The Washington times., 1935-12-14

ful and attentive, as she always
was, even il most Of the people
she brought up to poor Sadie had
their own little ak to grind.
Customers men from the broker
age houses -. dreSSmakerS .
(high-claSS, Of course se-SurpriSing
how many Society women" were
in trade, these daysD !. portrait
painters ("your daughters is so
beautiful, she really ought to
be done!') =. singers who begged
her to take rows Of tickets for
their concerts women who
were promoting dances and
the great army Of charity
sellers.
It was all very confusing. Good
natured Sadie'S hand was continu-
ally in her pocketrbook. Appar-
emily one had to buy ones way
In this town!
But she had high hopes Of
Vernon with Prince Karinoff.
Such q charming fellow! So at
tentive to his elders! Such perfect
manners!
He had big oil properties in the
South Of Russia, only waiting to
be developed. ..!
CHAPTER XVI
Mertina de Bray had told her
all about the Princes antecedents,
and what q brave and uncom-
planning fight he had put up in
this new country, unaccuStomed
to working as he was. poor chap!
The Prince had twice worn his
wonderful military decorations,
showing what q hero he had been
In the World War, and afterwards
with those dreadful BolShevikS
who had wounded him badly.
Weak as he was, directly he got
out Of the hospital, he had driven
. taxlcab in Paris for almost a
year! He wasn't too proud to do
menial labor, which Of course wa
the sign Of . real genetlemen!
He was modest, and as his
champion, Mrs. de Bray, re.
marked, he did not boast ''in the
American manner" She had
footed the Princes horn to such a
pitch that, for q brief time, Sadie
had thought that Mertina must
herself be in love with the young
ariStocrat from Russia!
But nothing Of the sort.
Mertina had confided In the deep
est confidence that Mans father
and she had been ION the verge
Of q great romance" before the
crash camel But now both must
look elsewhere, as neither Of them
had q penny, unfortunately!
Yet the attractive widow main
tanned q charming, II small flat
on her income - and always
dressed in excellent taste.
Sometimes, alone In that birds
eyrie apartment atop the great
Park Avenue hotel, poor Sadie
Tyson would think the world
rather topsy-turvy. There were
times-she wouldn't admit this to
herself, but It was true-when she
wished they hadn't made such q
success, Of the Texas hogs, or
struck oil on the property
Still, one had Vernon to con.
slider. All the spending, and dress
ing, and parading, and late hours
would be worth something, II her
girl achieved titlel
But perhaps Mrs. Tyson'S hap
piest times in the luxurious tower
apartment were when she kicked
off her tight shoes, and discarded
her fashionable corset, and got
into her loose wrapper, and lay
on the chaise lounge, and her
maid brought her q strong cup
Of tea, and she read the Palookah
newspapers.
That good-looking but undesir.
able young man whom Vernon had
picked up with" on the train had
telephoned more than 0nce-but
Sadie congratulated herself that
she had not delivered his mes
sageS.
One day he actually dared to
come and call, uninvitedl He said
he had been out Of town for q
week-he wanted to ask Vernon
to dinner
Sadie had ''put him in his
place. MY daughter Is out
with Prince Karinoff Of Russia
We are engaged for every evening