Evening star., 1924-02-10

You'll bear me in mind?" he mur-
INJURED.
You fiatter me-" she Knocked.
The following morning Jane Jessa-
lyn lay on her pillow and stonily
watched the yellow sunshine filter
through daffodil silk hangings. Two
more days-two more long days!
From somewhere out of doors
Helena's laughter sounded. And Jar
Wis was awake and dressed-Jarvis.
who held 1890 to be the ideal break
fast hour!
When Jane presently descended she
Dun and the pasty De Frere were
her only companions outside the huge
luxurious marble Enclosure which the
Blokes called a pool.
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GABRIELLA and the younger
Tucker later broke the unwrit-
ten law OF salt by dissecting their
hostess. This was early in the after
noon, while Helena and'Jarvis played
tennis.
"She rushed that young Semp the
same intensive way" shrugged Celly
Tucker. "She seems to want the world
to stop and take notice Of whomever
her fancy's fixed on. You'd think she
asked the rest of US here chiefly to
watch her and tell other folks what
she's doing.
"She didn't have to ask US here. It
was going the rounds in town before
we got away"
couldn't blame any man. Think
simply think Of the income tax she'll
hand some lucky fellow"
The two apologized in concert
few moments later.
Jane! That stone ba1ustrade IS so
color OF Tilla's!"
Don't get excited" murmured Jane
with indifference.
After that. however. Helena's affair
with young Semp was rehashed to its
last bunch Of violets. Gabrielle re-
lated how Helena's father appeared
unexpectedly from Florida and laid
down the law. The younger Tucker
idly retold how the same unexpected
father had expurgated De Frere and
Willis previously.
Jane wished, as she had wished be-
fore. that one Of the three had proved
a better Lochinvar. With each hour
1t grew harder to mask the small
deadly fear that assailed her. You
lv,& ut
Machiavellian Tucker mouth. She
couldn't really blame Jarvis-Jarvis,
who was past first youth, and who so
loved luxury and beauty. ..-
Rapidly Jane winked her fringy
black lashes. Heaveus-what if
Gabrielle saw her wet eyes?
Presently the afternoon was enliv-
ened by the appearance of fresh
guests-among them Harry Semp. a
tall, sandy-haired young man in gog-
giles, brown cap and huge brown car.
The makings of a strategist in
Helena? She gave Harry two limp
white fingers to shake, and turned
with a hostess entreaty to De Frere.
Take 'em In and give 'em something
to drink. like an obliging boy?" To
the lovely light head in the chair
nearest: "Tilla. you've looked bored
for forty minutes. Do you miss your
megaphone? Here's a substitute
Neither Tilla nor De Frere was par
ucularly pleased. And half an hour
later Tilla repaid Helena's little atten-
tion by motoring back to town with
Harry Semp. But Jarvis, Jane noted,
was family smiling with his eyes, a
way he had when pleased with him
self and events.
Dressing for dinner, the Jessalyns
exchanged their first full flve minutes
conversation of thirty hours.
did you phone Duzy Crane OF the
Weekly Revue that we'd be here over
Sunday, Jane?"
Forgot Revue doesn't go to press
till Tuesday. anyway"
Don't see my pearl studs"
Surely they were in the gray
case?"
"Ye-ah. They're here"
Not much inclined to small talk
was Jane. In silence she finished