New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-24


Iasked "T,at,s you and 7 tro+ off a
heat together What do Won saw"
He danced p,arve,ous,r ,rarr,,
I+bougbt She foIIouad hin, aosi1,,
tbrovgh Tho s+ans of Wv, aanoo
Itbot uos bolf torgo ovid haIf
IC,har1eston wbi,o he aoncoa he
bnnnmed bis line c1ose - bar aar
rroht Shauo"S colher oi the
pls roo,n, Murlel SAT watching
'hein' lilere was queer niue
silllle on her scarlet mouth ana
NeilE ledilAeu ina sic was Je"i-
GUS OIL her anu Caopy'
She did not care. She was en-
joying herself for the first time
that day, and she was not going to
let Muriel Kaufman or anyone else
spoil 1t for her Not II she
knew 1t!
She threw back her golden head
smiled up at Cabby with eyes that
had stars in their clear, green
depths.
DO you know I'm Just crazy
about you-oo-oo?" he crooned into
her ear. along with the music that
filled the room,
She only laughed - a soft little
laugh.
well. 7 am" he went on Groom
ling. "Ab-solute-ly cuckoo-oo-oo-
He pressed his mouth against the
wave of perfumed, shining hair
THAT covered her ear.
When the dance was over, Mu-
riel called him to her dusky cor
ner. There was a sharp little edge
to her voice when she did 1t, Merry
thought.
At six o'clock. when it was time
to freshen up for supper she went
into the bedroom. ahead of the
others
For one thing, she hated to dress
with lot of other girls. She
liked to have a mirror all to her
self, and plenty of room for her
perfume and powder and brushes.
For another, she hated to have
the Secord twins see her imitation
ivory toilet things. She hated
I1tIl " ste tl4S DA~AN' H4'iN N'--
wear that she had on - the silk
stockings with cheap cotton tops
Their own dressing bags were
open, showing a CLEAN of silver
and tortoise shell. Their night
gowns of fine. hand-embroidered
linen lay over the foot of their
beds. The dresses they had brought
with them were spread out on the
wide window seat, with sachet bags
tucked inside OF them.
| With a secret heart ache Merry
stood looking at these things, and
then back at her own shabby bag,
Her eyes smarted WIN suuueii
tears as she knelt down and took
out the clothes she was going to
nut on. w.
Then she closed the bag, anu
carried her things into the pain
room. She would dress in there
safe from curious eyes,
She lay in q deep hot bath un-
iii she was glowing and tingling'
Then she cold-creanleo itel c.
SMASHED it with cold water, and
Idusted on powder.
In the mirror her skin was "hl'e
satin, her eyes green jewels set
in their jet black lashes.
Anyway I'm prettier than the
rest of them, she tolu ne se',
with defiance, pulling on the hated
stockings with the cotton tops.
Outside, in the bedroom, there
was a sound of shrlll voices ana
sudden sharp knock came on the
door,
Hi, you, In there! We're golns
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to go along
asked Muriels high-pitched HUE
voice.
adore to-" Merry answered.
"Well, then, snake reg W. ~
all ready" Muriel shouted wei re
going on ahead"
The bedroom was empty "heh
Merry stepped out into 1t. AS she
put on her scarlet suit and cap.
she could near the gay 49, .s;sa
the others in the darkness OUTSIDE
the house.
The living-room was emp, Iii Ill
But the raulo oh 'I0
still poured out its bray Oh Jazz,
Merry opened the screen ooor
and stepped out ONO 'ne 49, ~
porch that ran along the front OF
the lodge.
The rain had stopped and the
stars were shining above the tops
of the pine trees. Under the ROOF
of the porch the darkness was SO
thick that it was like black chllloh
piled layer upon layer.
Feeling her way, she s'arleu
down the stony. oVerstoWn 80
that led to the shore OF tlie /" Nc
She was halfway there "hen si,e
heard her own name spoheh III
the darkness. ,., n,a+
1t was Peg secord's voice tlia'