Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-06

In every way. can stay at least :
seconds longer under water | could
get across your pool at the Siebure
while she was getting under way. AS
for her diving -
She lifted her shoulders quite high.
let them drop again, and sat smiling
with closed lips, her eyes just touch
iug his, then sliding away TO a cpaxpp
portrait of his brother. whom from
his appearance, She was very glad she
had not tried to sec.
Mr.. AbeS eyes also slipped away,
but came back to her. and slid off
again.
I've heard YOU could swim" said
Mr. Abe, but | guess you don't mean
you'd swim for pay"
"Certainly." returned Celia Il
mean that III swim for you at the Sic
burg 70. if you pay me we'll enough. -
His eyes turned TO black plush
again.
IF you'd use your own name it
would be more"
Mrs. Hilary Fraser"
Yep"
NO won't use my husband
name"
Then it would he half Of what Id
give YOU if you did use It. It's a
stamp-free advertising. See? ] guess
1 couldn't give YOU even half. If you
wouldn't Use il.
You haven't seen me swim yet"
said Celia
Nope. And I'd sure have to. before
! even considered an offer"
Naturally"
How high can you dive from"
IF YOU could arrange scaffolding
md springboard, | could dive from the
a nf I ha iah 80
course"
Five stories? My Gawd." said Mr..
Abe and in spite of him his eyes
steamed. Then. dulling them, he
asked:
"WhenH you do some stunts for
me-"
When you like"
This ate"
Il beg your pardon"
Say at five today-the Sieburg9''
Certainly. III bring my things,
and put them on at the theater.
Pine"
lie hesitated a second. 1t had just
come TO him that this classy dame,
SO thin even in her thick furs. would
probably look something fierce when
stripped TO the buff.
Dress light for swimming, I
guess
Il wear the usual thing" said Celia.
Gr-avely.
Mr.. Abe wondered what the usual
thing was among classy people, and
fImbled hurriedly in his brain to
hink of some get up" his costumer
might invent. to blur the outline OF
his lady's long and. he felt certain,
sharp bones.
lie was waiting for her In tho
lobby when she TAXED up to the Sic
burg theater at ; that afternoon. ac-
Companied by Donovan, who carried
n small parcel. He pushed open one
OF the glass doors and beCkoned her
In with a thick. hooked finger.
Take you through the house for
first time. Alleyll do later If we
bring off the deal" he explained, as
ne ushered her into the theater, pre-
Coding her as a matter of course, and
leaving her to catch the swinging
door for herself.
Donovan wondered what in the
name of Mike her lady was up to,
for Cecil had explained nothing to
her beyond the fact that she was
to swim in the Sieburg Theater that
afternoon.
As they proceeded along a side aisle
toward the stage door. Mr.. Abe
startled them by shouting harShly:
Kill that pink baby! This amt
no bedroom farce. Turn on the juice
IN the gallery spot, and get some
green foots ready"
Celia only learned some time later
hat baby spotlights" We're shortened
10 babies" in the jargon of the thea
4eT. and that to order a pink baby"
s,iurderCd for the benefit of n green
horn was an old theatrical joke.
Mr.. Abe now preceded her on the
stage, as he had done into the theater
leaving the heavy stage door open
behind him, however. Some men
werc standing about, staring curl
ously. and one. dressed in a tight
wasted striped suit, with a derby hat
iust balanced on the side of his knotty
black hair. stepped forward. He had z
shouting black mustache which hid
his mouth. a small broken nose ana