The alternative . to study em since he left college. But shes always doing some freakish thing to getinto the newspapers. Next thing you know, Buzzy 11have his name in the paper as taking a chimpanzee outto dinner, or being toastmaster at a banquet for Frenchpoodles. She delights in it, just because it makes people situp and gasp. That sliding down the banister party she gaveat her coming-out party last spring must have been a or five old ladies who could nt slide down a haystackgot mad and went home. They ve cut her since then. Coming-out party \ queried the Westerner. Ithought yo
The alternative . to study em since he left college. But shes always doing some freakish thing to getinto the newspapers. Next thing you know, Buzzy 11have his name in the paper as taking a chimpanzee outto dinner, or being toastmaster at a banquet for Frenchpoodles. She delights in it, just because it makes people situp and gasp. That sliding down the banister party she gaveat her coming-out party last spring must have been a or five old ladies who could nt slide down a haystackgot mad and went home. They ve cut her since then. Coming-out party \ queried the Westerner. Ithought you said she was a widow. She is. It was when she came out of mourning. I think I d like to know her, mused the Westerner,his eyes lighting up. Shes very expensive, murmured the drawler, whoalso would have enjoyed an acquaintanceship. For a few minutes they all seemed to be interested intheir own thoughts. Finally a youth in a lavender waist-coat and a gray dinner jacket broke the silence. Gimme a cigaret. Bob. [13]. The Alternative Dont you ever buy cigarets, Sticky ? growled the oneaddressed, reluctantly extending his case. Sticky ignored the question. I wonder if Buzzy sgot it into his head to get married, he said reflectively. Shes rich enough, remarked the drawler. How about De Foe ? He s the bell-cow, is nt he ? She s in love with him, thats all. The name of VanPycke would get her into the very heart of the Four Hun-dred. With Buzzys patronymic and the lamented Jimsmillions, she d be an establishment in herself. And, be-sides, Buzzy s a chap any woman might be proud of asa husband. He s good-looking, amusing, popular, and —useless. His habits are unnaturally decent. Drinks lessthan any fellow in the club — except the spooks who dontdrink at all. Gambles moderately and — Fellows, I believe Buzzy d make something of himselfif he did nt have the family name to carry around, burstout Sticky. Lemme take a cigaret. Bob. Yes, sir;hes got it in him. If the old man was off the
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