The Washington times., 1930-01-23
CHAPTER XIV

y T sounded to Lovejoy as II
the Aldersonc big house
was filled with people when
she and Tom stepped into it
that night.
From behind the thick velvet
curtains that hung in the door
way of the living room there
came q babble Of loud voices
and the Silvery clink Of ice in
glasses.
We're not having a real
party-there are only eight OF
U.S." Aline told her, coming out
into the hall with a cigarette
in one hand and a high-ball
glass in the other.
You go on in. Tom, and tell
Al to give you a good stiff glass
oe 'likker'-we're three drinks
ahead of you!" And she gave
Tom a shove towards the living
room. "I'll take the Little
Woman upstairs to powder her
nose. It needs it. Go ahead,
SHINY"
She followed Lovejoy UP the
wide stems that led to the sec
ond floor.
You're white as a sheet to-
night. aren't yyou?" she asked
when Lovejoy had slipped out
of her coat and was beginning
to powder her nose.
I'm tired" Lovejoy answered.
1--WE been up since 6 this
morning, and I've cleaned the
house from the front door to
the back porch today!-I'm
fairly walking on rubber legs.
May l borrow some of your
rouge? I left mine at home" !"
Aline pulled out the top
drawer of her dressing table.
Help yourself!" she said gen
erouSly, there's five kinds of
rouge there and about Is lip
sticks. Put on plenty-you need
it'll stayed in bed today un-
til noon so that I'd be wide
awake tonight! We never go to
bed before dawn on Saturday
nights"
Loyejoy nodded, her face
close to the toilet mirror, as
she outlined her lips with bright
scarlet paint.
II know" she said, Eve
seen your house lighted up lots
Of times and wished l was over
here Tom and 1 just
sit at home night after night.
He seems to like it" she sighed.
Don't you ever think he
likes it," Aline exclaimed, her
eyes meeting Lovejoy's in the
mirror. Men are all alike!
They try to whiteWaSh them
selves to their wives and pre-
tend they like the quiet life
but they don't really! What
they honestly want is a hot time
and the bright lights. And don't
you forget it,"
She snubbed out her cigarette
in a blue glass powder bowl on
the dressing table.
And if they haven't a Bright
Light at home, they're going out
somewhere else to look for one,"
she went on, laughing a little,
I'm quite a Bright Light, my
self, am"
she certainly was. She shone
and twinkled and radiated pep
from the fluff of Spun-silk hair
on her head to the rhinestone
buckles on her feet.
Put on some more lip-stick!
she said, Il want you to look
nice tonight. There's an old
friend of yours. downstairs"
Friend of mine?" asked Love
Joy. She swung around from the
mirror, her eyes wide with curl
oSity What friend could
they have in common. she and
this spoiled rich woman?'
Aline laughed.
stephen Oglebay," she said,
"he'S an old friend of my huS.
band. The other night he was
here for dinner and he asked us
if we knew you. He said you
lived back here in StallingS Lane
Hes an old sweetheart of
yours, isn't he?"
Loyeioy nodded. How on earth,
Oglebay found out that she and
Tom had moved to Stallings
Lane?
He must be keeping track of
me. she thought.
The thought made her heart
beat a bit faster. somehow.
Not that she cared a
snap of her fingers for Steve
any more. but it was oddly ex-
citing to know that he still
thought about her ans knew
where she lived.
Il met Steve lges ago" she
said, turning away from the
glass. HE was buying watch
one day in the jewelry store
where my Uncle James works,
and we saw a lot Of each other
after that until l got married.
He's awfully nice isn't hep"