The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-15

claimed as he led his guest to
his favorite table In the corner.
THAT old rascal bluffed mel
BTlffed me. Said there was no
relative Of Countess Zattiany in
the country that he knew Of.
Looked blank as post when
told him Of the extraordinary re-
semblance Of that girl to Mary
Ogden. said he never heard Of
her. Laughed at the idea 81
sub-rosa daughter. Pretended TO
be angry at such an dispersion on
Mary's fair fame was III love
with her himself like the rest 81
us. But he was lying and he
knew that knew he, was lying.
Whatll you have?''
Anything. Go ahead. know
by the glitter Of your eye that
you haven't finished. Z
you're right, I haven't He
gave his order and leaned for
ward. ..I've done iittle pros,
pecting on my own account.
Mary inherited the old Ogden
house over On Murray RIM.
happen to know that the lease
ran out last year and that IL
hasn't been rented since. Wen,
I walked past there today, and
some one >is living ia it. Board
ir,g OF. windows open. Fresh
curtains. A servant receiving
parcel at the area door She's
there, mark my words"
riot a doubt Of Il. Why didn't
you walk boldly ub ana send ii
your card7,
Hadn't the courage. Besides,
that girl never heard of me. !
hadn't the ghost 81 an excuse"
.swhy not put Mrs. oglethorpe
on the scent? she could call.
Women are always fertile ia ex-'
cuses' z
II can't see what pretext she
could trump up. Shed be keen.
enough, all right, but she hardly
could ten this naughty creature
with the unmistalxable stamp of
the great world on her that she
knows she must be the left
handed daughter Of Mary Ogden.
Even Jane hasn't assurance
enough for that.
''She might assume that this
young WOMAN IL : member Of
the Countess zattiany's family
daughter of 4 cousin 81 some
thing those extraordinary re-
ssmblances do recur in families.
That indeed may b the
explanation. =
mot q BIT Of II. That Girl u
Mary's daughter"
''I'm inclined TO agree with you.
But Il IL understood that you
can't hurI # at her. Mrs. OgIe-
thorpe. however. could invent .
pretty pretence % her ~ the
theater struck Dy her likeness
to her old friend discovered she
was living ia the family man
aionfelt that she must seek her
out
"Um. That's not quite the
sort Of thing the New York woman
does. and You know it. True, the
war has upset them as it has
everyone else. They are still
restless. I have met two opera
singers. two actresses, three OF
these juvenile editors and col
u1nnists at dinners and musical
evenings during the last month
alone. believe they'd lionize
Charley Chaplin II he'd let them,
but I understand he's more ex.
elusive than we are. God! What
Il New York society coming tor
You like straying outside the
sacred preserves yourself occa-
sionally."
Democratic Flu
~ do. But I'm a man. We
always did stray . bit. But when
I think Of the exclusiveness Of
only a few years ago! Why, New
York society was q club. The
most exclusive club In tina world
London society was Bohemia com.
pared to It. It's the democratic
flu. that's what! Aristocracy's
done for"
Tin not 30 sure. The reaction
may be devastating. But IT'S q
sign Of grace that they've at last
discovered sufficient intelligence
70 be bored with their somewhat
monotonous selves. And Mrs,
Oglethorpe always does exactly
as she pleases. Better drop her
q hint"
'Well, III try It. But while
Jane may be high-handed, she
has certain rigid IDEAS when II
comes to society and who shall
enter It's gates. So far she's made
no concessions. She and q few.
others still keep a tight rein,
Their daughters though! and
granddaughters! James girls are
replicas Of herself with every
atom Of her personality left out
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