The Washington times., 1935-12-07
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she eyed her daughter sharply.
The latter colored. Terryp How
to tell her mother of his advent
at the party?
II met heaps of people. One
Of them-a Mrs. de Bray-wanted
very much to come and call on
you, Mother"
"Humph! Glad there's someone
remembers a girl has parents. !
must say Nan hasn't much sense
Of what's fitting" She gave the
violet toque an injured push. 1t
was rather top.heavy, and apt to
slip forward from its moorings.
Tell me about the men. Who all
did you dance with?"-ungrara'
matically.
prince Ivan Karinoff was
one," replied Vernon. A title
should placate any feelings OF in
jury on her part at having been
left behind. She added: He s
quite nice, and fairly young. He's
Of the old Russian nobility"
And without a penny to his
name, of course? He's here In
New York heiress-hunting, III
wager!" =,
"Oh. he didn't seem like that
He has beautiful manners"
His stock-in-trade! Who in
troduced him to your"
Mrs. de Bray. She's quite nice
too. She's really very anxious to
call on you, Mother"
"Humph! Something up her
sleeve? The1l be after us like
cats after the cream-or wasps
after the honey"
Nonsense, darling. What ails
you?"
I'm a little bilious after the
long train trip, I guess. And the
unpacking and getting settled in
was tiring."
Vernon'S heart smote her. She
had been inconsiderate, leaving
her mother so long alone yeSter
day. She couldn't help wondering
and was angry with herself fol
the disloyal thought-how hel
mother would fit In with the peo
pie on Park Avenue?
Would they understand that be
meath her brusque speech ano
sometimes queer manners lay reaI
kindness Of heart?
They found Nan Washington re
clining full length upon the sofa
in the drawing room on their re
turn, q cigarette dangling from
her fingers, entertaining Uncle
Jake"
Your devotions safely over?
Hope you put up a prayer OF for
giveness for your grand filtration
last night with Prince Karinoft,
Vernon! Say, Aunt Sadie, what
about you giving me a stiff com
mission when your beautiful chez
lid becomes a princesS?" Nan gig
gled, winking.
Mrs. Tyson tch-tch-ed this, but
was not at all annoyed. Tremen.
douSly ambitious was she for Yer
non.
Maybe we'll bring some OF the
bunch back with us for a cup OF
tea or something stronger" re-
marked Nan airily as she and Yer
non went off to the Sunday Morn
ing Pajamas Breakfast Club.
Queer Function
The Sunday Morning Pajamas
Breakfast Club seemed to Vernon
a very queer function!
She felt out Of her element at
the beginning. 1t was a most free
and-easy gathering.
What on earth did these men
and women want to get into pa
jamas for, and loaf about on
divanS, at high noon of this radi'
ant Sunday morning?
If Terry had been here, it would
have been different, of course. But
she was glad Terry wasn't witness
ing this stupid spectacle OF which
she herself was a part.
Half the people looked as though
they hadn't been to bed a all
as though the cat had brought
them in with the milk in the
morning.
She felt rather silly in the
loose blue velvet pajamaS Nan had
dug out for her. They needed liv'
ing up to-Vernon didn't have the
key to what was going on, here
hither and yonder.
Everyone seemed to move in
couples. Every man seemed to
have his own particular girl.
Nan was out in the kitchen
helping to cook eggs and bacon
She had acquired at least three
beaux in the process. Amidst the
not unpleasant odor of cooking
Vernon could hear de lighted
Squeals.
No one seemed to have any man
ners in the studio. Manners and
pajarl1a breakfasts didn't go to-
gether, it seemed.
A poet came to talk to her, and
read her some execrab BILE verses
Everyone was making so much
noise that Vernon could hardly
hear him.
A long. eel.like girl with the un'
romantic name of Jemima un'
dulated into the studio. The poet
sprang to his feet and rushed at
her. They kissed ecstatically,
Vernon went out into the kitchen.
Hungry, she salvaged a plate of
bacon and eggs for herself, and a
cup of coffee. That felt good.
Presently she would slip off home
she decided.
Suppose Terry telephoned, and
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