The Washington times., 1935-11-20
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isn't a bit like that.
Perhaps" suggested Lewis
evenly, "he objects to me instinc-
lively. Perhaps he objects to the
way I feel about you. the way
I've always felt about you"
But" protested Ann swiftly,
her voice carefully light, you
aren't supposed to feel any way
about me. except friendly"
Lewis laughed noncommittally.
Every well, Ann. I shall feel
very friendly toward you. Is that
all right?"
She said she supposed it was
and wished the music would stop
and that she had never come
here with Lewis in the first
place.
She had known him quite well
about year and a half ago.
She had met him at a supper
club in Harlem and whoever
introduced them, she supposed it
was Carlotta, had said: you
two should have a lot in COM
mon," meaning, she gathered,
that Lewis was the youngest gen.
eral manager, Of one of the big.
gest department stores in the
city and that she was making
a success Of her shop and get
ting her name in some Of the
more important fashion maya
zines.
They had danced together and
he had asked her to have din
ner with him some night soon.
She did and after that saw quite
o lot Of him for a little while.
He was handsome in a chill,
hard disciplined way, with the
most completely golden hair she
had ever seen and ice-blue eyes
that could blaze into a sudden
flame in ardent moments. He
knew q lot Of expensive, amusing
places to take her to dance anu
dine, sent her extravagant cor
sageS Of orchids and made love
to her expertly and persuasively.
Then, in almost no time at all, he
asked her to marry him. At this
time, Ann didn't want to marry
Lewis or anyone else. and so
she had stopped seeing him.
And now, married two months
to Kipp, she had met him again,
quite by chance; he had asked
her to lunch with him; and Kipp
was choosing not to like it, and
to let everyone see that he didn't
like it. This was the fact Ann
found inexcusable Of him. and
utterly childish. She intended to
tell him so as soon as she got
home.
She did. She dropped her hat
and coat in a little heap on thV
blue sofa, refused the cocktail he
offered her, and faced him accus-
ingly. She said: what in
heavens name was the matter
with you at lunch, Kipp? You
behaved abSurdly."
Kipp said, what did she mean
.. behaved abSurdly2
Ann frowned. Don't hedge,
darling. You know exactly what
I mean. You didn't treat Lewis
Sherman decently."
Kipp poured himself a cocktail
and carried it with him to the
fireplace; where he proceeded to
drink it, leaning against the man.
telpiece. He said: "Well, maybe
I didn't like him. Maybe I didn't
like finding you having lunch
with him. Does 1t happen often?"
Ann flushed hotly. Don't be
ridiculous, Kipp. You know per.
fectly well that it's never hap
pened before. I simply happened
to meet him accidentally"
Kipp asked what did she mean
"accidentally?"
CHAPTER 10
Ann told him. She said: II
was supposed to meet Carlotta at
/ o'clock at the Biltmore. At the
last minute she telephoned that
she couldn't possibly make it and
walked out of the telephone
booth and bumped into Lewis. He
wanted to know what I was doing
there by myself in the middle of
the day and told him had ex.
pected to meet Carlotta for lunch
but she had just telephoned she
couldn't make it. And so," she
finished, "he suggested that we
have lunch together and I
couldn't see any reason why /
shouldn't. We went around the
corner to Icons and you turn up
with that awful Grew child and
Immediately start"
<FT know" concluded Kipp with
Apolite apd maddening sarcasm;
behaving absurdly is the expires
sion you used, I think. Am I to