The Washington times., 1930-12-15
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} on. Frankly, Miss Calvert, I
thought you'd be a lot more
high hat, and I thought Kitty
wouldn't be so soft"
you're all right, Duke"
Kitty told him, giving his arm
a friendly pat. "He's a great
guy. Connie"
A Cooling Party
mo man is a great guy when
he tries to handle two women"
Carson said philosophically. Il
thought this was to be some
thing like a polite hold-up-and
it turns out to be a cooling
party. We sit down at dagger
points, and after a while we get
sociable and the whole racket
perishes. Nothing happens-we
Just talk and our minds
change"
We're going to get some
where" Connie declared conf
IDENTIFY.
"Yes, if you do I'll feel like a
fool" Carson said. IF you
turn out to be q regular girl
you'll certainly let all the gas
out Of my balloon. I put on
all my high pressure for a hun
dred grand in Kitty's behalf
and now it looks like you both
are tickled to death to find
each other"
Connie, for the first time,
smiled at him. We'll, sup
pose we are glad. What's the
matter with that?"
"Well, I suppose I will have
to be glad, too," Carson smiled
back at her. when I started
talking to you I thought I had
the right angle, and now I am
beginning to feel that I was
all wrong. There are so many
gyps around here that I get
out Of the habit Of expecting
things to be on the up and up.
Maybe that idea Of touching
you for a bankroll was all
wrong, but it seemed like the
thing to do in the beginning"
Connie Means Business
"On the contrary" Connie in
formed him, Kitty really has
a share of her fathers estate.
and I'm going to see that she
gets it,"
carson was studying Connie
carefully. ~
he said, seriously. You're
good saleSman-you changed
my mind. It won't be neces-
sary for Kitty to highjack you
out of it. But must confess,
Miss Calvert, I feel idiotic
about the whole business"
Say, guy that never
changes his mind is natural
born sap!" Kitty injected. Il
got a great sister, Duke. When
I looked at her picture in the
paper I hated her-and when I
met her, she gets me. Gee,
Connie-I'm glad we got to-
gether. Maybe our old man
wasn't such q bad egg. after
all; maybe he just didn't know
how to do the right thing"
"He was spoiled by money
and he was never forced to dis
cipline himself" Connie ex-
planned. But there was a lot
of good in him; he was good to
my mother and me, even If he
didn't treat you and your
mother right, Kitty. He couldn't
have been all bad"
Duke Gives Advice
"Well, we can't sit up all
night talking over things we
don't know anything about"
Duke Carson said. I'm going
to give you both my last word
of advice, and then I'm through.
I think you'd better go ahead
with your marriage tomorrow
and get in touch with Kitty
when you come back from your
honeymoon; then you girls can
straighten up without a lot Of
hard feelings and trouble. And
if you listen to me any longer
you'd be wasting your time; I
just bow myself out Of the pic
ture and let you do as you
please"
"That's o. K. with me-" Kitty
declared.
Can you come to my wed
ding tomorrow, dear?" Connie
asked her, seriously.
The Tenth Avenue girl smiled
"a bit wiStfully.
I'm sorry, but I can't make
it. It's sweet of you to ask
me. all the same"
But I mean it," Connie said,
with her heart in her voice. II
really want you."
Kitty shook her head.
you can't mix oil and
water. We'd both be en-
barraSSed. I'll stick right here
on Tenth Avenue, where I be-
long" ...,...--.0
Connie, impulSively, reached
for her and gripped both her
hands.
Sister, dear, I'm not going
to let you stay here and live
like-like this. It's not right,
and I'd hate myself if 1 didn't
see that from now on you got
every advantage possible out of
life. I want you to come home
with me now-tonight!"
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