Evening star., 1926-11-07

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who was to sit next to whom. How
did she ever come to get herself mixed
up with them. anyway? And then she
looked at Jimmy. and he smiled his
slow smile, and into that smile she
read a lot of things that probably
weren't there at all.
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TT was much later, well into the sec
ond act. when Isolde and Tristan
were singing together what Kate haC
always thought was the most beautl
full music in the world. that she turn
ed her head a little, without thinking
to see If Jimmy heard 1t, too. But
Jimmy's blonde head was bent toward
Mary Stevenson, who was telling hin
about a very important luncheon she
was planning, and by Jimmy's face
Kate could easily see that he agreed
with Miss Stevenson. Correct decora
tions required a great deal of thought
Two large tears welled slowly up ir
Rates eyes. She tried to concentrate
on the beaded embroidery of Mrs
Forrest's shoulder straps. not two fee1
IN front of her. No help at all. The
tears were going to roll down. anc
Kate remembered that her handker
chief was in her evening cape. AnC
what was even more alarming. two
more tears were rapidly taking the
place of those that were about to rol
off the tip of her chin.
At the moment when she had sue
ceeded in getting up enough courage
to lean over and shamelessly dry hei
eyes on the chiffon ruff1e of her dress
she felt hand coming around the
back of her chair, and in that hanC
was simple square of linen, such a:
is sold by all the bestN shops on Bono
street. The hand stayed only Ions
enough to deliver the handkerchie
and to give her hand a deliberate. i
somewhat shy. pat. and then returned
whence 1t had come.
And that was the last Kate saw o
heard of Mr.. Trevor that evening. HI
vanished. before the lights went vi
for the intermission, with one OF th'
gigglers, who dragged him off to NEE
some people across the house. And
true to form, in the middle Of the thir'
act some one murmured something il
Mrs. Forests ear about "Such
shame. but we promised the Frothing
hams we'd get there early" And il
the hubbub of leaving Kate aske'
Jimmy to take her straight home in
| cab. She thought 1t wise to E.
4u1hly anu Sic Mic
| anybody.
On the way home Kate wept agail
all over Jimmy's collar this time
| He was so sweet and dear and restfu
about wishing aloud that he was max
| ing enough money, that minute, t
| run away and get married and TAX
| her out Of this terrible life of JOB
| hunting and living in such a terribl
place, that Kate didn't have the COur
| age to tell him that what she wa
weeping about was not the terrible lif
she was leading, but the terrible lif
she would lead when she was Mrs
James Forrest, jr.
| y
| THE next day Jimmy went to BOs
ton. so. when the telephone ram
for Kate about 4, she knew it wasn't
call from him. 1t was Mr.. Trevor
And it seemed perfectly natural t
have him say that he'd like cup o
tea and wondered If she wouldn't, toe
Kate said she would. with no hesi
tation at all. and didn't even bother T.
wonder how Mr.. Trevor had found ou
where she lived or her telephone mum
ber Neither did she stop to thinl
whether 1t was significant that she re
fused Constance Delafield's offer o
her new Spring coat, but went bravel,
forth in last years coat. She wouldn'
have gone to the opera the night be
fore if Connie had happened to nee'
her evening cape herself.
1t seemed so natural to be having
| tea with Mr.. Trevor and Mr.. TreVO
seemed to enjoy 1t so much that. jus
as naturally. they decided it would b.
nice to dine together. Later they wen
back uptown to hear "Scheherazade.
which they had discovered. along witt
a lot of other things at dinner, the.
both cared deeply for. Then. wha
should they meet. as they were walk
| ing down Fifth avenue after the cor
cert for n bit Of air, but hanson
with a sorry-looking horse and sorrier
looking man on the box. They felt s.
badly about the poor man that the!
! took him for an hours drive through
the park.
The first three days after Jimmy
departure Katherine watched the mail
for, letter from him. but none al
rived Then it dawned on her that
come to think Of IL. Jimmy was no
the type to whom the pen is rnightie
| than the telephone. The most sh
could expect would be that he woul,
call her up occa sionally at great eX
pense. and that after much inter
change Of "Hellos' and Yes. 1 cal
hear yous." he might go so far as L
say he missed her. Even that wa
doubtful. And after that. since n
/ call came, she never really though
about him until the day before he wa
due back, two weeks later.
In the mornings she still looked TO
a job, and then, about 4. she woul
go back to Ma Hollins', press out he
only decent silk dress and 60 to te
| with Mr.. Trevor.
They never made engagements ful
ther ahead than tea the next day o
parting, but that seemed a goo
enough system. for tea always carrie
them on to dinner, and so on throug
the evening. At dinner they locke
through the columns of advertisement
to see what was offered in the way @
music or moving pictures or theateri
they liked them all. And then. som,
times, they danced, or drove In tn