The Washington times., 1938-06-24


shoulders. Harriet simply III
vited Biff to be seated. The
latter was soon laughing loudly
as though he were having a good
time. When Biff ordered a
round Of drinks, he chortled,
Gonna blow your tops, Mr..
Torrence?"
Mr.. Terrence merely shrugged
his shoulders in reply.
Trying to igg me?" queried
"Delmer." explained Harriet,
sis interested in jazz. He asked
me to come here with him be-
cause he wants to study it at
first hand"
STUDYING JAZZ
Precisely" Grated Mr.. Tor
renee.
Trying to study us guinea
pigs, eh?" grinned Biff, control
ing his resentment.
"Delmer is a music critic for a
magazine" continued Harriet.
(No one had ever seen any of
Delmer's criticisms in print, but
he passed for a music critic any
wayO
you put 1t very well. my
dear" said Delmer.
Biff'S gorge rose at the my
DEAR" but he remained silent,
playing with a knife and wish
ing.
whats your play, ick?" he
asked suddenly.
Delmer raised his eyebrows.
Harriet was obviously embar.
raSSed.
Hadn't you better be getting
back with the band, Mr..
Brown?" suggested Delmer.
The band was returning to the
stand, but Biff stayed where he
was. ''I go back when I please"
he snapped, glaring at Delmer.
SENDER" OR "SACRMEGE"
The band swung into a hot
arrangement of "Liebestraum."
Delmer stiffened as soon as he
recognized the theme.
They're playing LISTS Lie
bestraum' in two-four time!" he
cried incredulously.
Biff chuckled mischievously.
That's what we call a solid
sender. Mr.. Terrence"
Il call it a solid sacrilege,
Brown!" declared Delmer with
strong emphasis.
And I call you a crllmmy
beat!' exploded the boiling Biff.
Both men were now on their
feet, facing each other with fire
in their eyes. Harriet tried to
pacify them by pulling at their
arms. But it was no use. They
went at it =.
In few seconds, Delmar had
a bloody nose and some bruises
on his face. Harriet was in
tears.
I made ready to leave the
stand when the head waiter sig.
nailed me to play louder, and I
told the band to strike 1t up in
spades. A phalanx of walters
advanced on the brawlers, clear
ing them out before Biff had a
chance to wipe up the floor
with the flustered, floundering
Delmer
LOVE SUSPENSION-FOREVEE
Later that night I told Biff
that he was suspended from the
band for three days. That
didn't hurt him as much as a
letter from Harriet which in
formed him that he was Sus-
pended from her affections f.
forever!
"I've given you every chance
in the world, Biff." she wrote,
"to prove to me that a person
can be a gentleman and live the
sort Of life you're living. But
the things that have happened
lately-not only at the Lincoln
the other night-but a hundred
other things, little things-nke
forgetting to raise your hat
when we're in an elevator or
forgetting to bring me flowers
or eating like a roughneck when
we're in a reStaurant-have
shown me that you're getting
worse instead Of better.
Were growing further ana
further apart. I don't belong
in your world of swing musi'
clans and you hate my friends.
So I think ut would be better
for you. as well as me, II we
never saw each other again.
Delmer aGrees with me-"
That last sentence was what
ranked Biff most. Reading be-
tween the lines, he deduced that
Harriet had found someone new
to care for and the most recent