Evening star., 1927-10-09

crowd. | wonder-Sunday afternoon.
say, would YOU care to motor out
into the country. leave the car some
where. and so for a tramp? \ real
hike. 10 miles or so""
TANIE KINNERSTEN had never
walked more than miles at Il
stretch. but what of that" \ girl can
always twist her ankle, and he helped
back to the starting point With this
trump in hand, why hesitate TO play
the game"
I'd love it, The look on Edison
Payne's face notified her Of the effect
she was producing on him ami
tempted her to further damage, "You
know, there's never been any one who
asked me to do anything like that
L2keNille thinks it's so sophisticated
in its asureS-dinners. dances mo-
tors. country y-club stuff-all so naive.
It's like a dream come true to hay"
some one who cares for the things
I've always loved
She took a step backward. for she
thought that he was going to kiss
her, and jamie loathed petting. So
Edison PAYNE, though he would have
liked nothing better than to kiss her,
didn't get that far. He managed tn
reaffirm the Engagement for Sunday
and say good night.
jamie gave the situation nearest
thought Now that she was clear Of
the presence of both men, she began
to contrast Edison Payne with Roll"
Barton. very much to the detriment
Of the latter. Edison Payne was feet
1-Rollo, feet s. Edison PAYNE was
unusually good looking: Rollo had Il
moon face. pale eyes. sandy hair and
toc la =
and hard. Rolio was not muscular
and very soft. Edison Payne had an
entirely new line.
/ She looked at herself in the mirror.
She was the prettiest girl in Lake
Vile. Perhaps Rollo's thought earlier
in the evening had been winging
around. trying to register itself on
her consciousness. At any rate, the
same thing now occurred to her. 1--WE
would make handsome couple she
told her reelection.
And then there was the duty of
teaching Rollo lesson. az we'll as the
pleasure Of grabbing OF this desira BILE
! man while the other girls turned pea
green with envy. jamie knew that
/ Lucy Redden and Nita Baldwin and
Suzanne Cox had put off their annual
big parties until he should arrive.
Nita Baldwin was the only one who
had the slightest chance-Nita with
her gypsy hair and eyes. her radiance.
had been known to give jamie sharp
competition. Even the faithful Roilo
had been known to speak word of
admiration for Nita.
jamie sank to sleep. reminding her
self to order sports suit in the morn
ing. Thank heaven, she could wear
knickers without looking clownish.
She would get an outfit that would
be adorable with the woods for a
background.
In the morning she woke to find
two boxes Of flowers awaiting her
one filled with American beauties, and
accompanied by an airy little note
from Rollo. The other. requisitioned
collar box, held a handful of wild CO.
! lumbine. On Edison Payne's card was
penciled. From the wildwoods and
the sunrise to YOU"
What would any girl have done?
! Exactly what jamie Kinnersten did.
She tore up Rollo's note and sent his
roses to the hospital, ell. as it were. in
one swift motion. Rollo had been
facetious in that note, and facetious-
ness is fatal. unless one can be abso.
lutely sure of the mood of the receiver
of it.
But the columbine was enthroned on
Janie's desk. to inspire her as she
framed an answer to their giver. 1t
was hard to write. that answer. She
! wanted to be appreciative. but not
overdo it. While she was struggling
with phrases, Rollo called up. This
was the ensuing dialogue:
Get my f1owers?"
"Yes-thank YOU"
What's the matter? Weren't they
all right?'
Perfectly. They were quite stun
ming"
Look here. jamie, don't you feel
well. or something"
Why. yes"
"You sound so funny. You're not
sore on me for going off the way I
did last night and leaving the call-to-
the -wildwoods with you. are y.ou?"
1t was an unfortunate choice OK
words. Edison Payne's card was
before her Janie's voice became deli
! cately acid.
NO. Rollo, I'm not sore. I'm very
| grateful to you for bringing Mr..
Payne to call. think he's delightful.
! So different. So manly"
| This was an unfortunate choice cf
words. so far as Rollo was concerned.
'Oh. if you like 'em rough. I dare
say he's all right. But I don't see
/ Wnele ne > any lildillSE lIidu OIIei
! fellows. just because he likes to shoot
! defenseless animals, and climb over
rocks and things. An appetite foT
/ 1apjacks isn't necessarily an attribute
of manliness. is it?"
| There was cold fury in Janies voice
now. IF you want to discuss appe-
tites, Rollo. you'll have to excuse me.
I'm very busy this morning. The
| flowers you sent me were, as I say.
quite stunning. and I'm most grateful
! for them. Goodbye" And she hung up.
GO there it was-a nice, peppery little
~ quarrel Rollo left the telephone.
vowing that it would be many long
day before he sent flowers or called
Up or went near jamie kinnersten
! again. And jamie went on with her
/ note TO Edison Payne. equally divided
between purrs and peevishness. At
/ any rate. she'd shown Rollo Barton
where he got off. Shed taught him
/ lesson. He could run right along and
/ roll his hoop--yes, and if Nita Bald
/ win wanted him now was proud
| chance for her to get him. She Janel
I wouldn't care a single sou-marquis.
| Why should she. with Edison PAYNE
ready and willing to eat out of her
! hand?
| jamie in sports clothes was as lovely
/ as jamie in chifons. She was A slim,
| sclf-possessed Diana of the moderns.
! The only thing that gave her any
! cause to consider was her shoes-thev
! felt heavy and queer on feet used only
/ to the lightest slippers. The low heels
! gave her funny tilted-back sensa-
| ton. However. she hoped to get used
| to II. Her blue tie and blue tam-o'.
| shanter were ravishing. nothing less.
| Edison Payne came for her in his
! car, roadster without a top and not
| At all noticeable for the softness of
! its upholstery. But the admiration in