The Washington times., 1938-01-12

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want? The movies?"
Perhaps. That's the trouble.
I'm not sure. Just now I want
work and just a little peace"
! You'll get the work, all right"
CHAPTER XVIII
ALONE
Lynn's lovely face, in colors,
smiled out from the back Of the
magazines these days.
Rene, in Rome, saw the first
color photographs and cabled his
congratulations. When that cable
was delivered to her Lynn hardly
had strength to open it. For that
hope sprang always-that Wild
might relent.
If Wild, travelling about the
world, saw the pictures Lynn did
not know it. Today, wearing a
smart brown fall suit the color of
her eyes, she stopped off for a
glass of buttermilk in a Broadway
shop.
Sitting on a high stool, reading
the afternoon paper, she made a
lovely picture. 1t was a gorgeous
autumn day. Lynn, by force of
habit, turned straight to the soci-
ETY. columns. That was the only
word she had nowadays of Wild.
And that was so little. She knew
when Mrs. Austin left or returned
from her Palm Beach home. She
knew when Chuck joined his
brother in Algiers in the early
spring and when he returned. 1t
was there she learned Wild was on
a trip around the world. And
there was great bitterness in her
heart as she read.
Il must stay and face the mu.
sic. He can go wherever he
chooses-forget!"
There had been a photograph of
Wild big-game hunting in India,
entertained by a maharajah. She
pushed the paper from her. No
news today.
Rene had been faithful. His let.
ters were a bright spot in her life.
He did not write often, but when
he did he gave her a delightful
picture of his life in Rome. He
was working like mad, painting
wildly. And always the same plea
Come"
Lynn threw down the paper i'm.
patiently. She was through for
the day. Now that she was some,
thing of a celebrity, her life was
comfortingly full. She had learned
a lot, knew hundreds of people
She went out a great deal. more
than was good for her perhaps.
Often for hours she'd gorget
about Wild. Then suddenly she'd
find herself sitting in restaurant
where they had dined, and it was
all she could do to keep from run
ring out of the place. Or she
would pass a book shop where
they had fingered on a lazy after
noon. Yes, forgetting for him
would be easy. He was away in
strange and fascinating places
And, besides, he hated her.
Lynn got up from the little soda
fountain and walked out onto the
avenue. Shed stroll down to her
studio, dress and go over to the
party. She had a new brown vel
vet frock with which she wore am
Der bracelets the color of her amaz.
ing hair. She'd try it out. Wei
lington wanted to use it in a pho.
tograph for November, and she'd
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Yes, it was good to have the
days so full there was no time
for thinking. AS she tripped along
the street many glances followed
her. She was the spirit of autumn.
1t was later than she thought
when she got homeland she
hurried into the building. In her
studio she found a letter from
Rene. She had not had one in a
long time and she looked forward
to it eagerly. She set it up on the
dresser while she did her hair
and then decided to put off read
ing it until she got home that
night. 1t was fat. and promised
a vivid picture of the things Rene
was doing. That would be some.
thing to look forward to, some
thing to which she could come
home with pleasure.
She blew q kiss at the letter with
its queer foreign stamp and went
on to the cocktail party. The eve
ming was pleasant enough, and
everybody liked her frock. The
artists declared it perfect. That
was what she wanted to know.
Later she and Terry danced for
a while at the Waldorf, joined
some of his friends. Always in the
back of her mind was the comfort.
ing feeling of that letter.
"You look happy tonight"
81 am"
IT like to see you this way
Terry was dancing as he spoke
and he gave her a little squeeze
He introduced her to some of his
socialite friends and they tried
to keep Lynn and Terry with
them, but she managed to make
her excuses.
RENE'S LETTER
Later, when Terry had left hel
at the studio door, Lynn went
in to her letter. She undressec
leisurely and then slipped into
bed. Now. She slit the envelope
Out fell some snapshots. They
were Rene and a pretty brunette
girl. MY new model" That was
the way one of the pictures was
labeled.