Evening star., 1936-05-31
Noy 81, 1896

Honor, anyway"
Alice said he was fine She hesitated and
then leaped. Leslie, what do you think? Sam
is simply crazy about Lily Lockwood. What
shall dor"
Leslie sat up in bed and shrieked Serious,
solid. perfect Sam! Lily Lockwood was hol-
low, rafting false alarm, she said.
Don't give her thought, foolish Why, a.
week of her mad gaiety would drive Sam mad
Let him have week of it. Give lot of
parties. Have her around the house. Wear the
man out, He'll say. Good heavens, can't
keep this up any longer. Then he want just
you and the children"
II don't have good time at their parties"
What do you dor"
II play bridge"
'Oh, the old family failing. Alice, do you
mean that after ten years in that town, there
isn't single soul who makes party for your"
Alice was in passion of communication
There's one man met last week He's Lily
Lockwoods cousin"
ut isn't Dick Storm is it2"
Alice said it was
why. he's simply wonderful. Do you like
him?"
Il like to play bridge with him.
"Oh, you big crazy" said Leslie, getting
out of bed and grabbing a comb Il knew
Dick one winter in Chicago. At first he acts
like wooden Indian so remote and bitter,
and then suddenly you fall. That his tech
nique'
Il don't want to fall for him." protested
Alice. Nor him to fall for me-
''Oh yes, you do" said Leslie, from the
shower
Alice made the ve-seventeen, weary but
exhilarated, her hair recut and waved She
had two new evening gowns, each of them
stunning. Leslie had said that Alice should en-
phasize her darkness. her sweet serenity, her :
generous mouth and keep her mind of noble
words after PM.
Thursday night, Sam came home all ready
for the Chambers dinner party, and Alice put
on one OF the new evening gowns, dark
purple silk with gold thread "a gown un-
deniably chic and discreetly daring Alice felt
very much woman of the world in it.
Sam said, "Well, for heavens sake!"
Don't you like it1" she said hotly.
Its funny color. What did you do to
your hair?"
II cut it and waved it, and like it."
"Oh. you dor" he said, coming over to her.
well, you don't look like yourself"
II don't want to-" said Alice resolutely,
and picking up the lipstick laid it on thick
"Are you sore at me or anything?"
mo. Why?"
"Oh, | don't know. You are little cross"
''Oh Sam, how ridiculous! No, don't touch
me now. Please" 4.
Its that war paint"
Nonsense" She smiled but she was mill
tant So Sam wrapped her coat carefully
around her, and took her to the party, solic-
itous as he led her up the icy steps. Once
inside the house, where there were cocktails
and many gay young people, he forgot all
about her Lily was there, and over all the
noise Alice could hear them laughing.
No one noticed Alice's gown in the melee
before she realized it, she drank three cock :
tails. Dick Storm came Immediately to her
and stood like a rock She slipped from ap-
prehension into hazy delicious world where
words came magically, laughter continually.
and all was wonderful. When she went into
dinner, Storm sat on one side of her.
After dinner he disappeared and nothing
went the way she had expected. People started
dancing, and to her surprise she had partners
But where was Storm? Lily Lockwood danced
madly with Sam and then Lily disappeared.