Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-29

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II haven't seen Anne blush like
that since shs- got back from
,France.l
u was Just telling her how beau
tiful she looked tonight" And an.
cry as he was, it amused him to
hear Anne's little gasp of pleasure.
Eyes, doesn't she?" Miss Law.
renee blew a ring and smiled
sweetly. 1--WE always been jealous
of Anne. She's such beautiful
height. I'm so glad the CRATES Of
the last generation seem to have
died out. Too bad, when Madame
Zattiany rejuyenated herself. she
didn't slice off few inches. She
dwarfs ~eyen men OF your height,
although, Of course, yeu are really
taller. But then tall women"
She shrugged her shoulders, her
crisp voice softened and she went
on as if thinking aloud. do you
know "a. to me she does not
look young at all. have fancy
she's hypnotized every one but
myself seem to see an old wo.
man with a colossal will.
But I'd like to know the name OF
that whitewash she uses. 1t may
come in handy some day. Not for
another ten years. though. Oh,
Lee! it's good to be really young
andtnot have to be flattened out on
a table under broiling X-Rays and
have your poor old feminine de-
partment cranked up. |
wonder just how adventurous men
are?"
But 1Clavering, although seething.
merely smiled. He knew himself
to be like the man who has had a
virulent attack of smallpox and is
~immune for the rest of his life:
Nevertheless, he would cheerfully
have twisted her peck. She was
holding that slim lily-like throat
UP for his inspection, a cigarette
between her thin scarlet lips as
she looked at him over her shout
der. At sixteen she could not have
been more outwardly unblemished.
and she emanated heady essence.
Her long green eyes met his keen
satiric ones With melting languor.
But she said Unexpectedly:
81 hear she's going to marry Mr..
Osborne. mothers old beau--or is
that Mr.. Dinwiddle? How can one
straighten out those old.timers?
But 1t would be quite appropriate,
it she must maryland Suppose
she's dying to; but | notice she
hasn't asked either of them to.
night. suppose it makes her feel
younger/to surround herself with
young people. 1t certainly makes
me feel fsightfully young I
mean she does"
DO you think 1t good manners
TO discuss your hostess at her own
table?"
"Oh, manners! Youth always be
a Southerner, Lee. New York has
always prided itself on its bad
manners. That is the real source
Of our strength"
Pretty poor prop. 1t seems to
me sign Of congenftal weakness"
"Oh, we never defend ourselves.
BY the way, hear Jim Oglethorpe
rushed poor little Janet off to
Egypt because he found her in
your rooms and you refused to
marry her You're not such a gal.
liant Southerner. after all"
What lie! Who on earth
started such yarn?" But he
turned cold and his hand shook a
little as he raised his wine glass.
sits all over town, and people
think you really ought to marry
her. OF course those ridiculous
little fiappers don't care whether
they are talked about or not, but
their families do. l hear that old
Mrs. OglethQrpe Is quite Ill over
the scandal, and she always swore
by you"
MRS. oglethorpe, I happen to
know, as I dined there last night;
was never better and is delighted
with the idea that Jim has taken
Janet ABROAD to get her away from
that rotten crowd"
She looked nonplussed, but re-
turned to the charge. How sto-
ries do get about! They even say
that he horsewhipped you"
pray don't overtax your powers
OF inventions You know there's no
such story going about or every.
body here would have cut me dead.
Try another tack"
(T0 Be Continued, sA