Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-25

After the hop at Barrancas, woke
early next morning The group Of
casemenu windows that faced me
were changed into onefgreat splotch
of blue like stained church glass
windows. Slipping into my negligee
/ ran over and looked out at the
resurrection of the morning. 1t was
the time of day when all little
things are stirring. could hear the
first shy twittering OF the birds In
the tropical o,eander trees that
reached up TO the window; their tops
all ending in clusters OF shell pink
blossoms. Leaning out caught one
in my fingers and the tug at Its
stem aroused it's companion flowers
who sent Up a sea Of fragrance and
| drank in 1heir sweetness.
1t was chilly, my chiffon negllgee
was too thin for the early morning.
/ looked about for something with
more warmth to put about my shout
slers and seeing my evening cape on
chair where l had flung IL few
hours earlier. l wrapped it around
me snugly and settling down in the
S;lkep pillows of the window seat.
resumed my dreaming. Everything
ont of doors was SO fresh and lovely
tNe sparkling dew drops making the
blades of grass ana trees resplend
ent, Suddenly 1 was conscious OF
aa, intruding odor--lhat was not the
DAINTY fragrance of the oleander-
no il WAS stale and heavy. 1t came
fEom the remains of several cigar
Sites in a nearby receiver.
~ They seemed to have no part In
the picture and / flung hem far out
IL the window. But somehow the
$pell was broken and thoughts OF
the dance came surging. l remem-
hered Warren Fisher and felt wave
az embarrassment After his wife
baa treated me so cool. | los inter
est in the party. II wasn'i that l
rared about his being married. for l
realized thaJ the attraction l had teit
for him was superficial, but l resent
ed being placed in the position OF
having Mrs. Fisher think l was mad
=abou her goodROoking husband.
Nell. ! was not mad about him. had
not been mad about him, and never
would be, for that master.
Right at that moment there was
only one person / wanted to see.
rThay was Curtiss Wright, and with
the thought of him | became very
lonely. He was SO different from the
other men with their "hot-lines. as
Ellie called them. If he ever Tell
in owe with a girl it would be the
big love of his life. the one real.
living, ,hrobbing adventure, and
he'd be true to her in thought and
deed-not f1irt like Warren Fisher
And We he hated fiappers. / won
dered if | had been reared in dill
ferent environment if l could nave
been the dream-girl he wanted.
If my mother had lived I wou q
not have been a fiapper. She was
a attractive and charming. and could
be frivolous, and yet she had depth
of mind unlike most of my friends
mothers and a yearning for mental
ct lainment She had wanted me to
be accomplished and urged me to-
study art and go on with my music.
with your mind full of interesting
and beautiful things you won't 0e
caught in the maels,rom that's com
ing."-I could hear her saying.
wondered if she meant jazz and cock
tail parties and peting.. If she had
not been taken away maybe ! would
have been Curtis Wrigh3s first love
And with his name on my breath
/ slipped down into the pillows and
in a few moments was doing.