Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
The Yelled Face.


WHA1L, hail, the gangs all here and
a it looks like conspiracy
whats all the excitement. girls?
Wasn't it horrid that I couldn't have
come when you did? What have you
all been doing? Wen, isn't anybody
glad to see me?"
The new arrival gayly mounted the
Steps of the verandah at the resort
hotel where three excited young women
were freely airing their minds.
well, here is Betty at last. OF
course we are glad to see you re-
piled Louise. But you fired so many
exclamation points and question marks
at us that we were quite stilled into
stupidity. Here you come along week
late. as usual. Well, I'll say youv
missed a lot"
"Mavbe l can catch up" returned
Betty. What kind of a place do YOU
find it? Were our dear husbands right
about it when they painted the glory
of this isolated spot to us? OR. DO
YOU think there was method in their
goodness and they Just wanted to get
rid Of us for awhile?
"Oh, we'll" volunteered Ester, Il
t@iak their hearts were really IN the
right place but something that has
happened UP here would almost make
you doubt the best husband IN the
world"
GLORY, how exciting! I didn't dream
OF adventure so soon.
Now don't be so funny. Betty. this
Is not a comedy. You will be as in
dienant as the rest Of us. Louise,
YOU tell her the situation, and then
let's figure out way to trap him"
Now Just wait I don't have to
stand here and hold my suit case, do
I? How are arrangements, Catherine?
Do 1 room with you, or do you room
with me? And is it one bed or twin
beds? You know me-
Everything fine, Bet, you do room
with me and it's twins"
Good 1 always wanted twins. My
what a nice big veranda. These seats
look so comfy. Let's sit down and
out with your tragedy"
Louise got the first inkltng or 1t,
80 she is the official tattle-Cale. Go
ahead, Weesa.
Eyes, I'll tell you all we know-take
that Rig chair, Bet, it's lovely-this
Is really a distressing affair. You see,
xhis Is such a beautiful place, so rest
Jul and secluded. presume that IS
why so many come here. See how mucn
those mountains are, and there Is the
most wonderful, cold. rushing brook,
almost a river, not far away. Listen
You can hear 1t roaring now. This Is
the main hotel, or rather the hotel
We room here because all the cottages
wtre taken when we arrived. Every one
eats here There are the loveliest cot
+ayes scattered all through the grounds
and nestled in romantic dells. oh, we
think it is really a charming place.
well, about the time 1 arrived
YOU know I came few days before
the girls did--a couple also arrived
and took the dearest little cabin. II
is perched upon the hillside among
the trees like birds nest. The wom-
an, not more than a girl, is the pref
test daintiest little thing you ever
saw, and the man, also young, is g
Greek god. My, but he is handsome!
ut seems that they had been ir
some kind of accident, I don't know
where or what There was fire anc
an explosion and some were killed
and many hurt. 1t had been a terrible
shock to the young wife. We call hel
Little Venus and him Apollo. The1l
name is Ward. He brought her here
for rest and quiet, but after she ar
rived she completely collapsed and ha'
not left the cottage since.
"a few days after they arrived, Of
should say in the evening, an autt