Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

to shirley's great-grapdmother. The wheel a
fashion had rolled back TO where the dress was
once again In the mode. Its slender princess
lines nodded Shiriey's figure into lovely curves.
The boyish, impudent girl of the golf course
and beach had vanished completely-here was
q lovely and romantic young woman. Warren
played up beautifully through dinner. He
watched Shirley. across the table, with just
the right air Of being unwillingly attracted.
Dinner over. he suggested that he and Shir.
by take stroll along the boardwalk. The
mothers glanced ut each other.
Out In the soft darkness with the shh-shh
c: the waves, there was no need for pFetense.
Sairley strolled slowly, made dreamy by the
Summer night. Warren stalked stihAy beside
her. Each time they passed one Of the beach
lights he would glance sideways at her.
Suddenly he exclaimed, you're beautiful In
that dressI'
you'd better not waste your pretty
Speeehes" Shirley counSeled. They're likely
to run cut while you're still needing them"
"Tnas wasn't any pretty speech" Warren
denied. Tive always thought you were pretty.
II you were anything ike you look"
Shirley laughed again. They walked the
fun length Of the boardwalk in silence.
Suddenly again, I've got double reason for
wanting to put over this scheme of ours" said
Warren.
whats the other one?"
Ell mothers got It into her head that YOU
and ought to hit it of together, I'D like to
have her get tt out as soon as possible. Be-
cause-well, the truth is, I've already picked
out my girl"
"warenl VINO Is she?"
Nobody you know" said Warren. "she lives
ooh" A pause. Then, What's she Ike.
Warren2 Is she pretty?"
"zer name Is Mary Carlisle" said Warren
briefly. "She looks pretty to me. hope yOUu
meet her some day."
II hope So too" said Shirley warmly. Are
you really engaged"
mot exactly" Warren admitted. II don't
want to ask her tn I'm little better intrenehed
In the business"
well, with q real love affair in the picture.
we must make good job Of our stunt" Shirley
observed.
that's the idea" said Warren ITS
shame to have TO waste three days before We
can begin"
easily than they expected. Long lazy mornings
On the hotel beach, dipping in and out Of the
ocean.
For three afternoons Warren and Shirley
tDok the car Mrs. Neal had rented and drove
into Miami Evenings after dinner they played
a rubber or two Of bridge with Mrs. Neal and
Mrs Spencer, danced Q little, and then stToaled
out into the moonlight.
T ATE the third evening they came in out q
the moonlight and told the two mothers that
they were engaged. Mrs Spencer just looked at
them and then said that they had made her
the happiest woman IN the world. Mrs. Neal
cried q little The engaged couple regarded
each other gui1tfly.
Honestly" said Shirley afterward, Il
hadn't realized what . mean thing we were
doing"
"I know" said Warren. st feel as though
we were canceling the orphan asylums Christi
mas ice cream. We can't weaken now, though.
We're into It, wen have TO 60 through with IT,.
"of course" Shirley agreed. what nghs
shah we start On?"
We've never had 10 lay the ropes ahead m
order to fight" Warren reminded her. Wen
Just relax and Let nature take its course"
Shirley agreed. For three days they waited
and no quarrel appeared.
II don't know what's the trouble" Warren
observed; whether you've suddenly got better
tempered or It's Just that I'm losing my spirit.
A night seems such an Undertaking"
'1tS the climate" said shirley. by the end