Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-05

jefferson Henzel stood gazing at

jefferson Henzel stood gazing at
her.
Never except once have seen you
more beautiful he said: and then
suddenly, as if he recalled something,
changed his tone:
Its extremely becoming. couture
and all. Wen have to hurry
I'D like TO tell you why l wore this
dress" Sally told him.
"Do-When we get home. 7 want
to think about-abOut my speech"
So they sat silently. side by side, in
the limousine, and Jefferson Henzel
felt very lonely. Here was Sally just
what she ought to he, so lovely, so
dignttied, so charming. And he was
acting like a scamp. Well, perhaps
when he saw frankie the kick would
come back.
The new hotel was already filling
AS the city's smart folk had gathered
TO test out the new establishment,
backed by the Henzel fortune and
hnored by the city's name.
In the large dining room, groups
were already finding their tables. Mr.
and Mrs. Henzel scanned the crowd
eagerly. Neither saw the person
sought for
The dinner was over. Mr.. Henzel
made his speech Of welcome. He said
he hoped this hotel would be of pub
lie service, that it would he a credit
to the city in every way. Mrs. Henzel
was still searching the crowd for
Jerome. He hadn't gone off and
married the girl, had he? lie had
promised to bring her to his mother
If only Jefferson would stop talking,
| 1t was n good speech. but there was
$50 much more important business
waiting.
She left the table when the speech
was over. and drifted through the
other rooms. Suddenly she saw them
at a little table for two. obliviOus Of
everything. The first thing she no.
ticed was her boys blond head and
strong shoulders, then the face of the
Eirl--her happy, violet eyes. Those
violet eyes reminded her of some
thing. Why. it was herself. Once
she had looked like that. They saw
her coming and rose. Mrs. Henzel's
eyes swept over the girl and fingered
in amaZement. That dress, She
| looked down at. her own. Of course,
| 1t didn't look the same on her On
| this girl the Cachou model was like a
| quaint picture. But She was charm
ing. And a girl who would choose
! such gown must be a lady.
| This Is Gwen" said Jerome. "And
| now we're very sure that we want to
marry each other"
Mrs. HenZel smiled at the daughter
/ he offered her
I'm glad" she said. quite
happy. How strange we should be
wearing the same dress"
why, so we are!" Gwen laughed
II love it--don't you?"
1t was with new confidence that
Sally HenZel looked for her husband.
She had a strange feeling that she
looked like that girl who was going
! to marry her son. While the exuber-
ance was in her she wanted to see
! her husband.
! Some one said that he had been
| called to the telephone. Sally hunted
for him among the array of new tele-
phone booths and heard his last
words:
so you're not coming, Oh, yes.
It's quite all right. Good-by."
| He was glad some one wasn't com
ing. thought Sally. idly. And he did
look as il he cared for her when his
eyes fell on her as he came out Of
the booth. He looked as if he was
resting his eyes.
Come" she said. land meet your
| new daughter-in-law. You know, Jeff,
we're on the highroad to being grand
parents. rather like the sensa-
| ton
| frankie turned from the tele.
phone. 1t was horribly lonesome
| in the house
| She looked down with distaste and
resentment at the laces spread around
her. After all, it was the dress that
had destroyed her nerve. When she
! had looked at herself in the mirror
| after she was ready to so out to join
her gay party, it had been the dress
| that took the kick out of everything.
! Her usual insouciance was gone. con
cealed in its loose, engaging folds.
| She looked as she had used to look
when She was first married. and had
been glad that she was going TO be a
doctors wite-had thought all sorts
! of folderol about the nobility Of the