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

I Il am a Belgian"
Were you in Belgium during the
ware"
1.-THE first part" he said.
The lttls BARRIERS eyes grew sad ana
grim.
1T must have been WONDERFUL she
said. to have been close to history
like that. You must have al sorts Of
Interesting things to think about ard
remember"
He star,d No one ever told him
that. The ladies of his clientele told
him he gave good hairC uts. but they
ertaInly did not care what he thought
about. He stared at the girl to see if
She was joking. for American wit
could take strange forms. But she ap.
reared quite serious, a very pretty
4 sirl. after all who was frankly re-
-arding his life as interesting. Well
50 if was With the swing Of his
scissors. he told her of a certain in
ridcnt of which he heard before the
1rmistice. The girl listened. her book
closed IN her lap. her eyes concen-
trat"d.
How did YOU happen to come to
America"
He could not toll of Marie and that
terrific establishment.
Il had a friend hore--also an uncle.
But doesn't it seem strange to
you?"
"One gets used to that" he said.
1t is different, Mt first.
She was very Young. this girl. And
She had no vanity. He could not in,
tcrost her in the effect of her head.
She was more interested in Belgium
and the war. for she kept on asking
him questions, yet not seeming to PRIV,
Does the hair please YOU he
asked.
ITS very nice she said. I'm
going out in the country, YOU see. and
wanted it short"
ct is most becoming, he said, "hut
YOU should have it clipped more fire.
uuently. In about 10 days. or two
weeks. ii should he clipped again"
III remember" she promised,
thank YOU. 1t was interesting to
hear those things" He bowed her
out. She had not tipped him, but he
did not think Of that. For some rea-
son. he felt parsonage with an i'm.
portant history
u y &
THE pier leading out from the Blair
l. cottage was as perfected as every
thing else about the place. Marian
Blair had already got into her bath
ins-suit and come out to see if every
thing was all right-and also to be
sure that she preceded Clyde Wander
grift He was even better looking
than she remembered. since he had
come back from South America-and
as incomprehensible as ever.
But Marian had simple rule about
If nf thnn1
can get them all. and Clyde had been
one of her train two years ago. She
didn't want him seriously now, not
TO the exclusion of David. certainly.
But she wanted him O little. and it
was just as we'll to let David see that
she was interesting to other men be-
sides him good discipline for a hus-
band
Also, there was Patricia Morton to
consider. 1t would he fun to put
something over on Patricia. Marian
smoothed her bathing-suit. She knew
it was perfect, and she thought that,
after all. she wouldn't get it all drag
gled in the water this afternoon. She
and Clyde could lie out here in a
couple of chairs and talk to David
and Patricia and dumpy, dear Oliver
Brand. who was filling in because
David had insisted that she ask his
secretary, Wanda Sawyer, for the
idiotic reason that she worked hard
and needed rest. Ordinarily Marion
would have stood her ground in OBJ
jecting. but this week end she didn't
mind a foil or two. and the dowdy,
unpowdered Sawyer girl would surely
qualify.
Marian took big Chinese umbrella
and went down TO the broad pier.
There were striped canvas chairs set
out and a motor boat. with surf
board hitched behind it, bobbed loosely
at anchor, half way down the pier.
The high springboard was at its very