The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-22
WHOSE FE?--SOCIETY NIGHT LIFE SECRETS Barred
Who Holds Keyto Riddle
OF the Disappearance
Of LsObe1 Vane?

and sincere admiration for Cyrus
K. Mantel, and all the finer things
Of life which he represented.
About these other men Of $50
bel's," he murmured. What about
Renton?"
wilbur Renton?" Kate smiled.
and shrugged, at the same time
glancing swiftly at him beneath
lowered lids.
yes. Wilbur Renton. He was
quite a swain Of ISobel'S, was he
not?"
He came here with her q lot,
II that's what you mean"
well :" Kate sighed. tits
hard to tell, you know. What looks
like devotion under the shaded
lights may turn out to be some
thing else again. I've only got
one way to gauge devotion here"
what is that2"
Money" she answered tersely.
"Well?" Mantel prompted.
Judging by that scale he was
plenty infatuated" Kate said. "He
sure spent plenty cash on her. ..
here and elsewhere"
Cyrus K. removed his glasses
and softly Stroked his right eye.
brow.
SOP" he said gently. 80"
An Omission
The Dane Sisters, out on the
floor. had finished their number,
and had made as charming and
Scintillating an exit a; though the
empty vables had been filled with
loudly applauding patrons. The
group of little girls in their ging.
ham romperS were back at it
again, coached by the lank youth,
from around his hanging cigarette.
Come on. kids!" he called,
snap into it. wave those legs as
though you meant it. Timber UP
Timber up. come on now. ).
snap into it. How d'ya think
Hates goin' to be able to say the
good old ballyhoo: Every little
gal just goin' on SIXTEEN" he
mimicked Hates loudly hearty
voice, "if you kids act like you was
dyin' of the rheumatism? Come
on, snap into it, git goin'."
Cyrus K. turned fully toward
Kate.
you have avoided one name"
he said quietly. you have failed
to mention Lawrence Jane"
Lawrence Vane?" Kate hest
tated. THE artist? You mean the
man that married ISobel, don't
you Cyrus?"
Don't stall, Kate. You know
who I mean well enough, and
know that you left him out pur.
poSely. Come ahead, Kate, why
didn't you tell me about him?"
I'D rather not, Cyrus H." she
said slowly.
He came in here, didn't he?"
Eyes"
with ISobel?"
mo, never"
who with, them" Mantel was
puzzled.
Kate looked at him steadily.
Lawrence Vane has been in
here only a few times" she told
him, and he always came with
the same girl"
WE'LL" snapped Cyrus K.
Don't stall. Who was it he eS.
corted-who was it?"
Your niece Betty" Kate an
SWered quietly.
AS Betty read aloud to Wilbur
Renton the post card from Mile
and Roger Thornley,, that Suky
had brought in, she raised her
glowing look to his, and the blaze
that met her from Renton's
usually lazy eyes made her catch
her breath, and glance hastily
away.
I'm glad to know that anyone
is happy just now" he gritted.
1T may be a long time before
some of us will recognize the
word, excepting as a pleasant
sound we were once familisc
with"
IF good old Roger had any
inkling of the next trip I may
be set for, he wouldn't mention
honeymoon trails" he ,ontinued.
Though you have refused to go
with me on the one, you may be
sending me on the other"
What do you mean?" Betty
looked as puzzled as she felt.
This was a new side to Wilbur
Renton. one that she had never
suspected lay beneath his Suave,
laughing manner.
II mean" he told her, chat
you have refused to accompany
me on any honeymoon trip, but
you may be sending me on quite
long journey-quite q long one
by myself"
II tried to help you out Of
any mess you might get into, by
telling the cops that was home
and in bed by eleven, instead of
telling them that was here with
you" the laughter had completely
left his voice ."and. of course,
expected you to bear me OUT.
and then what happens?"
well! What happens. go on,
I'll bite"
II call up and am told that
you've already gone out with the
police inSpector-at that un-
earthly hour-and then to make
it worse, I come up here and
find out that you've gone and