Evening star., 1923-03-31

G IaDSs :hes nss uaaasH shonsS YOU
Il think they'll be happy" said
Cherry quietly. Il want them to be"
nation is a little too sudden to be
above suspicion"
Cherry made 10 reply and Genie
ratified or, aware OF Cherry's mood
Of abstraction, covering in her blithe
way almost the entire philosophy of
hcr. precocious youth. She and Cherry
had many troubles in common.
IT tell you, Cherry" she went on
after a particularly bitter attack
upon her divorced parents for their
girls Ike us into the world have
lot to be accountable for didn't
ask to be borr-least of all girl
ard l certainly didn't expect after T
water without even the benefits OF
life preserver. How can creatures
like you and me expect to earn a liv-
ing? I don't even know what six
times nine are. never did. al
ways said sevcnty-two and I always
gave Us passing marks in exams be-
cause they wanted us 20 come back
next year But things don't work
that way out in the world. ] never
Lord. I ought TO know something.
I don t--except how 70 dance and nirt.
Stripped down to its bare bones. the
fact Is this: I'm just a. female Of the
species sent out into the world to
find an accommodating male. It's
rather disgusting when you come 10
1T is" said Cherry soberly. "espe-
cially when they try to ram him down
your throat
We're trained for-from the moment
we were out OF our cradles. If you
and 1 were out on the street We
couldn't be more dependent than
Aunt Harriet" she said with q shrlg,
who ma-ries one rich husband after
doesn't. You and i know a dozen
like her Which IS worse? To sell
your body for luxuries like Aunt Har-
rlet or to sell it because you've got
tell you. Cherry. I've been doing a lot
of thinking about things. They all
expect me to marry money. But I'm
going to marry the man can help
and for love or I'm not going to
marry at all
"Genie. You angel child! You al
most make me believe that YOU care
for some one.
no. I don't. I'm just talking. But
the men they want US to marry are
.n wrong. lou ,,,h know-animated h;sI M
agine little me going down the aisle
with willy. We'd look like Rhode
Island and Texas or stevie Delano
blond, rosy and moist. hate a
man who perspyes easily. I always
think what an awful stew he'd get
into il gave him something to per-
spire about. Oh. yeS-and there's an
other-you haven't met him-Nat
from ndianapo1is-rich as
Croesus. darling, and exactly the
worm She gave a dry laugh. Not
for me: haven't dollar OF my own,
but I'm not going TO marry any of
that lot. Imagine sitting at the
breakfast table and watching WHY'S
Adams apple wiggle every time he
swallowed. It's a little thing not to
get married for, but there 1t is"
IT know" said Cherry with a grin.
IT felt that way. John ChichesteTs
Exactly. I'd like to love sone-
body, Cherry. Really I would. But
il seems to me that the man ! want
must be doing something. besides 60
Ing to teas and jazz parties. I gues
ylns Hes to do sone
thing. Maybe he'll turn up some
time"
maybe he will. I hope he will,
IT'S just my luck to fan in love
a prospect in the world and live in
New Jersey. ] always wanted TO
mother somebody-somebod
like David Sangree, for instance"
"Rameses!"
"WelI-er-you know what I mean
"a fellow with a serious purpose
whose life means something"
"'Genie. do you mean that you-?"
mo, I don't mean anything" Genie
broke in quickly. I'm not in love
with him In the least. He just repre-
sents the type mean. But do like
David Sangree tremendously"
"Oh." said Cherry thoughtfully.
Funny, isn't it? Dad was strong
for fuzzy blonds and mother-well.
mother liked to go to a leg show and
eat chocolates. I've got an uncle who
dotes on dancing with debutantes and
you know how Aunt Harriet is. Fun
ny. I wonder where I got that Sc
rious strain"
"Do you think DR.. Sangree cares
for your"
"Bless your heart. He hasn't said
so. I don't want him to tempt me,
I might marry him, whereas know
that my duty lies with Willy and his
Adams apple. Both Eve ana Helen
Of Troy got in wrong because OF ap-