New Britain herald., 1927-02-25

butter at Mrs. Mangan's kitchen
table.
Then she ordered fruit cocktail
turtle soup, turkey with mushrooms
under glass, tiny green peas, vege-
table salad in jelly, bran mullins
black walnut ice cream. angel food
cake, coffee and crackers and
cheese!
do you want all that JUNK" Roy
asked her, as.the waiter stood at
their table, pencil in hand; It'll take
a hundred years for them to get all
that stuff ready"
"Oh, no it won't" said Monica
sweetly. and waved the waiter away.
A moment later she waved him
back.
Look here" she said to him,
leaning toward him across the ta-
BILE. couldn't you manage to get us
a little liquor? Just enough for a
highball all around?'
Roy was making violent signs at
her to be silent, but she pretended
not to see him and went blithely on.
| "Mr. Schultz here would be glad
to give you twenty dollars for your
self, if you could get us a little
something" she half whispered.
mo, no, madame" The waiter
shook his head. Il would surely lose
my job if l should get you liquor.
Anyway I would not know where to
go to get any" He looked appealing
ly from Roy to Gus, shaking his
blond head all the while, THE
gentlemen know that"
Roy and Gus nodded, but Monica
was not to be stopped now.
ooh. don't you try to kid us now
she said playfully, you know you
could get us some if you wanted to.
III bet if you wanted to you could
get us something in three minutes
She turned to Roy-"Roy, make him
do it! l want a drink"
By this time Roy was plainly up
set. He was frowning, and one of his
hands was clenched on the edge OF
the table.
For Lords sake. shut up, Moni-
ca he said to her, hardly above his
breath. They never sell liquor in
this place. You ought TO know that"
The plain truth is that Mont
martre is quite the most respectable
place in Hollywood. 1t is here that
the better class of movie folk come
for their lunches, their teas and
their dinners.
But Monica, to whom money
was new, had an idea that there
was nothing that money could not
buy, no matter where she offered
that money. She couldn't believe
even now, that $50 bill would not
tempt an honest waiter.
I You make me sick. Roy
Schultz" she said when the waiter
had left them once more. IF you'd
offered that man some real money
If you'd taken out bill and showr
it to him, you'd have got youl
liquor"
Roy shrugged. his hands in his
pockets and his eyes studying
Monica from where he sat
We'll, l didn't want any more
liquor, for one thing" he told hel
steadily. And for another vol
couldn't get any here, if you offered
them the United States treasury"
"Aw, you" Monica gave him q
whitening look. You're so dumb
you couldn't get a rise out of the
moon"
| She crooked a finger at the Gig.
aret girl.
The girl came a pretty bronze.
haired creature with real roses ir
her cheeks and a mouth like 6
flower.
She held her tray of cigarets un.
der Monica's nose, and Monica
chose six packages of the Ions
Russian kind that have slender
gold tips and cost dollar a box.
Roy paid the girl with u $40 bill
and she handed him back foul
ones.
Here! Aren't you going to GIVE
her something for herself?" Monica
asked him sharply. She reached
over, took one of the dollar bill!
from him and Tipped it down or
the girls tray.
My stars Not even tipping 6
cigaret girl. What tight-wad yor
are, Roy Schultz" She glared a,
him as she opened a pack of the
cigarets and stuck one between hel
lips.
Roy flushed darkly and slowly
but said nothing to her. He turned
his shoulder on her, after a mo-
ment, and began to talk to Gus
on the other side of the table.
1t was early in the evening-not
more than quarter after six. The
restaurant was only beginning tc
fill, and the orchestra had not
come in.
Bobbe sat, half listening to Gus
and Roy, and watching the people
who came in, usually in groups Of
two or three or four.
Suddenly she Strengthened up ir
her chair and gave a little gasp
Lottie Schultz and little jolly
stood in the doorway.
AS If she were watching people
in dream, Bobbie watched Tho
dark notwithstanding head-waitel
bow to them and then lead them t.
a table beside the high window.
that were still azure-blue with the
fading daylight.
Lottie was in brown linen suit
and hat, the plain kind of clothes
that she always wore. Clothes
without frill or furbelow. Clear
| nnScentad criSn clothes Sill, vi. l.