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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1931)
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931 PAGE SIX THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON mOOn Chapter THE UIBB OF A VEIL Ruble or diamonds or the famous Belaise ssDDMres. or what Kirk liked best, the (Ingle (trend of pearls! Mrs. Belaise contemplated her eelf In the mirror. Bhe waa 74. Pace and throat were withered (lowers, but with the fine blue fjes, the delicate profile, the small foot, she was still the spirited ghost of beautiful Nelly eartoiis, belle of New Orleans when the IV were young. Faithful black Lorena had waved her mistress' thin white hair, had drawn the mascara pencil lightly long where the fine black eye lashes used to be, had rouged ever go delicately the sunken check. "No lipstick, Lorena," Mrs. Bel aise had remarked from the very beginning of lipstick, "Hard. That U what It makes us look. And all beautifying Is merely a softening process." "Yes ma'am," agreed Lorena, who really understood. Her mis tress had not changed for Lorena In these 30 years of service. Lorena stood back now, contemplating the rubles on her lady's breast. j Mrs. Belaise shook her bead, tumbled nervously with her gold vinaigrette. She was always de lightfully nervous on the evenings (he played roulette. It was the Dearest thing ah had felt to youth In 40 years. "Rubies look common," she said, since they have learned to recon struct them. Genuine pigeon-blood these are Take thorn off. Try the diamonds. I nevir know what Dew dress will like best" Lorena held the links of platinum-cupped light tentatively about tier mistress' neck. "You looks like white angel, MIC B'lalsel" Nelly Belaise thought of the first time she had worn them, of the ensatlon they bad caused. Thirty one yean ago at the old French opera house. Delphine, her daugh ter, was a bride, she had grieved over Oelphlne's leaving, and Arthur Belaise had sought to comfort her With these. He had spent his Inher itance on gems for her. Sometimes she had scolded him. "But these are investments, Nelly," he would ay. Nelly Belaise had not needed to realise on them. Kirk, Delphine's son, provided her with all aha could desire. Delphine had died when Kirk was born, and Kirk's father bad gone back north and married gain when Kirk was a year old. Kirk had belonged to Nelly ever since. Indeed, he called her "moth er" when he didn't call her "Nelly". Now Kirk's father was dead and Kirk had come In to the greater part of the Stanard fortune, a solid New England fortune made In shoes. Tonight Nelly Belaise took the dlaranods from her neck. "They never bring me luck, Lorena. Nor the pearls either. I'll wear the sapphires again." Delphine had helped her father choose the sapphires - In Paris. Somehow Nelly Belaise could not remember Delphine as She looked aller her marriage. Somehow she aaw her only as she was that sum mer In Paris, or coming down the curved stair yonder as a bride. The sapphires were perfect. Lor ena fastened the necklace, elapsed the earrings In the pierced ears, held out the tray of the silver jewel casket that the small veined hands snlRht choose their rings. Nelly Belaise rose at last In the full Ivory satin gown that fell about her feet, the slim ankle and small femmed slipper glimpsed and veil ed again. Lorena sprayed perfume n the leweled hands. Proudly Lor ena watched her descend Uie stair. Kirk Stanard met his grand mother In the hall. He was not unlike her. Brown hair graying at SO, the same fine blue eyes and tiKhllv annillne profile, Iwr wmtle. ACROtr 52 oltrtloa ef yesterday's Puiile S. Bona of 4he I tuar I 4. Automobiles ! (. Karlled 1L lllnrk blre ef the euckoe ramily IS. Nora deity 14. tlnaaplrnti-d 15. Suit ot wlilrtl Dover Is ths CfipUal: bbr. 14. t.ma warts 15. Deere of ths Hultaa tS. Korhe IL OH of roM pelalat var. tl. Concoct II. River: Snanlah tl. Park In lhe Itorklee II Ghre war So. tValter SL Cantor Scale IS. Aeoolee knowledge tl. Rail Mrde T Mr I t mi S E E N A T II. Dlaeaaa of animals 4f. OnK of work SS. Ale: dial Eng. II. leeward o. sxinnins la aeet It. Part of ths ear 41. fhMH aver It, Havtrit (lis fconea rc- cnovc4 41. Air: cow. form 44. FeniaU) eaui- plper II. titter beea- leaaly 41 Pulled 41. Ueiaoclioly I' I I5 V$$i4 V I4 7 WA8 f " ir 'rj&z rf- , w 'i r 2 t s, . w 30 31 TJ33 jii... 35 . 34 Is " v7 T 33" -y , j&i i -" m 't' 41 i42 I2i : 43 44 45 4i )fi4J of DELIGHT They went Into the drawing room. his arm about her. Two men rose. One was a portly person with a frown carved between black brows. a man of perhaps 60. Kirk Stan ard presented him. "Senor uasara. motner. you re member meeting Senor Basara In Mexico City? We went to a ball at his home." Senor Basara was kissing the fragrant hand. Nelly Belaise re membered, she remembered when Kirk spoke of Senor Basara'a house. "The senor has Just returned from a trio around the world," Kirk explained. "He has only this eve ning In New Orleans, but he Is sharing It with us and with his consul." Senor Basara smiled. His frown did not disappear even when he smiled. Ah. and there was Adrian Fouche who had Introduced ber to roulette and made life a different thing I Adrian with his youth, his black soft eyes and languid grace, bent his dark head over the hand of Nelly Belaise. Even to her he must make his murmurs significant, as U touched with love. I hope you have luck tonight." 'Ah. but I ahalL I am wearlna tlfle sapphires. Pompey, the old colored butler, drew back the portlers. Mrs. Be laise put her hand through Senor Basara's arm and led the way to the dining room. "Tell me about this roulette." Basara begged. "Have you just dis covered It?" "A month ago," Mrs. Belaise an swered. "Adrian, the naughty boy, has known the place a long time." It was no resort lor you, glori ous one before the days of Little Buttercup and her magic touch." Touch' Is not bad." laughed Kirk. "All the same, I miss Little Buttercup. She used to beguile me while mother played:" do you not piay yourseur Basara asked. Kirk shook his head. "I am a cotton man, Senor. Gambling 'Is no recreation. I get my fun watching mother. She's happier in Dlvitti than at the races. "And roulette lasts all year." said Nelly. "Senor Basara, won't you loin us tonlAht? "But there Is my boat, and my call on my consul and If Little Buttercup Is gone" Adrian lifted a slender hand "You should see Little Buttercup's successor. Such eyesl such a body! But me, she does not notice. I say to her, Senorlta, I have a wager what your lips are like.' You see she wears a veil." "A veil?' Basara was all Inter est. "Where is this place?" "The old Crolselle house," Nelly Informed him. "Ah. yesl That beautiful home. . . . And this lovely decoy Is cov ered with a veil." "Not covered," Adrian assured him. "Only the Hps, the nose. Tan talising. I asked her to lift the veil. She does not even glance at me, but hurries By. . "Perhaps she didn't understand! said Nellv. "That Is It. And she seemed afraid. But the next night she Is different. She carries her cigarettes like In a dream. She looks at me calmly. And so the next night and the next. She has found Amert- calnes are not so terrifying. Only she Is silent. French. Spanish. English, we try them all. She does not understand. "I approach Dlvltt about her. But unfortunately I spoke to him once about Buttercup, and she is his wife." Adrian sighed. "He has not liked me since. Little Butler cup Is not gone. She sits In the cage taking In cash. She says the veiled one escaped from a narem, and I must speak to her In Turk ish." "And of course you can not,' 'Continued on Page 81 4. Alack " . Obtsia II. Difference Oo- Iween two Cnnaecnllve nutnbera It The f'lkoi gcotcrt If. Attorney II. Ona alio la cim'lnntlr titklns meat elite It. River bottom IS. Lonlcsl think ers II. Kind or class 13. Poem 17. ftnarl II. 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