The Washington times., 1923-10-13
BY Ann Isle.
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49, ETTER wait" / said un-
easily. ''You see Mrs.
- Thurlow is giving a din
BY Ann Isle.


Thurlow is giving q din
ner a week from last night
to the crowd we were with,
Park and Betty and Ralph and
me-"
strung It along slowly while
Jinn's face changed from hurt in.
credulity to. displeasure.
And you accepted an invita-
ton to Lorraine Thurlow,s with
out me?" he asked stormily.
suppose Ralph Lacy, the ex-gut-
tersnipe, is to be your escort?"
When Jim spoke slightly Of
Ralph Lacy in connection with
the dinner which Mrs. Thurlow is
to give, my impulse was to fly to
Ralph's defense. But / forced N.Y.
self to answer the-to me LESS
important part Of Jim's diatribe.
"Jim, you've no right to be hurt
at me for accepting an invitation
to Mrs. Thurlow's without you.
It isn't exactly consistent Of you
now that you come to think Of It,
is it?'
''why not?' demanded Jim, In
sisting that I be categorical. So
I met his demand.
why, this is no worse than
you going to all the MacAvoy-
Gregory parties without me, is it?".
81 thought you'd rake that up
again and start nagging," smiled
Jim one-sidedIy. well, to return
to the oft-discussed subject and
get it clear for once"
IAN right" I managed, accept.
ing Jim's oracular tone, good
naturedly. "But the same thing
goes both ways from the middle
as the boys say"
''It does not"
Listen, dear, and I'm sure
you'n agree. Let's go back to
the beginning and get this all
straight. Last night I came home
expecting to find you here. We'd
made an appointment to have
dinner together
"Fine idea making appoint
ments' with your husband" inter-
rupted JIM Its to be taken for
granted that husband and wife
viii both eat at home without
making dates to meet each other
there - unless something vital
interferes. I suppose you think
I stood you up on a date"
He essayed a laugh and waved
his hand to dismiss the matter.
But now that I'd been driven to
discuss it, I didn't propose to be
side-tracked in this way.
you've put it precisely" I
laughed good-naturedly. IT came
home all on tiptoes for our date
and found you'd stood me up
these are the words you used,
believe. Well, I had refused an
other invitation in order to keep
my appointment with you. But it
seemed silly to sit here in solitary
state eating a lonely dinner when
could he dining at Betty's with
good friends like Ralph and Park
and with my pleasant new &C.
ouaintance, Mr.. Stanley. So !
phoned to ask Betty II was still
welcome. Now I've given you my
categorical explanation Of how It
is that I came to go out instead
Of sitting at home like a prisoner
on solitary fare"
"surely you can't feel the
slightest sense of-affront at my
going to Betty's."
"But 1 can remember when I
couldn't drag you near Betty with
ten-foot POLE" said Jim
trimphantly.
1T was jealous Of Betty in those
honeymoon days. But know her
now. And I know the friendship
between you two and-between
Betty and me. I've no more loyal
friend than Betty, and I'm
mighty glad you brought her into
my life. Betty's friendship well
always share. And maybe when
1 get to know. them a bit better
we can also share the Thurlow-
Stanley friendship. hope
so-"
"Indeed"' JiIn's voice shook
with rage. When you get
round to it the wonderful friends
you'd have been sure to make
even If you'd stayed down at
Haldane'sA as secretary to the
boss! I suppose you don't think
you have me to thank for getting
in with this bunch? I'm not
denying your charm. Anne. But
do you ina CINE that as Miss Lee
of Haldane's you'd have come to
be on such a chummy footing
with Lorraine Thurlow at sight?"
II think If Miss Lee Of Hal
danes had hrahched out into the
business of an. advertising con-
sultant and hal made good she
might have claimed Peter Stan
ley as q client. But I'm not