The Washington times., 1930-08-25
Cathie Is Eager to Impress
Moore at Her First Party
CHAPTER Is

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There was to be a dinner party
the night Of Moore's arrival.
The first since Cathie's mar
riage, unless she chose to count
the painful dinners with Chester
? Farnsworth and his bride, and
Cathie didn't.
She was very nervous about It.
.'Now, don't worry about the
vaughans," Mr.. Farnsworth said
reassuringly, they'll be all
right" He thought her nervous
ness was caused by the thought
Of the Vaughars, who had rather
surprised hinr by accepting.
They seldom went anywhere any
more. but they were coming.
} SO was q Mrs. Willoughby, whom
Farnsworth had suggested as q
pleasant partner for Moore.
II thought it was Miss Darrow
in the office whom he likedp
Cathie couldn't help that. It
just slipped out.
Mr.. Farnsworth did not even
deign to answer. He merely
raised his eyebrows and return
ed TO the evening paper.
HE did like her." Cathie per-
sisted.
! Nonsense, Catherine"
What makes you think he'll
like this Mrs. Willoughby, then?"
"Eh?a
II said, what makes you
think he'll like Mrs. Willough-
"oh. They're very good
friends. She's p. r. Willough-
by's widow.
Something Wrong?
Cathie took a few more stitches
in the crepe de chine slip, she
, was making for Jean. "1s She
an elderly lady2"
mo. Young. Twenty-Five.
Thirtyfive. I don't know her
age. Gracious. Catherine, why
do you care? What's Mrs. VIII.
loughby to you?"
Nothing"
"Of course not. Now let me
get back to my reading" He
ratified the sheets impatiently,
but apparently he could not con-
centrate, for in q moment he let
them slide TO the floor and turn
ed to Cathie worriedly. Gather.
Inc, it isn't like you to- be SO
t1dgety. Is anything wrong?
Are you ur1happy?''
Il? Oh, no. MOI"
Something is wrong. You
look tired. my dear. / wonder il
you should see doctor? Scam.
mel is considered very good.'
Cathfe'S face fell. ''Oh. no.
I'm all right. Perhaps I've Wof-
ried about the dinner a little.
It's LILY first, you know"
ReaSsured, FarnSworth return
ed once more to the financial
page. Then just leave every.
, thing to Cheong, and forget it,"
he advised.
Fears Servant
Cathie had no alternative in
the matter. Cheong handled
this, as other things, with 4
1ordly hand. Long, Sing-song in.
structions to the young Chinese
boys. Now If she could lust
learn their names and give a
few orders herself but
she was afraid to. Cheonp
might not like it, and she was
really afraid to speak to him.
She never could quite make up
her mind when he was most i'm.
preSSive, stalking through the
; nails IN his long white apron
In the morning, or Shuffling out
OF the house in his black alpaca
coat and derby hat in the after
noon, bent on mysterious busi-
ness Of his own. He even or
dered the flowers, sprays of
golden brown crysanthelnumS in
the dining room, masses of or
, aI1ge and lemon tinted mari.
colds for the drawing room.
She had planned to wear vel.
low. There was such a pretty
maize chiffon with a faint pat.
tern of young. tender green, that
her husband liked so well. It
made her look like a canary. he
said, and he had given her his
mothers canary diamond neck
lace to wear with it, though
she knew he had first intended
it for Enid. when he had had
it removed from the bank and
;, reset.
Dressing for Moore
There had been one Of those
quiet, ugly battles over it. Ches-
ter making ugly. half joking re.
marks. It quite spoiled the
necklace for Cathie. but she
wore it dutifully, because it gave
Mr.. FarnSworth pleasure to see
1t sparkling on her neck.
Tonight the yellow chiffon
looked childish and immature
to- her. She wanted to look
! sophisticated, and Ilnatronly.
for Gordon Moore. She wanted
him to see that she had
changed, that she was no longer