Evening star., 1928-09-09

But so Pat, no longer bored. but VIII
her voice brittle with nervous i'm
patience, informed her.
But MY dear" protested Jean, 'yot
never minded before
But she is used to everything" Pa
explained. Her family keeps butter
three maids and chauffeur. She
Docs she think we have butler
three maids and chauffeur?' Jeai
suggested dryly.
mo, bat / don't think she expect
anything like this lists almost a
bad as the slums. That moth-eatei
Scfa--"
We'll. we can't be expected to dt
much in the way of interior decorating
even for Ths1ma, at such notice." Jear
had replied
Nevertheless Pat tore around and II
the house until, at quarter of 3
she departed in jeans coupe to meel
Thsl11a's train.
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RY then Jean--wfo had heled re-
~ move from the walls pictures tina
might offend Thelma's esthetic taste
aided in casting out ancient shells anc
other trophies that Pat herself hac
brought into the house other Summers
and done innumerable chores she was
too wise to expect Annie. the maid. tc
rerform. ail at tlie nervous tempo Pa3'
blazing activity pitched her to---wanteo
more than anything else to 60 to hel
room. draw the curtains, stretch her
self out on her bed and rest for an col
Or two
Instead. she went out into th'
kitchen and broke the news to Annie
that she must remove but one plate a.
a time, serve from the left. ard-al'
though she did not put it that way
act as much. like butler and thret
maids as possible.
Then. in her own room, she pre-
pared herself to receive visiting roy
atty
"I don't know whether Pat expects
me to look like Whistler's u0ther o.
something out of he social register,
she informed. her nirrcr. What fee
like. however, is The Wreck Of the
Hesperus'"
Nevertheless. bathed and fresnened
she was descending the stairs when the
whir of the coupe outside save hel
warming that Pat was back.
And may Heaven have mercy or
my SOUL" sns thought. IF it were
merely the Prince Of Wales cr some
body like that"
From the window at the turn of the
stairs she caught her frs. g.!rlpse oi
Thelrr1a. A heeting glimpse. because
her attention was distracted by Pat
Pat who was gazing dgot1izedly at Uhf
coupe's rear deck.
Jean knew that rear deck. This
lock was temperamental. Sometime.
the key worked, and sometimes Il
TITS stuck again--with Thelma's
luggage inside" realigsd Jean, WIFE
real concern. for she Knew that TO Pal
thu would be tragedy.
Before she could move. however, 9
small truck wllirred into the drive.
Frost live here?" demanded tne
driver.
mo, three houses down replied Pal
automatically. And added. hastlly.. "Dt
YOU think you could open thls Tor me-
The lock has stuck"
From the trucks driving corapart-
ment young six-footer twistea nlnl.
self into view. He was bdIetl"aded anc
moro or less rcd-headed and. at tf'
moment, principally lttired in knaS
overalls. =. :.
"I'i take a shot at it. anyway" M
grinned.
A se~ond later he vas lifting Thel'
m2's luggage out. Smart luggage
bearing many foreign labels. 1t would
of course. -.
I'm carry it in for you," Jean keare
him say. .r
Thev came into the house. Il wan
YOU to meet Theirma, mother" }" said Pa
breathlessly.
TheIrna said precisely the righ
thing. In lovely voice. ever SO wei
bred. And IT, in it and IN her man
ner. there was just a HINT OF con
dcscension, that was 10 be expected
Jean realized.
All this was but the impression OF
moment, however. for the trio moVes
pat was the first to *eappear. Civ
me half dollar, lilick!' sne com
Jean gazed uncomprehendingly TO
a second. Then. catching her cue, sn
crossed to, the dtsE, and. dIscoVerlnl
the required coin, slipped it into Pat
hand lust as The combination Goo'
Samaritan and porter came oo"n III
stairs -.
I'm much obliged" said Pat to hin
cool and very high hat as she oftere
him the tip.
He glanced at it. plainly surprised
Then, You're welcome he grInne
and s,ipped the coin into his pocket.
THO next instant he was gone. All
so was pat. leaving Jean to go abou
tlle practical pursuits the occasion dc
rnandef. She was preparing the nors
d'osuvres. unprecedented Ill AnnleS e6
nerience. and making sure that Dime
would move decorously, If not IN th
style to which Thelina was accustomed
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DRESENTLY Pa ana her guest cam
L downstairs. Pat in the abbrevi
ated bathing suit she affected. Them
in silken pajamas and a coat tfs
"C1racious." thought Jean, that cos
t,,n1e of hers may pass wltffout com
n1ent on the Lido, but 1t certainly
ooina to give the ncigl1bors s9msthlI,11
to talk about. I wonder II she rsall
THE question was not to be answere
at once, for Pat and Thelma dlspose
themselves on the s3nd. But someWhh
later Jean saw Pat disengage heIse
from Thelma and plunge qulte aloaI
Jean surveyed Thelma as she MngeTe
on the beach, still in paJamas. WhlCli
| Jean was human EIlOuBtA W SOA.AA =,
only to herself, lis probably the oeVte
! part of valor."
That The.mas distaste for the Sc
meant anything to her personally sA
did not guess until, on her returf
Thelma took possession of the sol
bathroom. She was there when .lcal
/ started for the station to meet Pat
| father after his day in Boston: she wa
! still there when Jean returned. An
! the ba .hrooln door remained cloSee
even when Annie. saturnine and mis-
anthropic. said dinner was ready.
What on earth is she dolllg?' de
nanded Jean. of Pat.
She's taking bath" explained Pa
She's had time enough to take 20,
retortad Jean, annoyed.
Before Pat could reply to that, tn
bathroom door opened and Thelma az
peared. colcrfully arrayed in a eorgeou
neoligee and--carrying a book!
To Jean that was irritating. yet sh
> schooled her voice to politeness as sf1
said. Dinner is ready, Miss Ware, when