| Show The Marriage Trifle i 1 1 By HAZEL DEYO DEVO Copyright 1920 by Public Ledger Co Ca KATHERINE FACES HERSELF S 'S Barbara K Knight when she married Keith Grant looked hooked on marriage as 5 a expressly created for her amusement amusement amuse amuse- state tate Keith ment and pleasure She bhe loved deeper side of ot her had never but the been awakened and it was not until i she heard about Keiths with Katherine Newbery that she became I troubled After Barbara Darbara had met Kath- Kath jenno Crino abCs aw plainly that Katharine Katherine exceptional woman and that was Mas an I If Keith admired her there was every overy reason for it IL Katherine turned the for Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- I workaday aday world upside down bara barn who had always thought of wom worn women en who worked as belonging to a lower class Barbara realized that If she I I wanted to keep Keith she would have to change her ideas of ot life CHAPTER I Human psychology is a strange thing i and often the smallest least significant matters have a far reaching influence Since Katherine had bad met Barbara Granther Grant Granther Granther I her Ideas had suddenly and j she in a flash where her had d t bee beo I I her Shea She I j I thoughts tS T z with d-with- sense of shame m tn that a e t ac ac- T z with d-with- sense of shame m tn that a e t ac ac- I realized z l with a So sense acI actually she cared nothing at all for Keith and she knew quite well that he did I not care for her But that she had actually given a great deal of thought had been flattered flattered flat flat- flattered to him wast rue She I by his attention she had liked his air of unlimited wealth and she had preened her feathers like a little I peacock because he sought her out and liked Hiked to come com to the Thursday nights I I Katherine had not been wont to be so soI foolish about any anyone one but Keith had I been different Now it suddenly oc occurred occurred ocI oc- I curved to her that it was not she herself herself her her- I self who had appealed to Keith Grant Grant- it was the fact that she stood for something someI something some some- her j thin thing as far as he was concerned that I he liked her as a part of a crowd of in Interesting ere people I I S I In thinking the matter over she sac missed nothing She realized that if if Keith were really unhappy at home if his wife was impossible and selfish an C Clacking lacking in all that he lie wanted in a woman worn wom i an then It would not be difficult to sway his imp impersonal thoughts to the personal Before long he would see herts her heras hera I as ts a woman as well as a friend But i as matters mattert stood Barbara Grant was wa not the kind of ot a woman any man could forget Sh She was beautiful and she was I magnetically appealing Katherine was surprised that Barbara could be contented contented contented con con- tented with the superficial life Ufe led by j her friends Katherine had never forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- I I gotten the impression made upon her that da day when she had first seen Barbar Barbara's Barbaras Bar Bar- bar barns bara's s 's sister Eleanor Eleanor was to her the typical society girl delicate highly strung half neurotic and wIthout wIthout without with wIth- out any of the wholesomeness of girlhood girlhood girlhood girl girl- hood but Barbara was not that kind Barbara was different different- Katherine rea- rea I Barbara had drifted Into her I of living Jiving and anda a natural born lead she had gone right on holding her pine pla at the head of things Keith w wasi wasl s I rebel who vho wanted to break away an she had helped him do doi 1 That was all it I Now Kow that she was perfectly fr fran n with herself she felt better about th matter matterand and as s naturally as th though ugh si- si I had waked up from a bad dream shI sh h suddenly woke up one morning and dr I covered that Bob Craig had not be beat bat bee b at the house for ages He had dropp drop In late at a few of ot the Thursday but what had become of ot the cosy litti dinners at the studio and how wasl that until now she had not missed Bo So Boat o oat at all Jt I Wise Mrs Newbery had never mentioned mentioned men inca Bobs Bob's name to her daught This morning at breakfast when Kath Katherine Katherine erine crine unfolded her napkin and to speak casually remarked that sh h. h wondered what on earth had become becom o Bob Mrs Newbery said lightly he was here last Thursday fe feYes Yes but only for a moment at th end of the evening Katherine returned return forgetting to be casual in her earnest n ness J Mrs Newbery was Interested bringing the lie coffee to the table and sh did not answer Katherine wondered at her mother for her apparent apparent ap apparent ap ap- parent unconcern Why any anyone one wo lc have thought at one time that the tho tW tc were closely in league and here wa wa war her mother acting as though she dit not care whether she ever saw B Bat Bol l again Jj I That evening on her way home tron- tron the office ottice Katherine went into a a. pa station and called Bob up at the paper She could hear the clicking of ot man many type writers as she waited to be put or ox- his wire and she was astounded to fee teel her heart beating beating- uncomfortably hard bard I and Bobs Bob's voice speaking to her sud denly left her almost at a a. loss as t to what to tin sav say 11 i I I Hello who Is 13 it were his first firs words 9 I Hello Bob Dob this is Katherine I Katherine there isn't anything wrong is there J II Of Ot course not and Katherine laughed I thought you plight might like run in for tor dinner tonight Were We're going to have fried chicken I wish I 1 could Katherine camE cam quickly But I cant can't make it tonight Ill I'll try to run in on you later but I cant can't promise that much p tI Of course you mustn't promise Katherine returned summoning all her pride pride to her aid I just thought Id I'd call to let you know you'd be welcome welcom And with a hasty goodbye she rang off oft quickly not waiting for tor Bob to sa say anything anything- more 0 1 Tomorrow Tomorrow Katherine Katherine avoids Bobs Bob's call |
