The Washington times., 1923-12-05

racking her memory. recalled the
first names OF most Of them and
never in all her varied life had
she been more sweetly amiable,
made so determined an effort to
please. She might not care what
they thought Of her, but she was
sorry for them. they had behaved
very decently. and for Jane Ogle.
thorpe's sake alone the occasion
must be q success. She was ably
seconded by Mrs. Goodrich. who
Stared at her in wide-eyed adnni-
ration and ratified OFF the gossip
Of New York, and BY Mrs. Tray.
who had an Unsuitable interest IN
diplomatic society. When she had
satisfied the latter's curiosity she
led the conversation BY straight
path to the sufferings OF tbs
children Of Austria and begged
them to join her ii forming 8
relief committee. They received
this philanthropic suggestion with
no apparent fervor. brt II served
to relieve the stiffness and tension
until they retired to the drawing
room for coffee.
They stood shout FOR 4 few
moments, Mary looking up ct
4 portrait Of Jane 0glethorpe Iii
her flaming youth. But the host
ass ordered them All to sit down
and exclaimed peromptorily: Now.
Mary, tell them all about It or
I'll have = lot of fainting hyseri-
cal women on my hands. We're
still human II we are old ana
ugly. GO to 1t. 81 Janet would
say. believe you have met
that estimable exponent Of the
later New York manner You
are no more extraordinary your
self than some III the changes
here at home. but you're more
picturesque, ana thatsg harder to
swallow. Put them out 81 their
misery"
The ladies' smiled Or frcwned.
according to what humor the
Almighty. niggardly In his Be-
stcwaI Of hunOr. had allotted
them. AT All events they were
used to Jane" Mrs. Goodrich.
who had led Mary to q sofa and
seated herself beside her, took
her hand and pressed Il affec-
tionately, 90 II she were encourag-
Ing her on the way 70 the operat-
ing room. Yes, tell us the story.
darling. It IL ali too wcnderfulg'
do you really mean that you
have never heard of this treat-
nnent?" asked Madame zattiany,
who knew quite well that they
had not. Few things are better
known ii Europe
I'VE have never heard Of 4, ]"
said Mrs Vane austerely. we
were totally unprepared,
Madame Zattiany shrugged her
graceful shoulders. 81 have been
told that America never takes up
anything new in science until II
has become stalls in Europe. But
women az well as men have been
Hooking to Vienna. Russian
princesses have pledged their
jewels
How ronantic.' exclaimed
Mrs. Goodrich, who was one Of
those. women to whom q spurious
sense Of romance increases with
age. But Mrs. Yane mumbled
something less complimentary.
She had never been romantic In
her life; and she was beginning
to feel the strain.
well" said Madame tiffany,
II suppose l must begin at the
beginning. dislike holding forth.
hut IL you will have tt
Don't leave out q wordr' en-
claimed Mrs. Tracy. I'VE want
every detail. You've made us
feel both az young as yourself
and az old as Methuselah."
Madame Zattiany smiled amiabfy
at the one woman in the room
who had fingered I'm the pleasant
spaces Of middle age. VERY well.
I'll be as little technical as pos
sible. AS you know, ran
hospital Buda Pesth during the
war. After the revolution broke
out was forced to leave in secret
to escape being murdered. 1 was
on Bella Kun's Hist
There was . sympathetic rustic
In the group. This at least they
could grasp on the wing. Mrs.
de Lacey interrupted to beg for
exciting details, but Mrs. Good
rich and Mrs. Tracey cried sim.
ultaneously:
''Noi Mol Go on-pleaser'
"Quite right" said Mrs. ogle-
thorpe, who was prepared to
enjoy herself. I'VE can have that
later"
"I naturally went to Vienna,
not only because / had some
money invested there, but be-
cause / could live in the Zattiany
Palace. The old house was diff
cult to keep warm. and as was