Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
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Seventh Installment

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was a short blonde girl, whose
plumpness gave definite threat Of
turning her into a fat woman al
middle age. Her features were Of
the curved baby variety, her eye
small and gray, and her mouth lip.
sticked into a pouting cupid's bow
of the most vivid scarlet.
Both girls were dressed in smar,
sport clothes. The blondes cos
tune was of the latest cut ane
mode, but completely wrong fol-
her figure and height.
The other young woman, who
looked several years older, was I
thin brunette with sharp features
stihlv marcelled hair, large green,
ish-gray eyes and languid manners
Both women were smoking Gig
arettes, and Joyce nervously Lighted
one to bolster up her wi courage
Then she waited for some one elsf
TO speak.
"What did you do all day yester-
dav?" demanded the blonde, "Yo,
weren't in bed, were you?"
mo, l felt rotten,' replied Joy
"You had it coming to you! t..
4 wonder we're not viewing the re-
mains today. How did it happier
anyhow, Frills?"
"Oh, forget it!".said Joyce, TT
all over now. l hate post-mortems.
"Sure, so do l." agreed the dark
one, guess it gave you shock
though, didn't it, Frills? You don
seem to have much zip today, some
how. That's what Matt notice.
about you, said you acted halt
dead
Did he? Well, that's the way
felt, but it's better than being com
pletely out"
"Ill say" assented the blonde
Suddenly she started violently ano
let out a terrific. oath "%'he
let him in here?" she screamed shril-
ly, for Dickie had come up behind
her and pushed his cold little nose
against the plump pink hand which
hung e the arm of the chair.
Where did the cur come from,
Frills?"
He mine. Sorry he scared you.
Come here, Dickie." She jumped
up, and sitting back in a chair, took
Dickie in her lap, facing calmly the
battery of disguised surprise on the
two faces.
Are you coming out to Tess
tea at the club Frills?" said Ethel
'Why no No, Pm not go
ing anywhere this week." answered
Joyce, trying to speak in a careless
manner.
Come on, Ethel said Clarice
you'll never go around in less thar
a hundred and fifty if you dom
get out on the course more thar
once a month, you poor fat lazy
female"
Ethel got up resignedly, ane
yawned. well come over tonight
1t sure isn't natural to see you 81
quiet, GAL"
Il know where you al get
cat and a parrot, if you're going il
for pets," said Clarice, on her wa,
out.
Thanks" said Joyce coldly.
She was SO thoroughly disgu.:et
and repealed by Ethel and Claric
that she could not bring hersel
even to attempt an imitation O.
what she supposed was the Frill
manner. She accompanied them tt
the door, and watched them ge
into the bright green car.
AT the opening in the high wall
they turned aside to let anothe
machine enter, and .Joyce's hear
gave a disconcerting leap when Sin
recognized Maitland's handsom
face in the gray roadster that wa
entering. She turned and fled up
stairs. II can't face him till I've a
least powdered"
Listening carefully she hear
Maitland enter the house withou
ringing, and then whistle a few
notes, which she knew must be hi
way Of signaling Frills. Size stoo'
irresolute for a few moments, strok
ing Dickie. 1t had not occurred t.
her that he might come upstair
without an invitation. Therefore
she was distinctly startled when h
calmly walked into the room, look
ing for her.
She faced him apprehenbively
intentionally conscious of wha
had happened the day before.
Hello, sweet! Everything 0
:. ow Didvu get a good night
sleet | oks hs1<er to see yoi