Show Saint S Sr Sinner As the dinner progressed smoothly urbanely from one delicious course to another Faiths Faith's heart lifted and lifted until she had a silly but almost irresistible impulse to burst Into song She could see sec herself as she must look to her sister her husband her guests calm calm serene dignified a perfect picture of the glorious hostess and be- be beloved beloved loved wife We should entertain more she re reflected re- re fleeted as Cordelia Cordella the colored wait wait- waitress ress ness deftly removed salad plates Company is good for a 1 family for it makes us us- see sec each other as others outsiders see us And company forc s sus us to put on our company manners along with our up dress-up clothes Bob cant can't help seeing me in a a. new mw light with wills George bending toward me me as if 11 he ho adored me with Bruce Patton Fatten for for- forgetting forgetting forgetting getting Cherry every few minutes to study me as if iC he is surprised and fascinated I r wonder if 11 Im I'm getting setting aln vain Its not fair to smile like that that George leaned even closer to murmur God Ged knows you are Irresistible enough as it is Faith smiled upon him brilliantly archly then turning to accept the lordly Ice-box Ice cake from Cordelia caught a keen questioning slightly troubled glance from Bobs Bob's blue eyes Color rose faintly In her cheeks checks as she dropped dropp d her eyes ees As she was cutting the cake Bruce Patton challenged her across the table Do you dance the tango Mrs Hath Hath- Hathaway Hathaway away 1 r I think Cherrys Cherry's an awful fibber I She says sas you dont don't And cd why do you think I r do Mr Patton Faith aith her head tucked on one side as she gravely eased cased the wide blade of the silver sliver knife through the Quivering ruby richness of of the cake nicked flicked nn Pon upward provocative pro glance at him from her big brown eyes black blackin in the light candle Because the tango was Invented to set off lH beauty like yours Bruce Patton replied gallantly his smoldering black eyes ejes narrowed ardently Ive been asked to do the tango at a a. char char- charity charIty ity ball at the Randolph in November and if it you'll do me the honor to bs ba b my partner Faith is an nn exhibition tango tan o Cherry laughed bitterly You dont don't know how funny that is is Bruce Brucel 1 I Faith is lust just masquerading as a bird of or paradise paradise- ton She's really a clucking brown hen hen hen- She caught herself u un u short then aghast a for once at her own audacity for three pairs of or male eyes ees were bent upon her In shocking amazement All three men hastened to till flU the awkward name cause Dau e with irrelevant ant re remarks re- re remarks remarks marks which clashed ludicrously across the dinner table Faith Falth serving the colorful cake In Wi transparent shaped green Teen crystal plates smiled serenely them all Cherry included for she had caught a note of nassion ship in Bobs Bob's voice as he uttered his inconsequential remark and her heart was suddenly I healed by the hurt Cherry hart had In her Jealousy jealous Inflicted so ruthlessly Coffeo was served In the tise living room r dlo music from the Drake hotel In Chicago setting their feet to before the tit tiny cups were ere emptied Bruce Brice Patton set his coffee run rim on the low Turkish tahle beside bede bp Filth Filth's chair and anti bowed formally Shall we dance NEXT EXT Cherrys Cherry's Jealousy precipitates tales tates a crisis I Copyright 1927 NEA Service ice Inc i |