Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-10


- achieved without conscious eff
fort the distinction of being the
- most popular girl i'll town. just
cooking at her one understood
her popularity with men. but 1t was
rather amazing TO find She was just as
much sought after by girls
At present Beatrice possessed three
''best" girl friends: each firmly be-.
iieved she alone held place in Bea's
heart that no one else could even look
into. Beatrice, because above all things
she couldn't hear to hurt people. had
let them think SO. The friendships
had Just happened" and she hadn't
the courage to tell any - lem that the
devotion was one sided
t.: beautiful morning she sat IN
the living room OF her home and poured
her troubles into the cVer-ready ears
OF Jim Boyd.
What am / going to do?'' She walled.
''Why couldn't l have told Ruth that
Nora expects me to SO TO India as a
missionary with her? Ruth Is posi-
lively set on having me go TO New York
TO lead terrifiCally Bohemian lite
with her. II sound thrilling, too.
can lust see that studio III Greenwich
village and Ruth and ! in very sudden
varieties of boyish hobs. wearing tu-
turistic smocks and sandals and going
without stockings,
Jim whistled in mild surprise. Go
on" he said good-natured!v.
"An6-aad both OF lis slitherMg
gracefully around"
7 never heard OF any one slither-
Ing gracefully" Jim interrupted dis
"slithering gracefully around" she
insisted amid"
Amid. what? he gasped.
"A tea table or red Chinese lacquer
and balck lacquer chairs. with people
sitting on them-languidly graceful. m
terestlng docking people.
How awful" he breathed.
Jim Boyd. if you interrupt again
I'll send you home" she said severely.
"Au right, but get the agony over
with quickly" was the reply.
We'll. as l said before, the people
must be interesting-long haired muSl-
clans bow-fied artists. Charleston dane
ers. actors and, and-a Spring poet.
Oh, Jim. do you think you couio get
me Spring poet?"
Gosh. this is worse than the time
YOU ordered an a!redale 10 be delivered
before night and nobody in town own
ing ANYTHING but fox terriers and bull
dogs"
But / must have Spring poet"
she insisted He'd help so much
lend atmosphere-Jim. can't you get
me a Spring poet?'
Yes, yes" said Jim soothingly.
Though I should think a place like
the village would supply its own. What
should the old geezer look like?"
oh, / don't know" vaguely: lust,
tust a regular Spring poet"
Maybe Spring tonic would be bet
ter" said Jim wisely. Lets forget
poets and go play tennis
But, Jim. wouldn't it be wonderful
to feel one had been called TO do
great work for mankind in India?"
WHAT" cried Jim In astonishment.
81 said" explained the girl gently.
wouldn't it be wonderful to feel one
had been called 10 do a great work
for mankind in India"
Who's been called?" asked Jim sus-
piciously.
81 don't know think maybe
have"
"Applesauce. How could you be lead
Ing a Bohemian life in New York while
you were teaching the heather III
1ndia?"
That's Just it--how? Nora knows
that long ago I gave up all thought
of marriage. SO naturally she expects
me TO spend my declining years with
her. Ruth expects the same, and TO-
morrow they're both coming to make
6nal arrangements for my future"
well. why the dickens don't you