Nogales international., 1935-06-22

, "What are you thiaking or"
brcathed Tony. into her eaf, sweet
hearth"
Ellen knew that she should have
said the words he expected, but she
couldn't.
MY motherp' she said
Tony might have been angry, BIZ.
he wasn't Instead, his lips touched
| E.len's hair as they had during their
first waltz together. :,
II wish she were here. tonight, "
he said. 81 wish mine ware here.
too. We'li tell each other about cur
mothers, Won't we, dear, one dsy?"
It was his sweetness that was SC
disarining. That was the word
.sqycstwess' It made her love him
more than ever.
Yes" Eiica breathed, ''yes. Tony,
we will"
"Say," the boys hand, holding
hers, was hot and tense, his voice
had tiickctled strangely. Say, FL
len. let's cut away from here. They'll
never miss US. We've got to get
away. TIL he was repeating HIM
self. "I'il never get TO knew you in
this mad house! Let's go away"
Ellen, 100, was repeating the ac-
ton Of the night before.
"I'il get ny hat" she said. mo,
they'll not miss uS."
Into the magic moment cat the
sound of James voice. as COO! and
frosted as the glass she held in her
hand
your friend witt, the beard she
said to Ellen, "i,as been telling tales
cut Of school. He says you're the
best model i'll the city. He says
your legs will be great loss to
the profession, now that they're
wearing a bail and cllain!"
Ellen wanted to sob, aloud. She
felt a flush rising up over her chin,
But she didn't sob-shc said, in
stead
"I'm not SO sure that fl7y legs live
UP to the advertising. But | am
sure that they'll not be lost to art.
Tony has said that he doesn't care
Il ! go on with my work"
"Of course" James voice held a
tinkie of laughter; it, too, was like
the tinkle of ice in the glass, 'if
Tony doesn't care-but I would
have expected him to be against that
sort of thing. Have you been IN
the profession" said Jane, "long ?"
Il posed" Ellen said, "fog the first
time, nude, on a fur rug. When I
was almost a month o1d!"
Claire had sauntered over. Her
eyes were on Dick
Honey" she drawIed, annoyingiy,
cts not your fight. Come away with
mama"
James eyebrows went up in a
straight, dark line
cts not a fight at ALL" she said.
Really, you're so quaint-all of you.
I've never seen so many chips on so
many shoulders. Tony, come over to
a table with me. l want another
drink, Well have champagne to.
gether. 1t'li Be a stirrup-cup!" Her
tone said,
"You and I, we don't belong here
these people are aliens. They aren't
our peoplel"
James tone spoke plainly. so did her
hand on Tony's arm. Tony had to go.
He didn't want to 60, but how was
Ellen to know thate
Il want champagne. too, said Ellen,
turning to Dick. I'm married wo-
man, now" Her bravado was
piteous.
Dick looked at her whitley
ooh, GodP he said as swiftly. fran
ticaIly, desperately, he bent above her.
ooh. God" he said again as he
kissed her quivering mouth.
1t was strange that the whole room
should have stood still as Dick kissed
Ellen, for the whole room had been
preoccupied before, utterly absorbed
in its own varying devices: It was all
very strange. indeed. But the strang-
est part of it all was the way i'll which
Tony took it-for he didn't say any
thing. He just looked at Ellen, and
then he turned his back, swiftly, and
spoke to one Of the walters who lloy-
cred near.
Champagne" he said to TIE
waiter. "It's an occasion. Cham
pagne for everybody /"
Ellen, with her desperate little hands
clasped together. was utterly grateful
that at least he and Jane weren't
drinking alone. But her gratitude
was short lived, for
"Well driak together. to marriage"
Tony added, Ito successful, part-tis,le
n,arr;agel"
The champagne was brought out. III
green. icy bottles, It was poured into
glasses that were ia: at the top and
slim at the bottom. The crowd
Ellen's crowd, Tony's crowd--camc
jamning forward. And Tony, rails
ing his glass very high. made a toast.
Here's to marriage said Tony
clearly. "to modern marriage The
sort thar sells, over the counter, for
SO much per square foot. Here
to-"
Ellen was crowding forward.
(What s man hos he doesn't 1oc,,t-
goj7ut a tsot, hes he holds careleSsyyD
Til drink to that said Ellen very
clearly. Oh. Tony should have Under.
stood that Dicks kiss was as much of
surprise to her. corning then, as it
had been to him! What she didn't
understand was that the kiss had been
in the nature of surprise to Dick,
too-for Dick was full Of surprises
this night. Personal ores---aGd i'm
caraorof opont