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y KATHLEIN NORRIS
CHAPTER 21
A week or two alter Stanislaus
LichtenstelB disappeared from
Jennifer scheme at things
Naney Newell iked her to lunch.
Jennifer flaneed at one of her
euperlore for permission: It was
instanuj granted.
When they reached the itraet
Nncy announced that aha at
going flnt to Rousseau's. The
nam iiuiuuy orougni a tan. the
new coat, and the aablea to Jen
nifer's mind.
I waa with Idlth Nieland,
aid Jtancy, "and aha aaw thla
thine there and couldn't afford
It. and I can afford It and I'm
(Oinc to (el itl Oranny can go
ai crazy aa aha llkea afterward."
Ana ana cave aa eiultant, mu
ch levoua lauah.
Jennifer followed her Into the
hop. watched the obsequious
ssieswotnaa wno orougni out lor
her Inspection the extravagant
article. It waa the aoft checked
coai or iiama wool.
Jennifer had seer, that coat be
fore. She leaned far back in her
luxurious velvet chair, tried to
look at It aa If appraising It.
"Now. wait until I show you
what goes with It, Nancy," aald
Mrs. OUiphant, who had (one to
school with Nancy's mother and
aunts and cousins and knew all
about the family. She turned and
took from soma waltlnc pair of
hands the slim, linked aablea and
hooked them adroitly to the coat.
IH tell you something," she
added, "This exact coat, only In
a smaller alxe, and these very
sablesr-we haven t another pair
nice uiem in tna nuuse were sold
to Stanislaus Uehensteln on this
very floor last week for his wife.
But he came In later and changed
tnem lor a oaoy iamb, and that'
why yoli can have them."
There waa a silence while Nancy
who waa somewhat bulky and
shapeless, revolved before a mir
ror.
"Oranny said I could have any
thine I wanted for mv birthday 1
ahe told Jennifer when they were
out in uie street again, "well,
that's what I want, and a horse.
and to (o to New York when ahe
(oes on this autumn."
Luncheon was the last word In
; dellciousness, of course: Icy cold
, crab cocktail, eggs bubbUn( away
. In a rich sauce In the bottom of
f of ramekins, pastries built up like
i little hats and castles and bee-
hives. Jennifer ate it without
tasting it: her heart waa seething.
- The aoft spring day waa spoiled
for her, the luncheon, everything
V waa spoiled. She struggled through
,,' the afternoon hours conscious
i only that the world was all wrong
the day would and somehow, and
' ahe would go home to the close
' air and kitchen smells of the flat,
" And perhaps Betty would say,
"Oh, you lucky I" when ahe told
her that Nancy Newell had taken
her to lunch. But Monty would
't. ask her why ahe waated time on
., mat rat snob.
Monty had been awav tor I
week; he should be home now.
Jennifer crossed the roofs Im
mediately after supper dishes
i" were done.
His back waa toward the ter
race windows aa she came in
he glanced over bis shoulder at
c her, nodded, ana went on with
.yjwhat he waa doing. Jennifer per
Jeelved that he waa packing an old
suitcase.
. "doing somewhere?" ahe asked,
4: chilled bv his manner already.
M "Yep. Mexico with Jim Sparks
J he answered brieny.
1 No greeting, no smile, none of
'.J, the usual affectionate questions
3 as to what ahe was ready to re
port. Jennifer sank into a chair
and tried to control her sinking
spirits, wnat eouia ne wrong?
"Monty, for how long?"
"Oh ..." he said In an ab
sent-minded voice. "Months, may
be." he added airily. .
There waa a long alienee. Pres
ently, with an effort and swal
lowing back teara, Jennifer asked:
Monty, wnats tne matter7"
"Nothing." Monty answered.
"But there la," ahe persisted
miserably.
Monty looked about In a busi
nesslike way. To Jennifer the
spacious, high-ceiled, familiar old
studio with stars spangling the
black sky above the skylight took
on all the fearful qualities of a
nichuaare. The lamps burned
softly; light shone upon Monty's
stooped, bony figure and bald
head. He went Into the kitchen,
came back, picked up his bag
and his overcoat.
"Put out the lights when you
go and alam that window." he
ssld evenly.
"Monty!" ahe aald en a sharp
whisper, on her feet and taking
a few steps toward him. "You
can't . . , don't' . . please . ."
"You've been so good to me."
Jennifer stumbled on, suddenly In
tears; "you were the first person
who ever helped me. Don't be
mean to me now I'
He stood silent. Irresolute,
watching her.
"I'm sorry you came In Jenni
fer," Monty presently began mild
ly. "I had made up my mind not
to see you. You've to live your
own life, of course Only . I
didn't think it of you. I've no
rifht to aay this.' he interrupted
himself restlessly. "I meant not
to say It. But If It had been any
one else . . ."
"Yotf see, I was with him when
ne bought some things at Rous
seau's," Montv said in a dead
silence. "They were for his
wife'; only ... I happen to re
member Daisy Llchterutetn. She's
an Austrian womsn: she weighs
wo hundred pounds. He never
thought of that, never thought
that 1 4 remember. And then,
taat Seuirday. I went In to the
hotel to aay good-bye to hlm-it
waa mldaftemoon and i ...
with him at the elevator. Now,"
he finished In a light dry voice.
iu. i ll be back
FOOD CZCTION--PUW 11
awav and
silence In the
tiny spirited
I had
"take care of yours
one of these days, and good-bye.
u9 miw wnat you
thought,'' she said quickly. "I can
explain ...
The weak. atrjMtvi
did not sound cnnvitvino ...
4K -,tw
riw. an man eave Her mrv
strained hair .miu ..!
doorway and was gone. She could
jw ms footsteps running dow
wie suurs, uiey aied
mere wss utter
studio.
The room rocked tlnni .in.,i
slowly down into place. Jennifer
,rT,a Wlln ary throat, aat
til;. She was trembling a little
and her head hurt her, or per
haps It was the efforts to keep
from tears that sent the sharp
pain back to her eyes. She must
uoi, cry.
She did not cry but for many
art and oulet dava mnA nbht.
ahe carried with her a heart that
waa like a leaden weight In her
urrut.
It waa unbellevahla In lb thru.
ling early twenties one could feel
as sooer, as quietly bored as this
The pain and shame drained away
from Jennifer's heart, leaving it
empty and quiet. The days and
ran weniaj oy, aummer morn'
ings she wa ked downtown tha
world was swathed in whit .il
oi log; aummer afternoons wild
winds swept chaff and newspa
pers about the park benches, and
the shop waa frequented by wom
en In town for a day or two from
uie mountains or ine lake.
.Mary Flood, unmarried and 67,
waa one of Vogelsang's finest
saleswomen. But only a sales
woman. Younger women had
passed her, graduated into the
ouyer class, married, and gone;
Mar Wlnwl . .ml n i
7 W - "www a ... U . C AV.C t -
lent, reliable, patient, and lactful
saleswoman: never missed aavan
o'clock mass, and she quietly de
spised most of the sales persons
and all of the customers at Vogel
sang's. She had married alsters
with countless children, and
brothers who had been a heart
scald to her and their mnthar
Mary lived in a white cottage out
on San Jose Avenue: she never
tired of observing that the cli
mate there was balmy and fresh
when aristocratic Pacific Avenue
was bleak and wlndv. and also
that you shopped better In the
Mission.
One night Jennifer went home
to arjend the niaht with Marv and
oe presented to ner
mother. Old Mrs. Flood
small front garden Jammed with
geraniums, marguerites mari-
toids, lemon verbena, alyssum,
uchslaa. and border Dinks. She
had a back yard with a willow
tree In it, two sheds, a clothesline.
seven iowis, a derelict old dog, i
large gray cat and a noisy ca
nary.
The Poverty of this house was
tne poverty or aimpiiclty, scrupu
lous cleanliness, content. Jenni
fer's heart quickened to know that
Mary and ner mother loved her
There was some gratification In
helping with dishes here; the
towels, tne sink boards were Im
maculate. Every hot, shining tea
cup had Its appointed place, every
scrap or food waa transmuted
into something unexrjected and
delicious. Mrs. Flood's veiny little
spotted hands were never Idle:
The first night Jennifer spent
there ahe slept deep in fresh
sheets and fragrant blankets and
awaxenea to und her clothes
brushed and Dressed, her shoes
shining and a delectable break
fast almost ready
Mama never stona tnlkfna
aooui you,- asary wia ner. jenni-
rer was Beginning to feel her own
power now. and In a eooered aure
sort of way to exert It, It was a
power to attract friendship: peo
ple liked her. Monty had ad
mitted It once, when they had
been apeaklng of Julie.
Magnetic?" Monty had aald.
'Yes. I suDDoee she Is. But not
as youYe magnetic. Jinnv You've
got a way of working into peo
ple's affections. Thev mav not
see you when they first come Into
room, but alter a while you're
the only person In It."
Mary flood waa not the onlv
employee at Vogelsang's who
made friendly overtures to little
Jennifer Richie. Sometimes a
customer would say. "That small
one. with the pretty speech."
Sometimes a brother home from
college would linger after his
mother and sister had finished
their Inspection of aummer wear,
to ask the pretty model If he
hadn't met her someplace. Al
ways she had the half-annoying,
secretlv STatlfvlne tribute from
strange men in the streets: they
could not let her go by without
some sort of tribute.
Jennifer liked to go home with
Mary for the night. Between
Mary's grim grav middle age and
her glowing young beauty a
strange affinity asserted itself
Jennifer felt safe at the Flood's
little cottage. She went with
Mary to the mysterious cere
monies called the rosary and
benediction, and thought of Eu
gene. She liked the candles and
the Incense, and the great dim
church shaken by the organ: she
loved the walk home with Mary.
itn twn or three or Marys con
temporaries supplying an accom
paniment of lachrvmose and re
signed conversstion.
(Te Be Cenlinuedl
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