New Britain herald., 1927-05-17

Hike rain, she said"
 Did look like rain. too," Ange
 said gaily. determined not to stil jup . discussion. We both wanted
 to rest. Now I'm fit again and
 dying to dance. Come along. Bob.
 bin."
 The two went off toward the
 dancing room, and Tite Riggs
 dropped into the chair the girl va.
 cated. "Flirt with Maddy." she turned
 back to say to him. "She wants to go home and the bad. naughty crowd she has with her won't agree. Help us out. Mr. Riggs. Get her a new sheik or buy her a doll or something"
 J The pair went off. laughing. and Riggs eazed afer the lovely l vision.
 How did they know enough to name that girl Angel?" she said. And Angel Fair, of all things"
 "Yes. it just suits her." and Madeline Barron looked affection ately after her friend. They couldn't help the Fair of course, 1 and it was clever to add the other. l Though, as she was christened Angelica"
 "All the same, they must have known she was to be called Angel. She looks like a doll. And by that I mean no disparagement. The dolls of today are often more lifelike than some human beings" Riggs had no thought in his mind save an intent to amuse or divert Madeline. who certainly did look what Robin had called "weedy."
 Beautiful as ever, perfectly dressed as always. she had a. new look in her eyes, q sort of restless ness that he had never seen there before. And then. to his amaze ment, she spoke with real pettish- ness:
 Don't harp on dolls. The world seems mad on the sub ject!"
 Don't you like them? That settles it. Suppose try Angels other bit Of advice and find you som ebody new to flirt with. Hello. Pelton. come over here"
 Laughing at Madeline's sudden start, Riggs motioned Dan Pelton, who chanced to be passing, to a chair at their tea table and nodded to a waiter.
 The man was an utter stranger to her. She braced up and smiled cordially when he was presented.
 And then the observant Tite saw a queer look come into Pel- tons eyes.
 It passed in moment; so quickly that Riggs doubted it had been there at all, but, he thought afterward. there was certainly surprise of some kind that brought about that expression.
 Pelton appeared to better ad- vantage than Riggs had hitherto seen him, and Madeline revived under his compliments and seemed almost gay again.
 She was beautiful in an almost opposite way from Angel.
 Ned Barron's wife was dark, olivc-skinned, and brown-eyed. Her hair showed the newest thing in bobs and her clothes were in 1 conspicuous, go perfectly did she dominate them by her own per sonality.
 Vivacious yet quiet. charming -} turing even-yet reserved.
 Somehow Riggs found himself ! comparing her to Carmelita Val 1 don, whom he also admired.
 But Titus Riggs admiration of | women was entirely superficial. He regarded them as pictures. 1 or otherwise. only as they pleased his eye afd his taste.
 Carmelita was for more pro- vocative, far more self-conscious, but Madeline was of a higher type of attractiveness and Riggs almost gasped as he turned suddenly to find her smiling at Dan Pelton, as if with a new interest in life.
 Good heavens." thought the ! apprehensive bach elor, ''she i fall in love with him!" and then laughed at himself for the fleeting whim. for the devotion of the Barrons was the jest of | their merry friends.
 But ] don't get it." he went on with his ruminations, finding his in the talk was not necessary. There's somcth hing wrong with Madeline something more than homesickness. and it | can't be that a new sheik to flirt with Is going to cure it!"
 (To Be Continued)