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the two Of them came into the
kitchen.
There was nothing in her face
to show that she had been lis
tening to them. She smiled at
Norrie from under her straight
black eyebrows.
go up to bed. Norrie," she
said with all the sweetness in
the world. Wen do the dishes
tomorrow morning-you and l."
But the instant that Norris
was out Of the kitchen her face
darkened.
II hope that he-man stuff Of
yours makes an impression on
Norrie!" she said to him. Every
word. as it fell from her lips.
sounded like an icicle breaking.
But I think" she went on.
that you might worry a little
about me instead of Norrie,
once in a while. It doesn't
seem to bother you that I have
all the housework to do while
she takes care Of the baby"
Tom laughed.
"YeS-but you don't do the
houSework. You let her do it,"
he pointed out. That's what
makes me sore. You've been
out of the house for hours
every day since she's been here.
Every afternoon I've come
home to find her out here peel
ing vegetable and making salad
for dinner-and you've been out
gallivanting with Aline and
some Of the rest Of your bud
dies"
We'll. you won't find her
peeling vegetables any more"
Lovejoy interrupted him keenly,
because I'm going to hire a
cook. I put that ad in the pa
per tonight, and I'm not going
to take it out. I'm through
cooking meals for you and Nor
rie Shane. So just write that
on your Shirt-front!"
She snapped her fingers un.
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where someone had carelessly
laid a burning cigarette.
Were dying of thirst over
here" Aline called suddenly
from the card table where she
was playing. Tom went out
into the kitchen about 10 min
utes ago. Lovejoy, to get some
more drinks. But he must have
walked off the deep end or
something Perhaps you'd bet
ter go out and see what's hap
pened to him!"
Lovejoy laid down her cards
and got up from the table.
Every light was blazing in
the empty kitchen. The back
door stood open to the cool
fragrant darkness. And from
the back porch came the low
steady hum Of voices.
She tiptoed across the kitchen
floor and stood just inside the
screen door, listening intently
49," Tom and Norrie Shane
we're out there in the dark
ness together!
But I promised Lovejoy I'd
wash them" Norrie was saying
in her gentle voice.
We'll. you're not going to
wash them!" Tom sounded
very maSterful and determined.
I'VE didn't hire you to wash
dishes around here-and Love
joy ought to be ashamed to let
you come back here to work at
this time Of night. You go up
stairs and get some sleep"
Lovejoy ground her little
teeth together It had
been Norrie's own idea to come
back here and wash dishes to-
night. Why didn't she tell Tom
so?
"Lovejoy didn't ask me to do
them" Norrie's soft voice came
out of the darkness. 81 wanted
to do them to help her out"
Lovejoy. was standing beside
the sink, drinking a glass of
water half-minute later when
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he didn't love Dulcy, wished
that he didn't understand all
the foolish mistakes she made
and love her for them. He
wished that he hated her, be-
cause then he could strangle
her and keep her from doing
any more damage to his bust
ness. But without Dulcy he
wouldn't care If he had any
business or not. Without Dulcy
he wouldn't even want to livel
Never mind, old man." Bill
came up consolingly, you'll
get used to Dulcy after a while.
That is. if you live through
tonight"
Dulcy seemed to be under the
impression that everyone was
having a good time. A sub
lime contentment radiated from
her, though Forbes stood i'm
movable, glowering first at his
wife who was deeply absorbed
in what Van Dyke was saying
to her, and then at his daugh-
ter who was edging toward the
porch with Vincent.
"Oh, Mr.. Forbes. I'll never
forgive my butler for spilling
that wine on you"
In her deep concern, Dulcy
planted herself directly in front
of him, cutting off his view
Of his wife.
,"It doesn't matter" he
whined despairingly. Nothing
matters any more"
Angela seized his momentary
distraction as an opportunity
to slip out on the terrace,
quickly followed by Vincent.
And a moment later Dulcy
switched on all the lights in
the room, so that even their
shadows were no longer visible.
Only once during a lull Vim
cents voice could be heard
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In the free-and-easy crowd
to which they and the Alder.
sons belonged all the husbands
kissed all the wives whenever
they met like this.
'It doesn't mean a thing-it'S
just fun" Aline had explained
to Lovejoy months before.
It was just part Of the eve
ning's program - the program
of drinking punch or high-balls,
playing cards for a tenth of a
cent a point or dancing to the
radio music.
Norrie had promised to be
home at 10 o'clock to do the
dishes.
But at 10 minutes after 10
they were still piled upon the
table in the darkened dining
room. Half-emptied bowls Of
chicken salad and baked beans.
Plates Of stale sandwiches and
sticky Lady Baltimore cake.
In the hving-room the Chi
nese brass trays were filled
with cigarette stubs and ashes.
The dark polished wood of the
piano top was covered with
white rings where the wet high.
ball glasses had been set down.
There was a big hole in the
black silk top of one Of the
bridge tables to show the place
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stairs with a smile as wide and
happy as Toms smile had been
a moment before.
Have to keep up the bluff
that we're happy together! she
reminded herself. Can't let the
outside world know what a
cat-and-dog life we're leading
lately!
The living room was as noisy
as a roadhouSe. The radio was
pouring out the peppiest kind
of music, and the Goodsells
were doing a more or less
shocking dance called the
shag."
James guest, a small blond
woman in white silk, was lying
almost flat in Toms big easy
chair, slipping a high-ball. AL
Anderson sat at her feet, watch
ing the GoodSellS. A stocky
gray-haired man stood behind
her chair.
Tom and Aline were in the
dining-room. Above the sound
Of the radio music, Lovejoy
could hear Aline's shrill sweet
voice.
you ought to get some of
these silver-ice balls for your
drinks, Toni" she was saying.
"You just chill them in your
ice-box and drop them into
the glasSes-Tom, your ties
crooked. Come here and let
me fix it,"
That remark bothered Love
joy a little. She had seen
Aline straighten Sam divers
necktie once upon a time and
she remembered that Aline had
kissed him when she did it.
Jane Goodsell saw the troubled
look that she turned toward
the dining-room door and be-
gan to laugh.
Nov, Lovejoy, keep away
from the dining-room!" she
cried, Don't ever interrupt
your husband when he's hav-
ing a necking party with your
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Bills observation that per.
haps he would prefer not to
live was luckily not heard, and
Gordon greeted with relief the
general exodus from the table.
He hurried after Dulcy TO- the
living room; he must caution
her to let Forbes alone before
the others come in.
isn't it wonderful?" Dulcy
asked excitedly.
Gordon looked at her in
amaZement. Was it possible
that she didn't realize what she
was doing? She looked so love
ly, so elated there in the misty
darkness that he felt as though
he were about to take candy
away from a child.
Sweetheart, please be care
full what you say to Mr.. Forbes"
ne pleaded gently.
But such a little pin prick
wasn't enough to deflate the
balloon Of Dulcy's enthusiasm.
isn't it amusing, Gordie, the
way Mrs. Forbes Is flirting
with Van Dyke?" she asked de.
lightfully. as she fluttered about
the room switching on lamps.
That's just what wanted
to warn you about"
"And my plan about Angela
is working beautifully" she in
terrupted. Vincent is just
mad about her. Anyone at the
table could have seen it,"
Gordon was so solemn! I'm.
pulsively Dulcy rushed over
and kissed him. Eluding his
arms. she whispered signifi-
cantly, Just leave everything
to me-"
Before he could stop her she
had gone to the door to see
what was delaying the others.
and Gordon realized that he
faced defeat. He wished that
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An Intensely Interesting Story of the
Romance of a Beautiful Blonde

declaiming, You're like q won
derful, warm dawn-just your
magic presence" and Forbes
shudder was hardly more no
ticeable than Bills.
"I always say I love q big
house and lots Of company"
Dulcy prattled on, drowning
out all sound from outside.
IF it were only q winter night
we could gather around the
fireplace and tell ghost stories"
No one seemed to welcome
that suggestion, so Dulcy
busted herself with pouring the
coffee, and Forbes looked
around for q chair that was
as far away from her as pos
sible. A good, stiff chair that
would support his aching back.
"Oh, no, Mr.. Forbes" she
protested, as she handed him
a cup. "You must take the
easy chair"
His protests were drowned out
in her insistence. and Cor
don's attempts to signal her
to lay off were unavailing.
Now not a word" Dulcy
warned him playfully.
you're polite and want to
leave it for me, but I insist on
your having it. I wouldn't
dream of anyone else having
it but you. Now sit right down
In it-that's right-'Way back.
It's awfully comfortable, just
the thing after eating"
AS usual, Dulcy was doing
her best with the worst posi-.
BILE results.
Forbes sat down defiantly,
with the air of a man who
yields in a minor battle only
that he may concentrate his
forces on the big struggle to
come.
TOmmOrrOw:
Pleasure or Punishment?
Copyright, 1930. King Features
Syndicate. Inc,)
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THE STORY THUS FAR
NOW CONTINUE

he caught a few words of what
Dulcy was saying.
"And I always say that Cor
don takes his business much too
seriously" she was assuring
Forbes.
He couldn't catch any more.
But he hoped, he even prayed,
that she wasn't telling Forbes
about the time she neglected to
give him the telephone mes
sage summoning him to an i'm
portant business conference.
On that never.t6-be-forgotten
occasion she had planned to
go to the theater, and she
reasoned that it would do him
much more good to enjoy a
show than to go to a dull old
directors meeting.
"A game is only a game"
he heard her saying a little
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der his nose to show him what
she thought Of him.
Then she pushed past him
and went back into the living
room. Jane Goodsell had per-
formed that elegant act known
as passing out of the pic
ture." Her eyes were closed
and her white face was COW
cred with tiny beads of sweat.
THAT girl is just liquid al
cohol," Aline was saying cheer
full to everybody in the room.
Come on, Larry. let's pour her
into the car and take her
home"
The next day Lovejoy's ad-
vertisement was in the paper"
"HouSemaid wanted" it read.
"One who can cook and will
do downstairs work. See Mrs.
Nicholson, corner of Tudor
Road and Stallings Lane"
And that very night it was
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CHAPTER XXI

r OVEJOY picked up the
telephone.
Her little fluted mouth
had lost all it's prettiness in a
sarcastic smile.
"All right, Tom," she said
bitterly, IF Norrie is so neces-
sary to your happiness, I'll keep
her. " I just telephoned
an ad for, a new housemaid to
the morning paper. But I'll
cancel it,"
But before she had a chance
to give her number the front
door bell rang, and Aline's
voice came floating up from
the lower hall:
Hail! Hail!-The gangs all
here! Where are you?"
Were upstairs, collecting
things to drink" Tom called
down to her. We'll be right
with you!"
His voice was full of cheer
fulneSS and his frown turned
into a wide grin as he headed
for the staircase with two bot
ties of Scotch In his arms.
Before she went downStirS
Lovejoy ran into his bedroom
to take look at the shelf of
his clotheS-cloSet. He
evidently had bought a whole
case of liquor the day before.
There were eight quart bottles
still left standing there in their
water-marked paper wrappings.
He's always preaching econ
omy to me! she thought with
cold anger. But he spends
money like a drunken sailor,
himself!
She slammed the closet-door
on the bottles and went into
her own room to add a touch
Of powder to her nose and a
bit of lip-salve to her mouth.
Then she gave herself a
little shake and went down.
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answered by the last person on
earth whom Lovejoy wanted to
see.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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Syndicate. Inc.)
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CHAPTER TX
DUMB-BUT ADORABLE.

NHERE were moments when
Gordon thought that din
ner would never come to
an end. He hardly noticed the
cleaning silver. the opalescent
glass. the delicate pink rosebuds
and blue gentians that were but
q parody of the exquisite tint
Of Dulcy's skin and eyes. He
only knew that he was too far
away from her to hear all that
she. was saying.
Once he took heart when
Forbes attacked his souffle with
evident enjoyment, but his
spirits went down again when
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not as someone tells you they are
How many young persons looking life are deceived by
the surface sayso of tnse and glamour which hide the
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Forbes hasn't heard anything
yet"
Something seemed to have
spoiled Forbes appetite.
You must eat to live" Dulcy
assured him, laughingly.
She insisted on helping him
to a large, heavily iced piece
of pastry over his protests that
he never ate sweets.
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Bill relaxed from his moody,
silent study of Angela and Vim
cent long enough to cut in on
Dulcy's blithe monologue.
Tell Mr.. Forbes" he sug-
gested sardonically, about the
time you wanted the minister
to join in a game of blind
mans buff just after a boot
logger had blacked his eye. Mr..
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shallow reality
Where lights brightest and laughter loudest hearts
are not happiest X y ~
What sad faces in gaudy gtering places when
ievs their reposs unobserved. ~-N ~"
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later. 80 I don't see why he
allowed himself to get so up
set when trumped his ace"
Gordon was relieved when
she had stopped talking about
business. but he wished that she
would stop talking entirely. If
Dulcy only knew how alluring,
how irresistible, she was when
she kept still!
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The happies faces finds in the humber quieter walks
of life
None so lonely as those who must forever be in
crowds.
The real never needs dazzling baIyhoo
Choose you WILL but do not be fooled. RaSSns.
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A Gripping Narrative of An
Adorable Meddler
By HELEN KLUMPH

From MARION DAVIES forthcoming Al-Talking
Picture by Wanda Tuchok and Eduin Justus Mayer,
based the play, "Dulcy," by M0ras Connolly and
George Kaufman. The picture wiH be shOuOn at
Locus Palace The0ter.
THE STORY THUS FAR
Beautiful Dulcy Parker was as clever at fixing
things she thought She insisted inviting Mr. Forbes
with whom her fiance Gordon Smith, trying to put
merger Of ewey interests to her house for the week
end although Gordon begged her not to medde From the
moment Forbes arrived, everything wrong His wife
rted with Of the guests his daughter thrown with
conceted scenario writer whom he loathed and Ducy
innocent efforts to help threw monkey wrench into the
machinery of Gordons business transactions with him.
Quivering with rage Forbes drawn into bridge game
where Dulcys bthe gayety and bad playing the final
insult to his peace of mind
NOW N0NTTNnE
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Fairfax Station, Va, the Rev. Father
Murphy offlciating.
Mrs. Herbert Wylie Smith was matron
OF honor and Mr.. Smith was best man.
The bride was becomingly gowned in a
dress Of dark blue fiat crepe, with
hat to match, and Mrs. Smith wore
brown satin, trimmed In cream-color
lace.
After short trip Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
will be at home at Clifton, Va.
Mrs. Smith entertained at q miscel-
laneous shower Saturday afternoon in
her home, in Ballston, Va. in honor Of
the bride-elect. The guests were Mrs.
Lura Carper, Mrs william Armstrong.
Evening star., 1930-12-15
Music Program Feature
At Arts Club Tomorrow Night-

An evening of Brahms and Schumap1
VIII be the main feature of entertain
ment at the Arts Club tomorrow eve-
ming. Brahms famous song cycle
die Liebeslieder." will be sung bv the
choir of the Church of the Covenant
Miss Helen Howison, Miss Richie Nc
Lean, Mr.. Charles Wilfred Smith and
Mr.. John Chandler Smith, directed by
Mr.. George H. Wilson, and assisted by
Mrs. Mary Carlisle Howe, composer
pianist Mrs. Greta Won Bayer, pianist
VIII play Schumann's LES Etudes
Symphoniques." Miss Katherine Lee
Jones will be the hostess.
Mr.. Stephen Bonsal, wartime cor
respondent, will be the speaker at the
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1. ". N. S. Board Feted Staff
In Home of Mr.. and Mrs, Myers.

The members of the staff of the In
structive Visiting Nurse Society were
the guests of the board of managers of
that organization at buffet supper
and musicale last night in the textile
museum Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers at 1880 street northwest. More
than SO of the graduate nursing and
administrative contingents were present
Evening star., 1930-12-15

Mrs. Harry Reed. Mrs. Fred Carper.
Mrs. John H. Carper, MRS. Joseph
kefauver, Mrs. Stephen J.. Garrity and
Mrs. Rose Stewart Houdines. A musi-
cal program was given during the aft
ernoon.
Or: and Mrs. George Nordlinger en-
tertained a party at the supper dance
at the Shoreham Saturday evening"
when their guests included Mr. and MrS'
Leon Pretzfelder and DR.. and mrs.
Joseph Palkin.
Mrs. Julia Atwood Mauldinr NJ conlav
Continued on Third PaTe1
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Caldwell at their apartment ct Ward
man Park Hotel.

Od1QWen dJ IIl6lI apdI at WdAO~
man Park Hotel.
Miss Margaret West Mann. daughter
OF Mr.. William Brayton Mann. and the
late Mrs. Mann, mas selected the date
of her marriage to Mr.. Hull Pratt May
nard, son Of Mrs. Gertrude Maynard OF
Boston and the late Mr.. Maynard. The
wedding will take place at o'clock Fri
day afternoon in the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION in New York and a
small reception will follow in the Am
baSsador Hotel.
Miss Mann has chosen Miss Catha-
r1ne Saunders for her maid OF honor
and only attendant. Mr.. Robert Hos
kins of windsor, Conn, will act as best
man for Mr. Maynard
Miss Mann is q graduate Of Smith
College and makes her home at 81 West
Ffftieth street, New York. Mr.. Maynard
was graduated from the University of
California and the Harvard School of
Business Administration and is at pres
ent assistant manager of Loomis In
stitute at Windsor, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Pine enter
tained a small company at dinner at
the Shoreham Saturday evening, the
party remaining later for the supper
dance. Their guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Garnett, DR.. and Mrs. r. l..
Sexton and Capt. and Mrs. Aaron
Bradshaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Ellithorp have
returned to Wardman Park Hotel from
six-week trip to Hawaii.
Miss Carlene Held, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Held of this city, has
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Mrs. Jessie Savage, who has been out
Of the city on visit to the Middle West
for some time, has returned to her
apartments at the La RENE.
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Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie will be
hostess at a reception Saturday after
noon in her home, on Sixteenth street,
when a reunion will be held for all of
Mrs. Imbrie's friends who were In the
Near East while she was there.
Evening star., 1930-12-15

Mrs. Bruce, wife of Comdr. Bryson
Bruce, U. S. N, entertained at luncheon
Friday at the Army-Navy Country Club
In honor of Mrs Edwin S. Cunningham,
wife of the United States consul gen.
kral at Shanghai.
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Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin will enter
tain at luncheon in the Mayfower We'd
nesday morning, following Mrs. Town
sends concert, in honor of her guest,
Miss Caroline Keene.
Mrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard, Mrs.
Erwin's sister, will give dinner for
Miss Keene at Chevy Chase Club that
evening.
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The marriage of Mrs. Cora L. Buck
ley to Mr.. Samuel Brown took place
at 1890 o'clock yesterday morning, at
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Capt. and Mrs. John r. Edie sailed
Today aboard the Europa for Switzer-
land, where they will spend the Winter
months at st. Moritz
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Capt. ]. A. Schofeld, o. S. N, and
Mrs. Schofleld spent the week end In
Philadelphia with their son, Mr.. Cray
kroft Schof1eld.
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Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman,
chairman of the United States En-
ployeS' Compensation Commission, en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Willard.
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sailed from New York City for Port Of
Spain, Trinidad, British west Indies. to
visit her brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Stafford de Lesdernier. The
latter was formerly miss Emma Lee
Held.
Mrs. L. o. Bullock Of Richmond. Va,
spent the week end at the Dodge Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Mondell en-
tertained a party at the Shoreham
supper dance Saturday evening when
their guests included Miss Virginia Rus
sell, Miss Betty Brandenburg, Mr.
FREDERICK Graham of Morgantown, w.
Va, and Mr.. Carl Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Bontecon OF Mill
brook, N: Y, are in Washington and are
az Wardman Park Hotel for a short
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SOCIETY
Nice President Curtis Honor Guest of
Secretary and Mrs. Adams
Mrs. Gam Also Feted.

Shoreham Hotel where he has taken
an apartment for the Winter season.
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor entertained
at luncheon today in her home, Wild
Acres, in honor of Miss Elizabeth Ed
son. The company included Miss Clara
Boiling, Miss Virginia Glazebrook, Miss
Ruth Bryant, Miss Betty West, Miss
Moire Archbold, Miss Eleanor Mulliken,
Miss Carolyn Walker, Miss Eleanor CAL
vert, Miss Adele Jahncke, Miss Margene
Musser, Miss Catherine Berry, Miss
Juna Cushing, Miss Beatrice Patton,
Miss Devereux Greene, Miss Rosa Hayes,
Miss Margaret Peyton Calvert, Miss
Sylvia Meredith and Mrs. Bessie Edison,
mother of the honor guest.
The Governor of the Panama Canal
Zone and Mrs. Harry Burgess were the
guests for whom the chief of the Bu-
reau of Efficiency and Mrs. Herbert D.
Brown entertained at dinner Friday
night.
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Capt. D. c. Bingham is now at the