The Washington times., 1924-01-15
CHAPTER XIII.
Tho Party.

Tell me, why did you give me
the cold eyes so long? Any other
girl would have tumbled out that
window long before this"
Barry Dunno danced most buoy.
antIy-with greater freedom
than Jake. Chickle felt the ripple
of his ardent youth, eager, like
her own. He. was young. She
was young. That made It 30
much blither.
She thought of all the ronnances
she had weaved about him, stand
ing at the window. She laughed.
81 suppose you're very attractive.
Mr.. Dunne?"
"Well, I'm not sure. When I
was young ana frecklefaced. ana
seventeen, I suffered agonies won
dering just that very thing. !
had q chum with black, curly hair
IA regular ladies' man. Lord,
envied him. thought girls hated
red hair. I thought they found
me q hideous brute. tell you
those were melancholy days.
Then q year later my nose came
down, the freckles all ran to-
gether, and q girl gave me the
come hither' eye. That put the
heart in me--the sweet thing
but a few black looks like you've
treated me to undo all the good
work. Why did you pass me up
20 stifly when / smiled at your"
''What should / have donef
F1opped across the alleyway into
your arms"
"Then is 1t really true that you
hate men and don't want thing
to do with them?"
did Janina say that about
me7"
''She did, and more. rye added
my own Investigations. Now I
can't understand why a gIrf
would begrudge a lonely fellow q
SMILE"
Are you lonely?"
II /was-very--"
"Why, If I'd know that, would
have dropped any number OF
smiles. You know had an idea
you might be lonely like q man in
a story once read"
And had an idea you might
be kind. perched up there with
5OhGtI bbdIb yOdA AA1AA AAAO IAAO
Blessed DamoZel. thought you
might call me up the golden stair.
Indeed! And how could I when
I didn't know your name? You
wouldn't like 1t If I'd yelled out
through the thin air, Hey. Red
head, come avn up?"
Even the imaginary converse
tions she had invented with this
most agreeable neighbor from
across the way were not as full
OF elixir as this. She liked his
eyes and a jaunty lift to his chin.
When he gave her a quick, teas
ing look like Jimmy's, It made
her Jubilant and quite at homo.
She said:
Now. what do you do down in
that office? I've wondered II per-
haps you're somebody important"
Yes very important - but
young yet. I'm going to tell you
all about II some day"
They had TO go back 70 the
table. Jake Munson, his glass
half raised. his beautiful teeth
showing, recoUnted some intimate
story to Janina. She sat with her
long, bare arms stretched before
her. Her eyes and even her cheek
bones glistened.
Jake rose hastily, his glance
turned on Chicl1ie warmly like en-
embrace. He pressed her hands
with a fine, gallant air, murmurs
ing as though he had known her
twice seven years. How could
you stay away so long. you dear!
Leave me to the mercies Of this
black-eyed wench!'
Round the table there flowed now
an easy mellow friendliness. Not
Nicl1y alone but everyone was
taken into tho circle of affection.
Bob Larkin. sharing his chair
with a small, sleek brunette who
kept taking eips from his glass
and giving little inarticulat0
shrieks Of delight. called over,
'Ah, there, Chiokie, meet Mana
q good kid, and she never weak
ens!'
Ida LarlSin had lost a little Of
her clean-cut, severe aspect. She
beamed on the shiny faced Nicky.
He had an arm about her waist