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long,cun:ingvewy
I white Duuuins w"
. tood out against the
5'.0. .lieht rise of hill.
. .thern manor house in
Kg ChaU. her red hah
PhS in curls, Paul's orch d
L Moulder, caught her breath
W " jj.. m, tv start. I m
.ii Hressed up and going to
:" I time, while Bill's to
."moment later, a. Paul
help ng ner ouv "---
Lied the stairs together the
PSL- down. She had been
itan-ed for ,,fun an these
Paul smiicu
"You'll be the loveliest thing
here."
Martha knew she looked well.
The white dress, with its softly
draped V and its tiny stars wink
ing among the wispy folds of the
full skirt, had always been very
becoming. Her silver sandals
were new. She felt light as a
feather, poised, happy.
A girl in glittering sequin jacket
looked at her curiously for a mo
ment. Martha saw the fleeting
homage in her eyes the homage
that one woman pays to another
who looks even more beautiful.
She was ridiculously pleased, and
a little smile tugged at the corners
of her lips.
Paul was saying, "Ive reserved
a table. That is, we're with a
party. Ted Willis and Madge, and
the Graces."
SIDE GLANCES
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FIRST HUNDRED YEARSMn rwklnr rliatr la mine in
EFfed Plaisted, former world's professional single scull
ving champion, who celebrated his 92nd birthday by row-
f uo acnuyutm river at Philadelphia.
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"Oh." He hadn't told her be
fore, because she had known them
all only during the time when she
had been engaged to Paul. They
were his friends, not hers. Bill
had never met them.
"I'll be glad to see them again."
She mustn't let embarrassment,
any foolish self-consciousness,
spoil her magic evening.
Mary Grace only smiled at her,
lazily. Mary had always been
like that off-hand, casual, ac
cepting things at their face. Prob
ably nothing interested her very
much except clothes. She and
Jack were immensely wealthy.
It was good to be dancing again.
iiooa to oe part ol this gay, care
free crowd, good to hear music
and smile up at a partner who
hummed under his breath and
had nothing more important on
his mind than enjoying himself.
"jjong time no see." Ted said.
after a while. "What happened to
the husband?"
It was not that he cared, espe
cially. In this country club crowd
it was extremely usual to attach
no importance to the fact that a
married woman appeared at a
dance with an old friend.
"The husband's in the Army,"
she laughed. "Didn't you know?"
No, I hadn t heard. He shook
his head, in exaggerated concern
'Country's going to the dogs.
They'd better not get after me!
Paul claimed her for the next
dance. They had always danced
beautifully together. She gave
herself up to enjoyment.
Someone tapped Paul. "You
can't keep loveliness like that
under a bushel basket, Elliott,"
said a tall man with tawny hair.
"Come to me. beautiful!"
She smiled at Paul, helplessly.
The man led her off ln triumph,
but half way across the room,
Jack Grace cut in.
I thought people weren't sup
posed to cut any more," Martha
said. "It was too collegiate, or
something."
"Rules are made to be broken,
Ah, this is what I call dancing!"
Look out," she warned him
"Paul's coming back!"
"That," said Jack, "Is much too
blatant an Infraction of the law.
Out the door, baby." Expertly,
he danced her through the open
French doors to the veranda,
"We'll admire the moon."
"No, you don't" Paul said, be
hind them. "Give her back, sir!"
It was silly, maybe. But it was
fun. When Paul left her for
moment to get her something to
eat. a red-haired young person
sidled up and suggested, "Run
away with me? This is my eve
nine for running away."
'I'd love to, she laughed, "put
I'm chained. Besides, we'd look
so odd. Two brick tons."
"Wed look beautiful together!"
he said. "If you wont run away,
at least dance with me. That'll
give my girl something to think
about."
"What did she do, run away
with someone else?
"You're a mind reader."
Paul rescued her, two minutes
later. "Madge and Mary want to
go to the Tortilla."
Martha realized, with amaze.
ment. that it was nearly 1 o'clock,
"Where did the time go? We Just
came!"
She held out her hand. "My
hankie. Dlease!" In lieu of an
evening bag, she had wrapped her
compact and comb and the gilt
tube of lipstick in a wisp of chif
fon, which Paul had obligingly
stowed away in a pocket. "I must
look a fright. I haven't repaired
mv comDlexIon all evening.
"Three frecKles," faui aamui-
ed. "have worked loose."
She darted under the looped
velvet Into the powder room,
Mary and Madge were already
there. A maid was on her knees
beside Mrs. Grace, takine a firmer
stitch In the draped girdle around
her waist. "That fool, my hus
band, has a clutch like a gorilla!"
Madge was touching up her
mouth. "Hello, Martha. My, you
certainly mowed down the stag
line tonight!"
"Thanks. I think It was con
spiracy. Be kind to working girls
night."
"with those eyes," said Mary
Grace, calmly, "you need never
worry."
"Ere my foot! It's the girlish
Mtheaome grace." Madge tittered,
"I've gained two pounds and It's
keeping me up nights."
There's an exercise for that.
You turn your head slowly from
side to aide when they bring up
the whipped cream, darling.
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The Club Tortilla, at 2 In the
morning, with RIcardo and Reglna
whirling In a rhumba, was hard
to leave. That's how It happened
that dawn was definitely streak
ing the sky when Paul left Mar
tha st her door.
"It's been wonderful, Paul!'
"You'd better sleep all day to,
morrow."
But she had scarcely tumbled
Into bed hardly closed her eyes
when the long. Imperious ring
of the phone woke her.
At first, she resisted It. Sr
was so satlsrylngiy exhausted!
But It keot on and on, and she
got up at lsjt.
"Hello? Hello?" Her very voice
was sleepy.
"Hello. Martha?" She came
awake with a start. It was BUI
"Martha, where were you last
night? I tried to get you until
after mldnlrht. I kept calling and
the phone didn t answer!"
(To Be Contlnoed)
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LITTLE OftPtiAN ANNIE
EUGENE. OREGON
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world first suspected the exist
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curiously marked skins, and
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