Show I lie Y Marriage I By HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR II Copyright 1920 by Public Ledger Co o A MARRIAGE WITHOUT LOVE I Barbara Knight the most brilliant girl In the he younger oun et set Iel marries Keith Grant I the mot most eligible man ivan of ot the tho season lIar car bara bar I Is unusual in every way and nd she immediately ROCS goes In for society on a large scale She he wishes to become an un arbiter of ot social affairs and marriage is to her only a side aide Issue som something to use as a means to an end That there are arc women in the world like Katherine J Newbery In Keith's Keiths office for instance women to lo whom marriage Is the biggest thing in the world Barbara has' has not stopped slopped to think CHAPT CHAPTER F XVI XVI When a woman wins a man ov over r to her side of an argument she does not do 10 it Il If It it is against again his wishes and better belter judgment unless she pays a price K Keith had capitulated to Barbara because he loved her because he ho could not nol bear to do anything that would make her unhappy un un- I happy naPPy But Dut he knew that she was unfair un un- un- un fair tall to ask that thal he neglect his business in an any way for li her r. r He lie knew that she hall hail managed him cleverly and although he ne loved her as much as h he ever eer er had the I i Woman DOlan that he had glimpsed in ip those days day when they had been alone together In the mountains had become a dim phan plu I tom torn in his mind This new Barbara Was Vas Wasa a lovely hothouse plant something to be I nurtured and cared for tor but where was the woman who had tramped ed at his side who who had laughed with wilh him In the twilight when they had built their little fire tire and cooked their simple meals a true com com- com comrade omI om- I rade underneath the stars i Of Ot course Barbara did not nol know that Keiths Keith's Ideal of ot her had changed she was wag concerned with other things and she was content if he were willing to be led by by her and would go everywhere with her a devoted and doting husband a handsome background for tor her own loveliness love love- liness She told lod Marcia about the broken engagement and Marcia although she was concerned about il it was sure sere that thai Mrs 1 Castleman would overlook it Men Ien have to lo be ba managed Barbara she cautioned Keiths father tather never cared for society but bUl he went everywhere everywhere every every- where to lo to please me There is everY j something something something some some- thing of or Mr Grant in Keith and all ha he needs is to be kept In hand He loves you and and you can do anything you like with him if you are clever In N November vember Leslie Gilmore was married married mar mar- ried ned to a rather dissolute but very wealthy man Keith knew Lawrence Benham rather well wen and had never liked lilted him He Ho went with Barbara t tb W the Gilmore Gil- Gil more wedding and saw plainly the tho existing ex cx- state of ot affairs Leslie did I ex-I not care a thing about Lawrence and the girls girl's appeal to Lawrence had none of ot I Ithe the finer tineI things of ot It Il Leslie was gay and her tongue was sharp and witty wilty her dash and vivacity were what had appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed to Lawrence He had looked on his engagement to Leslie in the light of ot ofa ofa ota a conquest because he thought she was I clever Lawrence would never know just justI I how hard Leslie had worked to make him propose She had b been n out two seasons and this was the wealthiest man who had ever paid court to her Her tier triumph was very ery real and she went through the en entire entire entire en- en tire thing with two spots of ot scarlet in her ch cheeks eks and her head held high hl-h. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence had been drinking and showed it during the fhe ceremony Keith spoke noke of ot It lo to Barbara on an the way WRY home dis disgust gust In every ery line of his lila face He lie turned to lo look at her as RS he I and her pure re young profile was wan outlined against the tho window of ot the limousine Hur I expression was absolutely aim salm ann and un unconcerned un- un concerned vr It U was was was' too bad she said finally but everyone knows what Lawrence Is Leslie will wili hate him in Iii 1 a. a month she Just tolerates him now Every Everyone ne cant can't be bo as fortunate as we weare weare weare are Keith Barbara said softly Keith turned to her quickly You dont don't ont mean to lo say that you ou approve of rn rr r- r r tying ty without J Barbara flushed No she ho said aUr aUra attra 0 buat It 8 ei a minute j I dl Oh Keith I E y self couldn't l think of f doing such u n a thine t or Hut But you o i approve v of It for o lie Lee h I understand why Leslie did It And MU then as he would have interrupted Why not She wasn't very wasn't very happy at al home She Sho has two sisters and they haven't so very much money Leslie's Leslic's making a marriage like ilko this w w- w ln l. did lid for or all of them Oh Harb Barbara ra you women Keith said despairingly Weak as Its kittens about some hard as nails about others leaned leaped nearer to him and slipped a a. warm little mUe hand Into his Ms Instantly In stanlly ho took her into his arms and she nestled her bet honey colored head against his shoulder til c seemed so soft and feminine now so amenable to reason reason rea rca son that Keith wanted to broach the question of a a. different home life ife a life lite not nol so hectic a life in which they might study each other and plan What they wanted to lO do with the future Quite suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly he realized that he actually saw more of ot his secretary than he did of or his wife but he could not tell Barbara that and so manlike he said nothing at al all Tomorrow Tomorrow More More About Katherine |