The Washington times., 1928-12-14

a light bath-wrap of pale blue
crepe de chine. she entered the
spacious bathroom that led from
her sleeping quarters. Wealth
can do almost anything; partic-
ularly. it can buy sped. Already
what had been an ordinarily nice
bathroom in the old knicker-
booker home had been trans
formed. 1t was quite a big room,
to begin with. The walls were of
coral marble. with the floor in
black marble. There was an
enormous black marble sunken
tub, cleverly lighted with rose
shaded bulbs behind thick plate
glas at the four corners of this
miniature swimming-pool. Coral
marble steps led down into 1t,
while the taps and soap contain
ers were OF beaten gold. The
ceiling was mirrored, and another
mirror formed the wall behind
the bath. Before 1t was huge
beyeled glass screen from which
hung sliding curtains of golden
silk. A Chinese rug of deeper
coral shade was on the floor and
there were a couch and a dress
ing table at one end of the room.
AS slowly Madge walked down
the coral steps and into the per.
fumed watGr that Anna had pre-
pared with expensive bath salts,
she remembered the bathroom on
West Twenty-first Street. The
two rooms seemed symbolic of
the change that had come into
her life.
Grasping handles of gold. Madge
allowed herself to sink back into
the scented waters.
So Carroll's back in my life, Is
hep she talked to herself. Then
she began to laugh. noting the
Ioveliness of her form. Mr..
Carroll Dudley, something whis.
pers to me that you are out of
luck! You may have impressed
poor little Madge Nobody, but
what a hope you have with Madge
Winchester
= She lay there In the fragrant
water. planning what she would
do. She would lead him on and
on. only to subdue him and put
him in his proper place. Her
golden marriage would make it
easy. and sweet would be her
revenge as very demurely she
would remind him of their bar.
gain-friendship
How surprised he would be that
evening to see her in her golden
setting! He must be impressed.
and on thinking of this she pulled
on a silken bell rope that sum.
moned Anna.
ooh, Anna" Madge requested,
twill you please see the chef and
say that / want him to be at his
best tonight. There will be only
two for dinner and / leave all
details to him-but let it be a
dinner. Anna, that the chef may
brag about afterward. And tell
Hubbard the same seing. so that
he will look after the wine. And
flowers, Anna-orchids, lots of
orchids. Anna"
Alone again in her sunken tub.
idly playing. as she attempted un-
successfully to make a big cake of
soap ride on the back OF small
bath brush Madge decided it was
rather fun to be Mrs. Michael
winchester, and to issue orders
as she bathed.
Presently she emerged from the
water, and very languidly allowed
Anna to minister to her. With a
thin film of exquisitely scented
powder covering her, she resumed
the bath wrap and entered her
bedroom, where Anna suggested
various costumes. AS usual, be-
cause she was vain of her golden
white loveliness, she selected a
black gown OF chiffon, very dar-
ingly cut, ending in cloudy swirls
about her ankles.
She had never looked better
when Hubbard announced Carroll
Dudley. and she received him in
the rawing.roOm. Now he saw
her in her proper setting! He
would he greatly impressed.
But Carroll. having bent low to