Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
The Ideal Chaser.

| Chaser She had a passion for the
| unattainable and nothing really inter
ested her for long, except the things
she couldn't possibly get.
| A chinchilla wrap she saw once dis
| appearing into a black and silver
limousine was the only coat she ever
wanted to own. a slim white yacht
riding at anchor in he Hudson one
afternoon caught her eye. and she de-
| clared it the most perfect craft in the
world. Other yachts on which she had
| the good fortune to be a guest once
in a while, simply left her cold. They
were right there Inder her feet and
she wanted that other boat which
she would never see again-and which
| would always be to her the most
magnificent yacht in the world.
| We were hurrying out of town for
| a week end about six months ago,
and had nearly reached the station
when Evelyn clutched my arm: do
YOU see that man in the red racer?"
she moaned. isn't he divine? The
most perfect thing I've ever seen.
Mimi, I tell you he's the only man
in the world for me. Nothing in the
world can come up to him. And to
think that he's going to ride out of
nv life forever" but even as she
sighed the red racer had come to
halt before the station and the tall
broad shouldered young man whose
bronzed profile had attracted my eX-
| citable girl friend was dashing across
! the pavement, bag in hand.
| Still, he was gone forever, and Evie
had another ideal to set up in her
mind. l knew that for the next few
weeks at least she'd renounce every
body she'd ever known in her life just
! because of the tall dark hero whom
| she would never know.
But, on the train. surprise awaited
us Our chairs in the car faced each
other and the back of third plush
seat turned toward us urpcompromis-
Hgly. AS the train moved with
lurch. the chair swung slowly around
and revealed the ideal man, bADlself.
| in person.
| Evelyn was fairly in trace. She
simpl; gazed at him in rapture. He
| ignored her and / knew that would
make the ideal even stronger in her
heart after he'd left us. He didn't
leave us, though.
| Fifty minutes later we drew up at
| our station, and as we stepped from
| the train, our hostess rushed past
us to greet the tall young stranger:
"Geoff, DEAR" she shrieked. Girls.
1 want you to meet my fiance," and
again l heard Evelyn moan, this time
with more feeling than ever.
Godfrey was in the house party,
| too, and Evelyn found it necessary
| to go without food when he was at
the table with her. She lost weight
and was proud of it. Until one day
| her blonde beauty attracted the at
| tention of the boy himself, and after
that our poor hostess saw no more
of her man. Evelyn annexed him.
She had to, she explained, because he
was hers She'd known it from the
| first minute she saw him.
Within three months they were en-
gagged. Evelyn was radiantly happy
and Geoff thanked fortune for the
| fate that had let him meet the right
girl before it was too late.
Just a month after the glorious an
nouncement, Evelyn broke the en-
gagement. 1t was no use. she con-
fided to me despairingly She didn't
| love him.
Isn't there anything I can do to
make you care for me again?" pleaded
poor Geoff. IF l could only make
| you love me-"
"Oh, Geoff," she sighed, eff you'd
only gone right on riding that first
| day l saw you in the red racer--if
you'd just swept away from me for
ever-I'd have adored you for the
rest of my life"'
The little ideal-chaser isn't going to
find happiness in this life.
And you girls-all Of you who are
cherishing some secret dream of an
impossible wonderful some one you
glimpsed just once in your lfe-aren't
you nursing an illusion and passing
up real chances of happiness all
around you?
Perhaps if you actually met and
loved that great ideal he wouldn't do
after all.
Mimi will he glad to answer any in.
quiries directed TO this paper. provided
stamped. addressed envelope is enclosed. Also
she will be glad to send Food for Con
versation" and How to Overcome Self
| Consciousness" Do you want the new
Fashion Hints?" Send stamped addressed
envelope.