Evening star., 1924-02-10

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end, when muscles are saturated with
fatigue, and spirit knows let-down
| after smilingly sustained effort.
She often privately admired Jarvis
for his adaptability, his hair for
primping and posing-unchanged un-
derneath, she had always believed
cool-eyed. a little selfish, but loyal to
ever be of another.
OF course. the world wouldn't be-
lieve this. There had been his affairs
In the past, to be sure. Publicity stuff,
as when he sent flowers daily to that
Hungarian prima donna-and every
other day forgot, and Jane herself had
to telephone the florist!
But that was some time hack. Dawn
is chilly hour. She turned away pet
tishly from the open, silk-hung window
and got into bed.
In bed. because sleep was not at
hand. she turned on the small side
light. Her nerves We're uneasy. Sud-
denly she got out of bed and slipped
out of the room and across the hall
to the living-room. A gaudy heap Of
magazines lay on a hand-caryed wal
nut table. She searched for one a
month old. H'm-what page? Nine
teen-here. She had not been mis-
taken.
AS she read the paragraph, her lips
curled.
I'VE are sure our readers will be
interested to know that H-a, the
young and red-blooded daughter of a
well known rail man. no more lunches
on 33d street with Harry Semp, son
of the oil king. 1t seems a railroad
president does not welcome a Texan
oiler as son-in-low. H-a was solaced
with a brand-new twin-six Hylindric.
She has been fined twice this week for
speeding. We would beg to remind
father and mother Be that in Has
favor Harry was preceded by Dan
Willis. the song writer. and Dan was
preceded by Jean de Frere, Of no visi-
BILE occupation. We fear that some day
the warm-hearted H-a will entertain
fancy too strong for parental force
to overcome"
Jane flung the sheet back on the
table. Rag" But in her thin silk
nightgown she shivered slightly, and
formed wish that young Semp had
been more of a Lochinvar--or Willis,
or De Frere.
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THERE was the faint click of a
latchkey. She crept quickly back
into bed. and her eyes were closed
when Jarvis entered his own room ad-
joining hers.
He moved about rather carefully, as
If not to awaken her. There was the
click of a cigarette case; and presently
she felt, rather than saw, that he was
standing in the doorway looking at
her.
ASLEEP, Jane?"
"Dozing--that's ALL
Guess 1 better spill it right away"
She was un at once on a propping
white elbow. She knew that tone of
JARVIS. Business!
What" she demanded. There was
in her voice the fear of every profess
sionaI worker. Was it at hand?
"Stamn, was in the Algowan grill
tonight. Mentioned next years con-
tract"
ITS about time.'
Mentioned two thousand dollars
and new Russian pair he's going to
bring over"
Two thousand for us.'
II laughed in his face, of course"
"He's-hes insane" James cheeks
We're scarlet
NO. Just oversharp."
why, We'll go"
Where. Jane? Not many miles
from this home town. 1t happens that
big money doesn't grow on a million
bushes. Wish we owned a theater."
"You mean you're going to stand
for"
Not this year. OF course not"
In the doorway he was silhouetted-
slim, graceful, his black head attrac-
tive to the woman who was his wife.
Clever as well as graceful. she knew.
He could match wits well enough with
men like Stamm. But tonight for the
first time she was little fraid of
that cleverness. Just what was he
thinking now. his narrowed eyes not
focused on her?
"Not this year." he repeated to him