Evening star., 1934-05-27

I'll die" She paused on this melancholy note
and gazed out the window. What does he
look Ike?"
Il don't know"
Tall? 1 couldn't stand him if he weren't
tall"
"Yes, he's tall all right Dark hair"
"As dark as yours?"
"Well-yes-I think So" said Phil grnning
What color are his eyes?"
"Oh, darkish-gray. guess. Harmonic beau
tifully with his hair. I'm sure"
He began to smile again. His tragic life's
his selling point though. A girl threw him
over once and he's never recovered"
so we have a lot in common, you mean,"
he said dismally.
She pulled her lower lip between her teeth
in reflection. He did sound rather exciting.
Probably the gaunt, bitter type. 1t might be
we'll -interesting-to meet him and let him
know that she understood that she was diff
ferent
DO you think he'll be at the club dance
tonight?"
II guess So He laughed, for some obscure
reason. why not go with me and find out?'
We'll, I wasn't planning to go-on account
of Bernard. you know-but If you think l
ought to- Phil" Soft lights siding over
the dance floor. That Negro band from De-
troit dark haired man with a sorrow. "I
could be the sympathetic type. couldn't I?
Understandings"
Never mind about that" said Phil. you
Just be yourself. You made a mistake with
Bernard, didn't you. getting the wrong line9
You don't need q line for this fellow. You
don't need one anyhow"
In spite of herself, Cecily had a feeling Of
elation She thought she might be able to go
on living after all for a while But as for this
business of lines" Phil didn't realize how
essential it was All men needed a girls at
tention. but each one needed a different brand
of it. The girl who was "just herself" never
got anywhere Cecily knew that
CHE wore a flame-colored dress that night.
- 1t was easy to be sympathetic in fame
color In fact the mirror in the club dressing
room implied that if the man had eyes at all
the maneuvers of conquest would be simple.
After a final preen, Cecily went out to the
lounge and found that Phil was talking
already. the darling-to a tall dark-haired
man. Not quite so tall Phil, but definitely
dark and pleaSant-looking in healthy, we'll
fed way.
Cecy was a little disappointed about that
She had counted his being gaunt and rather
obviously tragic. But his preoccupied glance
as she joined them indicated that he intended
to remain cool toward women.
"Cecily. may I present Mr.. Orvis? Miss
Carlyle"
"Orvis?" said Cecily slowly. "It sounds like
such sad name. I don't know why it should"
Neither do l." said Mr.. Orvis, looking over
the top of her head
And yet it suits you, in way"
Ceciy thought, as she gaZed up at him. that
her eyes must be practically limpid with ten
derness. Still he continued to look beyond
her. and this time he said nothing at all.
"Orvis has lost Milly Brabon," said Phil
"Have you seen her anywhere?"
How callous Phil was! AS though it were
because of Milly that Mr.. Orvis was so disin-
terested That was how she had felt, too. this
afternoon after Bernard's wedding-as though
she couldn't bear to be with other people.
"I don't think you quite understand, Phil"
she began, and at that minute Milly rushed
up to them, red-haired and f1irtatious.
"Oh, Danny. I'm awfully sorry. I got stuck
with friend of mothers. Hello Cecily Phil
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