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"Better not let the breezer leave without you," she said, nodding toward the convertible

Her father kissed her lightly on the forehead and, with a final admonishment to the porter, drove away As the Lincoln shrank to a point down the road, Evie felt a pang of sadness, and so else Dread That was the word So it for ot those heebie jeebie blues," Evie said softly and shivered

A pair of Blue Noses on the next bench glared their disapproval at Evie’s knee-length dress Evie decided to give the jauntily, rolled down her stockings, exposing her legs It had the desired effect on the Blue Noses, who race of the young" She would not erously up the road and ca the platforrinned and waved wildly "Dottie! Louise!"

"We heard you were leaving and wanted to co

"Good news travels fast"

"In this town? Like lightning"

"It’s swell I’ for Zenith, Ohio, anyway In New York, they’ll understand et invited to the Fitzgeralds’ flat for cocktails After all, erald Weof cocktails…" Grinning, Dottie retrieved what looked like an innocent aspirin bottle from her pocketbook It was half-filled with clear liquid "Here Just a little giggle water to see you through Sorry it couldn’t be more, but my father marks the bottles now"

"Oh, and a copy of Photoplay from the beauty parlor Aunt Mildred won’t miss it," Louise added

Evie’s eyes pricked with tears "You don’tseen with the town pariah?"

Louise and Dottie ed weak smiles--confirmation that Evie was the town pariah, but still, they’d coels of the first order If I were Pope, I’d canonize you"

"The Pope would probably love to turn a cannon on you!"

"New York City!" Louise twirled her long rope of beads "Norford will eat herself to bits with envy She’s sore as hell about your little stunt" Dottie giggled "Spill: How’d you really find out about Harold and the chambermaid?"