Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-12

tea to ask her friend. the Golden Girl,
II she won't be chummy and generous
and let good chap down-let him
down easily, but let him down. He
loves you. dear, and he wants you.
I've always said that there wasn't a
reason in the world why any man
oughtnt to have any woman he
wanted-if she'd let him have her.
That's gone for my own brother. too.
But he wants you for keeps. That's
different, isn't IT,"
Yes, it's different" Joanna agreed,
women are SO free to be had these
days that it's strange any man would
want one-for keeps. And you think
I'm not the kind he ought 20 have
in that way?"
Lady Betty smiled, and reached for
new cigarette. MY dear. you are so
| unexpected" she excla lined brightly.
One plans speech, or a sentiment,
and you twist 1t into something that
doesn't sound right at all and huri Il
back before it's given. She was
earnest again. II mean only that II
| wouldn't be fair TO me, to my brother,
to our family. and least of all to you,
dear girl, II you married Teddy. It
would be he'll for you, in fact And,
worse than everything else. it would
be hell for him. l love my brother,
Joanna. He's a good sort. Throw
him over. won't you. like a good girl?"
Really. you know. I've never taken
him on" Joanna reminded Lady
Betty. and then added But / might,
most any time. AS you say, he's q
good sort. And l like him tremen-
dously. He's asked me to marry him,
you know. and that's made him fear
fully Interesting TO me. You must tell
me why" She stopped. With her
eyes she signaied the maid to serve
the brandy and soda Neither woman
spoke while the ice was served and
the mixture made. Then Joanna asked:
VIII you tell me why l am not
worthy of your brother? He knows
me. You don't. You and / are com.
mon birds of prey seeking the same
game. You hunt in your way, l In
mine. Your thrill may be different
than mine. but we're women-or. at
which is the same thing. 1t may. or
it may not be, that 1 shall want Lord
Teddy. Why not?"
"A Dorminster always has woYn-
en-" the other woman returned"
and he always puts them aside for q
wife. The wife must be clean, and
good. Are you both, my dear?
You're modern. you know. You're
| beautiful and lovely, and. think,
honest. But you're all body. I'm all
body. too, but l haven't the nerve
| that you have. You're not ashamed
| OF 1t. A Dorminster must be ashamed
of 1t. It's a Dorminster convention.
Surely l won't have to say any
| more"
NO, you WON'T Joanna agreed.
| Neither shall l. Teddy would rather
| have his final answer from me than
delivered through his sister. I know.
And 1 fancy, he'll know quite well
what a Dorminster wants-and
| needs. Perhaps he'll get 1t. Perhaps
not. Shall we walk through the
grounds l think you said you'd like
to see something of the preparations
I'm making. While we are about II
I hope you'll choose the place for
your seats in my pavilion theater.
I'm staging a little play there that
l know you'll love-
They spent an hour on the grounds.
| 1t was as If they had forgotten their
| time at the tea table. Lady Betty
| was ecstatic again. and enthused anew
at each foretaste of the enfete thrills
prophesied by each preparation made
| by the workmen on the Annette lawns.
| At the pillared pavilion she, was sym
pathetic with the mystery Joanna
| spread about the plans which were
| to have their climax there.
Il shall have Teddy sit close to me
! to protect me from whatever deviltry
| this pagan temple shall unfold" she
/ threatened. Il shall want him to be
very close to you" Joanna agreed.
And Lady Betty looked at her quickly.
| There was something unwonted In the
voice of the Golden Girl.
! Copyright. 1928. H. L. Gatesl
| CONTINUED in Tomorrow,s starr