The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-02

''They bet me ten dollars I couldn't
turn handspring"
Collect the money. I'm with you,"
said Ethel who saw that her party was
going.
II bet twenty dollars-not ten," called
John McCurdy, who, thought Calhoun
stiffly, should have known better.
They were all in the doorway Of the
drawing room watching Peg. She stood
there for a briefeSt moment, calculating
distance and John McCurdy moved
chair so the long thickly carpeted dis
tance was clear. There was a swift little
run and the most enchanting handspring
in the world, one quick vision of per-
fecly poised legs, and a swing Of red
skirt.
did you say twenty?" asked Peg
calmly, shaking her hair to place.
It wasn't the incident in itself Cal
houn minded. He knew it was harmless
enough. But at the sight of John Nc
Curdy handing over that twenty dollar
bill so casually taken out of a million
dollar fortune, Calhoun found himself
itching to make trouble. There was no
reason why a hoydenish girl should be
so upsetting, but he was strangely upset.
/ Then suddenly she WASN'T a hoydenish
| girl. She was out in the little study off
/ the drawing room with Charley Hood,
and couple of other men. They were
not doing anything, although a card ia
bic lay before them, only idling. talking
with occasional lifts into laughter. Cal
houn walked through the room twice
and then three times but was not urged
to stay. Peg was not a hoyden now. She
was rather subtle woman keeping three
men deftly entertained by merely being
with them. They did most of the talk
ing. Calhoun finally was pressed into
conversation in the other room and
found his attention wandering from it.
His form was decidedly bad.
Still, because groups break up, and he
had technique he established himself be-
side her in the end. She was still lust
where she had begun the latter part Of
the evening, in the little study. It gave
him feeling of success to be alone with
her and for minute he lost his rounded
periods, and wondered wheer to begin
Peg said nothing. She just looked up al
him as If to ask what he had to offer.
YOU'RE looking very lovely tonight,
he said and was simultaneously sure tha'
1t was stupid remark and that dozens
Of men had probably said it to her be-
fore. She was lovely. He had not known
! that woman could be so stirringly so
. When she did not say anything he haC
to begin again.
"'I've been thinking of you very often.
: That was awkward but he hadn't mean
to say it that way.
: "Why?" asked Peg.
| 0OA AAOW GAdCblys I've Known lou
, OF girls but I've never known any on
; who was like you before"
sI She was not helpful.
: II wish you'd let me see you som
time. wish you'd let me know you
little better" he went on.
Peg stood up. She looked as If ther
was something distasteful in front O
her that she meant to brush away.
Thank you," she said slowly, ''bl
I'm not interested in delicatessen love.
: SIN what2"
''You can't add me to your list" sal
. Peg. I'll tell you why. Around the cor
ner from where live there's a delica
lessen. A lot OF cooked food spread ou
for people to buy. It's highly colore
and decked out and favored to suit
multitude and people come in. and bu
, 1t. Lots Of people do. It's easier. The
don't have to go to any work to fee
!. themselves If they buy their dinner
there. They just go in and pick out whs
they. want at the minute. The way 20
I do with girls" She made q little dusi