The Washington times., 1936-07-23

But how wonderful! I may be
going over shortly!" Lorraine gave
him the full benefit Of her beauti-
full jade eyes. IT usually go over
to Paris for the late spring race
meetings. Paris is romantic as
dream in the merry month OF
May. It would be fun to see Paris
together, wouldn't it?" She smiled
at him under her long thick lashes,
and he had the curious, breathlesS
sensation of drowning in shining
green pools Of light.
Luana Waters quickly gained
the reputation of being New York'S
loveliest model.
Her success was amazing for an
unknown girl. Needless to say, it
aroused plenty Of jealousy among
the other mannequins in the House
of Quackenbush.
Success brings envy and back
biting, and all the more so where
beauty is involved.
The pick Of the big social func-
tions in the well-known ''little sea-
sons" fell to Luana. Mr.. Quacken-
bush was shrewd. He wished his
loveliest and most talked-of model
to appear at all the newest and
smartest H1aunts and night clubs
where the rich foregathered,
dressed in his most exquisite ere"
ationS.
She must appear, too, at the big
charity balls, and at the smart
race meetings. Indeed, everywhere
that ''le monde qui S'amuse" is
found.
Luana soon grew accustomed to
it, and lost some Of her shyness,
as was natural. What 19-year-old
girl would fail to enjoy making a
stir in expensive and exclusive
places, secure in the knowledge
that she was groomed and coif-
fured and dressed and Shod ex-
quisitely, and that the eyes Of
innumerabIe women - and men,
too-attractive, important men
about-town-were turned on her
admiringly? It was dazzling to a
girl who had been kept short Of
money all her 10 years, and whose
existence had been almost that Of
the convent in its Seclusion.
Arrayed in a dazzling gown,
Luana would appear at the side Of
Adolphe QuackenbuSh on the
opening night of plays-or per-
haps her new friend, Jimmy Ran
dolph, would be her escort.
Though Jimmy enjoyed the the
ater, he dii not enjoy having his
expensive ticket donated by Luana
or rather, by the House of
Quackenbush. He resented that.
Which was foolish of him, as
Luana often told him, but she was
up against the wellknown pride
of a Southerner.
II simply have to have an escort,
Jimmy" she would tell him. "Mr.
QuackennIsh is busy, and II you
won't come with me I'll have to go
to the show with that detestable,
oily little Armand"
Luana heartily disliked the right
hand man of Mr.. QuackenbuSh.
Besides, was he not Yvonne'S boy
friend?
The other girls might be jealous
of her, but not so Yvonne. Or so
Luana imagined.
That Yvonne, for reasons of poll
tics, was capable of hiding her
real feelings under a gushing ap-
pearance Of affection for the girl
who paid half the rent Of her
apartment, and who obligingly
absented herself on Armand's call
ing nights was something Luana
had not reckoned with.
Nor was Luana aware that
Yvonne in her heart resented the
fact that she was in the position
of recipient of the crumbs that fig
uratively fell from Luana'S table,
in the way Of theater tickets, in
vitationS to balls and parties, and
smart functions, and fetes for
charity.
Behind her back, Yvonne seldom
lost a chance of belittling Luana
to Armand, and even lying about
her.
"She IS re deep one. Ze STEEL
waters run deep. If she is so good,
so prop-aire, why she. pick up a
young man on ze roof-topS? The
nights I go out, he come in and is
alone with her for hours and
hours. Armand, it is my belief
thees young Jeemy Randolph is
her lov-aire!"
Ito Be Continued
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