New Britain herald., 1926-05-03

"Nona says she's in love with you" she said, stroking his hair "hut l wonder if she is. so very much?"
 "Why?" he inquired.
 She twisted a lock of his thick hair about her forefingcr.
 Did you notice her tonight, while l was singing. and afterward? She leaned against Mr. Parrish, and once I saw her put her hand on his shoul- dcr and they were talking a long while together, very low. while you and I were ill the alcoye."
 She considered, as she started twisting another lock of hair.
 'I like Mona. But ] wonder If she isn't really a flirt!"
 Morton turned away 10 hide an amused twinkle in his eyes.
 And you feel it is wrong for her to tamper with Parrish's young aIfcctions?"
 You're teasingi" She struck him, a light pat on his cheek. and arose. But he doesn't understand women, and she's experienced and he might fall seriously in love with her, Any woman can get q mere boy like MT. Parrish, if she wants him"
 Morton laughed outright.
 "That's one of the oldest super of womankind, " he said. Every woman believes that she-or any other woman-can vamp any man on earth, and bring him 10 her feet. That is, except the man they're trying to vamp. He is generally hard to get"
 You're hard to get" she said, lendcrly.
 50 is any other man-unlcss he's to be gotten" Morton arose, and stood before her. to emphasize his point.
 "Women just naturally have a vein of--well. conccit. in them" he proceeded. Tt is universal. They actually belicye-you believe, Mona believes, the fat janitrcss down stairs believes, that all a woman has To do, if she wants q man, is to go out and make eyes. They talk about it, They're utterly frank in thinking that any woman, unless she's crippled or past eighty, is an cnchantrcss. Particularly, each woman thinks that she herself can lure any man except, of course, the one she's trying to lure Shes not so sure Of him.
 But that's why women are so jealous. They regard men as a breed of poor weak critters, who fall in worship before any woman who gives them the eye. Pooh!"
 He touched her, with his fore finger, on the chin.
 Men fall in love, of course. But they fall in love with the women that THEY pick out. Thereu be men in plenty in love with you, Audrey girl. You're lovely and worth loving. But even you cant vamp a man who doesn't want to be vamped'
 She dimpled. and looked into his eyes with q smile.
 "I am going 10 vamp you-as soon as I learn how it's done" she warn ed him.
 He kissed her, and started up the stairs.
 "You've vamped me already-you did that many years ago. But I'll bet you marry Parrish.'
 He vanished into his room before sue could frame an appropriate re- tort.
 Andrews rehcarsaIs with Mona went on, day after day. The work became longer and more arduous, as she became hardened to il.
 She's going to do all right, Mona told Morton, at the end of q week.
 In the evening, Audrey would re- turn home, almost too tired to eat. More than once she flung herself on her bed, without removing her clothes. and slept until her maid awakened her at bedtime, and urged her into her bath, and into her frilly night dress.
 Mona started her own day hours earlier.
 "I've reformed" she confided to Morton. "If I'm going to do any serious work, after this little fling of Audrey's. I've got to get into shape to do 1t. So l get up at eight in the morning instead of at two in