Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18

NJ her discomfort. IN a Govern
ment car. TO find Frances in
pronounced neSligee. lying
upon her bed. smoking a cigarette
and reading the evening paper.
Once more" the latter confessed.
throwing down the newspaper and
stretching herself. the chickens have
been TOO many for me. i need an anti
dote. What is the natural anti.
0oie, Edith. to feeding chickens and
dispos.ng OF their dismembered re-
mains"
"Daecing. dining and flirting. sup
pose" Miss Brown observed. taking
of her coat.
Frances raised herself lazily. and,
with her hands ciasped behind her
head. looked across the room.
Edith she murmured. sometimes
your intelligence astonishes me-"
Are you dining with MIR. Frank
land"
II am not To tell you the truth.
my vanity is a little piQued. Mr..
Frankland has raised the siege. He
hasn't been down this week or
written"
so much the better" Miss Brown
declared severely. Il call him a most
objectionable person"
so do l. as matter OF fact,
Frances yawned- He thinks OF moth
ing else except his wretched speeches
and his influence with the working
classes. / don't like men who are too
much in earnest about anything in
life except me. IL only some nice man
knew" she reflected. how unsettled
] am. how receptive, how easy a vic
tim / should he to any one with
little affection TO give and "A little tact
T. - 10. frar Of Il
think I should be besieged. / have
new gray frock. Edith-it;s really that
uew shade Of smoke color--ail the
things that 90 with 1t. and some SILK
stockings 10 match l bought coming
up from the station You could put
i. all in n handkerchief case. and
have c0snenr coming here in exactly
20 minutes. Can we get cocktail Tor
himg It's the great Maurice, and i
hear he never goes twice 10 place
unless he's offered a cocktail
Not drop OF alcohol on the
premises" Miss Brown replied You
know that. Frances. Could he DO my
hair as well?"
He'd make an awful mess OF it"
Frances assured her. These hair'
dressers have no knack Of handling
fne, simple hair like yours.
shouldn't let him touch IL IL ] were
you. The way you arrange 1t your
self. with those baby blue eyes under
rea;h and your funny demure little
mouth, gives YOU individuality. at any
rate. You mayn't be striking looking.
Miss Brown. but II any one takes the
trouble 10 hook at you-well. you re
quite worth il. Can ! have bath?
You can II you have sixpence to
put in the slot.
Frances swung herself OF the bed.
I've been reading about this awful
outrage in South Audiey street, she
observed did you hear it,
Yes, heard the explosion" Miss
Brown admitted Every one did
round here. great many windows
we're broken In CurzoB street.
The police seem 20 have been
t,ret.y clever about il, Frances went
on. They've found the factory al"
ready where the bombs were stored
raided IL this evening"
Was IL in TooI~y street,"
"How the mischief did you know?
You've seen the stop press Of the
Evening Standard. / suppose"
Miss Brown shook her head.
II heard something about IL before
/ left my work" she admitted. And
I'm not cure that IL wss the police
who were - clever after all. Many
arrests"
NO. one yet The warehouse was
deserted and the man who threw the
bombs waS blown into small - eceE. IL
SENS a seDseless sort of srair,
Miss Brown shiyered little.
go and have your bath" she FuR-
cesseH. Il may have one afterwarG
while your hairdre sser's here"
no and base yours trs'. The man
viii IL furious II ! keep him waiting.
s,sd you know how nke 10 stew."
Miss Brown 0u'ifuily departed.
When she pea appeared clad in her
dressing gown, he nalr0fersFr hao
ALREADY arrived HHb the necessity
~ suspended toilet before her. she
CURED herself Up IN sn ~ssy chair.
He had "a great deal ~ say about
Che mornings excitement
'.Feit the ground rock beneath my
feet" he told them both. II var
ehsysug ciastcnner--a thing j donf
often DO. but u ~ss Jorc Eitchisy. Q
very Oh client. very nearly cut
him. tGo~~a thing that hsfDt hap
peued 10 me for is years You've
Ieard the istsst, ! s1ppos"E"
"We'ye heard nothing ez~"p' WHATS
g. the pspers." France t"t''fshfa.
Maurice assumed an air " mys
terry.
''tyen II they bring Of this uni
sefsal strike. il Wont do what lhFy
sh)uk n Will ! went ~ meeting
the other night" he vent on c"nh'
aentiHliy There Was a young Hif'n,
Nr. Eric Gres tssjn. who spDkf, Never
heard sucb nonseHse ~ my lie III
VAS ali Kind ~ poetry stun ana mag
timing thinRs~-nof Wofd that Was b
llt II good " d worLiBgnan."
The two girls exchanged aoi%i
Rlances.
Mr., Er1e Grestson IL supposed ~
be . very clever man" Miss Brown
observed
He may he clever IN his own way"
tine man acknowledged, "wbich may
h. in writing verses for those 70 en-
~ who ,yndersis ~ them, or IL may
g. in writing novels which hE quite
..gbt ~ .su ,onis ncess because there
4su't i uDTd ~ iTIfh iD them. hDt ss
FIR 0ny sor, ~ help 10 the ordinary
s.slTkinRHlon there wasn't snylhlbs
- lhat hot iUI1Dllng out ~ HT.
GreatsorIF mouth"
He ktood barh gnd surveyed his
tabdiHDFk Frances made niue
prtfnEcs al herself ia the glass. ~
vac IA intelligent. almost bFs1'i.
- fare not nifhsiandins The slightly
aiErpnlsHthd curve ~ ihe mouth.