Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-05-02
f. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1924.
FLAPPERS
BY DOROTHY DoNAHuE


r AWRENCE wHEET, forced to it,
IL accompanied his irresponsible,
wealthy, jazz-provoklng college room
mate home-one Of those monstrous,
milk-whlte residences with rolling,
stubby lawns and twisting drlveways,
that made you think of cleaning jew
els in satln-lined cases, gold braid and
tlnsel.
"And, oh, boy-wait till you see my
home town flappersl They'll go big,
Lorry"
Lorry wasn't 50 sure. He was an
intellectual but not a highbrow. lie
smiled tolerantly at the ignorant and
never failed to learn something from
those blessed with keener intelligence
than he
I'm afraid l can't co." he told
"Pep" Marston regretfully. "You know
I'm getting shabby on my Latin and
this holiday will give me an oppor-
tunlty to polish up"
Rubbish You'll be second Mer-
ton Mum in few years"
Lawrence shuddered. Merton Mum
was twenty-six, tall painfully thin,
sickly, and a sort Of lettering support
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pers, long -skirted, short-halred, wise
| eyed little gamlns that were compli-
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Hoi'' p"'Aeu mo "i"'"e'
He came down stairs an hour late TO
breakfast, played vigorously with the
crowd all day, grinned necessarily
babbled on and on In broken sentences
without subject, predicate or common
sense. lie even maze one last gallant
attempt ana whispered SWEEP noun
ings' to the girls
Cynthla TOOK II al In slehtiy una
ragged inwardly' Pep stared and
laughed ut intervals
Lorrie Kept 1t up week. lie felt
he couldnt stand IL much longer II II
didn't help accomplish MS purpose. But
II did. Cynthia found him alone In the
library one evening and detained him.
Lawrence
yes Lorrie grinned at her.
"L0rrie, do you love meT
oh
do your
yes"
u hate YOU