The OREGON STATESMAN, Sake Oregon, Smday Blaming, February 23, 1930
PAGE SEVENTEEN
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BY WINIFRED VAN DUZER
claim It, he proposed to nuke fc
me birthday of a rood guy Eros,
no less.
It all was Terr whimsical, very
sweet, and Ere kept thinking "No
wonder everybody likes bis stor
ies no wonder when be can be
funny and sad and brilliant all
at the same time
"We drink,' Nory proposed,
to friendship." And his head
bent toward Ere.
Sh caught her breath, brought
Out a smothered "Oh!" etarinf
at the blur of faces. But they
were waning ior ner ana so sne,
too, must, rise, touch her giass to"
Nory's and Ken's, sip a little of
the bubbling wine.
There were more- toasts and
everybody made It plain that she
was guest of honor. And long be
fore the merriment swirled to its
height with everybody talking a
little too loudly, laughing a great
'Don'l lose yourself, Eve. You're too tweet,9 said Nory.
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A little stir Trent around the
table and Nory, at Eve's left,
boomed in a hollow roice,
Wine!" and grinned at Ken. A
special occasion, this party, and
Eve flushed with mounting ex
citement. She had conjured up
Tisions of Mich gayety; back in
the-ir school days Mary and she
had let their imagination run
riot around just such, sparkling
affairs. But never had she expect
ed to be the' breathless center of
one with Kenneth Wilmer of all
the heroes of all their radiant
dreams!- at her side.
Now old ' Herman was lifting
the first bottle, winding it with a
napkin, holdin? it dramatically;
now Tie wa pulling the cork,
muscles in hi? neck standing out
with the effort; now it came awa--with
a "pop" like a pistol report.
Everybody breathed a long "Ah-s-h!"
Thin golden wine in thin shin
ing glasses ar rearing magically
from somewhere; everybody smil
ing, waiting, looking at Ken.
He got up slowly, stood very
tall and handsome and merry!
though his dark eyes dreamed
Then he raised his glass. "To
beauty," he said, "and love. A
toast to Miss Evelyn Reade!"
They all arose all but Eve
making her little bows. This was
a popular toast and she could only
smile back at them, thrilled
through and through, hoping she
did not seem too embarrassed
loving them all.
And when they were seated
He r m a n marched solemnly
around the table filling the glass
es again and everybody began to
cry "O'Rell!"
Now Nory was on his feet, thin
and long and winsome with his
rough hair and the twinkle in
his eyes. He was making a little
speech about birthdays, this hav
ing been represented, he declared,
as a birthday party. Well, then,
since no one had stepped up to
deal at nothing, aha began to feel
light and gleeful and Irresponsible
and very much more like a native
daughter of The Lane than like a
little New England gtri who never
had tasted champaigns before.
Oddly enough it was Nory who
cupped his hand over Eve's glass
when old Herman would hare
filled it the third tine. And it was
Nory who started the move home
ward. "Dryads need sleep," he told
her softly under the clamor.
"Bat we're saving such a
scrumptious time. Ndry dear."
The dark, rough head bent
lower; he looked very weary.
"Don't lose yourself. Eve. You
are too sweet " He straightened
himself suddenly, went on la the
teasing, careless tone he always
had used with her. "Ton listen to
uncle, Infant. Want to get all
dragged and homely, like Jan
over there? Hard, like Elma?
Besides," he added, watching her
thoughtfully, "this ia bad for Ken.
Won't work after a spree and he's
always overdue with his stuff."
"Of course we'll go!" Eve cried.
"Right away. Nory . . . why, I Just
never imagined make- them
come at once. How fine of you to
look out for Ken "
" She gave him a hurried, preoc
cupied smile and was tov busy
bustMag about, persuading Ken
not to. have Herman bring more
wine, coaxing him away, to sea
that Nory's own smile was a little
she was alone with Ken. He was
asking if she had liked It, if she
would Pose tomorrow and the
next day and the day after that,
grim and that a shadow lay in his
eyes.
What a party it had been! They
swarmed Into the car, Indifferent
to Ken's reckless driving, laugh
ing and shouting and singing as
he dropped them at their homes.
No wonder the tribe was talked
about if they acted this way. But
why should they care? Like step
ping into anothefelement, it was,
ative and didn't know how to
moving from that world where
everyone was staid and unlmagin
play, into this. They didn't ap
prove or the, tribe, tnose circum
spect ones, but that was all very
well. A fish wouldn't approve of
air to live in and birds wouldn't
care for the- water. ... Let them.
Eve thought with a delighted
ffiggle, try to criticize The Lane
to her again!
Nory left abruptly since no one
said good-nights here, and now
she was alone with Ken. He was
Taking if she had liked it, if she
liked him. if she always would
if she would pose tomorrow and
the next dayand the day after
that.
Thn they were under the li
lacs and syringaa and she was
clinging to him and he wag whis
pering, "Oh, don't go. Eve don't
gv. Come away somewhere. Eve
"Where. Ken?"
"Anywhere we'll drive an
drive. Go on forever, you and L
I love yon so. Eve. And you're
always leaving me, always leaving
me alone"
Long after she had gone In she
saw him from her window still
standing there, arm along the top
of the gate, head down 0a his
arm.
Plum blossoms fell in a soft,
white shower and apple blossoms,
pink and fragrant, opened in their
stead. The gold of forsythia van
ished as the sweet plumes of li
lacs swayed in the sun. Shaded
garden corners were white with
valley lilies and early ramblers
were bright clouds on we'l-kept
lawns, for shy April had given
place to demure May and the feel
of summer was in the air.
And Eve, Mary declared, had
joined The Lane colony. But Mary
did not care, really; she was
proud of Eve's nosing for Ken
neth and herambitions were stir
red for her dearest chum. It
wohld be pretty nice to be able
to say, "Mr. friend, Mrs. Wilmer,
wife of the artist,, yon know
Ever so much more dash to that
than Just "Mrs. Mills ot Lake
view." So Mary became elabor
ately diplomatic about Ken and
refrained from mentioning Roger,
though she need not have bother
ed since Eve had forgotten all
about him.
(To be continued.)
MIR
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ON CHICAGO STREET
CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (AP)
Rallying to the cry "wages and
work," several hundred commun
ist sympathizers marched on the
city ball today to sound a protest
against unemployment. - Riot
squads and mounted police broke
up the demonstration, charging
down the crowded side walks and
swinging clubs among the noon
day throngs.
Night sticks thudded against
the heads of pedestrians and sev
eral were knocked down as they
scampered before the mounted
officer or tried to harrangut -
their followers tpm boxes at the
lour corners of the, City Hall,
square, None was seriously t ,i
dnp ii-.:
Two girl were among those ar-J '
rested by We police. The demon
strators themselves offered no vi-
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meeting at a hall In North Wells M
street, a Mock from the city hall.
Police had been warned of the
meeting and detectives filtered7
throagh the hall listening to in
flamatory speeches advocating So
viet doctrines and urging a par
ade. When the thousand men
and women started to form a ,
procession In threes, detectives
sounded an alarm, reserves were
called out and the file of march
ers was cut before it could ad
vance. Paul Cline, 26, was ar
rested as he directed the parade.'
Remnants of the agitators moy- "
ed on the city Hall in small groups.,
and found 150 pofcee, half of f t
mem mountea, forming a cordon H
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break up any gathering. Stamp
speakers gathered knots of their -i:
followers around them, but were ;.
j knocked down by the charging po- tv I
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