The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-06
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'Snappy comeback exclaimed
Park heartily. And now let's
have party to celebrate. I'm
all for making 1t very gilded ana
expensive. My club say I'm hither
in mood Of black butterflies ard
blues. and I'm strangely upIfftcd
now and ready to celebrate. So
let's 60 hither." "a
''You might tell us what YOU
were blue about-and what you
are ready to celebrate insisted
with a little nischievous ingent
in the back Of my brain.
Sure" said Park, aniably.s II
was blue over the flivvering Of
my house party. Blue over the
return Of Mrs. WINSTON so mop.
portunely. ! felt would never
like that woman. And now. I'm
on my knees apologizing to her
Didn't she get me acquainted
with Miss Storrs?''
A GOOD-NATURED SMILE.
I looked at Mabel, prepared to
see her brow creased in frowns.
But she was smiing good natnr-
eddy.
Come on, let's blow along t.
lunch:' cried Park, giving. the
phrase the insistence OF re.
frain. You owe me a couple OF
charming guests. Mrs. Anne
Harrison, and when Aunt May
told me where you were I dashed
over to collect. need some
thing to cheer me after getting
the info from Pat Dalton that my
poor old dad amt a-goin' to have
no house party this week end. L
But maybe he is after all. How
ever-more OF that anon. Now
let's get our sturdy bark under
weigh
To my surprise, Mabel didn't
demur. Instead she said, with ali
the old poise and serenity that
serve her as well as VirgiTia's
SAVIOR faire and social ease:
TITS very nice Of you to include
me, Mr.. Parkinson. But after
all. it's nice Of me to include you
for you've walked right into
one OF my most precious engage
ments- lunch with Mrs. Harrison.
I'll just run out to tidy up d bit,
and leave you folks in charge
while I'm gone"
Say. Mrs. Anne Harrison, the
door just closed on IA queen!''
cried Park, staring at the spot
where Mabel had stood a moment
before. II think I'm bowled over.
think I'm hit by Cupid's dart,
and all that sort of thing, don't
you know. Miss Storrs, you said.
No bold husband or fianee In the
Offing, is there?"
$50 you're going to insist on
treating the beautiful lady man
ager of my husbands office and
my dear little partner the same
way" said uneasily, and real
izing that I wasn't giving a very
good account of myself. -
"Yes'un," laughed Park. sand
III call upon you to remember
that Aunt May considers me the
dearest boy, bar one, in all the
world. So if you don't consider
my methods efficient, and ifs1'm
not always obvious, bear with me
yet a while, Mrs. Anne Harrison.
We may not seem to be getting
there, but we guarantee results.
Ahai Here comes the beautiful
lady who. will complete our tri-
angle. I move and second it that
this luncheon club shall meet
once week. The ayes have 1t.
It is-a- vote. We meet once a
week. Mrs. Anne, Queen Nab
and Puck-known formerly as
Park heigh-ho. Are we off?'.
''You funny, funny boy"
,chuckled Mabel. "Just think
was blue a little while ago, Anne.
And here comes this way youth
and jests me into happy frame Of
mind. I didn't know there was
another boy in the world as kind
ly as Oliver 1*s
"Oh, I'm a very nice boy"
Park assured her. "a little young,
but the years will remedy that. !,
A child-but I'll grow. And now,
my dear old ladies', let us away"
With Mabel still chuckling we
started off. But somehow WAS
irritated. Why did Park have to
conduct himself like a young imp?
Certainly nothing in his absurd
clowning could be expected to
counteract Mabel's opinion Of man
kind. Hitherto she'd known a
knave-Dick West. Now she was
urged to know a fool. And for
this ahsurdity was asked to
forego >lunching with Betty and to
leave her entirely under Vlrgtnia's
influence. a.
AS I followed Park and Mabel
to the elevator my feelings were
rasped and irritable. ve
'oh, by the way" said Park
easily, Ralph Is waiting for us
at the club. From what Aunt