Evening star., 1932-08-01

place would be expensive of course, and
fashionable.
Wen meet you in the Winter Gar
den as soon as you've brushed up" Hal
Sample said IF there's anything you
want that isn't handy, ring for it. And
don't beautify too much. I'm famished." d"
Me, tool" Lee chartered. I'D like
creamed chicken on toast and alligator
pear salad. What's few pounds more
or less. Step on it, Tony-where's our
bags-oh, I see, the Russian colonel
over by the elevators got them. Gee,
that Canada special of Halls sure made
me woozy."
Tie suite Tony was to occupy with
Lee was the most luxurious she had
ever seen.
''All this room, for just us?" Tony
exclaimed. She was drawing back the
orange gauze curtains of a window.
The view was over the water
"Reeks of the rich, what?" Lee
spilled powder over the top of the black
laquered bureau. I've heard Of the
Lombard. We used to send piles OF
stuff for danes here from Simone's.
Little Lee never dreamed then she'd be
one of the bloated inmates"
1T is strange our being here, when
only Yesterday it seems we were Won
dering how to divide roll and cup
and half of coffee for breakfast"
Just shows you what a girl can do
If she uses the brains she was born
with. How do you like the boy
friends?"
Il like Hal Sample. Hes jovial. The
other one-Mr. Selden-1'm not sure
he approves of us"
Lee interrupted lip rouging long
81 a0lr fr1-itS
Imaginary Jock Selden. Just too bad
about him. Maybe he was expecting
a couple of grand duchesses. He'll
come out of it. I'm glad you have a
taste for Hal because I've made up my
mind to annex Jock Selden. He's ripe
and he ought to be plucked."
"Lee, please don't do ANYTHING
"You wouldn't do. I won't. Any
how. not much. This Selden boy has
kind OF got my number. He does
things to me" Lee sprayed perfume
over her bright blond hair.
HE seems morose. Perhaps there
Is some other member OF the party
he's interested in"
Lee pulled her hat down over her
shining hair. f1uffing 1t out pertly from
under the brim. She watched Tony
covertly, In the glass.
Listen, my dear. If the others DON t
SHOW up right away, forget them, will
you? Hal wasn't sure. at the last
minute, they could come and he didn't
want to tell us for fear it would spoil
our fun"
At once Tony knew 'the others
would not turn up" That 1t was
never meant they should. Her impulse
was to repack her bag, to find her
way back to town. She was perfectly
capable of taking care of herself,
whether there were four or forty IN the
party, but she resented the deception.
Then she remembered Hal Sample, his
joyiality, his apparent lack Of guile. He
doesn't know about the others, she rea-
soned. That is why Lee asked me not
to mention them. I'll stay. I owe that
much to him. Hes doing everything
possible to make it a gala affair. l must
step being a prig'
Tony tilted to a rakish angle the
vagabond beret Lee had insisted she
Sunshine and music flooded the
Lombard Winter Garden. A goritied
solarium, glassed. stretched to the
waters edge. From winery threading
the ceiling. gilt and teakWoOd cages
were suspended and in them lemon
and orange canarieS hoped about eX-
citedly. When the music ceased the
birds trilled until it seemed their tiny
throbbing thrOatS must burst. Flowers
were everywhere. 1t was Spring in
this garden. Tulips in bright pink
bonnets peered oUt Of stone urnS and
Clumps of jonquils and Of inquisitire
daisies bloomed in wicker basket
against screens of fern and stately palm