The Washington times., 1938-03-21


would give him an advantage
She would be the one to watch
the door. ana wonder how he hac
changed; she the one to wait. Talk
ing to Maria's guests, who were as
entertaining as anyone's guests
would be, would she not speculate
on him, nevertheless. and in spite
of the two husbands since? Coulo
she be completely indifferent tc
seeing him again. even after ten
years?
He was only ten minutes late
but it Sufficed; Maria said he hao
kept them all waiting. It's been
80 long since you and Fanny have
seen each other. I've put you to
gether." AS he had expected;
Maria was good Snowman, If ever
there was one. over there she Is
with Mark"
HOW NICE TO SEE YOU
She half turned, and he saw he1
face. She seemed no older, only
a little more finely drawn, and she
had a poise, a reserve, that were
new.
Fanny, I feel positively shy
seeing you again" =,
She turned. gave him her hand
"Pete! How nice!" She sounded
genuinely glad.
Mark Keith had slipped away
and there was a movement toward
the terrace, where Mark had had
the table set.
I'm to take you in," Ashworth
said, grandly, and offered his arm
Around the table sat Maria S
typical guests. There was Keith.
whose success as the director OF
an English picture dealing wittily
with American bad manners had
won him a Hollywood contract;
there was Sonya Ady, beautiful
Russian princess making her first
film: there we're prominent
sportsman, a popular song writer
the best dressed woman in Amer
lea, an actress.
STILL ATTRACTIVE
"All this is very important to
you. isn't it?" she said.
He knew that she, too, was
thinking of the past, and he felt
a little embarrassed. quite" he
answered, almost defiantly, but
added: Not as important now, as
1t once was"
Nothing ever is, once you've
got it. You should know that"
What do you mean?"
Being successful is not as anus
ing as you hoped"
"Oh, but it is" he assured her.
In spite of her air Of superior
wisdom, which irritated him now
as it always had, he was finding
her more attractive than he hae
wished to. Either she had changed
or he had been too young to appre
ciate her before.
Fanny, who had been talking
with Keith, turned to him:
do you like writing scenarios?'
They're handsomely paid.
like money"
81 recall that you do. But they
give VOL an anonymity I shouldn't
think you'd like"
well, writing a play is more in
teresting, of course. This is only
temporary, naturally"
"Is it?"
Definitely" he replied, and be
gan to feel that what he said was
true.
She smiled. You're the same
old Pete"
GUESTS THAT COUNT
"And you're the same Fanny
But we're not going to quarrel
in the same old way. Maria's hac
enough in return for our dinners.
The gossip writer's will love it
There's nothing like a reunion
after ten years. especially with
two husbands on one side and, or
the other, lonely, longing, driving
the spurned one to world fame.
"It is a good one" he admitted
In spite Of his reputation for
eophistication, Peter Ashworth was
proud to admit, he was incurably
romantic, and probably would
never get over 1t.
THEY SLIP AWAY
When they moved into the gar
den the moon had come up. It
made Peter AShworth feel that the
scene was unreal. as unsubstantial
as Time. He might have made the