The Washington times., 1938-03-14

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was no room in her heart for
After all these years he ccult
still remember the night she er
tered his life. 1t had been bite
and drizzling weather, but rail-
hadn't kept her away from tn
studio party. Mark had hugget
the fire a little bored with thu
other guests. The room took or
Q slight commotion as new per
sonality entered it. Mark looked
up. A girl was coming in, alone
Orphan of the storm" she an
nounced gaily. Look what the
rain did to my $3.50 marcel"
She was-no doubt of it-Slghtly
bedraggled, but she made a joke
Of it.
II waited half an hour on the
corner while taxis simply whirlec
by me-" she explained. MY sex
appeal simply doesn't get over
with taxi cab drivers. I guess III
have to go in for intellectual men. u
HUGH WORKING
She looked around eagerly and
they all laughed.
where's Hugh?" drawled Quen.
ton, a dapper bachelor known for
his gossiping.
He said he might not be able
to make it." the girl answered
brightly. HE didn't call me so he
must be showed under with work. .
"Hughie working?" smiled Quen-
ton. You must be a good in
fluence, Alice"
Il have scarcely seen him for
three weeks, he's been so busy
studying insurance" Alice insisted.
1t wasn't his business, but Mark
felt annoyed at this Hugh fellow
she was defending. What did he
mean by letting her come out alone
in the storm?
Then Mark forgot his irritation,
The girl had given her wrap to
the hostess and come over to the
hearth.
Mark Conner's no intellectual"
Quenton introduced them. Maybe
he'll give you some practice in lur-
ing taxicabs."
A FARM GIRL
Mark showed an armchair closer
to the fire and she sank down into
1t gratefully, the bravado of her
entrance completely gone.
MY slippers are soaking" she
slipped them off, balanced them or
the andirons and held out her feet
to the fire. do you mind?"
Without answering, he prodded
a log into a brighter flame
touched by her slender, pathetic
looking little feet in their soaked
stockings.
The girl chartered on brightly
and affectionately about chickens
and ducks and little pigs. HI
suspected that underneath sht
was wistfully homesick.
DO you ever go home?" he
blundered.
Il haven't been back in seven
years. The farm was sold after
Dad and Mother died." she ex
planned.
IT like farms myself" Mark
said.
Other guests were arriving
Mark saw the girl stiffen and be.
gin talking even more deter
minedly about how they used to
bring baby chicks into the kitchen
on chilly Spring mornings.
why Hughie! Thought you
weren't coming!" Mark heard
Quenton greeting the newcomers,
The girl did not turn her head
Mark, glancing backward saw a
tall handsome, blonde chap they
all called Hugh. With him was
Daphne Williams, a young, rich
semi-society girl, very pretty and
well groomed.
HUGH FLATTERED
To Marks distress, Daphne hur
ried toward the glowing fire, drag
ging Hugh along with her pos
sessively. Then Alice stood up
timer than ever without slippers
Mark saw that Alice and Daphne
had never met.
Hugh was flushed, laughing a
little sheepishly, but not quite
Sble to hide that he was flatterec
to have two women gone on him
Alice, do you know Paphne
Williams" Mark tried to help.
How do you do" Daphne, ra
diant and in love, scarcely no
ticed the stunned look on thu