Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-07

asides of the guests star scattered
on the pine needles. For you win
not need to be reminded Of WIN,
they ate and drank nor Of the card
board plates; and the accompanyin.
talk went on as usual about thu
chnces for the Derby. and are You
going to Henley this year and
Pavlova. Oh, isn't she too wonder.
full, and no we haven't been able n
get seats for 1t yet, and some peope
who've been say the acting is too
marvellous and other people say its
rotten.
None Of this was lacking whIa
the Admiral continued to tell him.
self how much better 1t would have
been IL the little girl had let him
take her of to lunch in comfort al
the Riviera, somewhere gay, have A
look at Delysia & Co, and then drive
her on to bnsk in the wall garden
at his sisters. Just herself and
himself. Tho girl was charming, OF
course, perfectly charming. The
prettiest little lady he'd met for
years: sweet little thing. But her
people No. The Admiral couldn't
say he cared much about her peo
pie, really. Oh. they were all right
of course. The boy, quite nice,
knew how to behave. Silly little
woman. the mother though. Very
silly. Didn't seem TO mind letting
the girl go about anywhere; having
all sorts of people to the house. 49,
Who the dooce was this young
cycle agent, or whatever it was. this
young Laverock, who was here
again? He was all very well. but
was he's an old friend or what.
Talking to the aunt. The aunt.
too: mutton dressed as lamb;3 a
thing the Admiral had no dam use
for.
Meanwhile the aunts thoughts.
The Admirals looking at least a
hundred today: il 1t because OF this
attractive lad? ." People say,
How horrible.' IL n woman of fifty
who's kept her figure and her skin
let's young man make love TO her.
They never turn hair when a man,
all bulgy and bald and short wind
ed and not nice to smell tries 10
marry girls thirty-fve or forty
years younger than he is Why
Aren't people funny. 80 80 What a
pity Lucy had to ask him. II would
have been so jolly with just that de-
lightful Laverock boy. Lucy never
sees real young man except
frankie what waste. 80
All. IL l were In her shoes, what Z
glorious time I'd"
Lucy was thinking: "Why Is this
being such n bcastly party? Why
doesn't somebody be amusing? Why
is the Admiral so fearfully cross?
Does he mind this new boy?
Silly, AS If there were anything 10
mind. AS if l should waste a
thought on this Lavcrock young
man. Why isn't the young
man as nice as he seemed the first
afternoon? He's hardly talked to
me since we came out. He doesn't
seem to look at me Mt all. Doesn't
he--doesn't he think I'm pretty,
them . frankie said he SOUNDED
so keen to come this morning on
the telephone. Has he only
come to talk to auntie? Some quit,
young men seem To like women who
might be their mothers. Isn't he
rather dull? Or Is he conceited? |
wonder if he's engaged. even--%
Archie Laverock's thoughts were:
We'll. dash 1t all, why should these
elderly Romcos with money have
everything else as we'll? Smith
knows people who knew him in
Devonshire. Says he's got that
topping place Treillage Court. Fish.
ing and a moor and things. Well'
Friends with everybody who
counts. Well. what about II?
\ widower with grown-up daugh-
ters! wouldn't girl hate II, or
would the other make up Re-
pulsive. Right. Have shot
at 1T. Have just shot at cutting
him out here. What neck. TO
think of 1t. No chance, probably
but She's lovely. The little
girls wonderful. Look at her
exactly like picture In that big
hat with the blue cherries. much
prettier without the paint mouth
like a petal where it's curved In and
out. / dent wonder at all the fuss
that's been made. That's the kind
of girl who has men blowing ther
brains out in her dressing room be-
cause she's turned them down.
Kind of girl? Nobody like her
She's so different from anybody i've
ever struck. Why, she could have
anybody she fancied. Marry a duke.
that sort of thing. Spoiled. OF
COURSE. 90 uSeu 10 SeelnH tN'y
body go down at her little feet. IN
one - Well? Surprising Some,
body didn't? Just for Il changer
See what that does"
The thoughts of MummiC: THIS
charming new boy seems so shy
with Lucy. he's scarcely vcntured a
word to the darling yet. Yet nc
was so at home with us on Thurs
day night. wonder when the
Admiral will go Fancy. my
poor Tom would he his age now
he'd lived. ! can't imagine him
I" . Wasn't the chicken salad nice
And why wouldn't he have any ,
more of this cup? / wonder when
the Admiral will go?"
Finally, these were the Thoughts
Of Mr.. frankie JOY: Always o 4
ghostly wash-out. mixing up friends.
at court with your friends. The OLD
boys fed to the teeth. expect he 4
feels 1t chilly or something in this J
darned wood. I think I'd better
suggest our adjournment now. 80
Mummie."
The adjournment to the blue
bungalow garden in it's sunny hol'
low we'll out of the wind was GER
tainly "a success so far as the
Admirafs comfort was concerned Y
Here he had n comfortable seat
as the sunshine, too, was
dditiOna1 sweetness !
him in the manner Of Lucy 4
Joy.