Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-11

Mitchelrs house party invitation ant
yet when l arrived at I'sDias Dora
dos Is" the Mitchell's luxurious estate
on the Bay Shore of hist6fic old Pen
sacola. | was glad that L had used
woman's prerogative and changed
my mind to come at the vast minute
In keeping with the iifornnality OF
the Nfitchelis entertaining, the
chauffeur had been sent to meet me
and l had really enjoyed my solitary
drive through the autumnas scented
= twilight Entering the grounds, the
atmosphere of the place gave me
that rare feeling of exaltation that
comes from viewing some perfect
Scene or painting that satisfies the
senses
.."Dias Dorades-Golden Days" !
unused. The name was aptly chosen.
: drew deep breaths of the woodsv
Fragrance and alighIng from the car
sired up the sters. two at time,
trglingly expeetant.
The crowd inside was jn excellent
spirits, Great log fires glowed at
either end of the immense living
room with its easement doors and
windows. overlooking a niotnfesque
riviera At the piano, a girl with
conner. colored hair and shutter
green. tunic was strumming MINOR
accompaniment to one of Service S
poems,
.,A1d women in a bi-itter world
7n.nst do the be-est hey can-n," she
sang IN a husky voice, obvious 70
everything, but the youth WIN Ine
notentleather hair who was oeno
ING oyer her. ,.;,a WAS
boine 4biayed by all Others IN the
rcorS I edged over to see what was
CONC ON and. realizing my presence
tho eSsrossed payers glanced up 10
bid me welcome II was p" 0'"p
"please don't" begged motion
mo them back to their places, oniy
L. me- GET in the game. I'm all
ganged up with sevens. ,o;u
fi{ag my gloves in one chalr,
,,. Maximum fox fur in another anu
taIxipoEmv surn was soon easily the
snake eyes wink at him-inspect
,em and sob. come eleven-s"e0'
dynamite" 1 coerced, 49,, ;,
.It's the way Sallie talks TO en-
someone good na+urediy compiaihe''
cen the dice are not immune
,,vos Won make the rest OF us
nook like an Undertakers CohVeu ,
tior." declared voice behind anu
,aonirq back on my heels, l turned
and faced a stranger, whom no.
tioed was alerl in his manner >,
.We're way ahead of you 100
bo continued. here's something tha'
n,iobt give YOU little shove IN 'ue
ricbt direction" He smiled engas,
inglv and offered me tan lrosteu
LASS from which l took one eAas
ge~ated swallow.
.Thas hit the spot, all rlght' l
,,,,rmured, and | haven't the eA
cp,a of a hot AMI dusty Journey
,i,,er because the "Trip over was
COL and pleasant but it needed JUST
hi, little delicate at.eitlon 20 COM
n,,ta NV heaven'y impression o.
t'tnsaco a. -.
We cha9ted unnoticed, the circle
having widened. y
$50 you're Sallie, the SAME whose
face has peered from society columnS
all the way from San Francesca u
Cuba I have followed with inter-
est YOUR butterfly career and \ agree
with YOUR throng of press agents
The minute you came into tne Ioon
il was like another candle nghteu'
.."Hev there. you two. Come to the
marty. SaIlie it's up to you some
one yelled
"All right, referee; heard you
the first time" l responded, 'put
pass the dice. Give me rain checK
I'm going up and associate VIII
some soap-suds and water
Then to my gallant companion
"See YOU later. In Inc meantime
must locate my negligent hostess
She doesn'1 seem to be properly I'M
pressed over my arrival. Thanks
TONS. for everything" flung Over
my shoulder.
liked this new person. After the
Indifferent treatment ldu i0SVi'S'
from Curtiss Wright on the eve o
nv departure from Jacksonville, hi
attention was reassuring. A malt
showed me my rooms and while sh'
was unpacking my things, in rushe'
my belated hostess.
."Sallie, you angel" making dlV
for me. Ppm SO glad you decided
to come. l started to call the who'll
thing off when l thought you ma
fallen down on us. You see you +
the life of the party and everything
flat without you. We're going to
hop at Fs,- Barrancas tonight and II
going TO be the most elaborate aHai
of the season. What are you wear
ing?" All in one breath as I@eontin
ued my disrobing.
ooh 1 Jell you what" she wen
on, not waiting for an answer,
put on that purple velvet with tn
bus1le back and red roses. You kno
the Jenny model you wore at Tn
Yacht Club cotillion. GOSH mol
Won brought it, You did, d1dn
voup" again breathless.