Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
- ASTWARD turned the coupe
into Arlington street. moving
with an inexorability which

:" ASTWARD turned the coupe
- into Arlington street. moving
with an inexorability which
IL Jane, had she been more Of a
philosopher and less of a flap
per-though she would have scorned
the sobriquet now accounted passe-
might have likened to the inexorability
Of life itself.
"Why-you drove right past she
announced.
$50 did," her escort retorted
equally.
"Well-aren't you going to turn
around?" she demanded.
When she wished to, Jane could look
misleadingly angelic. She had, none
the less. a temper to match her hair,
which came close to being red.
To the young man beside her 1t was
evident that James temper was about
to swing into action. But he remained
unperturbed. His hair was red.
II doubt it," he replied amiably
"Will you tell me what you think
you're doing?" Jane demanded.
'Ducking the Minots' dinner he re-
piled. IL phoned our regrets-they
don't expect us.
They may not expect YOU" she as
sured him. but I certainly gave you
no right to tell them not to expect
me-
You see" he went an. as if she
had not spoken. there's going to be
another new man at the Minots to-
night. And new men are your meat.
I've noticed. You eat them up-and
something ought to be done about
that, you know"
And what do you think you're 60
Ing to do about it-try cave-man
STUFF" she demanded, with a scorn
that should have stung.
He refused to be stung. You wrong
me-" he said. MY interest in you at
the moment is purely professional. If
you will look upon me as your physi-
cian-"
Jane did not so look upon him. She
looked at him in a manner which
must have shriveled a man with less
red in his hair. But he appeared
unscathed.
They had known each other scant
two months. He had come from Phila-
delphia, where his social background
was as good as hers in Boston. He
had graduated from Johns Hopkins
and spent two years studying abroad.
So equipped he had come to Boston to
act as assistant to a psychiatrist of
national repute.
The latter had achieved many
honors, which he wore lightly, and one
daughter. who weighed on him heav-
lily. Jane was the daughter.
Jane had been "out" for two sea-
sons, She was popular and always on
the go.
You can't keep it up" her father
had assured her. Your nervous
system is like storage battery. A
"EXhausts the battery-how per-
fectly simple Jane had finished
airily. Interesting if true-but how
do l know you're right"
OF her fathers new associate =
~ seated beside her this November
night-Jane had heard much before
she had set eyes on him. All her
fathers enthusiasm. however, had sug-
gested to her no more than that the
newcomer would prove a total loss.
AS far as she was concerned. that Is.
At first she had humored him. She
had. indeed. been very nice to him
and even put herself out, at times,
that he might learn whatever he need
ed to learn about women from her.
In time, however, her interest in him
had begun to wane. Just about, de-
1plorably enough, the time his interest
in her had begun to wax.
AS TAR as TINS young DOCTOR SneTTlll.
Of whom her father so approved. was
concerned. Jane had gone to the
trouble of taking him apart to see
what made him go. She had dis
covered that he was no different, for
all his reputed cleverness. from any
other man christened James and ia.
miliar to his intimates as Jimmy.
In a word. Jimmy Sheriff. had fallen
for her. And that was where Jimmy
got off.
1t is true that she was going to the
Minots' dinner with him tonight-or
at least that had been her impress.
sion-but that had been arranged for
ages ago. Back in October. before
she had been quite sure he would
propose.
He had. A week ago. And been re-
jected.
Il rather expected that he had as
sured her. Then instead of threaten
ing suicide or something like that
as some Of James rejected suitors
thrillingly had-he had lighted a calm
and contemplative cigarette, before
adding. lis your mo- tinal?"
Absolutely" Jane had said, with
almost inhuman emphasis-there was
something not to her liking in his
proposal or his reaction to her re-
fusal of it.
He had eyed the tip of his cigarette
for a moment. And a moment later