Plentywood herald., 1928-12-27

her husband But he made no further
comment.
Midnight. Supper. Favors. famous
comedian. notorious jazz dancer,
humming. strumming banjo player d.
rect from the theater where his name was
in electric lights.
The girl in seductive white went swift
ly over to where rather tired man con-
ferred with the orchestra leader about
the next number
DORM" said Anemone where is
Giles2"
Dorm looked at her wordlessly.
He wrote he would come" she went
on. But it's after two o'clock. And he
hasn't arrived"
Dorm said slowly: "You were so busy
didn't get chance to tell you. He
sent word he couldn't make it-sails at
four o'clock--on his yacht-for cruise
to the Mediterranean"
Not muscle moved in Anemone's still
white face.
-Four o'clock" she repeated
Her father nodded; he did not meet
her eyes.
With the tide, y know" he explained
irrelevantly.
But she wasn't there He saw her
speaking to her aunt smiling graciously
at several old ladies. smiling not so
graciously at several young men. Then
the crowd between them shut her out
from his view
Dorm Gale said softly: "Well-thank
God that's settled"
1t was.
1t was now late morning of the day
following Anemone's debut.
1t was q very successful debut. Every
body, who is anybody. was there. and
lot beside. Mrs. A. wore her diamonds,
Mrs. b. her pearls, Mrs 9. favored en-
eralds O. yes. and the debutante looked
charming. Beautiful. The various news
papers remarked this fact at length. Also
her antecedents and her fortune.
But Giles, standing in the cold wind
on the poop deck. reflected on the for
mer quality only. He wondered II she
had missed him, then he called himself
| a FOOL. Then he promptly wondered IL
she had been disappointed over his abb
sence. He decided he was q conceited
ass, He decided he was a ridiculous
| donkey. He decided life was rather bit
ter and youth rather cruel, and that it
wouldn't be so bad to jump overheard
and end 1t quite definitely. He decided
many things, did Giles, except that he
was in love. He had decided that fact
the second time he had seen her.
Then: What do you think?" husky
voice dared him to guess.
He turned so swiftly he almost lost
his balance and went overheard without
/ further dily -dallying.
What do you think?" said the voice
again. Il came on board last night to
/ say good-by and tell you about the party
But was SO tired | just thought I'd
rest for moment before getting some
one to call YOU And / fell asleep And
now I'm shanghaied. Isn't that terrible?"
"Anemonel" said Giles, then: "Anem-
| onel Anemonel"
And IL this sounds rather stupid from
an ordinarily sane and intelligent man,
one can hardly blame him.
She still wore the white tulle robe de
style, but over 1t was draped a Navajo
blanket that had fortunately covered the
yachts lounge. A most infinitesimal sail
or's hat rode the waves of her bright
hair most eallantly She looked ridicu-
lous and adorable
"Terrible?" said Giles desperately. Its
It's CHASTITY. I'll have Nordstrom put
back immediately"
Anemone looked politely distressed.
I'm so sorry" said she. But I'm afraid
it's too late
He stared at her blankly.
She went on You see. thought some
thing like this might happen, so / Just
left note for Aunt Stella saying we
had eloped-it was SO much easier than
q lot of stupid explanations-you don't
mind very much, do you?"
"Mind?" said Giles breathlessly.
'Mind?" 'Then-well. the rest OF his an
swer was entirely satisfactory. But q
little later he said But I'm years older
than you-old enough to be your father
YOU'RE Just a mere child"
"Childl" echoed Anemone, then smiled
that faint. Mona Lisa smile-"child." /"
she repeated, then softly, sweetly toll
Grant, 20. Giles. you naive darling. don't
you know it will take you years and
years to catch up with me?"
Copyright: 1923: BY Nevis Shane)