Evening star., 1924-02-10

self. But we're not baby chicks. Jane.
Fear that in mind. Some day"
DON'T" she cried sharply. You
know it's bad luck to predicts"
I'm not predicting. Jane" lie
laughed. Merely thinking" He
turned back into his own room. "And
wishing"
. He strolled back to the door.
"By the way, Jane, we've a juicy In
vitation for our first off weekend
Last of this month. you know"
"Where?" she asked sharply.
"Bloke Place. On the Hudson"
Jane flung herself up from her Pill.
lows with that inconceivably swift ef-
feet possible only to perfectly trained
muscles.
How sweet of Helena! Parents out
of town, I suppose! Too bad that
Helena's feelings are going to be hurt
by our declining"
We're not declining it, Jane" His
eyes were direct on hers.
But we are!"
eGoing to hurt the Jessalyn act any,
Jane. for us to swim a Saturday and
a Sunday in old Morgan Bloke's private
tighten his sideboard's private load
Think, Janet"
''Is that what you're thinking of"
she sneered angrily.
And Stamm." he said cody. "And
a new pair of Russian dancers" But
his eyes were a shade too narrow.
II won't co." she declared sulienly.
Il made 1t the twenty-ninth," he OBJ
served suavely.
A PPROACHING Bloke Place by
motor car one has an impression
Of a great orderly sprawl Of VIII tie
stone. dusky water, blue sky and huge
green shrubbery.
Besides a noble view from all its
four sides. 1t has splashing fountains.
sumptuous driveways, garages, tennis
courts, polo field, a golf course.
greenhouses. a. great vegetable garden
in the English style and Druid groves.
Some place"
The exclamation was low and in.
voluntary. Jarvis Jessaylin's long
white hand tightened on his cars
wheel.
James face expressed something be-
sides pure admiration Of a white-and-
green view
Looks like new movie stars idea
Of home. sweet hdAne," she said briefly
mo movie star draws enough in this
country, even by report, to pay for
this joint"
His voice drawled little. He drove
slowly.
Must have stripped a marble mIne."
snapped Jane.
''All that's white isn't marble, Jane.
Some Of it's mere stone. But we
couldn't even buy q back porch Of this
kind of stone"
What's that beside the turn?
Early Grecian slave fountain" he
said, unwittingIy.
you've been out here before?" in
quired James. sweetly.
Forgot to tell you. Crowd Of US
one afternoon while you had a fitting
at Lulith's. Harry Semp'-he smiled
faintly-"motored US"
Business Of one Jessalyn. her eyes
dark. staring over at a green cascade
of hand-trained shrubbery. Business
of the other Jessalyn, slightly con-
strained of manner, ostentatiously
keeping his eyes f1xed straight ahead
on the road unwinding before the big
ash-colored car like a smooth brown
ribbon.
Jane spoke presently.
you should have gone in for rail-
roads, Jarv." There was the touch Of
a sneer.
yeah"
But old Morgan didn't do all this
with his heels" said she, sweetIy. "It
took head"
Glad you got that off your chest.
Jane?"
She bit her lip. Then: Didn't know
you knew Harry Semp?"
Lost eighty dollars to him one
night on a four of diamonds. That's
all. He's lucky-at cards." Very
family, straight ahead, Jarvis seemed
to smile to himself.
A green-banked turn, and they drew
up at a huge stone porch. cool rooted
and massive pillared. whereon were
noisily and confusedly mingled many