Evening star., 1928-11-18
Faithfully and gratefully your

Faithfully and gratefully you
friend
Fitzgerald Decourcey Lynnescote."
THAT made me SO darned mad
after I'd simply hurled myself at him.
commented Sally, Il made UP my mil1t
to forget him. I tried to, too. But
when I came face to face with him ir
Chicago-that was two weeks ago to-
day-the dam busted. just took hin
IN hand firmly. I married I'm thai
afternoon and-here I am. J thought
ought to give grandmother a chance
to be a sport, If she wanted TO be. But
she plainly docsn't-which Is that
See?'
WT SET" Acknowledged Eileen. Anc
added Isis your husband
here"
no he's counting the minutes-o
he'd better oe-until get back t.
| Chicago. HISS got to work for liv
ing. sou sse. We discussed all that
Hes driving something like a taxi
} Only without meter and mor'
/ for"
! "why-why. that's what my Jimn.
! docs!"
This was the first time she had eve
called Jimmy her Jimmy. but she die
not notice that.
"Truly' And we've got the buckles
! three-room apartment. OF course it!
tiny-but I love it to pieces. It's really
living!'
"Living?" echoed Eileen, wide-eyed
you mean-more than this" Shc
glanced around the room as she spoke
This" scorned Sally. Say. you
don't call this living. do you? Why.
feel as If I'd escaped from Sing Sing
L"
Il don't mean just this roon-or
the house." protested Eileen. Il mean
the gorgeous times you must have had
The people you know-and the music
and travel"
Bunk" exploded Sally Gorgeous
tirne-Egypt's Queen! / suppose you
mean teas and dinners and dances
Same old crowds, same old faces, same
old Jokes. Travel? The really inter-
esting places are always places where
they haven't good hotel. or where nc
Thaxter would be seen. And the people
you'd like to meet. because they look
interesting, are never in the Blue Book
somehow All right in their way. but
not cur sort, you know. I've been to
Europe three times and I don't care
if I never go again. I'd rather go to
place in Northern Michigan Gerry
told me about"
She took a deep breath. her eyes
starry Its going to be our honey
moon" she explained. Wen take the
car and camp out nights. And fish and
wear old clothes Do anything we feel
like. with no set sehedule-"
I'll bet most girls would prefer Eu-
rope. Just ths ssme." Eileen broke in
at that point Il would. All my life
We'll, now's YOUR chance" Sally re-
minded her. oh. yes, it is. AS far
as grandmother is concerned you're
SALLY Thaxter right now. OF course
that crazy, but go to it---r won't gum
up the game. I've got Gerrv. But
you'll heve to give mp that Jimmy you
were talking ahout."
Your grandmother would never
reallv do it." protested Eileen.
"You don't know grar|mothsr vet.
retorted Sally grirniy. Il don't know
how she'll rncnage i, bit she will Shs
wants to nurisll n1e As II she could.
lust cutting me of! What good is
r,"nev when it just keens vcu from
doing tElir"s? want tn livn-really
live. I want some eX"it"nent."
"Eycitemert!" ~er4et~1 Eileen. "vou
don't r,eer ~ say thcr"'z more e''"ite-
rnent in a three-rcom fiat and-being
poo-."
"T'''~ it from me- there is" r~tort-
~~~,a mcr-v. But YOU cant heve every-
thirg. I've rot Gerrv enS--what are
ycr outtir~ on vour hat for?"
Eileen did net srSwHr for second.
A wave If pure nostalgia possessed her
Then. st 9Ae~e" sh> anr~IlncNi r""',-
Iose1v. "we're tvfir7 hoth sides the skin.
It hccins tn sour1 r. me az if"
"Yor n,e>~ vcu'r~ goirT hack to
VOW ,Tin,-,vs" rlt in Sallv iovou5lv
TN, roir~ bark to Chicago anyway"
corrected File~~. "Tf. 'that is. your
rra>Another will ror,e scrose with the
return fore end let me wear the clothes
I'v" rot c~."
"S',e will do NOR, than that-ths''s
the Thaxter Of it, n~oDh"sied Sally.
"Yt win hs on ewfu' how to her. hut
hid h. hoiled in oil before she'd lift
a finger ~ Stru YOU She nav even
take vonr breath away. know her like
a hock"
And Sally did Eileen was still b~"ath-
'~Ss as the train. b-srin~ thenl West
wor1. tore on through the night.
II don't feel as If I ought to have
lot her rive NJ the coat and all the
other things sba h~r~ht me. besides
the e',sck." she told Sally.
"Thov're no use to her" Sally re-
mi~S~d her. "ycu ran have them for
q trouseeau and ven do lcoS pe~fectly
S1lckv in that cost. If your Jimmy
doesn't love YOU in It"
"Fe'l be more snt TO demand where
! got it," amended Eileen. and, though
"he smiled 1t was shade uucertainlv.
The thought Of ,Jinlrnv filled her with
a curious shyness. IT was last seen
5eparting in conpanv with a gentle
man of WHOM, he disapprnved." she
added, "He-ha may be quite mascu-
lirs-"
Lovely" breathed Sally. "How YOU
can make him grovel in the dust when
you explain!"
"He-he may not even bother to come
around for explana tions" suggested
Eileen. almost wistfllly "He-he was
awful mad at me the last time saw
h!r-and is probably madder than ever
by now
To which Jimmy would certainly
have epbended curt Correct.
That's the last time she gets