The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-28

cause Of the great joy that thun-
dered in her heart. Oh. life was
so sweet; so glad a thing. The
world was just for her and for
him; only the two Of them. loving
aeach other, rushing together on a
lighted tide.
That night was Of a different
life. She would never feel SO
again; never reach out ardent
hands demanding and demand
ing. No-she would, stand quietly,
sensing the beauty, drinking q
peace from It.
She felt SO tonight with melt
ing and a softness in her thoughts.
Lovely here; Barbara needed her.
Barbara said it was just gorgeous
of her to come. So that was
better than hugging fast to a
loneliness and a regret.
Get away from herself; talk
gaily; make Barbara laugh. That
was better; that was drawer.
For 1.-The first time in a year
Chickie went to sleep with a
touch Of gladness in her thoughts.
The days went quickly. They
had breakfast on a veranda and
watched white swans in a gleam-
ing pool. They sat in the garden
and read. Chickie combed Bar.
bzara's soft brown hair; then Bar
bara manicured Chickie's nails.
All the time they talked.
Barbara was full Of talk. She
h0H iAna AA
everything-that Chickie had q
Thousand loves. And love was the
absorbing topic. Of her dreams.
What about menu, Did Chickie
find them thrilling? What did
she answer when they proposed?
Was Chiclsie engaged? Would
she, rather her husband be ter.
ribly handsome or hOmely and
One day they were sitting in a
corner of the patio, for the house
was in the style Of the old Span
ish missions. Grape vines cur
tanned them. 1t was about
O'Clock. The tea things were
wheeled aside.
Barbara had received a letter
early In the afternoon. She had
become absent and wistful, Now
she gave a little tweek to Chick
les sleeve and sighed.
Helena, you. never tell me
what you truly think, do you?
| mean Of life. What you think
Of life ;"
chiclxie smiled. "oh. no-you
mean what / think Of love.H
"Well-please tell me honestly
how many men have proposed to
your
mot very maryland 1 don't
believe a single one had the ring
in his pocket. In the future /
intend to demand this as a pre-.
hminary to all proposals."
TMere-that's the way you do!
Every time I bring up interesting
things, you get Ridiculous! I
know girls who have had twenty.
five proposals in one summer"
Did you oyerhear them, Bar.
"No-but they say so. They're
terribly popular: Lee goes wild
when / say I'd like that. He says
it's cheap and that a real girl
wouldn't be so vain. He says it's
a contemplate thing to lead a man
along and that a girl should be
ashamed to arouse an emotion she
doesn't intend to accept. What
do you think?"
THAT he's right. But some
times a girl. can't be blamed, it
seems. You can't always pre-
vent people caring about you"
Il suppose you've sometimes
even found 1t annoying?. Oh, I'd
adore that! I wish that every
man 1. see would think: Isn't she
wonderful! Let me kiss her toev
But I've not had many affairs at
all. Every time start a nice
filtration, Lee snubs me. can't
stand that. He says it's the way
Edith began"
Edith = was an older sister,
twenty-six, and married. Both
Barbara and her brother bristled
with antagOnism when they spoke
or her. She was a vixen; a
empty thing; always butting in.
They wished she'd go and live
by herself. When they were
little and needed q mother. she
hadn't ever bothered. But now
she was always pushing her face
into things! Trying to run them!
Edith and her husband were in
the East. They were returning
because of Barbara,s accident.
This made, the girl quite furious.
Wait till she gets here. She'll