The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

CheEtra, VIII headline the bill At
B. +. Keith's Theater for the
week of August 18th. Featured
tiny two.room apartment with
bath and kitchenette up In the
eighties. The building had no
elevator but the rooms were well
furnished. Her first act was to
get rid Of several atrocious pic
lures and replace them with good
prints, Inexpensive reproductions
Of Wflistler@afld Corot. Also she.
changed the curtains and covered
a chair with dark imported ere.
tonne. The effect OF the new SUR
roundings was Immediately stifnt-
lating and Joslyn, for the first
time, began to feel that she was
rating in tune with the great.
rnany.sided city OF her dreams.
Bates came again TO the dance
hall and danced with her. but did
not press any invitations upon
her. Now that you have q nice
OF your own you ought to be Q
lot happier" he philosophical.
II am Joslyn agreed readily.
SIM glad ] took your advice"
"Ycu might ask me up for sup.
per then, Bates bantered, but
Of course you wouidn you're as
shy as a rabbit. I'll tell you what
give me your phone number and
I'll call 1t square"
Several mornings later Bates
made use Of the number. I'm
having seven or eight people UP to
my place tonight for a party, ne
phoned. .',Two or three OF them
are in the show business and
there ought to be SONS fun. Kit.
ties out OF the hospital now and
/ wish you'd get hold VI her and
bring her up. There won't be
any rough stuff. How about it,
IN send my car around tor you
81. STEMS about nidnigl1 -
The invitation from Bates to a
midnight party IN his apartment
came as q breath Of pleasant adj
venture to Joslyn. Despite the
mans crudities he had 9 latter
ing persistence Of attention that
any girl might have enjoyed. Hah
recklessly, Joslyn accepted.
Kittie came up To the dancing
academy ana at midnight they
went down TO the closed car Bates
had sent around for them. Be.
yond a faint peakedness Kittie
showed no sign Of her recent IL
ness.
"You can't keep q good man
DOWN. she announced gayiy. "A1
the same, though, you saved my
life, friend Jos1yn. You scuttled
the old family pride and took
job to see me through.
Joslyn, in q spirit OF fairness,
attempted to give Bates ful! credit
for paying the hospital and doc.
tors bill.
you're goofy" Kittie declared
scornfully. .tThat old daddy was
Just making a flash with you
putting out propaganda. Believe
me, I'm not suffering from any
misplaced gratitude"
When they arrived at Bates
apartment both girls were amazed
at it's pretentiouSness. The eleva.
tor. assembled 20 a private recep-
ton hall; through an arch a broad
living room was visible. Joslyn
caught a confused impression Of
soft, expensive furniture, deep
rugs, paintings. A haze OF talka.
tive voices hung in the rooms:
there were hurried glimpses of
men in smart, glistening linen
modish women with bare shout
ders and trim bobbed heads.
Bates. Immediately CARRIED, d.
rected them to a luxurious bed
room to remove their wraps.
Later he presented them to the
others. Cocktails and cigarettes
were everywhere. Joslyn's knees
suddenly weakened, as yet another
guest strolled into the room
It was James Kelvin.
Surrounding objects-people-
grew dim In Joslyn's vision; all
she saw was Kelvin's rakish fig
ure, the stencilled regularity If
his features. The voice OF Bates
going through introductions wal
a blur.
welcome, welcome, Welcomes
Kelvin had her hands in his cleo.
trio grasp. His voice was charged
with magnetism. 1--WE been back
to the Galloping Hind almost
every night. -. Joslyn's re-
plies were scattering, inane.
Bates put q hand on the other
mans shoulder. Look here, Kel.
vin" he said sharply, his breath
spicy and aromatic with LIQUOR.
This gals my guest--not yours"
Kelvin flushed quickly. Get
your hand off me!''
CAN right, brother" Bates had
a stony calm. Come ON girls
let's meet the rest Of the guests"
The hushed resonance Of an
expensive monograph filled the
room with deep-throated jazz. y.
Two couples. in close embrace,
were dancing. On a brass tray
were cocktails circulated by a
Jap in a white coat. Introduc-
tons were extremely casual.
Joslyn was caught up and
swept into a dance on the Dol.
ished hardwood beyond a Chinese
rug. 1t was Bates, silent and
aromatic. "Where'd you ever
meet Kelvin" he asked finally,
as the music stopped. Joslyn
explained briefly.
KELVIN better keep his hands
Off" Bates growled.
A middle-aged man, definitely
stamped with the theater, came
up. and bore Joslyn away from
the sullen Bates and into another
dance. A moment later she saw
kittie and Kelvin dancing to-
gether; later they were sitting
in a deep divan with cocktails.
Bates and Kelvin are both soak.
ing up a lot of the stuff tonight"
her partner remarked. I'm fact.
everybody's getting potted."