The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-08
CHAPTER FIVE


COMPLETELY taken aback,
Paige exclaimed, You mean she is
here in this room ?"
"Yes. She's sitting over there In
q lot of ruffies and spangles and
plumes like q dressed-up Easter
chicken"
"Paige's eyes followed the line
made by Rusty's swizzle stick. And
there was Eugenia. Watching with
the same odd, expressionless gaze
with which he was watching her.
Almost as IL the lashes were not
blinking. But Eugenia lacked Rest
wick Carnes' control. Fury was evil
dent in her clutch on the stem Of
a cocktail glass and one foot, visi-
BILE in the slit-hem OF her dinner
gown, was tense, the toe pointed
upward.
Paige's repetition Of the vulgar
but popular slang expression was
descriptive. She's mad enough to
spit"
"Oh. no! I'd like TO think 50, but
I'm afraid not" The girl beside him
was going to call his attention to
those signs Of agitation that belied
calm, but he went on talking
incoming, rather. Lord, isn't she
beautiful"
Paige's retort was scathing, IF
you like the sickly, dishfaced type.
Some people do"
You're darned right Plenty Of
people dol" Rusty snapped without
even looking away from his true
love. shes been painted by at
least a half-dozen artists"
Paige cut in, Il can just hear
them" She Knocked, "A perfect
Renoir type. A pink and white and
gold lady. Born to wear q rose
And I'll bet she swallowed it,
The red-haired man was looking
at Paige now. why. you jealous
catp
"Jealousw There was a sting In
the girls voice. II should be jealous
Of someone with a chin like a seal
lop."
What do you mean, q chin like
a scallop?"
Pages long black lashes knitted
thoughtfully. II don't know. Per-
haps," she continued wickedly, II
really meant she had no chin at
ALL" The lashes swept upward to
bare a candid glance. "She Is ra-
Their chinless, you know"
Irately the red-haired man at
tackled Paige, Simply because she
hasn't a chin sticking out like a
snow pillow"
Shes still chinless, brother"
The clipped impudence Of her re-
ply silenced the man and brought
an expression so near chagrin to
his face that she burst into hilari-
GUS laughter. Eugenia chose that
exact moment to head for their ia
Bile. She left her escort, limiting con-
clusively with rude push on his
shoulder that she did not want him
along.
Paige was stil laughing when
the blond girl paused beside Rusty.
Peals Of laughter that were begin
ming to brighten because they were
so near hysteria and because they
refused to be silenced. It was all
so silly, so uncomfortable. Right be-
fore her eyes Rusty and Eugenia
were turning hazy. IT'S as though
were drowning" thought Paige.
Rusty" ordered Eugenia in a
low foghorn voice, have you lost
your mind? You are making
spectacle Of yourself with this
drunken woman"
Pages laughter stopped as IL II
had been sliced. The feeling Of guilt
that had been rising within her
since the wedding. that feeling of
trampling on the heart OF an un-
suspecting girl, left her as quickly
as her laughter. One look into the
venomous eyes Of the otherwise
ethereal Eugenis took care Of that
Rage, and rage only, would cut her
when she learned that Rusty had
married. Her heart would not be
touched
Go back 10 your table, Eu-