The Washington times., 1935-02-13

Terhune'S easy conversation.
You're a courageous young
creature" Terhune told her,
later on.
Maybe it's a pose," smiled Jul
liet. you couldn't know really"
"A good lawyer develops the
gift of second sight"
Are you a good lawyer"
II think So" Terhune admit
ted without egotism. 1--WE learn
to read people. Shall I tell you
something about YOURSELF"
please do"
First, there is a touch of the
adventures about you. You are
self-willed and rather cynical
tried your hand at quite a few
things, haven't you?"
Juliet smiled. you're just
guessing"
I'm good at it," returned Ter
hume. you've travelled but, I
think, you've never quite found
a place to anchor. And I don't
think you are overwhelmingly
interested in romance or mar
riage. You want more out of
existence than just that"
What do I want out OF it?"
"That I cannot state-and
neither can you. But it's some
thing more than food and shell
ter and clothes. More than mar
riage and the usual fragility OF
love-this future of yours-and
you want to draw out of it all
manner of thrilling and satisfy
ing, and sustaining joys. You
want life to be better than it
is for the rest Of the herd-a
breathless something you can
not give name to-"
GO on, please" she urged.
There is new type of people
coming into existence who aren't
satisfied with the old things"
continued Terhune. They need
some delightful activity to
fill that cold and hollow spot
inside. You are one of them
these new people. It's come over
the world quite rapidly. The gin
and jazz generation is already
antiquated. If I we're 20 years
younger I would sign up with
your new crowd myself"
Juliet was surprised to find
herself breathing a little more
deeply.
Perfectly ridiculous!" she ex-
claimed defiantly.
THE truth always sounds RI
diculous," answered Terhune
suavely. "Well, we've had our
little chat and now I'm going
up to bed. I've enjoyed know
ing you. It's like strange ships
passing distantly in the night
exchanging signals and going on
to different ports. But before
I go I want to introduce you to
the oldest and most interesting
woman in Los Angeles. You'll
like each other because you're
both so totally different"
Juliet saw his gaze move to
another table where a hand
some youngish man was bitter
" ouarreling at a hawk-faced
old woman with hunched
shoulders, a black silk dress,
and a diamond dog-collar around
her scrawny throat.
They we're quarreling about a
matter that lay, roughly, some
where between manslaughter
and murder
Juliet's attention moved to
the youngish man with the
grotesque old woman at the
other table. He seemed to be
even from a distance of 80
feet, a very angry person.
indeed. -
He reminded Juliet-whoSe
life had not all been caviar-ot
a mule that had baked.
His shoulders were Stiffly
set, his jaw thrust out, and, al
most, his ears were laid back.
His features were square ana
regular with navy blue eyes
under a jutting line of straight
back brow. His present mood
had changed a naturally pleas
ant voice into something like
a bulldogs groWl.
A Contrast
The amazing thing about the
couple was that such a good.
looking chap should be in a
place as glamorous as the
Cocoanut Grove as escort to a
woman who looked like an old
black crow caparisoned in SON.
Der silk and diamonds. Juliet
was certain she had never seen
him before but, disturbingly, she
felt she had seen him some
where. but the recollection stuck
obstinately in the back of her
mind like forgotten word.
(TO Be Continued
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