The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 23, 1931, Page 6

< TROUBLE WITH You 1S, INFANT, YAINT HAD NO BRINGIN' UR! ~ \—( 3 Synopsis: After the strainof continual failure to b2 socially succes=ful, Venice Muir finds relicf in telling Nolly Spald- ing lcng tales of imaginary pcpularity. Venice decs not has been urged (o lcarn attrac- tivencss by her mother, who is a New York cocial leader. Reiteration of the importance of being popular has Venice a sonsitive awarel inefficiency. Besides t. fun cf fancying herself brilliantly appcaling, Venice is motivated in her stories to Nclly by Nol- Iy’s desire to hear cf her cocial triumphe. Nolly lives within the rcflection of Venices' good times; she dces mot go out herself because of financial re- verses and because she is lame. Venice gives her a glowing picture of the Geadby's party, at which she was actually very unhappy, because ¢f her lack of ease and light charm. She tells Nolly of her conguests, and three men who paid her special attention. Chapter 6. SPOTLIGHT FANTASY “And how did you act, Venice?” “I looked up into their eyes and laughed softly and didr nean any of the things I said.” “I do love hearing about it. In could do all that sort of thing quite | A spotlight caught the well, really, if it weren't for Pon- 8o’ Pongo . was ill-formed the leg. Nelly had a name for everything. | Anthony was her favorite chair. Her cane was Jezebel. When she referred to Pongo there was never any pathos about it. It was as though she spoke of straight hair, fat hands or anything else that was not particularly attractive. had always had it and actually she didn’'t seriously mind. “Tell me more,” “Whom did you have supper with?"” ..“the dark slim one.” “Did he take you home?” “No, the botanist took me home. He was very clever. We had such |an interesting about hothou: vitéd me t t Veni ed | their innes ions to look quickly towards the grey square of win- dow with its diagonal streaks of | wet. “I've got to go, Nolly, dear. dreadful out.” | | “Must you really, Venice?” | | ‘“Yes. T'm going to t | | night with Donny Re: v | 1t was the sort of never had an opp: An evening a de She would have | liked it better t any real party. | She saw herself on one of the red | plush seats against the wall. The |air was intoxicatingly warm and | smoke-laden. The lights were | dimmed while Moss and Fontana 1 It's g Venice tunity to do. Nov. 23, 1931. ability at a quick response as soon as you were introduced. If you were unable to blithely start vis-a- vis invariably conversation wander- ed off to some one else who could. She slowly deposited her coat and gloves in Lola’s room. Bhe dreaded going downstairs into that small, seething jumble of gay chat- ter and easy badinage. She could not know -that there would be two people here this afternoon who would prove definite factors in her life. \ Lola rushed to greet her, thrust a cocktail into her hands and then hurried away to welcome some one else. Venice stood studying the rim of her glass as though it were worthy of microscopic inspection. Then she looked up and let her eyes travel the room. Suddenly she forgot herself standing there alone, in her puzzled analysis of a girl whom she had never seen be- fore. She was short and dark, rather untidy looking and not par- ticularly well dressed. Almost ev- | danced. He lifted her, lisht 25 erything about her was ill-matched | down, let her then sink slowly t0|)jxe a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces | the floor ag They did it beau-{qon't quite fit. Her black, heavy tifully. A spo hemmed them|jiqded eyes were evasive, her wide in a great melting circle of yelloW.| mouth set not quite straight. Her ‘Suddenly Domny Reese pressed Ve-|joce in contrast was small and | nice’s hand beneath the table. She | lassic. Her legs, in Hish net stock- | actually crimso ed ing that in no way suited the rest “Your face is scarlet from the|,fher costume, were slim and beau- fire.” |tifully shaped. Her hat was too | Venice started. Nolly'’s voice}rar on the back of her head, her brought her back to the shabby lit- | sirt was too short, but hér patent tle sitting room again. She SCram-|jeather were little and narrow | bled to her and lent to Nolly a|with intriguingly high heels. Al- helping hand. “You'll come soon agaln, Venice, and tell me more.” most every man in the room was attempting to talk to her at the carliest opportunity. Oddly enough she did not seem to have much to say. There was a persistent sulll- ness about her. Venice could not resist staring at her. Where was her attraction? | What could be her charm? At least three males determinedly | hovered about her, and yet she seemed to employ none of the se- ductive little tricks that seem to tempt young men to one's side. Never a careless hand on the arm, She | Nolly went on.] | e | dancers in a yellow circle. | They kissed each other good-bye. “‘Of course I will, Nolly.” | Hailing a taxi through the steely | gray slant of persistent dow:xmour.\L | Venice felt happy and warmed. She, saw all that she had been recount- | ing to Nolly with a latent sense of pleased excitement. She had for-! gotten her lack in the recital of the | | homage that she never had. It | was real for her for a little while. Venice went to Lola Goadby's | cocktail party with definite reluc- tance. She had discovered that dinners and dances were bad enough when somehow or other people were forced to notice you, but success at cocktail parties or teas was closely dependent on your |the first feasible moment. no long looks into eyes, no aban- don or vivacity. On the contrary, she seemed too well contained, in- | different, quiet, almost rude. Her manner of looking away from peo- ple when they talked to her was baffling and uncomfortable. “Here, darling, do you mind passing these? Old, Willlam is as slow as a tortoisé, and I'm work- ing myself into a fever.” Venice started. She took the plate of olives Lola was holding out to her. I must have looked like a country yokel, gazing atthe |3 Empire State Building, she thought. Passing the appetizers to the strange girl, Venice smelled & pe- |2 culiar perfume, similar to musk. “Thank you” She raised her lids to look at WVenice, giving her smile that turned up the corners of her mouth but left her eyes cold and untouched. They were like an animals, even and white: Venice inveigled Lola aside at “Who,” she queried in a careful undertone, “is the dark girl all the men are rushing?” Venice learns the secret of the strange girl's popularity, tomorrow. 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