Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

casual fashion, 1t GOOD 10 see you
back. l hear you made huge sue
cess Of your South American jaunt.
Did YOU find the end Of the rainbow
Not yet
She stood there, smiling. as if
neither he nor anything else mattered
very much. He found himself strug-
Cling in the cid confusion between the
soft Irritation with Marian. blond and
lovely under the thousand Colored
shadows of her umbrella, and this
teasing pursuit of Patricia.
Tin swimming out to that raft,
said Patricia. IF you decide to brave
the water. Clyde, you can meet me
there Marian won't come in. Her
suits too pretty. Where'd YOU get
the haircut"
THAT F'renchy barber at Krafts,
said Marian.
He's mine. too" said Patricia, but
he hasn't a s much to work on with me.
I'm off. "
She knew the raft was beyond
Marians distance and it would give
her and Clyde a chance for isolation,
SO she jumped into the water and
| headed for the raft, where she sat
after a little, glimmer of red and
brown against the afternoon sun.
, Clyde wasn't sure whether he was
| going out there, and neither was
Marian. He rather wanted to go, but
Marian kept on talking. holding him.
| The Rices came out and went in, and
| oliver jumped in, turning to float.
And then there was David Blair. be-
ing the host and asking every one if
they wanted to take out the motor
boat.
Miss Sawyer gone in yet?' he
asked Marian.
Il haven't seen her" said Marian
indiffcrently.
Wanda came out. just then, and
stood sihouetted against the boat.
house, before she walked swiftly down
the pier She wore short black
wool suit worn and shrunken, and
she had no cap. Her head was like
! handsome boys and her body
straight as an arrow Marian looked
at her. II was dreadful suit, she
! thought, but the girl was prettier
than she had realized.
May I go right in. Mrs Blair?"
asked Wanda. Il hate standing
around in a bathing suit.
"Of course said Marion. This is
Mr., Nandergrift, Miss Sawyer"
The girl smiled an Acknowledgements
swift leap, was off. like gull
Fine" cried David and Clyde to-
eether. Marian heard them. Wanda
did not, being under wa ;er. She came
up out of it IS easily as she had gone
in. and they saw her sleek head
against the waves, farther and far
thcr out.
How she can swim exclaimed
CLYDE
shes a very competent girl" said
Marian rather irrelevantly.
Il think I'll get the boat and go out
after her said David. She might
get tired"
Let me-" offered Clyde. and without
another word dropped over the pier
into the motor boat and jerked the
motor into action.
He takes things into his own
hands" said David. rather ruefully.
Did he pick that up in South
American"
Marian did not answer. Her brows
had drawn together. She was watch
ing the motor boat follow that dark
head, circle round her. And then they
saw that Wanda had climbed on the
surf board. tied to the boat and was
riding it out into the lake. The women
never did that. for the waves were
difficult. Every one watched the slim
figure of the girl standing on the mar.
row board, the ropes straining from
her hands. riding the waves. 1t was
so graceful that the women near the
beach aChed as they saw what was
possible to another woman and not to
them.
Isn't she wonderful" asked Oliver
climbing up beside Davy and Marian.
I've known that for a long while,
said David, and Marian glanced at him
in quick apprehension. OF course
she had known that he admired the
girl. She felt suddenly plump and
heavy, with the picture of Wanda
Sawyer against the horizon. But no.
body seemed to care how she looked at
the moment They were all watching
the exploit. From the raft, where
Clyde had not joined her Pat, too was
looking and feeling the useleSsncss of
her mind against that superb grace
and motion.
AS for Clyde. he had forgotten them
all He was concentrated on the
strength and beauty Of the girl on the
surf board
Il think you'd better climb in he
called at her at length.
I'm not tired"
You will be in a minute. You've
been in long enough. Ill slow down"
He spoke with authority and she
did not dispute it, but climbed into
the motor boat and let him take her
back to shore. Her hair had parted
on the side like a boys and her eyes
smiled at him. Clyde did not feel at
all puzzled about her, as he did about
Marian and Pat. He liked her.
She clasped her arms about her
dripping knees and smiled at him.
MN Oh, -it, ,,,lNr ti-,1'
"You swim beautifully"
do you think so?" she asked with
Indifference. He had the same odd
feeling that the barber had with her,
of being thrown off the track by her
complete lack of vanity She did not
seem to care what he thought about
hor swimming and he was eft in the
air. He took her in to shore and she
dived in again and was off She
seemed to want to swim and swim,
without pursuit, and when she came
out, after an hour, she went in and
cot dressed. The rest of them sat
around, more or less, Marian rather
more. She had decided that the Saw.
yer girl had tho kind of haircut she
really wanted She must find out who
! did 1t for her. AS for Patricia she
| locked at Wanda and wondered A
stunt on a surf board was one thing.
but the girl would probably peter out
| to stupidity in a long evening
At any rate. Wanda made no effort
not to peter out She sat where she
was told to sit at dinner and let Patri-
cia lead the talk and was left out of
all the innuendos and the reminis.
cerces. She did not look exactly stu
| pid, but people rather forgot about her,
except David. who had a Wey of bring
/ ing her into the conversation every
I now and then. She wore a plain gray
! linen dress. and she had not powdered
! her face very we'll. if at all Marian
! did rot pay much attention to her hus-
! band : secretary. She was too alb
/ soI,hnd in Watching Patricia Whet