And I told her--' "'I don't want to hear what you told her.

Don't you ever speak to me again, Irene Howard.' "Oh course, I shouldn't have said that.

But it just seemed to say itself.

Then the other girls all came in a bunch and I had to calm down and act the hostess' part as well as I could.

Irene paired off with Olive Kirk all the rest of the afternoon and went away without so much as a look.