| Show V The Marriage Trifler 5 PT V V V By HAZEL DEYO VV 4 F. F C Copyright p 1320 1920 by Public Ledger r Co VS S rJ A A SURPRISE SURPRISE FOR MARCIA V V I Although every everyone one expected the marr mar mar- liage lage of Keith V S Grant and Barbara Knight V r to b her be- bea a a a. huge success one cannot tell V abo abott tt things and Barb Barbara iu was not notS V S exactly prepared tor ter She Sho wasS was S flot not to taking ari an any one into consid- consid j bt o 1 herself and the fact t that t W oiL V s Keith did not v a U a s le life did not I to cnn to her tha sf-o sf consider his hia hist t f t- ew Of couie coue when the wIre wife t 45 V Lot her ther to lb thlu but all the husbands husband's s vel veI- vellare V i fare lare UFO there i is Iii V S J some ome o other oiher her woman womanS S Who vho is quite Willing to do s o. o O and it wasat vasi t tj j r. r t discovered J C re 1 that Keith was wass s sS' sS s S' S S i pending som time with Katherine New- New x bery berl hi his hiJ private that she Uc be S. S V gan to serl ot eL marriage asS as S n kind of a 1 pr bl m S V T H It V Va a lk J Keith as s' s u usual ual had j j tt tt the office bev be be- v foro Bu ara was ready reacy for breakfast n. S i tVa came in a at 10 0 o clock o'clock threw up the S V shades des so that the tho June sunshine sunshine poured o V V V the room turned on the water foi for V arbams bath and half an hour later S V S Barbara wrapped jn rn a lace an and silk V V negligee sat with her tray beI bei beS be- be I S i fore n her ner ali r an Ici ICId melon on a silver sliver dish diah V tempted her appetite poached eggs on V triangular butter butler soaked bits of oC toast V 5 crisp slices of oC bacon baton smoking hot muffins S and ind nd amber coffee poured Into a fragile 1 I cup with thick yellow cream and Ivory S disks of sugar Two pink roses in a thin f Vase lasa aso nodded over her plate plato as she sho ate Everything was as it should be excepting 1 that hoc brain was busy with V h her Jems and a what s she ought u l t to do with l f them S V The bell belt rang with a long Imperious V whir V that was Indicative of darcia's 1 s brisk presence A moment t later Zella e se io nfl f ushered her into Barbaras Barbara's sitting I room and Barbara had rose to greet her moth moth- V In law Il M Marcia looked o ed as fresh and trim as in I lack and and White V V S correct even cVen to parasol and carefully adJusted ad ad- adV ad- ad V veil Sometimes her mother mother-ln- V 1 V Jaws Jaw's efficiency and crisp readiness to toSS SS meet every possible Ible problem was tiring S th fo to Barbara but t always she abs admired the theS S older woman the 5 V early carly days of ot I. I 5 her marriage a hl Fhe had had sought ought to propitiate hei ber in everything r Go Go on with Volt sour our breakfast my dear S 5 5 Marcia J said smoothly looking with keen S il S eyes at the girls girl's fresh face and bright V es There eyes ejes was something fresh and un- un jaded about Barbara something wholesome whole whole- V some that was lacking In so 60 many girls Marcia almost lover her V law in 4 at least she cared for tor her as much as It was waa In her nature to eta do so Barbara finished her coffee and Zella Zelia carried the tray out of the room leavIng leav leav- ing log the two wom women n together S I 1 came over to tee see you jou ou about the Challoner houseS house Marcia Mar ia said briskly getting late in the season and you jou OU two two ought to be getting out of town S Barbara who had been more than en en- en V about the taking of oC the tho Challoner Challoner Chal- Chal Challoner loner house now was silent Her mine mind was working rapidly She was wag trying to toV S V think what she wanted to do She wished vaguely that that MarcIa had been I different and it were possible to tell ten her the truth and get the opinion of or an older V woman on the entire matter But knowS know know- S ing her mother mother-in mother law as sh she did she V knew exactly what her attitude would V J. J b b be Thero There was certain not to be any thing sentimental about it It even though the matt centered about her own son on Her gaze gare which had been wandering around the room came back and met the clear eyes of Marcia 1 S SWell Well said tb thoSe eyes Of Ot course V youre you're going to take the Challoner place nav Haven n t I IV said that it would be bethe the thing V to clo doV 1 V i I don t c fl we e e are are going to ta take k e V 4 I the Challoner place Barbara said said calmly calm calm- S ly Iy wishing that the interview were over It was not Marcias Marcia's way to show surprise She was too well schooled too certain of oC herself You have some other place you jou ou like better Barbara shook her head No but out weve we've decided not to go anywhere fash fash- She was plunging madly the tho bit in her teeth and reason flying wild You can cant can't t afford to lose a season my dear no one can Remember ou re not aHr OR an bi ct aio so 50 firmly y fixed e in society that you jou can afford aCCord to drop out Keith J doesn't care about society said Barbara V V Marcia smiled Most men hate it she said V evenly V But Keith isn Isn't t happy doing the so social so- so socia cia cial round Barbara protested using in spite of herself the argument that would have no weight at atall all with Marcia A roan man mustn't be he too happy for his own suppose bo good O If we Marcia I asked d the ol observed e men w what Do f tt they jou ou liked they would cho choose se what we wo like lUte No Ko most of them would live livo all day In Ina Ina a a filth shirt in a mountain shack eating eating eat eat- ing log vile lIe food and smelling of ot fish Men are like children en Barbara they have to be led I r want Keith to be happy happ Barbara I said suddenly her voice so mistakable firmness in it that astounded Marcie Rebellion from Barbara who wasso was wasso wasso so splendidly launched it seemed in incredible In- In I credible And yet there was something like steel under her soft exterior that told Marcia how useless It would be to argue argue artrue Talk I it over with Keith e t tonight and be be sensible 1 my dear r she e said rising Remember Barbara you jou ou owe it to YOUrself yourself yourself your YOUr- self and others so po dont don't be selfish And Marcia s swept ept out of the room |
