The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Bv FAY KING

them so that they could hear
me:
"Hello, Thad's wife and su.
sizes husband!"
Airline turned away. I heard
her call me an odious name.
A Great Host
A month later, it was before
we got around to a party we
had planned with Forrest NAL
vern. Chubb took me. Denny
Thurston took Viola. To my
surprise Mr.. Malvern came
alone. There was no sign of
Fanny Dutton. He was a won
derful host and we had a glor-
ious item of it in private din
ing room with special enter
tainers and little diamond bar.
pin favors for the girls. There
were four girls in the party and
five men, including Mr.. Nal.
vern.
He made us promise to have
another party a month from
that date. We we're to take
in a new revue that would open
then. He seemed to know all
about those things. Then he
was going to entertain us up
at his swell bachelor apartment.
I had never been there but I
knew they were swell because
Dolly Hawkins had told me all
about the place, with his house
on the roof, a glassed-in din
ing room with a fountain and
growing roses and orchids.
When we had the party and
got there after the show I
found that Dolly hadn't exag-
gerated at all. I had to keep
my wits about me in order not
to rave too much and appear
green.
A COzy Little Den
There were IL of us. Four
got to playing bridge. The rest
of us danced to radio music.
the music coming at that late
hour all the way from an or
chestra in San Francisco over
Mr., Malvern's special radio that
he called his ok" He had
another for local stations.
There was a cozy little den
and on the walls we're prob
ably 20 pictures Of girls.
II want one Of yours-to top
the lot, Kitty" Mr.. Malvern
said.
promised to get one for
"oh, there's a picture Of
Dolly Hawkins" I said, indi-
eating it.
"Yes, she was a cute kid
too bad she went back to the
sticks-now here's Ouch essa a
Framli, she was a New York
girl" and he chatted away
for a while and then we went
back to the dancing.
AS Chubb was getting ready
to take me home Mr.. Malvern
got a chance to speak to me for
a moment.
"You and must have a
two-some party soon, Kitty" he
said.
"Td be delighted-but Of
course not up here" I answered.
mo, no-certainly not-we
can't fly in the face of the all
wise conventions nor flaunt
Mrs. Grundy, my dear"
Chubb came along at this
time. He and Denny took vi
ola and myself home. The sun
was rising!
And I had to be at the Miers
establishment at 10 the next
morning.
Sues for Divorce
= The alarm clock awakened
me at nine and I yanked Viola
out of bed. I started the cof-
fee. Viola went to bring in
the tiny jar of cream and with
it the morning paper.
The thing that caught my
eye was a single column head
line on the first page. It read:
MRS. CURTIS LAWLOR BRINGS
ACTION FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. M. Thad Parsons Is Named
in Sensational Suit-She Is a
Bride of Less Than
Six Months
Viola saw my eyes pop and
heard me exclaim. She read
over my shoulder.
"For Pete's sake" she yelled.
"can you tie that one!"
Poor Thad," I muttered.
"Serves him right-Oh Gee.
I wonder If you'll be dragged
into this case any way-as a
witness or something's"
I stared at Viola. The idea
frightened me, and yet there
was a possibility of that very
thing happening.
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