CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. FRIDAY. APRIL 16. 1926

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Stllie Meet* m Old PrieBd. Al** —n'r «»nU«* jw to ikyacif u , interestiac ud Eud- |W for

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For tho brief *»t *»rt of a rerand I elowd my eye*. I won how thrilMns it would br leUiag of mr rood foriune at home. U I toat it would be ■ore or lea* awkward admlttluc tc Curtiaa that I bad turown away three tUbea the aniouni that I bad declared would be my limit at the wheel. The croupier wa* announcing the result of the play. I lootad quickly at the ball.

lo»c you an" he explained. And then Ell. nrrtveo with a

pany of friends.

"Mr. and Mrs. Lowell DcWlrht.". She Introduced a stunning couple whom she explained, were originally from Boston but had.resided long enough in Pari*

to "lire It down."

"Mrs. DrWight was prematurely gray, the sort of snowy grayress canard by a terrific and sudden shock. Her faultless coiffure framed a yning and Interestingly pretty lace. She was gowned In tone* of amethyst with earrings and other

"Curtiss! I'll knrr o tut you snt to

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t hi One of the arts perhaps, -onsumed with curiosity. II wanted to ask more about this! extraordinary handsome youth with his clear, olive complexion and quiet, unassuming air. I gave him a awlft glance. . Elite evidently saw approval in my eyes. . "t'h-huh. 1 think so too." she ■Id out loud "Shall we dance?" he asktd. suddenly raising bis eyes and meeting my gate. 1 hesitated for t moment. Curtiss and I bad a sort of unwritten agreement that we should always dance the flrs' time together when out : . a supper or dance. But there was a strange, unfathomable command In the dark luminous eyes of the man at my side. Why shouldn't I tease Curtiss a little? He had been most negligent about complimenting my gown and I remembered my little threat that 1 would make him jealous before the "ighl at Monie Carlo bad gone. Beside*. I recalled the reasoning of some of my friends that It was necessaiy for one's husband to know that his wife was still desirable In the eyes of other men. Curtiaa was looking across the table from where he nt. signal-j lug to me to rise. I did. But ll wan to aecept the Invitation of Barrington Pierce.

Numbei 17. "Nolr." avowed the woman on the right who had urged me on. 1 smiled shveptxhly' for by some vague Intuition I known all along that It was

"Yea. but bow much? Com blen?" I inquired. “Cent francs." she replied. “About five dollars. Hath lea than 200." I .could not help but woedtr wby the encouraged me to stake my entire pile. "Oh writ, e'est ne fait rien." I added, preparing to leave. instantly new bets were made and my loss was utterly forgotten by the other plsyris whose attention was given to the next turn of the wheel. 1 had never In all my life been treated with such absolute Indifference and Indignantly. I pushed back my chair. "SaUle!" I heard my name called in a familiar voice. 1 looked up. "Eilie, darling" I exclaimed. And regardless of the unbroken quiet of the room we continued our exclamations of delight a* we greeted each other in a fond embrace. "Whete on earth did you come from? How long are you goin* U stay? Where are you stopping? And where's Curtiss?" AD In one breath Elite asked. On., the Ibm question brought me btek to my every-day mind. ■Over there?" 1 answered, "and secret!) I think he's frightfully bored He doesn't approve of all this." nodding towards the players and the rouietti wheels "Come along, you’ll pep him ufe Oh. here he la.” Curtiaa had made bis way aeruaa the room to meet us and we stood still for « moi- eat It

chat.

ThU Is lurk! ' Kill' declared, "we're Just dashing over to Clro's for a little frisk. So of eour»< you'll come along. Get your rape grille and we'll meet you outside." She *a» gone. "Well?" Curtis* Inquired with hi* enigmatic smile, “as tar a> the test of the evening la eon eertied k doesn’t seem as If we bad umrh cboicr." "Mine would be to go anyway. I adore Elite you knon and we haven't bad half a chance to talk What's the mallei* No tiring the unuilstskajd* took of disappointment In fata eyes "Naturally, evoqtt i bad rather hoped wed have a HUl* party all by ouraetaee. out Uierw." pointed to the Cafe d* Paris wife It* many lit Ur table* gleaming e bile under the stars. "It's Iqo lovely a nigbt to may tn doota." "But. honey, you don't m-mu to realise that I'm seeing Eilie. my very best friend In all the worid.*’

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precious stones to match her costume Mr. DeWight. a typical cosmopolite, was bending low over my band. "And thia—this is Barriagton Pierce.” In the flickering light of the open doorway. I looked up to greet the newcomer and his gaxe met mine I found myaeif stumbling over the polite sent Mice 1 bad mechanically framed. As his hand met mine. In a Arm handclasp. I merely smiled. 1 think the reason for my sudden embarrassment what that I wan coosci sj* of looking Into the face of a roan whose feature* and expression were of such unearthly beauty that they were almost Gyronesque. "He’s marvelous." whispered EUle. walking by my side, "you know he's lust thirty and is already beaded toward International fame." “American?" I asked. "Ye*, at one time, but he's lived on the continent so long— that is. for ten year*—that he has absorbed a lot of foreign poise. Speaks five languages my dear and 1* a slave to hi* career. But he's a lamb-pie really, and thoroughly unspoil-

ed."

There was no further .fc* to aide her the nature of hi* absorbing career. We had reached Ciro's and found a table m the smart supper room where romance*, tragedie*. advenftire bold robberies_and even suicide* are eoncwrled* over Its famous hor* d'ouvre*. Mr. IVWight ordered wine But when it wa* served. Barrlrg ion Pierce silently pushed bis glass aside. "One could tell you weir not recantly fiom the Stales." I ■Id. "we don't often have a chanre to refuse champagne." i prefer Evlau." be replied, raising ills water goblet and quaffng half the glaa* "What are you lwo finding in common*" Eilie who was having her second glass o! wine. "There's only two thlnr* American discus* on r here. Prohibition ar.d^more prohibition." I declared. They all laughed "Home friends ol mine wer» saying the other flay m Pail* that If 1 should n-turn to tin gta'ra that M would !* lliipo* slble lor me to go oul and not take a lot to drink That's ah surd." Mr* Pliier affirmed. "I

Curtis Criticizes Sallie's Actions We were alone In our suite of rooms at the hotel, The excite-1 ment of playing roulette, of ing Eilie again and the little i “frisk" at Clro's had had a stlmu.Utinc effect. It was impoasible for me to go to sleep. However. I undressed and slipped Into bed preparing to meditate upon the stirring events. A slight lap at the door and Curtiss. In dressing gown and slipper*, came into my room and. ensconcing himself in a coxy chair beside my bed. began to talk. His face was in the shadow- cast by the small reading light but 1 noticed that he looked weary and deprensed. an unusual condition for Curtlas. whose keenness for life ordinarily gave an animated expression to his face. "What's the matter, sweetheart? Didn't you Have a good time at Elite's little 'frisk?' I not lied you didn't dance.” No. I might as well be Bank with you. Bailie. I had a perfectly rotten time. To begin with. I'm not at nil enthusiastic over Eilie you know. She's too loud and It didn't make me any more comforable when you turned me down flat to dance with Barrington Pierce." ••Whee." 1 exclaimed. I'm so glad. Now. I've had my revenge. Barrington Pierce! Then you did remember his name, didn't you

dear?"

Curtins looked at me as if he thought most certainly I was los-

ing my mind.

"What on earth are you talking about?" he naked. "I don't understand what's so remarkable about my remembering Pierce. He didn't take his eyes off of you the entire time. But. what. I n.-k you. is so unusual about recalling a name? 1 know you put me on the shelf tonight but I didn’t think you had quite relegated me to the Ls-thla* stage:” 1 giggled one full moment, in spite of his gathering and then 1 explained my delight. "You see. darlln'." I began, "you had forgotten that awfully nice Dr. Gaines who danced with me every nigbt on the boat and I was peeved, especially since he's so awfully well known. So tonight before dinner 1 told you I'd make someone notice me mi ranch Ihir you'd at least rem»m-

her his name."

In spile of himself, be smiled. "Bailie, you are a child! But just the ■me. some duy you're going to drive me to distraction with your tantalising ways. 1>-i me rue 11 I've got you right. Just to make me jealous you deliberately flirted with Pierce." "Yes." I nuCdevi. "partly and partly becauw I found him must > utertalnlug. Bo there!" "What doe# hr do?" rurtlr* showed his disapproval in a *llght flown between his eye*. 'TU |l wager not much ol anything at

all."

"Again you show Ural your • duration along artistic line* ha# been sadly nagleeted. Barrington

"Anltras Dance. Oh yes! I know that weird lovely thing by Grelg. I believe. I used to play It. That was a most unusual thing to wy. I love II!" I mused n while, then resumed the conversation. "But honey. Barrington Pierce is one of the most *ought-aft»i men In Pari*. Elite's mad about him and so Is that exquisite Ellen Daniel*—the grand opera alnger. Now you aren't really jealous of poor little me—are you. Mr. Fogey*" "By Jove. I don't know. 1 felt tonight though that the whole scheme of things had toppled over. Mr*. DrWight kidded me about being so absent-minded and I asked her forgiveness on the grounds of being hopelessly ux-

orious."

"Thanks. That's a pretty com pllment. You see. you. yourself, improve w|ih competition.” Again a smile played over his face though hr was trylag desperately to he serious about the

whole matter.

"There's another thing. Bailie. About the Casino.” be continued. "1 know." 1 interrupted. "1 lost three times as much aa Fd promised. And I'm sorry. Pleaae don't be cross w tih me. bo;.ey." "It. isn't a question of being cross." he responded. "I would have given you more If 1 thought that rrekiew gambling could make you happ^ but I know It

n't. Sallle.”

"Oh. but it did. Curtiss.' I got a tremendous kick out of It!" 1

interrupted.

"There's a difference between happiness and 'kicks' be answered. "and It's to save you from ever knowing heartache that I would have yon understand the dlfterenrc. Don't think I'm preachy and old-fashioned. It’s just that I can't understand the way you reason. You see you voluntarily promised me upon your word of honor that you werv not gong to risk more than a hundred dollars and ended up by losing three hundred. When you break faith with yourself like that what do you do to square things ‘with your conscience? It wasn’t as If I'd exacted a promise from you but you said voluntarily that you wanted to place a limit. H's not a big thing. Bailie, but It's the principle Involved that cans** me to

stop and wonder."

"Your ideals are perfectly glorious. Curtiss. You live up to them too and I know It. For Instance, you couldn't do a thing like I did tonight and yet I could without the slightest twinge of conscience." "But how do you do it?” "Oh. it's quite simple. B> arguing with myself that life is short and that we are only human and that youth Is fleeting. You know, the same old story.” 1 concluded with a grimace. "I'd like to be dependable and fine like you are. dearest." I added. "Nonkense." be broke in. "when ii comes right down to human charity and hlfenew of spirit I can't even touch ihe hero of your garment. Tfa-we other things, as I've exld oefo.-. are comparatively little. It’s Jt>"*i that they mean more to me hcrauw i’ve l-amed by hard knocks that one can't go on being a character procrastinator and get real, big things out of living. Sooner or later you'll #e-> the value of what I'm saying. In other words, beloved. we mutt stlengthen the fibre* of our moral Intellect Just as surely as we achieve mental 9nt IK m< or physical prowess. The latter two are developed by exercising our tlrougbt and also oor

• helpful

vodle*. the former by do hlngs that we kni>« an n character building."

”1 see exactly what you mean, ."■urtls*. and I am going to try o k -ep from being sir InranM*-

:ent. Really."

| The subject wa# closed and j he kl'sed me tenderly and retired. 1-ong after rurtiss had aone to hl« .•oom I lay awake thinking over the fine philosophy that he had made bis own try Just living. High-principled hires-ir. It was remarkable that he showed such tolerance towards my shortcoming*. it had evidently annoyed him because 1 had accepted •the attention of Barringtoo Pierre |and yet some primitive Instinct . In me ■-•oired :n the knowledge that I was still able to be at-

m wa* Ihr r- prii»ned.

rn an Inhibition eulllxed day* * pursuer and nor

. What ;

n through

back to pi) wedding nlgf

»B* i' the dapper little fliend of lather's had said? "The butterfly typi Something that’s Incapable of change. Either on-- i* or tsn'r. Matrimony won't make you over 'cmperamentaily. It will only

add piquancy and charm." And Marjorie Chenoweth.

What was it she had Mid? I "Things ate always going to happen to yon. Sallie. and IF* not your laitlt You can't help It if

you're a vegetable, you know."

Wen- they right?

Was Curtis* Justified In being

hurt? I wondered.

Titr*.- and many other rhaotic

though'# play- d hide and-seek until the t..eldews ot Sleep took i them In hand and skillfully wove

,111cm into d-.nnrs (To Be ConitniKd)

Wanted to be Certain Weary Husband I took Mill pie of ribbon yon ga«e Into every shop and oul match it." "Oh. flue! Now I know no else will have some like if

•'Give Marie a kls*. Harry.” "Nothing doing. 1 don't like her!" "Well do something quick— anything to stop her singing!

Sympathy Hubby - ’The paper say# votnan was crushed to death i i jam nt a mIc y. •terday!" Wifcy: "Docs It say whj ho bargains were?”

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' ’ beg your pardon.” he apolc gtged." but, Ballir. 1 can’t I war | to have you m, friendly wltb men. Beside* -bevtdM. three mu#lrlan*, and aitlal# are dangerous people. ■ Compared with their putt, love.' making a hu*band's ainrere vompliMienl* are merely proMlc. For _ ‘ Instame. be told Mr*. DeWight. I with Hie listening, mind you. ihsr . , your tostuore was like Anltra's Dance lu the Mountain ' **

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