Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-10-24
"Seek Ye the Gain
of Loss"
By MARTHA WILLIAMS
(Copyright.)

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~ to Gomez" Phyllis asked dis
consolately.
"Cads-if they didn't !" Isobel shifted
scornfully. I'm sure we didn't even
look as If we wanted their company.
Unless they show up in about two
minutes, I'm for going all by our
selves"
1--WE can't--we don't know another
soul amongst the managers !" Phyllis
lamented, little TREMENDOUSLY.
Don't matter-at masquerade"
Isobel said resolutely. I'm fact, |
think It will be great fun. Suppose
we tie ourselves together with gran
ny's India scarf and say we're the
Mystery Twins instead of Little
Sunshine and the Horrible Example"
scant half hour later, swathed in
vaporous black from head to heel, jet
mummies, indeed, poised upon the
daintiest of black satin slippers, they
saw car with two passengers whir
past In high, roar up the drive, stop
dead, two figures leap out and as
sault but vainly the big front door,
walk around the house, loiter at the
back, then race back to the hum
ming car, climb into 1t, and set up
such long and shrill whistling as
set echoes growing all up and down
the pike, then with last despairing
shrek of the horn come back to the
highway as though bent on destruc-
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the black mummies, who had adj
vanced to the middle of the road.
Music had given Phyllis smatter of
Italian-she made her hating en-
treaty in 1t, secure that 1t was Greek
or worse to the recreant gallants. SO
1t fell to Isobel to say In her softest,
most musical half-whisper: "Help
In the name of kindness, gentle sir
We are weary-there is yet way
to go"
pile In, and welcomed" Billy Glen
cried, leaping out to help the mum
mics. Soto voce he said to his chum,
Anderly: Our prayers were heard,
you see. We don't have to go stag
after all our Dragging over the new
beauties we had discovered"
"Where2" Glen asked solicltously
with his best smile.
"To the company of the ungodly !
Our message Is for them," in Isobels
thrilling whisper to an accompani-
ment Of italian declenslons from
Phyllis.
"The Country club, of course. Might
have known it, Anderly calculated.
Isobel made a gesture, staring
hard at him, then asked sepulchrally;
Are you hermlts that you dare rid
Ing alone in IA world so wearyT
mot a bit of it-only poor devils
who were behind time, through no
fault of their own. Had smash just
as we started, and had to get fresh
car" Glen explained
at may be thus the Great Dom
saved you for his work. Isobel com
mented, still sepulchrally.
And then the lighted clubhouse
loomed gayly before them a-futter
with flags and pulslng with gay voices
and the sounds Of strings Yet semi
hush fell upon 1t little later as the
Mystery Twins, still bound with the
Oriental scarf, hoated upon the ball
room floor. Together they whirled
and swayed, dipping like flowers In
breeze. suddenly stopping for half
a breaths space, then dancing on,
every motion more enhancing than
the last Came pause In the music
Anderly darted to the dancers, crying
gayly: Message Message! You
came for that you know"
at can be spoken only in silence
and utter darkness I" from the two in
unison. Command lt--then you shall
hear"
1t was weird-no denying 1.-THE
sudden eclipse of everything. Through
II came yet more weirdly; seek ye
The Gain Of Loss" Then rs light
flashed M all stared in a dnZe-W
empty space The twins had vanished,
but left behind one golden sandal, one
scarlet slipper.
"Oh, but you ran II awfully fine"
Glen said to the twins as their car
vanished. "How ever did you make
up all that patter? 1t fooled even me
until | saw your ankle this to
Phyllis, who answered severely:
Understand, sir the queen OF
Spain has no feet"
"Pm main glad her understudy Is
better situated" Glen flung back.
you were riots-both Of you-only
hope | can keep all the rest guess
Ing until take the pair Of you back
again"
"Anderly doesn't know" Isobel
began.
"No-he only guessed" Glen inter
rupted. "But-he'l be no less keen
than I am In seeking the gain Of loss
May we come and talk 1t over this
afternoon? It's long past midnight
now"
III you promise not to ask ques-
IONS" Phyllis began.
Glen shook his head, saying: I'VE
shall keep asking questions-till we
get the right answer"
Sure enough they did.