The Washington times., 1935-11-13

VI 4CAnCAOOuSAys
Kipp stopped looking about
him and looked at her. He
smiled slowly. That same. init
mate smile that did something
exciting and frightening to her
on that other afternoon. That
was doing, even at the moment,
something exciting and frighten-
ing to her.
He said, staring at her in
tently, his voice obviously re-
heved: "I thought I might have
imagined it but I didn't. you
really have got lovely eyes and
an exciting mouth. Your nose is
nice, too. slightly snubbed, Of
course, but interesting"
Ann gasped. She put her
hands behind her slim back and
twisted her fingers together. She
said: IF that's all you came in
here for, you'd better CO."
But it wasn't" Kipp was
promptly, gravely reassuring. Il
Just happened to mention those
things in passing. I really came
to ask you to have dinner with
me; you know, that houSewarm-
ing I spoke to you about. I
still haven't had it,"
IT thought" said Ann. frown-
ing at him remotely, that you
were supposed to be writing a
novel,"
"I am" said Kipp, "but I
can't. I keep thinking about
you. I keep thinking, she prob
ably isn't any different from
dozens of other girls I have
known at one time or another;
and then I think, but maybe
she is"
And so," said Ann, with a
nice deliberatenesS, you want
me to have dinner with you.
You think if you do, perhaps
you can get me out Of your
mind"
eyes" said Kipp, grinning
shsmelessly, something like
that"
The reason" Ann told him
frigidly, 'isn't good enough. It
isn't anywhere near good enough.
you mean. you won't?"
"I mean exactly that"
Listen" said Kipp, you've
got to. . it isn't much to ask. -"
The door opened and two Gus
toners came into the shop. They
were sleek and expensive young
women who obviously expected
immediate attention.
Ann said sternly: You'll have
to go, now"
mot unless you promise -"
mo. Just persistent"
"Please, CO." AIMS voice lost its
frostiness, became softly implor-
ing.
Not unless. -"
"An right. I'll have dinner with
you. Now will you go?"
"Yes," said Kipp, grinning at
her triumphantly, now will. I'll
be waiting for you outside. Direct
ly," he told her gently, across
the street. You'll recognize the
car because I will be in it."
Perhaps" said Kipp, eXpertly
Tipping a sausage in a sizzling
pan, "you would have preferred
going to the Ritz. Would you?"
he demanded anxiouSly.
Ann shook her head. She was
scooping out the insides of plump
red tomatoes and filling them
with cream cheese. "You couldn't
very well have a housewarming
by dining at the Ritz, could you?"
That's right, you couldn't. Be-
sides I doubt very much if you
could get sausages like these at
the Ritz. I buy then," he eX-
planned gravely, from a man
named Otto on Eighth Avenue.
He's a German with six children.
He makes them himself, you
see"
Suddenly Kipp's voice stopped
and Ann looked up mqulrlngly.
"You were saying he made them
himself" she prompted and then
because Kipp was looking at her
as if he were not thinking about
Sausages at all but as if he very
much wanted to come across the
room and put his arms about her
and kiss her, her own voice fal-
tered and was still.
"Oh, yes, so I was. Well, that's
all :. he makes them himself"
Ann said, II see," and finished
with the salads and carried them
into the living room and put them
on the gate-leg table which was
already laid with silver and linen.
When Kipp came in almost i'm
mediately with the sauSages on
Judy Sleeper's best silver platter,
she was standing with her back to
him, her hands on her slim hips,
regarding a picture in black
enamel frame.
"She'S quite lovely, isn't she?"
Kipp set the sausages down
carefully and went over to her.
"Quite," he agreed. But not that
lovely. I mean." he explained,