Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-01-28
ANNE SPURNS SALLiE'S
SUGGESTION

drinking the joy Water" that had
been deliberately spiked.
Each time ii was offered to me,
refused. The regularity OF the life
had been living. had changed my
nerspectiye and made me see the dam
ger of drinking.
Then 100, during those days OF abb
stineace, | had learned how pleasant
It was to awake with a song on my
Inns from sheer bodily health, eager
to hegin the routine of the day with
on. any of the dull aches. But what
on earth had happened to Anne? She
VS. partaking freely of the punch
aud complimenting the "kick" which
she declared in loud tones, she en-
ioyed
My thoughts raced back to a year
ago and | wondered how it was that,
Just by living, the viewpoint of two
1t was evidently due to the exper-
iencc through which we had passed.
With me, the result was that ] re-
garded life through more serious eyes
while Anne had apparently been left
with the desire to throw discretion to
the. four winds and taste of gay
career.
Tell you what, it doesn't pay,
this goody -goody business she an
nounced to anyone of the group who
chose to hear, Used to confine my
pleasure to foreign places and be oh
so good at home. But I've thought
it about and from now on I'm gonna
be wild"
She was feeling the effect of the
punch which she was not accustomed
to drinking and 4 slw that the chap
erons were beginning to sharpen their
claws would have spared her the
little mean gossip that would be fly
ing from tongue to tongue before
dawn.
| made my way quickly to her side.
Listen, Anne" | whispered, touch
ing her arm, you're not used to TAX
ing anything with such a fancy wal
Top as this and it's mixing your words.
Come along. let's get up to the dress
ing room until it wears off"
$50 way" she commanded, II
know what I'm doing. From now on
the tables re turned, I'm gonna have
a good time. Dyer hear? | might
as well, so go long
And she pushed me aside.
Someone caught me by both arms
and looking upward caught the gaze
of Curtiss Wright. He had evidently
come to the edge of the group and
when Anne pushed me | almost fell
into his arms The man with him in
the Lieutenant-Col uniform
was, of course, his brother of whom
I had already heard.
| glanced in the direction of Anne.
She was staring at the uniformed
man at our side Her face blanched
. and she turned her head swiftly as if
to avoid his eyes. She looked around
excitedly and taking Ted Billings eX-
tended arm started in the direction
of the doorway---beyond which was
the startling highland cars
THAT was splendid of you," Cur
tiss began. Then he had heard the
words tina thad passed with Anne
. during the exciting scene.
mo, no." brushed the compliment
aside, cts just that she isn't used to
taking anything and even little
would go to her head"
| don't know why | apologiZed for
Anne except that the suffering had
endured had given me the desire to
protect any girl from the heart ache
of being gossiped about.
"Be that as it may" Curtiss made
an impatient gesture with his hand
that little movement | had grown to
know and love so well, "the thing
am most anxious to know is just this
may | have dance?'
I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you
can't. You see | haven't finished
with the fat and forty Directors. I'm
only half through the struggle now,
l sighed extravagantly, "but one must
be iJrate" | tried to be indifferent
and my voice sounded light.
"And then, may II" he was very
much in earnest now it seemed.
."I'ne afraid you're asking me be-
cause | was more or less forced or
you" l laughingly replied as | re-
ferred to the fact that | had almost
been pushed into his arms by Anne
"I'll' prove my search for you by
my brother here before that even oc'
Cured" he affirmed.
Then he presented his brother who
had the perfect manner of an officer
and a gentleman. | admired his
straight carriage and clean-cut ply
sique. Not at al, thought |, the sort
VI udH WIN WOulu IioulSC HI SOooik
unless he had some good reason fol
the telling of same.
We chatted congenially for a few
moments.
81 was wondering if it would be
asking too much for the family if L
too, begged for dance?" he exam
ined my card.
Must be a whale of a board OF
directors" he teasingly declared
Look, Curtiss, do these sound like
dignified and elderly officers of 8
club to your" and he began calling
off the names written opposite each
fox trot and waltz Most of them were
of younger men.
Paul Ellis claimed me and before
Curtiss could answer, we were off.
Sallie Finds Wherein is Magic of
~ Things
Curtiss must have known that for
some reason | did not want to give
him dnace. Otherwise | would not
have used the excuse about the direc.
tors. He knew that l could have
promised him one of the later dances
that | had given to some of the
younger crowd and explained later
that there had been mistake some
how. | had done that for CurtisS
many times before. In fact, he re-
minded me that on one occasion had
switched half a dozen dances in a
row so that | might be with him. Oh
yes, he knew.
And. he must have been hurt for
shortly after l had chatted with him
he and his brother left the dance
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