Evening star., 1928-01-20


- evening gown thrown careless
~ over chair. lay fat upoy
II the bed. the rest of her cos.
tune entirely negligible. She
was smoking a cigarette. her hands
ciasped behind her head. watching
Miss Brown. who was boiling a
kettle.
Absurd idea of mine 10 want tea -
she nurmured.
u often have tea myself before |
60 10 bed" Miss Brown confided.
We old maids need something"
Frances sighed, land, alas. l have be-
gun to feel that am going TO be an
old maid. Seems a pity"
Miss Brown knew better than TO
ask questions. She maintained an
attitude of sympathetic inquiry.
Il let him take me into the darkest
corner Of the lounge on purpose
Frances continued. Il was pretty well
6isgusted with him before. but l
thought wanted TO feel what I,
would really be like to be kissed by
him
You let him kiss you?" Miss
Brown asked severely.
Il meant TO-" Frances confessed.
In the end he was SO horried about
II that | escaped with Just a touch
on the corner OF my cheek. Do you
like being kissed on the lips. Edith ="
Miss Brown turned around.
Nc man has ever kissed rne on
the lips in my life" she declared
Frances looked at her for moment
and nodded.
she said. You are telling the truth
too. which makes it more awful.
Well no man has kissed me for a
long time. and | know one thing for
certain now-Mr. Frankiand never
wiil"
'"iow you could have conceived the
feasibility Miss Brown began
gteruiv
'''Oh shut un. you little foolf'
Frzncrs interrupted. You're made
differently You doat understand
There's only half OF me alive like
this. and the other half is turning me
around and twisting me about inside.
I'd escape all right If could. but
know now that I can't through Mr..
Fra nki2nd"
Il should hope not" Miss Brown
exclaimed enpha;ically. "Of the two
men. why on earth don't you take
q little notice of Mr. GreatRon? Even
- he doesn't dance. he's most in
tercstfng TO talk to-
You seem TO choose such serious
grimace. when a young man as
serious az Mr.. Greatson starts 20
make love 10 me he appeals TO my
sense OF hunOr more than my af-
fectlons. and the whole thing seems
80 ridiculous. Funny creatures we
are, aren't NE. Ed.th?"
Miss Browr brought her friend n
eup OF tea, made one for herself.
slipped OF her own gown in decor
a4x-., "A Il N
dressing gown. Thus attfred she
at in an easy chair in front OF the
stove.
"Yes suppose we are funny.
Frances" she reflecte3--"you espe-
rtally wouldn't call you clever
7 don't know whether you are or
not--but yop have too sensitive a
brain for the everyday things OF life.
Directly anything simple or interest,"
ing presents itself. you either laugh
O: II or despise IL"
what abou; Mr. FrankIsnd them
frances dens nded Hes as simple
ss sn idiof--spart from his work
that is There's only one way he
could possibly appeal TO any one
The Iowesi. And he did appeal IL
me for time. ! wondered all sorts
OF things. lIked his look Of strength
even the smell of cigars about him.
] didn't dislike hls digsipsted eyes.
He WAS iorccfui and irritable and
used 10 getting what he wanted. and
ike . child in letting you know what
he wanted.
1t WAS only one side Of me no
appeal ~. lie has gone now. 10 / "a n
think of hlna 6lspss4ionatsly, bat II
he'd known how 10 lower nls voice jus,
little now and then given the IeaE.
sign u any real sentiment. II ned
Iost for moment his cocksurs. bully
irg srannes--wch. | don't know Hs
might, a. some idlo, If novelist said
have just caught The tide Of oppor.
fVnity.
''He didn't anyway. he isn't ca
pskie ~ IL, snd never want 10 sss
him again az hong a. ! i've. Hs's
behaved like the worst kind II beast
When he found he couldn't have hIs
own way and Wss never likely u
he lust abused me, What fools the>
ere, these tnsn. Editb. They cnuiT
get 50 n1Ucb more ~ whs' they wan
fn this ~orid IL thefd only take tn'
trouble 81 learn how"
Miss Browns fare under he shaf
81 l.ght Was sbsniutely unttnpa
ibsf}c, almost severe
"Ny dear FFsbceS she shih. "
noD't think life WITH the chicken
10 ssreeihg win, you"
Well, I've got 80 fo an win ~.
wsk the somewhat dfsDnhdent reply
Every bob have is sDnk ia ih1s'
ROTTEN utt!s hUts sn1 sii the nschln
cry for making them pay. lie E"'
who Eas sll tbe lBcS. EdHh. You.F'
Sal o tgb you're crazy about. You "
scurhog 0f other become romantic
ffuie ~ sou1s sGFf of sn intfiEh"
snd YOU We got Il young man VINO
whenever bes nTsFs can't weep nj
esek Of you. Whats your ne" EN-
pioYsT IlEeT'
II toid you befoTf," Mise Brow
replied "I3e ~ rather sdsriH an
devoted 10 his profession. ] am 10s
the s1gt uf secretary ~ suit MIN
the mschsoicsl instrument kespini
record ef sil the things he need
recorded"
''Yes." Frsnres reflected. streirhin
herself out. - suppose you have !
yaI the makings II perfect s"@''
tsrY. TenipersUent. II any, psffsatl
under euntfoi. Afee tious~~yss, 20
pfoDsb by hove snsttlo's- ehNffi
self-tuppoItjng Dpes bny one ef"
lss you 4 sjj Tdifb ''
No one Aud 40 nish you
ksye oH thts ts bit ~ tsls Frances.
"&islsi talk a.eDtdinE ~ my inood'
rhld I4e been la itik s1rt of moo
fpF moutE no@ ] ihink when
sst berk - Tie eGBDiry, fhopEht
khsiI sisy fbsrs i@ndon 10 me sl
"s!t neAns amazing satieiDstioi