Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1926, Page 19

R SUB ROSA BY MIML EAL Time to Cut It Short. How often have you heard girls who for vea H friends “catting” e: behind each other’s frequently, 1 guess. And yet the: the world that friends—why, the for years and never h They'd indignantly that they're each oth emles—laugh scornfull the long record of beautiful friendship which is theirs. Yet there are more girl friends jog- gling along together itching and biting and nagging at each other than half the world dreams. There was the glorious comradeship of Natalie and Ethel—pals for vear devoted to cach other—that sort of thing. Yet lie's eves, when her friend appeared a d in a stunning new fur coat, did not express pleasure they narrowed with lousy Quick praise sprang to her lips im mediately, however. “Perfectly stun- y stunning,” he world did you done to death two have been bosom h other flercely backs? Pretty they're ve goi best of together d 3 1 quarrel flout the idea s worst the in t et caracul? That’ Personally, I'm going to have squi it 1 can possibly afford it." Th Natalie's little way of telling Ethel t she's only a half-timer, after all And Ethel is just as Let her pal rave ecst new conquest—and dozen stories to prov conquest is nobody at s take all the glory out talie’s just ibly can. The sccond Natalie is in_dis company, where she can talk freel she will ‘open an attack on her best friend: “I'm sorry about Ethel's new coat. It's so cheaplooking, don’t you think? Poor kid, she hasn't a bit of taste,” ote. Those two girls are nastier to e other and two of the world's W they continue to 3 often as possible and to kee pretense of friendship. What's the answ Whi not suited to be friends at all. The; never wer:; only they used to sach other —sort of formed a habit of being together, and neither has had the initiative to break away. They aren't really fond of each ather—their only delight now lies in wetting the better of cach other. Natalie gets a new man—her first thrill comes when she dashes over to tell thel who has been desperately striving for the same man for week hel hears any good news 11 with a scornful half smile d with Nat. at_the Ethel will f any triumph as fast as she pos ot ch , they're ately afraid of the superiority that she ise except where it's ry friendship should be cut short immediately It's a mockery and it’ rous pastime. 1t your only active pleasure in see- ing your chum is to make her feel your greatness—to impress her with tome beautiful new thing you have, and she hasn't—then make up your mind that the time off & relationship wh anything and which n ble for both of you. (Copyright, 1926.) Mimi will be glad to answer any inquirfes itrected to this paper, provided a stamped, wddressed envelope 15 inclosed oesn't mean th ds v lead to trou- Parking With Peggy “It's all right he'll be true to the last—but how §irl to know that she’s the last?” Chestnut-Turkeyr Salad. A salad of chestnuts and apples i made from two dozen chestnu bolled in their skins. Doiled for 20 minutes, cool them with water and take off both skin i and add a pinc el core in piec t into bits of the of the nuts. ( size the dark meat of turkey. Cut up two and two pickled onions. gently together in vlain dressing over all Shoes for Geese. Vilna, a town that is at present a bone of contention between Poland and Lithuania, sends many the market of Warsaw. Before ting out on their long journey geese are shod This unique t: sccomplist walk throu A protection to th Jameson-Built two solemnly assure nd point to has come to break | for @ man to swear | When they have | ESTATE. ARTHA PRESTON gave a start which was succeeded by a breathless fluttering of showcase she had come face to face with her son's wife. “Why, mother!"” young Mrs. Ben ex- M “Why, I-—I just thought I'd: e Martha stopped. There was some- thing about Mrs. Ben that she suf- Mrs. Ben made her feel so old, so incompetent, so behind-hand. Yet she was only 61, and her mother had | ninetie | Young | shrinking, s | en regarded her ammering_little mother- Very chic, vivid she, a noticeable somber figure re her. Somehody jostled Mrs. Ben and succumbed with apology be- fore the glance shot from her bright black ey People did not step on her toes with impunity. Neither did | they make too much fuss when she stepped on their toes. Life and a suitable backbone gave young Mrs. Ben desirable privileges. “Oh, 1 know,” she s “You're here to get you a hat. needed one. How lucky that I ran across you! Come right with me, mother, and L'l help you make a selection.” Martha went, outwardly submissive, inwardly uncomfortable to the point | of misery. She had stolen downtown for the purpose of buying her own hat. She wanted to buy her own hat —for once | Young Mrs. Ben beckoned a sales- | woman and gave the order. *Some- | thing plain and quiet and black, I think,” she said. | " “But, Clarice, that's so much like | my old one,” Martha objected faintly. | “It’s the style most becoming to | vou, mother,” Clarice returned tartly. , You don't wave your hair or use| er, you know—I think that does | very well. How much is it? | The saleswoman glanced at the tag. “Five-ninety-elght. It was more | earlier in the season. But the Spring effects are coming in—" | “Oh, yes! We'll take it. By the | way, mother, I've the car down here | [and’ Tl take you home. I've still | half an hour before I must be at Mrs | Hill's luncheon.” Mart ghed. | tered. unable to re e had come into some money of her own and the first thing she had | done with it was to buy a car. Poor little Martha, bouncing alone on the | t, staring at h < erect back helple: and felt like a very small dog being led by a strong chain. She lived in a small apartment by herself, and entering it now the whole force of what had happened rushed | upon her in an overwhelming torrent. She had paid for a hat which she did | | not want; she had been brought home | | like a bad child when she wanted to | y down and go to the matinee. Worse than that, she had lost a chance to see Elmer Holcomb again. He had telephoned her to meet him | in front of Marcy's at 11:30. “We will lunch together and go to a show an | have a chance to talk over old times. he had responded eagerly. To see | Elmer after almost a decade, Elmer, the boy she had gone tb school with, |the youth who had seen her home from countless parties, the man whom but for John she might have married? Elmer meant the old, happy . life to her, before these dreary davs of widowhood had befallen her. She had hurried downtown to get herself a new hat, a becoming hat, and to meet | Elmer. 'Instead she had met Clarice. And _somehow she could not explain to Clarice about Elmer. It was 11:30, the moment at which she should have been shaking hands The Backbone of Martha. pulses. In rounding the Clifh’nvl’d, “What are you doing here?” fered from whenever they met. Young been active and useful right up to her W )lhuu[:hlfu)l‘\' 3141 34th Street Detached Corner Home “One of the best home values ever offered in Cleveland Park.” Features: Nine bright outside rooms. Three baths (with shower), hardwood floors throughout, open fireplage, large front porch, built-in garage, servants’ quar- ters, large airy basement with servants’ lavatory and auto- matic storage heater. This property s just across |} the street from John Eaton /| School, which 1s an exceptional feature to some one With chil- dren of school age. Open Sunday Two Until Six Floyd E. Davis Company Realtors 733 Twelfth Street N.W. Main 352-353 Model Homes 1301 to 1333 THE EVE THE EVENING STORY with Elmer in front of Marcy's. Tears came to her eyes, sobs choked her and she sank, weary and defeated, in- to a chair. What ailed her, anyway? She hadn’t a mite of backbone left. Of course, it was Clarice. She couldn’t combat Clarice. Neither could Ben, though he tried to once in a while, and then he and Clarice had a tall time. But Clarice always made him pay for it later. She wondered if, after all, backbone would really serve with Clarice—that 1s, just or- dinary backbone. Eleven thirty-five. By this time Elmer had given up in disgust and gone to seek his lunch. Likely she would never see him again, for he only got as far East as this once in a decade. Still a bachelor, doubtless, fine and clean and upstanding. With money, too, and a good business. Poor John hadn’t been successful. But for her small inheritance they would have often been pinched considerably. It was this same inheritance upon which she was living now. She paid for everything herself, even the hats Clarice picked out for her. Eleven fifty! She sat staring at the rug, wondering whether life had any real value after all. A bell was ringing! The telephone— no, the doorbell. Mrs. Granger of the next apartment to borrow something for lunch. She opened the door, looking where Mrs. Granger's pudgy face ought to be and saw with astonishment a man’s shirt front; above the shirt front was the kind, slightly humorous and very winning face of an elderly man. He had an umbrella and a box under his arms. He shook hands and stepped in. “When it started to rain I knew you'd give up coming downtown, he said. “So I thought I'd come up here and see you——' “Oh, Elmer, I'm that glad Her face shone. She fluttered with eager- ness and became almost girlish and beautiful. “Sit down, Elmer. Make yourself at home. ‘'m just starting lunch—it will be ready in no time.” She had to get out of the room, to put her hands to some instant service, or she must have disgraced herself by crying before him. 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She wondered if he had suspected that she had no ‘backbone. She percolated coffee; there was cream and lump sugar to go with She opened a jar of peaches and a glass of grape jelly and a glass of Winter salad; he'd be sure to like it. For the rest there was only bread and butter and creamed salmon. She had offered the best she had in her larder. The joy of seeing him there opposite her, eating so appreciatively, telling Jokes, laughing with her over old reminiscences. She glowed, lost her usual tonguetiedness and made merry with him. He had brought her a box of red roses and a box of candy. Afterward they sat by the hot radiator and ate candy and breathed the perfume of roses and rejoiced in each other and made plans. She was not unprepared when he asked her to marry him at once and go home with him. It seemed beauti- ful and natural when he told her that he had loved her always and wanted her long before she married John. “I'll have to tell Ben and Clarice,” she said. She wondered what Clarice would say. Somehow suddenly she did not care. Her voice was steady as she gave her mu ge over the telephone. Very sudden—yes—this afternoon —we're leaving tomorrow—Elmer nas | got to go right back—my rent is paid up to the 15th—Mrs. Grange will see to having my things sent——" She stole a glance over her shoulder at Elmer. He was watching her ad- | mirably and humorously. | Thank Heaven! Elmer had back- | bone enough for two. THE END. (Covyright. 1926.) Cow “Buried” Six Days. | After hunting for six days for a lost cow on his farm near Smith Center, Kans., Will Chandler found her where she had slid down a creek bank into a ditch beneath a large tree and was held prisoner by the roots. Her owner had pased her prison many times, but Russlan thistles had her covered. Although six days and nights without food and water the cow still was able to stand on r feet. . 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