The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-15
Novel Tells How
Beauty Returned
To Old Woman
CONTINUED from First Paee.)

drama somewhat tired Of him.
self. He would have liked to
tramp the world FOR q year. But
although he had money enough
he dared not drop out Of New
York. One was forgotten over
night. and fashions, especially
since the war, changed so quickly
and yet 50 subtly that he might
be another year. readjusting him
self on his return. Or find him
S6elf supplanted by some man
Younger than himself whose cursed Z
audacity and dramatized youth
fulness would have accustomed
the facile public to some new
brand Of pap favored with red
pepper. The world was march
ing to the tune OF youth, damn
It orr. Clayering was beginning
to feel elderly at thirty-fourl
but It was hard to shake out
the entrenched. He has his pub
lie hyp1otized. he could sell ten
copies of . book where q reviewer
could sell one. His word on q
play was final-or almost. Per-
sonal mention Of any Of the
Sophisticates added cubit to rep
utafiou. Three mentions made
them household words. Neglect
caused agonies ana visions Of ex-
tlnction. Disparagement was pref
cradle. BY publicity shall re
know them. Even public men
With ffilnocerene hides had been
eean to shivsr. Cause women
courtsd him. Prize fighters on
the do6r morn after q triumphant
night had howled between fury
and tears &c Mr.. Lee Clavering
eonce crack reporter Of tpe Eentie
ar0 wrote sadly Of greater war
riors. Lenin had mentioned him
Is an enemy OF the new religion.
who dealt not with the truth.
until he grew dun 30 grinning
sIkslsten as yet-his pubic. after
haaty Or solemn diefsflon OF the
news. would turn over to his
column with = nigh of relief But
be must hang on. no doubt Of
that Fatal 70 give the public
even hint that 4 might learn to
Do uslhout him.
a SIAve
He highed ana closed his eyes
again. II WAS not unpleasant to
fesl himself . slave who had
forged his own gilded chains.
But he sighed again Tor his lost
nimpiicities, his dsy dreams
under the maenollhs when he had
believed that Il women ol his
cIaas were not obliged to do their
own houssnorIS they would Ell -
young and beautff1l ana tax only
Of r0manes: when be had thought
upon the intellectual woman and
the woJhan who ala things as
an anomaly and = horror. Well,
the reality vas more companion-
able. he would say that for them.
Then he grInned a. he
recalled the days Of his passion
ate socialism. when he had taken :
pains, IKE every socialist he had {
ever met. to let It be understood
that be had been born In the best
su6isty. Well, % he had. and he
was slad Of It, even IL the best
society Of his small Southern
town had little to live on but It's
vanished past. He never alluded
to his distinguished ancestry now
that he was eminent and comfort.
able, and he looked back with I'm.
easy scorn upon his former
breaches Of taste. but he never
quite forgot It. No Southerner
ever does.
The play droned on to the end
Of the interTninabie first act.
Tank. Talk. Talk. He'd go to
sleep. bat would be sure to get
q crtck IN his neck. Then he
remembered q woman who had
come down the aisle just as the
lights were lowering and passed
his seat. He had not seen her
face. bat her graceful figure had :.
attracted his attention, and the
peculiar shade OF her hair; the
color Of warm ashes. There was
no woman Of his acquaintance
with that rare shade Of blonde
hair
He opened his eyes. She. was
sitting two seats ahead Of him
and the lights Of the stage gave
q faint halo to small weII-shaped
head defined by the low coil OF
hair. She had a long throat APP
parently, but although she had
dropped her wrap over the back
OF the seat he had no more than
q glimpse Of a white neck. and
a suggestion Of sloping shoulders.
Rather rare those, nowadays.
They reminded him, together with
the naughty poise OF the head. of
the family portraits In the old
gallery at home. Being dark him.
self, he admired fair women. al
though since they had taken to
bobbing their hair they looked
~ much alike az magazine covers.
This woman wore her hair in no
Tartfcular fashion. II was aoft