Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-05
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understand quite' what that means
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wilt smoker" broke in the voIc.
OF frankie. returning with a silsr
box to proffer. THESE are from an.
other OF LUIS latest. / shall nese,
have to buy another cigarette h
What 1t is to be a"
"Of course now the very bes Z
houses are all clamoring to dres,
her," from Auntie. 1.-The simples
things, OF course. always the dear.
est.
THE fewer you go the higher
declared the irresponsible FRANKIE,
while his girlish parent added Z
CLOTHES were never as becoming a.
they are now; that's partly why tr
nowadays girl is So awfully pretty E
don't you think so. Mr.. Laverock%
Here Archie Laverock. while she
paused for breath, got his frt
chance. One compliment af,e,
thirty-flve scores higher than tive
proposals ut twenty-as he'd been
told. He gave telling glance a,
Mummie. fair-haired. animated, en-.
gaging. and he said quietly but win
aim, What l think is. Mrs. JOY
that the time for girl TO star;
training for beauty competitions is
years before she gets born!"
Flushed, laughing disclaimers from
Mrs. Joy cob, Hasn't he kissed the
Barney stone! Flatterer. How
silly, To a passce old thing like I
me!'D but he knew that he had
pleased. He meant to. lie lad
position to keep as friend of this Z
merry. feather-pated family
All these other men who tlutterai
about this girl, who rang her up
made offerings, burnt inccnse-HOs ;
many of these were allowed, as It /
had been allowed To him to follow al
those tiny, those gray suede Loet (
heels of her right into the heart 81
this Powerful toy-Paradise that w8
her home?
To that question an answer 0.
sorts came at that moment
1t took the form of the boot Of
horn: the appearance beyond the +
shrubs and palings of another
motorcar. A big green car 1t was
that banked up over the turfy rutS (
driven by the smartest chauffeur
who ever showed 4 co2kade on his !
cap: Il car containing four lat old
men.
These were not the words i'll which
others would have described the
four Immediately turned-out gentle /.
men Of mature age and distinguish
ed appearance. men honoring the
services and the bar. who presently
alightcd and walked up the path
This was merely the hasty and Ill.
considered first impression of young
Laverock as he spranS to his feet
and reconstructed the setting ctl
chairs and cushions on the sum!
colorful lawn. -Four fat old men.
"Oh. it's the Admiral" exclaimed
Mummie agitato, with a forward
futter of rose-mauve draperies
Auntie following her, n flash oi'
magpic black and white. ON. how
nice of you to come. And SRI
George. isn't it--No. Sir John. SRI
John---I don't know why l always
mix you all up and General
Gayncs. of course; how do you dol
How do you do? oh. yes, LuCy's IN;
oh, don't know what her engage
ments are: don't ask mel a nervous
laugh here; Mummie evidently not
at ease with the Admiral
Yet he looked jovial enough of his
four square type. His "no-non'
sensc-about It" eye was as blue as
Frankic's. In fact he might (thirV
odd years ago. have looked not ur
like young frankie JOY, The sea
sets her hall mark early on. To-
day the characteristic MILDLY COM
plexion of crcam-and-rose was
notified blend of brick-dust ana
goose berry. Gone were the colt
fish Tilt of the limbs, the swing
and poise of slender TANKS. lie
bulgcd. But his suit (bluc
serge with n thin white linc) was
very perfect. SO were his boots. ms
spats, the white slip to his waist
coat, his tie, his black pearl pin
his dovegray hat, cooked Just q
trife over one eye. In that eye ana
in those of his friends the General
(gray- green. Old Bill mustache
and three chins) of the legal light
Sir John (monocle and no neck''
and OF the fouIth thirteen stun
ner Cone of these old limpets WHO
stick on everywhere because the
others have) in the eyes of all or
them was Il look OF purpose. To SEQ
Miss Lucy JOY. Archie knew IT,
That's what they'd come for To
fetch her away; blatantly. sure,
quite sure you've had tea - twitter.
ed Mummie. "Then-Lu! Lucy!
Darling"
The parrot on tho top OF its cage
echoed piercingly. "Lu! Lucy! OAR
ling!"
"Bc quiet. Polly! frankie, bring
out some drinks. Frankie, Lucy
what are you doing, my pct? Come
out"
cant. mummle." floated forth tho
clear petulant voice from the sec
ond story. How can | possibly
come out with my face all over
whitewash? Brighten the Admiral,
81 say, What n horrible idea.
What are you whitewashing your
face for, Miss Lucy" The Admiral
lifted up Il resonant. indulgcnt voice
Painting the lily CHI? why
whitewash"
Because I must take my make up
off with something. It's really the
very best face cream At least !
say It is in the advertisement |
signed for it," The imperious
treble floated out again. 10 minglo
with the clicking OF glasses and
siphons on the tray that was nov
being carried out by Frankie
Frankie almost unrecOgniZable from
the breezy chatterbox OF five
minutes before. Meek as IL maid,
mute as one Of the cushions. :,
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