Evening star., 1937-10-04

self up again. I've met his wife, too,
dear she said casually. "Evelyn's a
iittle-well eccentric, herself They
made rather appalling couple She
was in Paris at the same time. I'll
never forget the week end when they
hired private train and took every
body who happened to be sitting on
the terrace of the Cafe Bleu down to
Biarritz for the week end. Funny!
I laughed so hard it threw my front
plate 30 feet. Charlie measured the
distance"
Marglt interrupted. angrily. There's
no sense in trying to kid me about
| this Maybe we're thinking of diff
! ferent people. The Charlie Jones
know could no more hire a private
train than he could hire the Brook
lyn Bridge"
Mrs. BLY, sat down in her chair
again. She seemed to be in extraor-
dlnarlly good humor. "Well-his wife
+ had little money of her own
Squandered it. And once in a while
Charlie made pretty nice chunk
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his pictures. He always blew it in
as soon as he got it. Charlie Jones!
Well. l never!'
Margit did not share Mrs. Bly's good
humor You don't seem to realize"
she said, frenziedly, that this per-
son, whom you obviously know, is
probably leaving New York right this
minute with Irene and trailer for
the Adirondacks. I did everything
in the world l could to stop her"
Once again her lip trembled. Il even
called my lawyers. They said that /
could probably hire thugs to strong
arm MIR. Jones, but they advised me
that if did such a thing Mr.. Jones
could make very nasty scandal in
the newspapers. Besides, Irene was
determined to 90. Absolutely deter
mined! Everything I've built up so
carefully all these years has come
crashing around my head"
A new expression came in Mrs
Bly's wise and worldly eyes. Just
what was your reaction to Mr.. Jones?"
she asked. quietly.
Il despise him"
Curious" said Mrs. Bly.
WHAT'S curious about that?"
Its been my experience-my per-
sonal experience and also nv general
observation-that when a girl insists
that man looks dissipated-or main
talns that ne is handsome in an
animal sort Of way-when, 1 NAV
add, girl overinsists that she de-
splses man and in addition to that
you're in state Of hysterical tears
well, why don't you tell the truth?
You found Mr. Jones fascinating. and
you're jealous of Irene. Right or
wrong?"
Il shouldn't have said ANYTHING
about it at all" Margit replied. hotly.
You've been very kind to me. Mrs.
BLY,. For some reason l don't un-
derstand. my mother had a great deal
of confidence in you. I have ALWAYS
appreciated your help. but I'm afraid
that in ethical matters you and 1 are
at the opposite ends of the earth. Your
assumptions are silly and senile. I
nave found Mr.. Jones despicable to
degree" Her voice rose very close to
hysterical pitch. "Irenes whole
future is in dreadful danger at this
moment, and you sit and tell me how
far you laughed your false teeth!!!"
Margits rage or despair or what
ever it was no longer elected Mrs.
Bly's sympathy. Instead. quite sud-
denly she began to whoop with
laughter. She slapped her knee. Tears
rolled down her cheeks. Irene run
ming of with Charlie JONES'" she
shouted. Its immense! Where's
Waldo?"
Mrs. Bly's laughter reached a sim
gle, gigantic, believing cresaendo.
The Biarritz incident was related.