The Washington times., 1936-07-02

GWenL1eS. IL was eV1ueuL LuaL
the wine when it was red toni
After due congratulations, Ger
old suggested that the new arrivals
join them in a drink. The occasion
must be celebrated.
'"You look pretty festive, you
two" Nancy's black eyes snapped
from the good-looking, smartly
dressed man to the glowing Eliza
beth.
"We've Scotch over at our
table," began Jasper. But Nancy
cut him short. She hailed a pass
ing waiter and ordered two more
chairs to be drawn up.
This is too simply divine!
We've all missed you this past
winter, Elizabeth. Say, you GER
tainly look swell! What've you
been doing to her, Mr.. Druton-
Bruton?" With giggle Nancy
sank into the chair Gerald had
vacated, and took long draught
from his glass Of champagne.
Gerald Immediately ordered an
other bottle. He thought that
Nancy, despite her flighty man
ners, had distinction. Intrigued
as he was by Elizabeth's youth,
beauty, and response to him, his
natural ShrewdnesS informed him
that it might be Illuminating to
meet her friends.
Gerald proposed the health Of
the young couple. The four
drank. Nancy chartered inces-
sanity. She was the kind Of a
girl who demands attention, must
be the center Of everything. Hadn't
she been spoiled and petted and
got all she wanted from her in
fancy up?
The past social season, it
seemed, had been simply deadly,
my deah." She was a year older
than Elizabeth, and informed
Gerald that she Simply lived for
excitement" Adjectives such as
devastating" "moronic," "putreS-
cent" and utterly utter" dotted
her conversation.
Jasper looked at her adoringly.
It was unbelievable that she had
accepted him after 10 months Of
keeping him dangling. Tonight
all was rose-colored.
After considerable ibations,
Nancy whispered to Elizabeth:
''Your nose is shiny, darling. Come
on to the ladies' room and let's
doll up a little"
Jasper, extremely mellow now,
grinned happily after the girls.
"Swell kids, both Of EN-" he
remarked communicatively, Give
known 'em for years."
Politely complimenting him on
his great good luck, Gerald
added: "And Miss Harmon is
extremely charming, also!"
"She's a peach. Say, if ]
wasn't head over heels about
Nancy, I could go in a big way
for Elizabeth. There's a girl fol-
you"
CHAPTER "
Gerald replenished his glass
Jasper thought him a fine fel
low and the ace Of hospitality
He told him so, hiccuping 9
little. A thought struck him
Why shouldn't Gerald Brutor
and Elizabeth make go of il
too? Wasn't love in the air to
night? To think was to speak.
"Say, she's wonderful. Comes
Of one of the finest and oldest
families in the country" he de
clared with a flourish. "Hel
father was lieutenant governor
of the state, and her uncle the
attorney general. Now this ole
bird, the colonel, who's her step
father, is retired from the Army
but he's got loads of politica,
pull. Elizabeth herself" his
imagination ran away here, be
cause he was feeling so utterly
happy and mellow, and because
he had an honest wish to "pro
mote EliZabeth's stock with this
good egg," and because he felt
he loved everybody Elizabeth
come into plenty when she's 81
which'n be soon."
In the cloakroom, Nancy was
saying to Elizabeth: Darling
you and your good looking beat
have simply got to be our wit
neSses and fly with us to Yuma
Arizona. That's the reason
brought you out here. The ides
suddenly hit me at the table
Isn't it too priceless"
"But-Jasper?-you mean ar