‘ PINK BUNGALOW
By IZOLA FORRESTER
It was pink, a rampant rose pink that
smote the eyes the instant the shore
train rounded the cove, and Its veran
da was a clambering mass of rose
clusters from rock foundation to roof.
Mrs. Demorest took one look at It
and leaned back in her car horrified.
‘‘I can’t imagine why you even
thought 1 could live next door to that
horror all summer," she told Dudley.
"It will fairly smoke on hot days with
such coloring. Who lives there?”
"Oh, mother dear, who cares who
lives there,” teased the. major. “After
•11 I’ve been through a pink bungalow
won’t ruffle my happiness. Vou’ve been
living too easily over here. Turn your
back on It if you don’t like It."
* Which she certainly proceeded to
do; not only her back, but Venetian
blinds were ordered immediately for
that side of the Demorest veranda,
and Japanese shades for the sleeping
porch and bedroom windows, that no
glare of the offending pink should hit
her eyes.
The major was strictly neutral. He
lounged about the grounds, chatting
with the gardener and chauffeur, or
strolled the two blocks down to the
wide strip of beach every morning be
fore breakfast. And here he did have
a startling experience which failed to
reach the ears of Mrs. Demorest. It
must have been about 6:30.
i Just as he came down his steps he
caught a flash of rose pink running
along the sidewalk from the beach,
looking for all the world like a large
runaway rose. It turned into the gnr
den next door, ran up the steps and
vanished.
"God hless us,” murmured the major
thoughtfully. “What was that, Judd?”
The gardener .shook his head.
“ ’Deed, sir, I couldn’t say. It’s de
young lady next door. She takes her
dip early. She lives with her grandma,
very dignified old lady, sir. Under
stand she got back from war lately,
too; used to drive her own motor car
full of sick folks.”
This was establishing a fraternal
basis for opening up overtures. The
major waited his chance, and called,
not on the rose girl, but on her grand
mother. Mine. Sigourney welcomed
him charmingly. They had come to
America after the invasion of north
ern France, and one granddaughter
had married here. Diane, the younger,
had kept on her work at the front un
til the close of the war. Now they
were resting at Spring Beach until the
return home.
The major told Ills mother nothing
of his visit.
Mrs. Demorest was too much en
grossed in her own activities to notice
what was developing beyond the Vene
tian blinds. After much argument the
little close corporation at Spring Beach
which comprised local “society” had
decided to give a Versailles fete under
^Mrs. Demorest’s guidance.
“We have everything but celebrities,
dear.” she told the major. “Can’t you
find me some heroes?”
“They’d run ten miles from being on
a parade like that, Mumsie,” he
laughed. “I wouldn't be responsible.”
“But Mi\ Kveritt will be there, and
he was on so many committees over
there, and so very important, Jack,
that we must have him meet some one
of importance. We're going to have
the dear countess—oh, I forget her
nnniP. Mrs. Vmnrlinn Icnmvti h<*r wt*l 1
She will lie guest of honor after Mr.
Everitt, or should .she come first?”
The major rose restlessly at a flash
of pink in the garden and excused him
self.
“Have it your own way, Mumsie,”
he told her, hurrying out to find
Diane. Eater on he did suggest that
they include their neighbors on (lie
receiving committee for the fete, but
Mrs. Demorest refused.
“Pink bungalow, that tells It all.
Jack.
The day of the fete the major de
clined to attend. He was extremely
^ “busy,” it appeared, and no coaxing
would make him stir.
"I’m sure it’s that girl in pink,” Mrs.
Demorest thought anxiously ns she
turned her head to watch him out of
sight. “Men are impossible.”
At half past three Diane came down
the steps next door, lovely as a rose in
her new gown, with a rose pink para
sol tilted over her. The major joined
her at once and discovered that she
was bound for the fete over at the
Vaughans’ grounds. Also, “la bonne
grandmere” was likewise going, and he
wondered why her brown eyes shone
with mischief as she told him by all
means he could accompany them.
As they entered the beautiful en
trance gates at Lynwood, lie saw Ever
itt hurrying toward them. The whole
receiving line of ladies seemed to wait
their cue. And Diane laughed with
eager outstretched hands.
“Oh, but it is so good to see you
^agaln, Monsieur Everitt!”
'■’’•-^’he major’s heels Clicked attention
and his chin was up as he realized the
Joke was on him. The Countess de
Sigourney was being welcomed by
Spring Beach’s best, and his rose girl
was swept away from him. As the
truth dawned on Mrs. Demorest, she
cume to him anxiously and laid her
hand on his arm.
“I’m so very sorry, Jack. Of course
1 couldn’t be expected to know, could
I? And a pink bungalow is rather dis
turbing. Have I hurt your chances?”
He laughed, his eyes softening as
they followed Diane.
“No, Mumsie. Madame gave the”
consent to our marriage last night.”
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