The Washington times., 1935-11-12


was to have dinner with him or
if something horrible had hap
pened to her, when she opened
the door and walked in.
She was quite out of breath
and her eyes and cheeks we're
very bright. She looked at Steve
and said: Good heavens, I'd
forgotten all about you"
YES" said Steve, you usually
do. What happened this tilhe?"
Nothing" said Ann wearily,
sliding out of her gray fur coat,
nothing at ALL"
which is a splendid reason Of
course, for keeping me waiting an
hour in practically starved con-
dition. e."
Ann took off her hat. She had
a little habit of rumpling up her
short, dark hair with quick,
brown fingers. She rumpled it
up now. She said: II was down
in the Village this afternoon so
I thought I'd run in and see Judy
Sleeper. I haven't seen her for
ages. Where's Carlotta?"
Steve said Carlotta had gone
out hours ago with a man with
a mustache. In case that means
anything to you. I didn't get
the name" He said then:
But 1 thought Judy and Ted
had rented their place to some
one and moved into the coun-
try?"
They have, darling" Ann was
loking for a cigarette. She found
one and waggled it at Steve.
Light" she begged plaintively.
Steve produced lighter, which
to his utter surprise worked the
first time he clicked it. ''I STILL"
he murmured gloomily, don't see
why. -"
Hes quite impossible" an
nounced Ann, sitting down on
the davenport, curling her slim
legs up beneath her. Mice
enough looking. you understand,
but with abominable manners
and quite, quite horribly con-
ceited."
Whom" said Steve patiently.
might you be talking about
now?"
"Kipp suyden. The man who
has rented Judy and Ted's apart
ment."
Il wonder" said Steve thought
fully, IF that would be the young
Suyden one is always humping
into at Francine Sayre's. Tall,
dark, wants to write or some
thing?"
yes" said Ann. "a novel. Tell
me-" she demanded, what YOU
know about him"
We'll" grinned Steve. certain
things are pretty obvious. He's
good-looking as the devil, free,
white and about twenty-six. When
I say free" he added cautiously,
II mean he isn't married"
Ann said: "I gathered that he
wasn't. And doesn't want to be.
What's his particular menace. ..
some girl in particular or just
women in general?"
Both" Steve sighed gloomily.
Hes the sort of man who is at
tractive to women"
''To some women, perhaps" re-
proved Ann gently. ''He wouldn't
be to me. What else do you know
about him?"
For a person who isn't inter
ested. -"
I'm curious that's all. and
you usually know things about
people. -" AIMS voice was beau
tifully detached.
well" admitted Steve mod
estly, II get about. What do
you want to know about young
Suyden? That little Cynthia
Grew has been trying to marry
him with no apparent success
ever since she came out two sea-
sons ago and that Francine Sayre
has been giving him most Of her
time this summer.
"Francine Sayre," Ann repeated
the name thoughtfully. "She
writes books. doesn't She?"
Eyes, darling. best sellers"
so she is the 'one woman in
particular'?"
Steve grinned. "Or shall we
say the current heart ipterest'?"
Then he added: But I happen to
6now she sailed for England four
days ago. in case that interests
you?"
1T doesn't" Ann told him
sweetly, ''it doesn't interest me
at all. I shall probably never
see the man again."
And she didn't. That is, for
two weeks and three days she
didn't. Then one afternoon at a
little past 4 o'clock he walked
into her shop on Fifty-eighth
Street.
Hello" he said, taking off
his hat and looking about curl
ously. 80 it's actually true.
You really have a shop. I didn't
quite believe It,"
ITO Be COntinued)
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