or three actresses no longer
young. The whole country has
gone crazy over youth. !. The most
astonishingly bad books create q
fuore because from end to end
they glorify postwar youth at its
worst, and the stage is almost
as bad. But New Workers are
too old and wise in the theater
not to have q very deep apprecla-
ton Of its art, and they viii rem.
der tribute to old favorites~ as
long az they produce good